CBSE Questions for Class 9 History The French Revolution Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

The main reason why the society of Revolutionary and Republican Women was set up during the French Revolution was because _____.
  • Women wanted laws that would help improve their lives.
  • Women wanted the same political rights as men.
  • Women wanted their interests to be properly represented in the new government.
  • Women wanted access to education, training for jobs, and wages on par with men.
"The rule of one lion is ever better than a hundred rats" Who had proclaimed this statement?
  • Montesquieu
  • Voltaire
  • Mirabo
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • A is true, R is false.
  • A is false, R is true.
  • Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  • Both A and R are true and R is the correct explaination of A.
Which of the following period is referred to as the reign of terror ?
  • 1793-94
  • 1792-93
  • 1791-92
  • 1790-91
Through whose writings did the people find an expression to their feelings in France ? 
  • Montesquieu
  • Voltaire
  • Necker
  • Calon
During the Reign of Terror, the new government issued laws ordering the closure of women's clubs and banning their political activities. This was a peaceful revolution because the king left town and escaped to France.
The passage refers to two revolutions. Which were those ?
  • American Revolution and English Revolution
  • French Revolution and the Russian Revolution
  • French Revolution and the English Revolution
  • American Revolution and the Russian Revolution
Following the French revolution in 1789, who thought of liberty as 'happiness, reason, equality, justice' as against the view of Robespierre that liberty is a war against tyranny.
  • Jean -Paul Marat
  • Georges Danton
  • Olympe de Gouges
  • Camille Desmoulins
What did the winged woman as a political symbol during the days of the French revolution signify?
  • Symbol of eternity
  • Personification of the law
  • Strength lies in unity
  • All are equal before law
What was the Marseillaise?
  • A slogan
  • A type of hat
  • A patriotic song
  • A romantic song
The two Indians who responded to the ideas of liberty and equality as endorsed by the French Revolution were
  • Tagore and Sri Aurobindo
  • Savarkar and Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Tipu Sultan and Rammohan Roy
  • M.N. Roy and Derozio
Given below are some statements
a. Active citizens, under the Constitution of 1791, in France constituted four million in a population of 28 million
b. The February Revolution of 1971 introduced the socialist government in Russia
c. Lenin, Trotsky and Kerensky were friends in the Bolshevik revolution

Which of these statements are true ?
  • a and b
  • a only
  • a and c
  • a, b and c
The revolutionary journalist Jean-Paul Marat published the newspaper L 'Ami du peuple, which means ___________.
  • The friend of the people
  • The leader of the people
  • The king of the people
  • Enemy of the people
  • None of these
Select the correct option.
  • Blue-white-red$$\;\;:\;$$National colours of France
  • Winged woman$$\;:\;$$A slave house maid
  • Sceptre$$\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;:\;$$Personification of law
  • Broken chain$$\;\;\;:\;$$Act of enslaving
Napoleon was finally defeated after the battle of ____________.
  • Borodino
  • Leipzig
  • Waterloo
  • Austerlitz
Simplicity of clothes was the symbol of _____ in France.
  • Liberty
  • Fraternity
  • Equality
  • None of these
During the French revolution the Parliament of France was known as _____.
  • General Assembly
  • Diet
  • Duma
  • National Assembly
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was painted by _______in 1790.
  • Locke
  • Rousseau
  • Le Barbier
  • Mirabeau
  • None of these
Why did the Jacobins call themselves 'Sans Culottes?'
  • They wanted to be recognised by this name
  • They wanted to be different from the commoners
  • They wanted to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy
  • They wanted to spread the idea of equality
Which of the following did the French revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of collective identity among the people?
  • Conquering other countries
  • The ideas of fa patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen)
  • Removing the monarchy
  • Taking part in American independence
Olympe de Gouges was one of the most important of the politically active women in revolutionary _____.
  • France
  • Britain
  • Germany
  • USA
  • None of these
The "Fall of Bastille" is linked to the _______________.
  • American War of Independence
  • Russian Revolution
  • French Revolution
  • Chinese Revolution
When did the French Revolution take place?
  • 1769 A.D
  • 1779 A.D
  • 1789 A.D
  • 1799 AD
Name the king during the French Revolution.
  • Louis XIV
  • Louis XV
  • Louis XVI
  • Louis XVII
Which was the last battle of Napoleon Bonaparte?
  • Battle of Sedan
  • Hundred Days War or Waterloo
  • Seven Weeks War
  • Crimean War
The aristocracy in Europe had no national identity, they were united by a common way of life and they spoke ______.
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Russian
In how many estates was the French society divided?
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
Who is called the 'Child of French Revolution'?
  • Louis XVI
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Robespierre
Who wrote the book, 'Two Treatises of Government'?
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • Jean‑Jacques Rousseau
  • Voltaire
The French Revolution helped in spreading the ideas of ________, _______ and _________.
  • Liberty, equality, fraternity
  • Liberty, democracy, equality
  • Equality, socialism, fraternity
  • Liberty, fraternity, communism
Which of these was NOT associated with the document declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
  • Equal protection under the justice system
  • Freedom of religion
  • Freedom of speech
  • The new expression "Liberty Equality, Fraternity".
  • Gender equality
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