Trivia Review: French Revolution

Round 1: Phase ONE of the Revolution

Round 1: Question 1 QUESTION: Prior to the French Revolution, what THREE groups of people comprised the 3rd estate? ANSWER: Bourgeoisie (education; $), Sans-Culottes (no education; less $) and Peasants (no education; no $)

Round 1: Question 2 QUESTION: Why did Louis XVI call for a meeting of the Estates-General in the year 1789? ANSWER: France was in MAJOR DEBT & the government needed money! Louis hoped to place a new tax on members of the 1st and 2nd estate

Round 1: Question 3 QUESTION: List at least THREE factors that contributed to France’s pre-Revolutionary debt. ANSWER: Aid to the American Revolution; foreign wars; extravagance of the royal court; crop failure

Round 1: Question 4 QUESTION: What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath? ANSWER: An oath in which the National Assembly (3rd estate) promised to write a new constitution for France

Round 1: Question 5 QUESTION: This event, which symbolized the first successful attack on the tyranny of the monarchy, is known for being the first violent event of the Revolution. ANSWER: The Storming of the Bastille

Round 2: Phase TWO of the Revolution

Round 2: Question 1 QUESTION: This famous French document stated that all men are created equal before the law. ANSWER: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Round 2: Question 2 QUESTION: This woman attempted to bring the goals of the revolution to women and was therefore executed. ANSWER: Olympe de Gouges

Round 2: Question 3 QUESTION: In 1791 the National Assembly released the Constitution of 1791 – what was the significance of this revolutionary document? ANSWER: It established a Constitutional Monarchy – a government in which the monarch is subject to the law

Round 2: Question 4 QUESTION: This document allowed the French government to take control of the French Catholic Church, thus driving a wedge between the peasants & other members of the National Assembly. ANSWER: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Round 2: Question 5 QUESTION: Who were the Émigrés? ANSWER: Nobles who fled France during the Revolution; plotted to overturn the Revolution

Round 3: Phase THREE of the Revolution

Round 3: Question 1 QUESTION: After the execution of Louis XVI, these two political factions formed in the National Convention. What were they & what were their views? ANSWER: The Jacobins (extreme radicals) & the Girondists (moderate radicals)

Round 3: Question 2 QUESTION: Identify one political change the Republic made and one cultural change ANSWER: Political: no king, universal elem education; universal male suffrage; abolished slavery Cultural: calendar, names, no catholic church, etc

Round 3: Question 3 QUESTION: This organization was formed to deal with France’s foreign wars and counter-revolutionaries ANSWER: The Committee of Public Safety

Round 3: Question 4 QUESTION: What was the significance of Jean Paul Marat’s murder in terms of the Revolution? ANSWER: Marat’s murder served as the catalyst for the Reign of Terror

Round 3: Question 5 QUESTION: What was the significance of the Thermidor Reaction? ANSWER: The Thermidor Reaction, or the execution of Robespierre, ended the Reign of Terror, as well as the French Revolution

BONUS ROUND QUESTION: During the Revolution there were five different governments in France – what were they & in what order did they occur? ANSWER: Absolute Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Republic, Directory, Consulate

Round 4: Napoleon Bonaparte

Round 4: Question 1 QUESTION: While in Egypt, Napoleon was called home to stage a coup d ‘etat of this corrupt French government. ANSWER: The Directory

Round 4: Question 2 QUESTION: Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in France by receiving a plebiscite. What is a plebiscite? ANSWER: A majority/popular vote by the public – in Napoleon’s case, 99.9% of the public

Round 4: Question 3 QUESTION: How did Napoleon view the rights of women? ANSWER: In the Napoleonic Code, Napoleon codified the inferior status of women

Round 4: Question 4 QUESTION: Napoleon encouraged religious toleration with this important French document. ANSWER: The Concordat of 1801

Round 4: Question 5 QUESTION: What is the significance of the “Hundred Days?” ANSWER: Napoleon returned home to France (from exile) and ruled for another one hundred days before he was exiled for a second time

Round 5: More Revolutions!

Round 5: Question 1 QUESTION: This revolution took place BEFORE the French Revolution and served as inspiration for revolutionaries in France and Latin America ANSWER: The American Revolution

Round 5: Question 2 QUESTION: The ideas of this movement inspired all of the revolutions during this time period ANSWER: The Enlightenment

Round 5: Question 3 QUESTION: Main reason people revolted in the Americas ANSWER: They wanted their independence from foreign countries

Round 5: Question 4 QUESTION: Why was the Haitian Revolution unique? BONUS: Name the leader! ANSWER: Revolution was led by slaves. Leader: Toussaint L’Ouverture

Round 5: Question 5 QUESTION: Why was the Brazilian Revolution unique? ANSWER: Revolution was led by the son of the royal family of Portugal