Question 1

The controversy over voting by order versus voting by head in the Estates-General saw

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A)   the nobles of the robe advocate voting by head.
B)   the "lovers of liberty" effectively block voting by head.
C)   Abbé Sieyè's call for the expulsion of the Third Estate from the Estates-General.
D)   the Third Estate joining the Second Estate in abolished the First Estate of the clergy.
E)   the Third Estate respond by forming a "National Assembly."F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

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-the taille

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Question 3

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-Maximilien Robespierre

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Question 4

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-sans-culottes

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Question 5

In 1789, the Estates-General was

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A)   Louis XVI's parliamentary body often consulted by the king.
B)   in unanimous agreement that only radical changes could solve France's problems.
C)   dominated by the first estate composed mostly of urban lawyers.
D)   unanimously in agreement about the necessity of immediately creation a "National Assembly."
E)   divided over the issue of voting by "orders" or by "head."F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

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-Yorktown

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Question 7

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-"We are bringing back the baker...."

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Question 8

During the era of the Directory, the economic regulations and controls adopted by the Committee of Public Safety were dropped in favor of more laissez-faire policies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare and contrast the French Revolution with previous revolutions in England and America.

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Question 10

The colonists won their war for independence due to

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A)   generous military and financial aid from various European states, especially France.
B)   the collapse of the English colonial system.
C)   apathy of the English military.
D)   flaws in the English mercantile system.
E)   b and cF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The Committee of Public Safety's campaign of Terror was directed almost exclusively against the Catholic clergy and members of the aristocracy and wealthy bourgeoisie.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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-the Jacobins

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Question 13

All of the following are true about Napoleon and his career before 1799 except

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A)   he was initially disliked by his fellow soldiers.
B)   he made rapid progress and achieved the status of a general even before the Revolution.
C)   he read a great deal of military history.
D)   he saved the National Convention from the Parisian mob in 1795.
E)   he married the widow of a guillotined general.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

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-Declaration of Pillnitz

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Question 15

Prior to the revolution in France, the peasants owned only 10 percent of all land, though they constituted approximately 80 percent of the population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements best applies to Napoleon's domestic policies?

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A)   Much autonomy was given to the provincial departments as the previous system of prefects was overhauled.
B)   His "new aristocracy" was actually little different from the old, as it was based on privilege and wealth.
C)   His Civil Code reaffirmed the ideals of the Revolution while creating a uniform legal system.
D)   As a devout Catholic, he reestablished Catholicism as the official state religion.
E)   He abolished most of the civilian bureaucracy, preferring to govern by military rule.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following statements best applies to Napoleon?

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A)   He was both a child of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.
B)   He had a sense of moral responsibility to the people of France.
C)   He advocated an invasion of Britain in the 1790s.
D)   He was born the son of a Parisian merchant.
E)   He was a successful military general but had to talent for civil administration and reform.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

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-Abbé Sieyès

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Question 19

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-First Consul and Emperor

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Question 20

The government of the Directory in the period of the Thermidorean Reaction

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A)   primarily relied on the support of the royalists.
B)   was unicameral and directly elected by active citizens.
C)   was characterized by honest leadership and wise economic plans.
D)   increasingly had to rely on military support for its survival.
E)   abolished the radical reforms of the Public Safety, including the Revolutionary Calendar.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 7: A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

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