Year 9 Topic 1 - French Revolution knowledge test

Who was King of France during the revolution?

• King Henry VIII

• King Louis XVI

• King James I

• A. King Philip II

What key word is this the definition for:

27 million people. Everyone else - for example – peasants and merchants.

What key word is this the definition for:

130,000 people.Religious leaders e.g. Priest. All Catholic.

What key word is this definition for:

120,000 to 350,000 people.A person of high rank e.g. a Lord.

What was the middle class?

• The middle part of the three estates.

• A new group who were not poor or rich, they were in the middle.

• A. The people in the middle of the revolution.

Fill in the blanks for a cause of the French Revolution:

The Enlightenment - people believed more in science and less in ______________

Fill in the blanks for a cause of the French Revolution:

The creation of the printing press = books could be printed faster and ______________

What did Robespierre lead?

• The reign of terror.

• The reign of fear.

• The reign of horror.

• The reign of worry.

What is a republic?

• A country with a King or Queen.

• A country with a President and no King or Queen.

• A country with a President and a King or Queen.

• A country with a King and Queen.

Which group thought that they should be equal with the first and second estate, because their work supported them?

• The Middle Class

• The Third Estate