A guillotine was ______________
1.A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
2. A fine sword with which heads were cut off
3.A special noose to hang people
4.None of the above
A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
1. Africa
2.Asia
3.Australia
4.none of the above
According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
1.Elected directly
2.appointed by the king
3.elected indirectly
4.a hereditary body
According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
1.Elected directly
2.appointed by the king
3.elected indirectly
4.a hereditary body
French women demanded the right:
1.to vote
2. to be elected to the assembly
3. to hold political office
4.all of the above
How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
1.Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
2.Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
3.Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
4.All of the above
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
1. All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
2.Each Estate should have one vote
3.Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
4.None of the above
The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
1.monarch
2.wealthy man
3.businessmen
4.press
The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
1.monarch
2.wealthy man
3.businessmen
4.press
The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
1. France before 1000 B.C.
2.Society of France after 1789 A.D.
3.Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D
4.None of the above
The Third Estate comprised
1.Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
2. Peasants and artisan
3.Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc
4. All of the above
The word livres stands for:
1. unit of currency in France
2.tax levied by the Church
3.Tax to be paid directly to the state
4.None of the above
Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
1.blue cap
2.white cap
3.red cap
4.green cap
What was ‘Estates General’?
1.Post of Army General
2.A political body
3.Head of all landed property (
4. Advisor of the king
What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
1.An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
2.Subsidy in food grains
3. Large-scale production of food grains
4.None of the above
Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
1.Artisans
2.Shopkeepers
3.Daily-wage workers
4.Men with property
Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
1.Declared France a constitutional monarchy
2. Abolished the monarchy
3.All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
4.Declared France a Republic
Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate
1. The Third Estate was made of the poor only
2.Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
3.Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
4. Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads
Which of these books was written by John Locke?
1.The Spirit of the Laws
2.Two Treatises on Government
3.The Social Contract
4.None of the above
Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August, 1789?
1.Abolition of feudal system of obligations
2.Clergy had to give up its privileges
3.Tithes were abolished
4. All of the above
Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
1.Mirabeau
2.Abbe Sieyes
3.Louis XVI
4.Both a and b
Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
1.Mirabeau
2.Jean-Paul Marat
3.Rousseau
4.Georges Denton
Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?
1.Women
2.children
3.Non-propertied men
4.wealthy people
Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’?
1.Mirabeau
2. Abbe Sieyes
3.Jean-Paul Marat
4. Olympe de Gouges.