MCQs on Chapter 1 - The French Revolution

1. When did the French Revolution begin?

a) 1789

b) 1799

c) 1804

d) 1815

2. The French society was divided into how many estates before the revolution?

a) Two

b) Three

c) Four

d) Five

3. Which estate in France comprised the clergy?

a) First Estate

b) Second Estate

c) Third Estate

d) Fourth Estate

4. The economic condition of which estate was most precarious before the revolution?

a) First Estate

b) Second Estate

c) Third Estate

d) Fourth Estate

5. What was the main reason for the financial crisis in France before the revolution?

a) Excessive military spending

b) High taxes on the nobility

c) Economic exploitation of the colonies

d) Lavish spending of the clergy

6. The Tennis Court Oath took place in:

a) Palace of Versailles
b) Notre-Dame Cathedral

c) Tennis Court

d) Bastille

7. The famous slogan of the French Revolution was:

a) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

b) No Taxation without Representation

c) E Pluribus Unum

d) Give me liberty or give me death

8.The storming of the Bastille occurred on:

a) 14th July 1789

b) 4th July 1789

c) 21st June 1789

d) 5th August 1789

9.The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was inspired by:

a) American Revolution

b) Indian Independence Movement

c) Russian Revolution

d) Chinese Revolution

10.Which French king was executed during the revolution?

a) Louis XVI

b) Louis XIV

c) Napoleon Bonaparte

d) Charles X

11.Who was the leader of the Jacobin club during the Reign of Terror?

a) Maximilien Robespierre

b) Jean-Paul Marat

c) Louis XVI

d) Napoleon Bonaparte

12. Which event marked the end of the Reign of Terror?

b) Execution of Louis XVI

c) Execution of Robespierre

d) Tennis Court Oath13. The period of the Directory in France came after:

a) The Reign of Terror

b) The Storming of the Bastille

c) The Tennis Court Oath

d) The execution of Louis XVI14. The coup d'état of 18 Brumaire brought which leader to power in
France?

a) Louis XVI

b) Robespierre

c) Napoleon Bonaparte

d) Marat

15. The Napoleonic Code was a:

a) Set of military rules

b) A code of conduct for the clergy

c) A system of taxation

d) A comprehensive legal code

ANSWER KEY

1. a) 1789

2. b) Three

3. a) First Estate

4. c) Third Estate

5. a) Excessive military spending

6. c) Tennis Court

7. a) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

8. a) 14th July 1789

9. a) American Revolution

10. a) Louis XVI

12. c) Execution of Robespierre

13. a) The Reign of Terror

14. c) Napoleon Bonaparte

15. d) A comprehensive legal code

15 MCQs on Chapter 2 - Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution

1. Who wrote the book "The Communist Manifesto," which laid the foundation for socialist ideas?

a) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

b) Vladimir Lenin

c) Joseph Stalin

d) Leon Trotsky

2. The term "proletariat" refers to:

a) The middle-class intellectuals

b) The working class

c) The land-owning aristocracy

d) The ruling monarchs

3. Which country was the birthplace of socialism?

a) France

b) Russia

c) Germany

d) England

4. Socialism aimed to establish a society based on:

a) Private ownership of the means of production

b) State ownership of the means of production

c) Individual wealth accumulation

d) Feudal principles

5. The Russian Revolution of 1917 led to the overthrow of which regime?

b) Fascist government

c) Monarchic government

6. Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party during the Russian Revolution?

a) Vladimir Lenin

b) Joseph Stalin

c) Leon Trotsky

d) Alexander Kerensky

7. The event that triggered the February Revolution in Russia was:

a) The October Manifesto

b) The Bloody Sunday massacre

c) The storming of the Winter Palace

d) The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

8. The Bolsheviks, under Lenin's leadership, promised the people:

a) A capitalist economy

b) "Peace, Land, and Bread"

c) To maintain the monarchy

d) More power to the aristocracy

9. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, signed in 1918, resulted in Russia:

a) Gaining territory from Germany

b) Losing territory to Germany

c) Remaining neutral in the war

d) Forming an alliance with Germany

10. The Red Army and the White Army were two opposing sides in the:

a) American Civil War

b) French Revolution

c) Russian Civil War

d) Spanish Civil War

11. The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves as the:

b) Communist Party

c) Democratic Party

d) Fascist Party

12. The New Economic Policy (NEP) introduced by Lenin aimed to:

a) Promote large-scale industries

b) Return to the capitalist system

c) Implement land reforms

d) Rebuild the socialist economy after the civil war

13. Which of the following was NOT a feature of the socialist economy introduced by the Bolsheviks?

a) Collective farming

b) Nationalization of industries

c) Central planning

d) Private ownership of banks

14. The Russian Revolution had a significant impact on the world, inspiring revolutionary movements in:

a) Europe and Asia

b) Africa and North America

c) South America and Australia

d) Antarctica and Oceania

15. Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as the leader of the Soviet Union after his death?

a) Joseph Stalin

b) Leon Trotsky

c) Mikhail Gorbachev

d) Nikita Khrushchev

ANSWER KEY

1. a) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

2. b) The working class

3. a) France

4. b) State ownership of the means of production

6. a) Vladimir Lenin

7. b) The Bloody Sunday massacre

8. b) "Peace, Land, and Bread"

9. b) Losing territory to Germany

10. c) Russian Civil War

11. b) Communist Party

12. d) Rebuild the socialist economy after the civil war

13. d) Private ownership of banks

14. a) Europe and Asia

15. a) Joseph Stalin

The French Revolution MCQs

Q1. On ………………. the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move
into the city.

A. 15 July 1779

B. *14 July 1779

C. 15 July 1789

D. 14 July 1789

Q2. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a …………?

A. Peoples party

B. *Peoples’ militia

C. Peoples democracy

D. Peoples presence

Q3. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the …………….. part of the city and
stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition?

A.* Eastern

B. Northern
C. Western

D. Southern

Q4. Why was the fortress-prison, the Bastille, hated by all?

A.* It stood for the despotic power of the king.

B. Because of dictatorship

C. Aristocracy

D. None of these

Q5. What was the main protest by the people?

A. *Price of bread

B. Behavior of the king

C. Poverty of the people

D. High taxes

Q6. Who said “ the task of representing the people has to be given to the rich”?

A. Mirabeau

B. *Jean Paul Marat

C. Rousseau

D. Georges Denton

Q7. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the …….?

A. Wealthy men

B. Businessmen

C. Mo*narch

D. Press

Q8. Who wrote the influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate”?

A. Mirabeau

B. Jean Paul Marat

C. Ab*be Sieyes

D. Georges Denton

Q9. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?

A. Artisans
B. Shopkeepers

C. Daily wage workers

D. M*en with property

Q10. French women demanded the right to…..?

A. Vote

B. To be elected in the assembly

C. To held political office

D. All"

Q11. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and…..?

A. Asia

B. Australia

C. Afric*a

D. None

Q12. What did the slaves wear after becoming free?

A. Blue cap

B. Red* cap

C. White cap

D.Green cap

Q13. Who were not considered passive citizens?

A. Women

B. Children

C. Non property men

D. *Wealthy people

Q14. The third estate comprised……?

A. Poor and small peasants

B. Land less labour

C. Peasants and artisans

D. *All

Q15. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?

B. Abolished the Monarchy

C. All men and women above 21 got the right to vote

D. D*eclared France a Republic

Q16. How does a subsistence crisis happen?

A. Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains

B. Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread

C. Leads to disease and death

D. *All

Q17. Which of the following statements is false about the Third Estate?

A. It c"omprised of poor only

B. Some were rich some were poor

C. Rich members owned land

D. Peasant were obliged to serve in the army

Q18. What was a guillotine?

A. *A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people

B. A fine sword to behead people

C. A special noose to hang people

D. None 0f these

Q19. What does the word livres stand for?

A. U*nit of currency in France

B. Tax levied by the state

C. Tax levied by the Church

D. Tax to the Landlord

Q20. What was Estates General?

A. Post of army general

B. A po*litical body

C. Head of all landed property

D. Advisor of the king

A. France before 1000 BC

B. Society of France after 1789

C. So*ciety of France before 1789

D. None

Q22. Which of these books was written by John Locke?

A. The spirit of the laws

B. Tw*o treatises on Government

C. The social contract

D. All

Q23. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that………

A. Al*l the estates have one vote together

B. Each estate should have one vote

C. Each member of all three estates should have one vote each

D. None

Q24. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?

A. Mirabeau

B. Abbe Sieyes

C. Louis XVI

D. A &* B

Q25. Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on night of 4th August 1789?

A. Abolition of feudal system

B. Clergy had to give up its privileges

C. Tithes was abolished

D. A*ll

Q26. According to the new constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be …… ?

A. Elected directly

B. Appointed by the king

C. Elect*ed indirectly
D. A hereditary body

Q27. Which of the following is true is about Bastille Storming?

A. It was a fortress prison in France

B. It represented despotic powers

C. French common man hated Bastille

D. Al*l

Q28. When did the fall of Bastille take place?

A. 14 *July 1789

B. 20 June 1789

C. 4 August 1789

D. 5 May 1789

Q29. Which estates in France were exempted from paying taxes?

A. The First Estate

B. The second Estate

C. Firs*t and Second estate both

D. The Third estate

Q30. What was Tithes?

A. A ta*x levied by the Church

B. Tax by the state

C. Tax by the Monarch

D. None

Q.31. Which unit of currency was discontinued in the year 1794?

(a) Dollar

(b) Li*vre

(c) Rupee

(d) Taille

Q.32. What was the tax to be paid directly to the state by all the members of the Third Estate Known as?

(a) tithes

(b) tai*lle
(c) feudal dues

(d) manorial dues

Q.33. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?

(a) Louis XVIII

(b) Louis XVII

(c) Louis XVI

(d) Louis XVl

Q.34. An Englishman who travelled through France during the years 1787-1789 and wrote the
descriptions of his journeys was __________.

(a) George Danton

(b) Arthur Young

(c) Montesquieu

(d) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Q.43. Women of France were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to _________.

(a) active citizens

(b) passive citizens

(c) executive

(d) electors

Q.44. The women in France win the right to vote in ______.

(a) 1946

(b) 1942

(c) 1945

(d) 1947

Q.45. In which century the slave trade began?

(a) sixteenth-century

(b) fifteenth century

(c) seventeenth century

(d) eighteenth century

Q.46. When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned as the Emperor of France?

(b) 1802

(c) 1803

(d) 1804

Q.47. ______________ was regarded as the moderniser of Europe in 1804.

(a) Napoleon

(b) Olympe de Gouges

(c) Robespierre

(d) Robespierre

Q.48. In the year ________ Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

(a) 1814

(b) 1813

(c) 1815

(d) 1816

Q.49. One important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the summer of
1789 was the abolition of _____________.

(a) leadership

(b) censorship

(c) invading force

(d) slavery

Q.50. Name the two individuals from India who responded to the ideas coming from revolutionary France

(a) Tantia Tope and Raja Rammohun Roy

(b) Tipu Sultan and Laxmi Bai

(c) Tipu Sultan and Rammohun Roy

d) Chandrasekhar Azad and Raja Rammohun Roy