Online Test of Chapter 1 French Revolution Test 3 History (Social Science S.St)| Class 9th
1. When was the battle of Waterloo fought?
(i) 1810 AD
(ii) 1815 AD
(iii) 1825 AD
(iv) 1795 AD
2. Which of the following statement is true in the context of Robespierre?
(i) He converted churches into barracks or offices
(ii) He rationed meat and bread
(iii) He followed a policy of severe control and punishment.
(iv) All of the Above
3. Which of these rights were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights by the constitution of 1791?
(i) Right to life
(ii) Freedom of speech and opinion
(iii) Equality before the law
(iv) All the above
4. Who reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime?
(i) Rousseau
(ii) Robespierre
(iii) Napoleon
(iv) Mirabeau
5. Who was Rousseau?
(i) A French Philosopher
(ii) An Astrologer
(iii) Leader of Jacobin Club
(iv) A Dictator
6. Who wrote the pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
(i) Mirabeau
(i) Rousseau
(iii) Abbé Sieyès
(iv) Robespierre
7. What do you mean by the term ‘Directory’?
(i) A convention made up of six members
(ii) A congress made up of five members
(iii) A council made up of six members
(iv) An executive made up of five members
8. ‘Each member should have one vote’ was advocated by :
(i) Mirabeau
(ii) Rousseau
(iii) Abbé Sieyès
(iv) John Locke
9. Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?
(i) Businessmen
(ii) Peasants
(iii) Middle class
(iv) All the above
10. What was the most important legacy of the French Revolution?
(i) Idea of Constitutional Monarchy
(ii) Idea of Democratic Rights
(iii) Ideas of Liberty and Democratic Rights
(iv) Ideas of Dictatorship
Chapter 1 French Revolution Quiz 3| Class 9th
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Question 1 of 10
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When was the battle of Waterloo fought?
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Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
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Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
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Question 2 of 10
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Which of the following statement is true in the context of Robespierre?
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The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. Meat and bread were rationed. The use of more expensive white flour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the pain d’égalité (equality bread), a loaf made of wholewheat. Churches were shut down and their buildings converted into barracks or offices
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The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror. Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. Meat and bread were rationed. The use of more expensive white flour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the pain d’égalité (equality bread), a loaf made of wholewheat. Churches were shut down and their buildings converted into barracks or offices
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Which of these rights were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights by the constitution of 1791?
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The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law, were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be tAaken away.
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The Constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law, were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights, that is, they belonged to each human being by birth and could not be tAaken away.
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Question 4 of 10
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Who reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime?
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It was finally the Convention which in 1794 legislated to free all slaves in the French overseas possessions. This, however, turned out to be a short-term measure: ten years later, Napoleon reintroduced slavery.
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It was finally the Convention which in 1794 legislated to free all slaves in the French overseas possessions. This, however, turned out to be a short-term measure: ten years later, Napoleon reintroduced slavery.
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Question 5 of 10
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Who was Rousseau?
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Jean Jacques Rousseau is a philosopher who written a book named ‘Social Contract’ in which he proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
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Jean Jacques Rousseau is a philosopher who written a book named ‘Social Contract’ in which he proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
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Question 6 of 10
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Who wrote the pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
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Abbé Sieyès, originally a priest, wrote an influential pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
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Abbé Sieyès, originally a priest, wrote an influential pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
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Question 7 of 10
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What do you mean by the term ‘Directory’?
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After the fall of Jacobin government, a new constitution was introduced which denied the vote to non-propertied sections of society. It provided for two elected legislative councils. These then appointed a Directory, an executive made up of five members.
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After the fall of Jacobin government, a new constitution was introduced which denied the vote to non-propertied sections of society. It provided for two elected legislative councils. These then appointed a Directory, an executive made up of five members.
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Question 8 of 10
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Each member should have one vote’ was advocated by :
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The members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. This was one of the democratic principles put forward by philosophers like Rousseau in his book The Social Contract.
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The members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. This was one of the democratic principles put forward by philosophers like Rousseau in his book The Social Contract.
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Question 9 of 10
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Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?
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The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of social groups, termed the middle class, who earned their wealth through an expanding overseas trade and from the manufacture of goods such as woollen and silk textiles that were either exported or bought by the richer members of society.
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The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of social groups, termed the middle class, who earned their wealth through an expanding overseas trade and from the manufacture of goods such as woollen and silk textiles that were either exported or bought by the richer members of society.
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Question 10 of 10
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What was the most important legacy of the French Revolution?
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The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution. These spread from France to the rest of Europe during the nineteenth century, where feudal systems were abolished.
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The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution. These spread from France to the rest of Europe during the nineteenth century, where feudal systems were abolished.