Unit 3.4 Understanding the French Revolution

What major event challenged the traditional societal structures in France?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Renaissance

Which intellectual movement emphasized reason and human freedom over tradition?

• The Enlightenment

• Modernism

• Romanticism

• The Renaissance

What was the primary cause of France's financial crisis in the late 18th century?

• The Industrial Revolution

• Support for the American Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Scientific Revolution

What was the Estates-Generale?

• A meeting of European monarchs

• An assembly of representatives from the three estates

• A council of Enlightenment philosophers

• A gathering of French artists

What action did the third estate take when they realized they couldn't get fair representation?

• They fled the country

• They stormed the Bastille

• They formed the National Assembly

• They supported the king

What did the storming of the Bastille symbolize?

• The end of the monarchy

• The fall of the Enlightenment

• The beginning of the revolution

• The rise of Napoleon

What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?

• A document supporting the monarchy

• A proclamation of individual rights and freedoms

• A treaty with neighboring countries

• A religious manifesto

What happened to King Louis XVI during the revolution?

• He was exiled

• He was publicly beheaded

• He became a constitutional monarch

• He fled to England

What was the motto of the First French Republic?

• Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

• Unity, Justice, Freedom

• Peace, Land, Bread

• Strength, Honor, Glory

What was the fate of Queen Marie Antoinette during the revolution?

• She fled to Austria

• She was exiled

• She was executed

• She became a political leader