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MCQs for Class 9 History Chapter 1 "The

French Revolution"

Q1. On ………………. the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had
commanded troops to move into the city.
A. 15 July 1779
B. 14 July 1779
C. 15 July 1789
D. 14 July 1789

Q2. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to
form a …………?
A. Peoples party
B. Peoples’ militia
C. Peoples democracy
D. Peoples presence

Q3. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the

…………….. part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where
they hoped to find hoarded ammunition?
A. Eastern
B. Northern
C. Western
D. Southern

Q4. Why was the fortress-prison, the Bastille, hated by all?

A. It stood for the despotic power of the king.
B. Because of dictatorship
C. Aristocracy
D. None of these

Q5. What was the main protest by the people?

A. Price of bread
B. Behavior of the king
C. Poverty of the people
D. High taxes

Q6. Who said “ the task of representing the people has to be given to the rich”?
A. Mirabeau
B. Jean Paul Marat
C. Rousseau
D. Georges Denton

Q7. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of
the …….?
A. Wealthy men
B. Businessmen
C. Monarch
D. Press

Q8. Who wrote the influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate"?
A. Mirabeau
B. Jean Paul Marat
C. Abbe Sieyes
D. Georges Denton

Q9. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?
A. Artisans
B. Shopkeepers
C. Daily wage workers
D. Men with property

Q10. French women demanded the right to…..?

A. Vote
B. To be elected in the assembly
C. To hold political office
D. All

Q11. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and…..?
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. None

Q12. What did the slaves wear after becoming free?

A. Blue cap
B. Red cap
C. White cap
D. Green cap

Q13. Who were not considered passive citizens?

A. Women
B. Children
C. Non property men
D. Wealthy people

Q14. The third estate comprised……?

A. Poor and small peasants
B. Land less labour
C. Peasants and artisans
D. All
Q15. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?
A. It declared France a constitutional Monarchy
B. Abolished the Monarchy
C. All men and women above 21 got the right to vote
D. Declared France a Republic

Q16. How does a subsistence crisis happen?

A. Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains
B. Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread
C. Leads to disease and death
D. All

Q17. Which of the following statements is false about the Third Estate?
A. It comprised of poor only
B. Some were rich some were poor
C. Rich members owned land
D. Peasant were obliged to serve in the army

Q18. What was a guillotine?

A. A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people
B. A fine sword to behead people
C. A special noose to hang people
D. None 0f these

Q19. What does the word livres stand for?

A. Unit of currency in France
B. Tax levied by the state
C. Tax levied by the Church
D. Tax to the Landlord
Q20. What was Estates General?
A. Post of army general
B. A political body
C. Head of all landed property
D. Advisor of the king

Q21. The term old regime is used to describe……?

A. France before 1000 BC
B. Society of France after 1789
C. Society of France before 1789
D. None

Q22. Which of these books was written by John Locke?

A. The spirit of the laws
B. Two treatises on Government
C. The social contract
D. All

Q23. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate
demanded that………
A. All the estates have one vote together
B. Each estate should have one vote
C. Each member of all three estates should have one vote each
D. None

Q24. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
A. Mirabeau
B. Abbe Sieyes
C. Louis XVI
D. A & B
Q25. Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on night of 4th
August 1789?
A. Abolition of feudal system
B. Clergy had to give up its privileges
C. Tithes was abolished
D. All

Q26. According to the new constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be
…... ?
A. Elected directly
B. Appointed by the king
C. Elected indirectly
D. A hereditary body

Q27. Which of the following is true is about Bastille Storming?

A. It was a fortress prison in France
B. It represented despotic powers
C. French common man hated Bastille
D. All

Q28. When did the fall of Bastille take place?

A. 14 July 1789
B. 20 June 1789
C. 4 August 1789
D. 5 May 1789

Q29. Which estates in France were exempted from paying taxes?

A. The first Estate
B. The second Estate
C. First and Second estate both
D. The Third estate
Q30. What was Tithes?
A. A tax levied by the Church
B. Tax by the state
C. Tax by the Monarch
D. None

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Multiple Choice Questions of French Revolution

1. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?

(a) 14th July, 1789
(b) 14th July, 1798
(c) 14th June, 1789
(d) 14th June, 1798

2. What did Bastille symbolize?

(a) Benevolence of the king
(b) Despotic power of the king
(c) Armed might of France
(d) Prestige and power

3. 18th century French society was divided into

(a) Castes
(b) Four Estates
(c) Three Estates
(d) Two Estates

4. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

(a) Clergy and peasants
(b) Peasants and nobility
(c) First and Third Estate
(d) Clergy and nobility

5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
(a) Right to collect dues
(b) Ownership of land
(c) Participate in wars
(d) Exemption from taxes to the state

6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

(a) Middle class
(b) Nobility
(c) Workers
(d) Peasants
7. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by
(a) Middle class and people of the Third Estate
(b) Clergy and nobility
(c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
(d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

8. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
(a) John Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Voltaire

9. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?

(a) Darwin
(b) Spencer
(c) Rousseau
(d) Montesquieu

10. Division of power within the government was put forth in

(a) 'Two Treaties of Government'
(b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
(c) 'Le Moniteur Universal'
(d) 'The Social Contract'

11. Who was the King of France at the time of the Revolution?
(a) Louis XIV
(b) Louis XVI
(c) Marie Antoinette
(d) Nicholas II

12. Political body of France

(a) Duma
(b) Reichstag
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Estates General

13. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of

(a) Each member one vote
(b) Male adult franchise
(c) Universal adult franchise
(d) Estates General

14. The Estates General was last convened in

(a) 1604
(b) 1614
(c) 1416
(d) 1641
15. Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?
(a) Indoor Tennis Court
(b) Hall of Mirrors
(c) Firoz Shah Ground
(d) Winter Palace

16. Members of the Third Estate were led by

(a) Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
(b) Lenin and Kerensky
(c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
(d) Rousseau and Voltaire

17. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
(a) To limit the powers of the king alone
(b) Do away with feudal privileges
(c) Give equal rights to women
(d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

18. A broken chain symbolized

(a) Chains used to fetter slaves
(b) Strength lies in unity
(c) Royal power
(d) Act of becoming free

19. The winged woman personified

(а) National colours of France
(b) Act of becoming free
(c) Personification of Law
(d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

20. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized

(a) Royal power
(b) Equality before law
(c) Law is the same for all
(d) Strength lies in unity

21. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?

(a) Sceptre
(b) Eye within a triangle radiating light
(c) The Law Tablet
(d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

22. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
(a) Blue-green-yellow
(b) Red-green-blue
(c) Blue-white-red
(d) Yellow-red-white
23. National Anthem of France
(a) Vande Matram
(b) Roget de L Isle
(c) Le Moniteur Universal
(d) Marseilles

24. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

(a) Conservatives
(b) Revolutionaries
(c) Terrorists
(d) San-culottes

25. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a

(a) Socialist State
(b) Democracy
(c) Communist State
(d) Republic

26. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

(a) Fall of the Jacobin government
(b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
(c) Political instability of the Directory
(d) Nationalist forces

27. French legacy to the world

(a) Democracy
(b) Socialism and nationalism
(c) Republicanism
(d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality

28. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the Marseillaise, a
patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed this song?
(a) Maximilian Robespierre
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Roget de L’Isle
(d) Mirabeau

29. What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?
(a) Liberty
(b) Brotherhood
(c) Love
(d) Equality

30. Which of the following refers to the political body representing the three
estates of pre-revolutionary France?
(a) Parliament of France
(b) National Assembly
(c) Estates General
(d) Estates Committee

31. The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution era refers to

(a) Beheading a person
(b) Awarding a person
(c) Taxing a person
(d) Threatening a person

32. The French Revolution took place on…..

(a) July 14, 1789
(b) July 14, 1788
(c) July 14, 1786
(d) July 14, 1785

33. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

(a) Cruelty
(b) Treason
(c) Absolute Role
(d) Misgovernance

34. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by
(a) The Church
(b) The emperor
(c) The Nobles
(d) Chief of the Army

35. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?

(a) The wages of the people were low
(b) There was widespread unemployment
(c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains
(d) The government imposed various taxes

36. The Bastille was hated by all in France because

(a) It stood for the despotic power of the king
(b) It was a fortress prison
(c) Prison In charge tortured the inmates
(d) It housed dreaded criminals