DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, ( JOKA) , SOUTH KOLKATA
WORKSHEET -1
Chapter: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Prepared by: Arghya Chatterjee
Name: _______________________________________________CLASS IX SECTION ________________________
Subject: History DATE ______________________
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. Before the French Revolution, the lowest class in France was called:
C. the Third Estate
2. Most of the people in France belonged to:
C. the Third Estate
3. Revolutionaries stormed the Bastille to:
C. get the gunpowder stored there.
4. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?
(a) 14th July, 1789
5. What did Bastille symbolize?
(b) Despotic power of the king
6. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility :
(d) Exemption from taxes to the state
7. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?
(a) Middle class
8. Who refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
(a) John Locke
9. Division of power within the government was put forth in
(b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
10. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?
(c) Rousseau
11. The French constitution of 1791 reduced women to ______ citizens.
d. Passive
12. Who were denied entry into the Hall in Versailles in 1789 for the assembly of the Estates General?
c. Peasants, artisans and women
Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers
1. The Third Estate assembled in the indoor tennis court of Versailles and declared themselves as the
_______________ .
Answer: National Assembly
2. _________________ was a fortress of Paris used as a state prison.
Answer: Bastille
3. The Draft of the Constitution was completed by ________________.
Answer: National Assembly
4. Abbe Sieyes was originally a __________________ .
Answer: a priest
5. The Church collected the tax known as ____________________ .
Answer: tithes
6. Unit of currency of France was known as ______________________.
Answer: Livres
7. Louis XVI belonged to __________________ family of kings.
Answer: Bourbon
8. The political body of representatives of the three estates was known as ________________.
Answer: The Estates General
