Question 1

Who was known as "the Incorruptible"?

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A)   Robespierre
B)   Marat
C)   Danton
D)   Saint-Just
E)   BabeufF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The inhabitants of which state fought a "War to the Knife" against the French?

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A)   Spain
B)   Austria
C)   Sweden
D)   Prussia
E)   VeniceF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

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 Analyze the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death." To what extent was the slogan a good indicator of the realities of the French Revolution?

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Question 4

All of the following were parts of Napoleon's economic program EXCEPT

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A)   building or repair of roads, canals, and bridges.
B)   establishing tariffs and loans to aid industry.
C)   establishing the Bank of France.
D)   letting the price of bread float free.
E)   stimulating employment for the poor.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The French king's finances were burdened to crisis proportions as the result of

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A)   the extravagance of Versailles under the new queen, Marie Antoinette.
B)   the War of Austrian Succession.
C)   the Seven Years' War.
D)   aid to the American revolutionaries.
E)   the South Sea Bubble.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 6

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 Great Fear

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Question 7

In the eighteenth century, French peasants had to face all the following problems EXCEPT

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A)   poverty due to a high birthrate.
B)   internal unrest and frequent civil war.
C)   inefficient farming methods and a lack of innovation.
D)   rising manorial dues, continuing tithes, and royal taxes.
E)   inflation and poor harvests towards in the 1780s.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

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 Continental System

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Question 9

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 remonstrate

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Question 10

In 1814, Napoleon was exiled to

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A)   his native Corsica.
B)   the Island of Saint Helena.
C)   the Island of Elba.
D)   Haiti.
E)   Madagascar.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 11

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 The text claims that Napoleon was most important for European history because he made the restoration of the Old Regime impossible. Explain this assertion in more detail.

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Question 12

The nobles of the robe

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A)   could trace their aristocratic ancestry back centuries.
B)   had purchased their titles from the king.
C)   were aristocrats residing at Versailles.
D)   were lawyers.
E)   had formerly been cloth merchants.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Among the principles incorporated into the Code Napoléon were all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   equality of all adult men before the law.
B)   freedom of religion.
C)   restoration of seized lands to émigré nobles.
D)   protection of property rights.
E)   secular character of the state.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

The National Assembly enacted which of the following policies concerning religion?

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A)   the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
B)   laws confining the Jews to ghettos
C)   anti-Protestant legislation
D)   de-Christianization of state and society
E)   all of the above​F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

All of the following were attributes of the Third Estate EXCEPT

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A)   bourgeoisie, peasants, and urban laborers.
B)   lack of access to choice positions in the church and government.
C)   no possibility of upward mobility.
D)   growing poverty towards the end of the 18th century.
E)   possession of 50-60 percent of the land.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

All of the following were attributes of the Second Estate EXCEPT

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A)   uniformity of background and solidarity of purpose.
B)   approximately 350,000 individuals out of a population of 26 million.
C)   exemption from most taxes and the power to collect manorial dues from the peasants.
D)   possession of the highest positions in the army, church and government.
E)   some engagement in banking, finance, commerce, and industry.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The text has used the phrase "death warrant of the Old Regime" to refer to

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A)   the fall of the Bastille.
B)   the massacre of the Swiss Guards.
C)   the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
D)   the Brunswick Manifesto.
E)   the execution of Louis XVI.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 18

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Question 19

Napoleon's education reforms

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A)   marked a radical departure from the school reforms initiated during the Revolution.
B)   guaranteed that education in France would be secular.
C)   emphasized church involvement in the establishment and teaching of the curriculum.
D)   aimed at equal educational standards for men and women.
E)   all of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

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 Some people assume that governments who represent the people are inclined to be more peaceful than monarchies. Consider this thesis by analyzing the early years of the French Revolution.

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The assumption that governments represen...

Exam 19: The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

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The inhabitants of which state fought a "War to the Knife" against the French?

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The nobles of the robe

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