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Worksheet of Chapter -1 French Revolution (History) (2)

This document is a worksheet on the French Revolution, containing multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions related to key events, figures, and concepts of the revolution. It covers topics such as the Storming of the Bastille, the role of philosophers, the Reign of Terror, and the impact of the revolution on society and governance. The worksheet is designed for educational purposes to assess knowledge of the French Revolution.

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Worksheet of Chapter -1 French Revolution (History) (2)

This document is a worksheet on the French Revolution, containing multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions related to key events, figures, and concepts of the revolution. It covers topics such as the Storming of the Bastille, the role of philosophers, the Reign of Terror, and the impact of the revolution on society and governance. The worksheet is designed for educational purposes to assess knowledge of the French Revolution.

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Chapter: 1 The French Revolution – (History)

Worksheet

Q1 : MCQ: Given below are four options against each question. Choose the option which you
consider the most appropriate as your answer:

1.1. 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

1.2. What did Bastille symbolize?


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

1.3. 18th century French society was divided into


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

1.4. 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

1.5. 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

1.6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?
(a) Middle class (b) Nobility (c) Workers (d) Peasants

1.7. 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

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

1.9. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?


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

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


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

1.11 Assertion (A): Women in France were active participants in the events leading to important
changes in society during the French Revolution.
Reason (R): Women formed their own political clubs and newspapers to voice their interests and
demands.
a. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b. A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true R is false
d. A is false R is true

1.12 Assertion (A): In the French Society of Estates, peasants made up to about 40% of the
population.
Reason (R): Only a small number of them owned the land they cultivated.
a. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
b. A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true R is false
d. A is false R is true
1.13 Match the column A with Column B:
Column A Column B
(i) Louis XVI (a) Political body

(ii) Rousseau (b) Noble family

(iii) Mirabeau (c) The Fortress- Prison

(iv) Estates General (d) The social contract

(v) Bastille (e) Bourbon family


a. (i)-(a), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(e), (v)-(c)
b. (i)-(e), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a), (v)-(c)
c. (i)-(e), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a), (v)-(c)
d. (i)-(e), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a), (v)-(d)

Q.2. Short Answer Type Questions: Answer the following questions in about 80 words
each.

2.1. What do you mean the ‘Storming of Bastille’? Explain.

2.2. ‘‘Robespierre followed the policy of severe control and punishment’’. Comment.

2.3. French philosophers played an important role in the outbreak of the French
Revolution.” Discuss.

2.4. How did France become a Constitutional Monarchy? Explain.

2.5. Describe, in brief, the ‘Reign of Terror’ in France.

Q.3. Long Answer Type Questions: Answer the following questions in about 100- 120
words each.

3.1. Explain the triangular slave trade carried on during 18th and 19th century France.

3.2. Describe the condition of women in France before and after the Revolution of 1789.

3.3. Describe, in brief, the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in
France.

3.4. How would you explain the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte?

3.5. Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the 19 th
and 20th century.

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