French Revolution MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. National Anthem of France

1. Vande Matram
2. Roget de L Isle
3. Le Moniteur Universel
4. Morseillaise

2. Into how many estates French society was divided?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 2

3. The Estates General was last convened in

1. 1604
2. 1614
3. 1416
4. 1641

4. Louis XVI came to throme in

1. 1773
2. 1782
3. 1767
4. 1770

5. The French Revolution began on

1. 14th July, 1789
2. 14th July, 1798
3. 14th June, 1789
4. 14th June, 1798

6. The winged woman personified(?) National colours of France

1. Act of becoming free
2. Personification of Law
3. Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

7. Which of the following tax is collected by the Church for providing community services?

1. Bagha
2. Tithe
3. Fude
4. Kara

8. The Bastille symbolised

1. benevolence of the king
2. despotic power of the king
3. armed might of France
4. prestige and power

9. 18th century French society was divided into

1. castes
2. four Estates
3. three Estates
4. two Estates

10. A broken chain symbolised

1. Chains used to fetter slaves
2. Strength lies in unity
3. Royal power
4. Act of becoming free

11. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

1. Clergy and peasants
2. Peasants and nobility
3. First and Third Estate
4. Clergy and nobility

12. Members of the Jacbbin Club were known as

1. Conservatives
2. Revolutionaries
3. Terrorists
4. San-culottes

13. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?

1. Darwin
2. Spencer
3. Rousseau
4. Montesquieu

14. French legacy to the world

1. Democracy
2. Socialism and nationalism
3. Republicanism
4. Liberty, Freedom and Equality

15. Political body of France

1. Duma
2. Reichstag
3. Lok Sabha
4. Estates General

16. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of

1. each member one vote
2. male adult franchise
3. universal adult franchise
4. each Estate one vote

17. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

1. Fall of the Jacobin government
2. Robespierres Reign of Terror
3. Political instability of the Directory
4. Nationalist forces

18. Which of the following were the estates of French society?

1. First Estate
2. Second Estate
3. Third Estate
4. All the above

19. Which of the following is true about the Clergy and Nobles and Landlords?

1. Higher positions in the government were reserved for them
2. They were exempted from paying many of the taxes
3. They enjoyed number of privilages
4. All the above

20. Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?

1. Indoor Tennis Court
2. Hall of Mirrors
3. Firoz Shah Ground
4. Winter Palace

21. Which of the following is true about the Third Estate?

1. It was consisted 95% of the French population
2. They had to pay numerous taxes
3. Their economic life was miserable
4. All the above

22. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?

1. John Locke
2. Rousseau
3. Montesquieu
4. Voltaire

23. King in France at the time of the Revolution

1. Louis XIV
2. Louis XVI
3. Marie Antoinette
4. Nicholas II

24. The ill-advised queen Marie Antionette was the wife of

1. Louis XV
2. Louis XVI
3. Louis XVII
4. Louis XIV

25. Who was the successor of Louis XIV?

1. Louis XVI
2. Louis XVII
3. Louis XV
4. Louis XVIII

26. Members of the Third Estate were led by

1. Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
2. Lenin and Kerensky
3. Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
4. Rousseau and Voltaire

27. Who was the successor of Louis XV?

1. Louis XVIII
2. Louis XIX
3. Louis XVI
4. Louis XVII

28. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

1. Middle class
2. Nobility
3. Workers
4. Peasants

29. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by

1. middle class and people of the Third Estate
2. clergy and nobility
3. philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
4. Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

30. Who among the following consisted in the First Estate?

1. Nobles and Landlords
2. Priests and Church officials
3. Common People
4. Middle Class people

31. Who among the following consisted in the Second Estate?

1. Nobles and Landlords
2. Priests and Church officials
3. Common People
4. Middle Class people

32. Who among the following consisted in the Third Estate?

1. Nobles and Landlords
2. Priests and Church officials
3. Common People
4. Landlords

33. Which of following fort was seized by the revolutionaries and set free the prisioners?

1. Red fort
2. William fort
3. St.George fort
4. Bastille fort

34. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?

1. Blue-green-yellow
2. Red-green-blue
3. Blue-white-red
4. Yellow-red-white

35. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility

1. right to collect dues
2. ownership of land
3. participate in wars
4. exemption from taxes to the state

36. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolised

1. Royal power
2. Equality before law
3. Law is the same for all
4. Strength lies in unity

37. Which of the following symbolised Eternity?

1. Sceptre
2. Eye within a triangle radiating light
3. The Law Table
4. Snake biting its tail to form a ring

38. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a

1. Socialist State
2. Democracy
3. Communist State
4. Republic

39. Which of the following is true about Louis kings of France?

1. They were inefficiant and spent Huge amont on personal luxurious
2. Extavagant expenditure on wars resulting the bankruptcy
3. They did not consult Estate General(Parliament) On State matters
4. All the above

40. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?

1. to limit the powers of the king alone
2. do away with feudal privileges
3. give equal rights to women
4. establish a constitutional monarchy

41. Division of power within the government was put forth in

1. Two Treaties of Government
2. The Spirit of the Laws
3. Le Moniteur Universal
4. The Social Contract