CBSE Questions for Class 9 History The French Revolution Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

Identify the French artist, who prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world.
  • Kitagewa Utamaro
  • Richard M. Hoe
  • Voltaire
  • Frederic Sorrieu
What was livre?
  • A unit of currency in France
  • A tax levied by the church
  • A group of priviledged people
  • A tax to be paid directly to the state
When was Bastille destroyed?
  • 14 July 1789
  • 14 July 1798
  • 2 July 1789
  • 5 August 1879
Which right was given to the French women in 1946?
  • Right to hold political offices
  • Right to get education
  • Right to divorce
  • Right to vote
When were Napoleon’s codes introduced in France?
  • 1789
  • 1791
  • 1799
  • 1804
Whose name is associated with 'the reign of terror'?
  • Robespierre
  • Mirabeau
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Dr Guillotin
The 'active citizens' ________________.
  • were entitled to vote.
  • were not entitled to vote.
  • were entitled to protest.
  • were entitled to accumulate wealth.
Whose name is associated with the pamphlet called 'What is the third estate' ?
  • Mirabeau
  • John Locke
  • Montesquieu
  • Abbe Sieyes
For what purpose did Louis XVI call an assembly of the Estates General on 5 May 1789?
  • To pass proposals for new taxes
  • To pass proposals for abolishing the feudal system
  • To pass proposals for new price index
  • To give the poor their due rights
What did Bastille symbolise as?
  • Military strength of France
  • Humanity
  • Despotic rule of Louis XVI
  • Louis XVI's cowardice act
What was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
  • To dethrone the king
  • To limit the powers of the clergy and the nobility
  • To limit the powers of the king
  • To make king more powerful
The 'Spirit of Laws' was written by ______.
  • Montesquieu
  • Rousseau
  • Jean Paul Marat
  • John Locke
When did the French Revolution occur?
  • 14th July, 1788
  • 14th July, 1789
  • 13th July, 1790
  • 13th July, 1791
Identify the statement which is wrong with reference to Robespierre.
  • He banned the use of white flour
  • He rationed meat and bread
  • He exempted his party men from punishment
  • He converted churches into barracks or offices
The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792, to declare war against ______________________.
  • Britain and Germany
  • Prussia and Austria
  • Italy and Germany
  • Russia and Prussia
What was the reason of increased demand for food grains in France during 1715 to 1789?
  • Rapid industrialization of agricultural land
  • Big famines for many years
  • Heavy export of food grains from France to England
  • High rise in population during these years
In the context of France, what was 'tithes'?
  • A tax levied by the Church
  • Direct tax levied by the State
  • The tax levied on the articles of everyday consumption
  • None of these
Which estate(s) in France was(were) exempted from paying taxes in 18th century France?
  • The first estate (clergy)
  • The second estate (nobility)
  • Both first and second estate
  • The third estate (traders. artisans and peasants)
Who stormed the Bastille, the fortress prison during the last years of 18th century?
  • Soldiers
  • Peasants
  • Agitated crowd
  • National Assembly
Which Revolution gave the ideas of Liberty,  Equality and fraternity to the world?
  • The American Revolution
  • The French Revolution
  • The Russian Revolution
  • Industrial Revolution
Which of the following is true about 'Bastille Storming'?
  • It was a fortress prison in France.
  • It symbolized despotic powers of the French king.
  • French common men used to hate the Bastille.
  • All of these
The Jacobin government abolished ______ in the French colonies.
  • Serfdom
  • Feudalism
  • Slavery
  • Drudgery
Which of the following European powers had defeated Napoleon?
  • Britain
  • Prussia
  • Russia
  • All of these
Who signed the Constitution of France?
  • Louis XVI
  • Louis XIV
  • Louis XIII
  • Louis V
 Who refuted the 'doctrine of divine and absolute right of monarch'?
  • John Locke
  • Rousseau
  • Montesquieu
  • Louis XVI
For the maintenance of the public force and for the expenses of the administration a common ______ is indispensable.
  • Tax
  • Law
  • Rule
  • None of these
Who destroyed the French Republic and established an empire?
  • Louis XVI
  • Napoleon
  • Louis XIV
  • Louis V
Under the ______ constitution, all people were given the right to vote.
  • Girondin
  • Jacobin
  • Muscadin
  • Thermidorian
Who called himself the 'Emperor of the French Republic'?
  • Louis XIV
  • Louis XVI
  • Nicholas II
  • Napoleon
Peasants were about ______ of the total population during French Revolution.
  • 90%
  • 95%
  • 80%
  • 75%
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