D2 (Lecture Quiz): The French Revolution
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What questions were just asked in the video?
What _______ do people have?
And _______ do they come from?
Who gets to make decisions _______?
And on _______?
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The Enlightenment thinkers believed we should base all of society's laws on the ideas of tradition and religion.
The Enlightenment thinkers believed we should base all of society's laws on the ideas of tradition and religion.
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How many rigid social classes existed in France prior to the Revolution?
How many rigid social classes existed in France prior to the Revolution?
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Where did King Louis believe his power came from?
Where did King Louis believe his power came from?
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King Louis granted special privileges to some social classes (like the "first estate" and "second estate").
King Louis granted special privileges to some social classes (like the "first estate" and "second estate").
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Which of the following statements about the "third estate" (the lowest social class) is not true?
Which of the following statements about the "third estate" (the lowest social class) is not true?
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Wealth was distributed very equally in France.
Wealth was distributed very equally in France.
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Why was France sinking into debt?
Why was France sinking into debt?
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Even though the "third estate" made up _______ % of France's population, it had an _______ amount of power as the other estates.
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The "third estate" broke away from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unfairly.
The "third estate" broke away from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unfairly.
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Why did the revolutionaries target the Bastille prison for their first major attack?
Why did the revolutionaries target the Bastille prison for their first major attack?
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The revolutionaries declared that individual _______ and _______ were fundamental to human nature (belonged to all humans) and that the government existed only to _______ these rights.
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King Louis was arrested and charged with treason for trying to escape France during the Revolution.
King Louis was arrested and charged with treason for trying to escape France during the Revolution.
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What ultimately happened to King Louis to punish him for treason?
What ultimately happened to King Louis to punish him for treason?
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The creation of the first French Republic meant that France would no longer have a monarchy.
The creation of the first French Republic meant that France would no longer have a monarchy.
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What was the goal of the extremist Jacobins (led by Robespierre)?
What was the goal of the extremist Jacobins (led by Robespierre)?
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In order to suppress any dissent (make sure that no one spoke out against them), the Jacobins _______ over 20,000 French people during the Reign of Terror.
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Most monarchs who lived in countries near France supported the revolutionaries in France.
Most monarchs who lived in countries near France supported the revolutionaries in France.
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Napoleon became Emperor of France by promising to defend the values of the revolution.
Napoleon became Emperor of France by promising to defend the values of the revolution.
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Once the Revolution was over, the French never had another monarchy as government ever again.
Once the Revolution was over, the French never had another monarchy as government ever again.