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Quiz von Anika Kurnicki, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Frage 1
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England had what kind of traditions?
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Democratic
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Communist
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Republican
Frage 2
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France needed a violent revolution to enact change and overthrow the unjust monarchy and establish rights for ordinary citizens.
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- True
- False
Frage 3
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The first estate was made up of whom?
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The bourgoisie of Paris
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The noblemen of France
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The bishops and priests of the Catholic Church
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The king and his advisors
Frage 4
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What special privilege was given only to the second estate?
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The right to tax people living on their land
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The right to wear certain colors and pay less for bread
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The right to address the king a certain way
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The right to wear a sword and exemption from certain taxes
Frage 5
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The third estate was made up of everyone who was neither clergy nor nobility. The estate made up 85% of the population of France.
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- True
- False
Frage 6
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There were three distinct sections of the third estate. Which one was comprised mainly of merchants?
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The Jacobins
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The city workers
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The moderates
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The peasants
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The Bourgeoisie
Frage 7
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Why is Louis XIV called "The Sun King"?
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He believed the geocentric theory taught by the Catholic Church at the time and thought he rotated around the earth, creating night and day with his power.
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He believed he was the centre of light in his nation. He saw himself as the centre of French life and culture.
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He liked Galileo and his heliocentric theory and strived to make his theories popular
Frage 8
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Versailles is located south-west of Paris
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- True
- False
Frage 9
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Who lived at Versailles?
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King Louis XVI, around 5,000-10,000 important nobles and ministers, and servants.
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No one, the palace was abandoned in 1786.
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The dowager queen and her entourage.
Frage 10
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How did Louis XVI create a deficit that was twice the amount of government revenues?
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He spent it all to create an amusement park called "Louisland", which ran 1784-1791.
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He gave it all to Austria to foster good will and facilitate negotiations. Marie Antoinette was largely behind this decision.
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He invested in unsuccessful campaigns to push his own agenda and persecuted the Huguenots (Protestants) who made up a large portion of the business class
Frage 11
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In the Estates General, the 1st and 2nd estates both got an equal amount of votes, 200, as opposed to the 3rd estates' 560 votes.
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- True
- False
Frage 12
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Why was Louis XVI considered a poor ruler? (Personal characteristics)
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He was frivolous and demanded everyone dress in a certain colour to match his decor.
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He was not interested in governing or the country's problems. He did nothing to improve the conditions of the third estate.
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He only read and drew all-day
Frage 13
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Laws were different in each region. Some laws were based on [blank_start]Roman law or local customs.[blank_end]
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Roman law or local customs.
Frage 14
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There were many problems in France, including the language barrier. For example, taxes, tolls, and tariffs are high, resulting in terrible poverty in the third estate. Louis XVI loses the support of the [blank_start]business class[blank_end] and Marie Antoinette disrupts the country's infrastructure.
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business class
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governing ministers
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farmers and vineyard tenders
Frage 15
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Marie Antoinette came from a country that was France's enemy. What was it?
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Belgium
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England
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Germany
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France
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Austria
Frage 16
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The revolution began in 1789
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- True
- False
Frage 17
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What political party does Charlotte Corday belong to?
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Moderates
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Jacobin
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Girondist
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Monarchist
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Radical
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The Jacobin leaders who ran The Great Fear were named [blank_start]Marat, Danton, and Robespierre[blank_end]. (Surnames)
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Marat, Danton, and Robespierre
Frage 19
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After the Revolution, the whole population of France was required to call each other "citizen"
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- True
- False
Frage 20
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When was the reign of terror?
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1793-1794
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1791
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Louis XVI was executed on [blank_start]January 21, 1793[blank_end].
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January 21, 1793
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