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French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
1. On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of ___________ was rumours that king would soon order the army to open fire upon the citizens.
a. Paris
b. Rome
c. Munich
d. Palma
2. ___________ was hated by all, because it stood for the despotic power of the king.
a. Bastille
b. Pedestrian
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
3. Who is the author of the well-known pamphlet “What is the Third Estate”?
a. Jean-Paul Marat
b. Eugene Delacroix
c. Abbe Sieyes
d. Olympe de Gouges.
4. 14 July 1789 in Paris most people were protesting against __________.
a. High price of bread
b. High price of building
c. High price of Electronic goods
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
5. In 1774, __________ of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France.
a. Louis XXI
b. Louis XVI
c. Louis XVV
d. None of the above
6. When Louis XVI _________ old, he married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.
a. 25 Years
b. 23 Years
c. 20 Years
d. None of the above
7. Under Louis XVI, France helped the ___________ American colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy, Britain.
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
8. To maintain the cost of army, the court, running government offices or universities, the state was forced to __________.
a. Increase taxes
b. Decrease the employer
c. Decrease the salary of staff
d. None of the above
9. French society in the eighteenth century was divided into three estates, and only members of the _________ estate paid taxes.
a. First estate
b. Second estate
c. Third estate
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
10. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the ____________ of France before 1789.
a. Society
b. Institutions
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
11. In French Revoluation 60 percent of land was owned by __________.
a. Clergy
b. Nobility
c. Commoners
d. All of the above
12. In French Revoluation, assembly was composed in the _________ estates.
a. Clergy
b. Nobility
c. Commoners
d. All of the above
13. The Church too extracted its share of taxes called ________ from the peasants.
a. Tithes
b. Feudal
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
14. In French Revoluation, the direct tax is called ________.
a. Tithes
b. Feudal
c. Taille
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
15. Which of the following people not consider as ‘passive citizens’?
a. Women & Children
b. Wealthy people
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
16. In French Revoluation the indirect taxes are taken from __________.
a. Salt
b. Tobacco
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
17. What causes a “Subsistence Crisis”?
a. Due to low harvest compare to the population
b. Food prices are high
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
18. In the year 1715, The population of France rose was __________.
a. 21 Million
b. 22 Milion
c. 23 Milion
d. None of the above
19. On 5 May 1789, Louis XVI called together an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for ________.
a. Tax Regime
b. Old Tax
c. New Tax
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
20. A Constitution was drafted by the National Assembly in 1791 to restrict the power of the
a. Monarch
b. Wealthy man
c. Artisana
d. None of the above
21. Abbé Sieyès, originally a priest, wrote an influential pamphlet called ____________?
a. ‘What is the First Estate’
b. ‘What is the Second Estate’
c. ‘What is the Third Estate’
d. None of the above
22. The Third Estate members demanded during the Estates General meeting __________.
a. All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
c. Non Estates people should have a vote
b. Only third Estates will have vote
d. None of the above
23. What do you mean by ‘Old Regime’.
a. Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
b. Society and institutions of France after 1789 A.D.
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
24. Louis XVI finally accorded recognition to the National Assembly and accepted the principle that his powers would from now on be checked by a _________.
a. Estate
b. Constitution
c. Assembly
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
25. There was a triangular slave trade between Europe, the Americas, and ____________ .
a. Africa
b. England
c. India
d. None of the above
26. The National Assembly completed the draft of the constitution in _____________.
a. 1790
b. 1791
c. 1792
d. 1793
27. How did “Estates General” work?
a. Advisor of the king
b. A Political Body
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
28. Which one of these books is a creation of John Locke?
a. Society and Institutions
b. Two Treatises on Government
c. The truth of Estates
d. None of the above
29. Which of these laws did the Assembly approve on the evening of August 4, 1789?
a. The tithe was eliminated.
b. The clergy had to give up its rights.
c. abolition of the obligations imposed by feudalism
d. All of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
30. Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage were given the status of _________.
a. Active citizens
b. Allowed for vote
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
31. Which of these freedoms was not declared by the Constitution of 1791 to be “natural and inalienable”?
a. Right to life
b. Equality before the law
c. Freedom of speech and opinion
d. All of the above
32. Who said that the wealthy have been tasked with representing the people?
a. Jean-Paul Marat
b. Jacques – Louis David
c. Eugene Delacroix
d. None of the above
33. A guillotine was __________
a. A tool used to behead someone that was made up of two poles and a blade.
b. A fine sword used to hack off heads
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
34. What do you mean by passive citizens in French Revoluation.
a. The person who paid taxes
b. The person don’t paid taxes
c. The person have a right for vote
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
35. French women demanded the right of _________.
a. To be elected to the assembly
b. To vote
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
36. As pe the new constitution amendments, the National Assemble to be elected ____________.
a. Elected directly
b. Elected indirectly
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
37. The Third Estate was made of __________
a. Big businessmen, Merchants and Lawyers
b. Poor Servants, Small Peasants and Landless Labourers
c. Peasants and Artisan
d. All of the above
38. Which of the following statements concerning the Third Estate is false?
a. Third Estate belong to the poor people only
b. Third Estate belong to rich and poor both people
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
39. Who led the Third Estate delegation to Versailles on June 20?
a. Mirabeau
b. Abbe Sieyes
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
40. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, painted by the artist _________ in 1790.
a. Le Barbier
b. Jacques – Louis David
c. Eugene Delacroix
d. None of the above
41. When Consitution began what are the rights given to people.
a. Right to life & freedom
b. Freedom of Speech
c. Equality & Citizen proctection
d. All of the above
42. _________ was the national anthem of France.
a. La Marseillaise
b. Marcha Real
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
43. ____________ it abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.
a. 22 September 1792
b. 21 September 1792
c. 20 September 1792
d. 19 September 1792
44. Louis XVI was sentenced to death by a court on the charge of _________.
a. Treason
b. Marcha
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
French Revolution Class 9 MCQ
45. Who of these people refrained from joining the Jacobin club?
a. Buisnessman
b. Shopkeepers
c. Artisana
d. Men with property
46. Napoleon Bonaparte introduce laws such as __________.
a. Protection of private property
b. Uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above