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1. Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
Mirabeau
Jean-Paul Marat
Rousseau
Georges Denton

2. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
monarch
wealthy man
businessmen
press

3. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
monarch
wealthy man
businessmen
press

4. Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’?
Mirabeau
Abbe Sieyes
Jean-Paul Marat
Olympe de Gouges.

5. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
Artisans
Shopkeepers
Daily-wage workers
Men with property

6. French women demanded the right:
to vote
to be elected to the assembly
to hold political office
all of the above

7. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
Africa
Asia
Australia
none of the above

8. Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
blue cap
white cap
red cap
green cap

9. Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?
Women
children
Non-propertied men
wealthy people

10. The Third Estate comprised
Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
Peasants and artisan
Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc
All of the above

11. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
Declared France a constitutional monarchy
Abolished the monarchy
All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
Declared France a Republic

12. How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
All of the above

13. Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate
The Third Estate was made of the poor only
Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads

14. A guillotine was ______________
A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
A fine sword with which heads were cut off
A special noose to hang people
None of the above

15. The word livres stands for:
unit of currency in France
tax levied by the Church
Tax to be paid directly to the state
None of the above

16. What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
Subsidy in food grains
Large-scale production of food grains
None of the above

17. What was ‘Estates General’?
Post of Army General
A political body
Head of all landed property (
Advisor of the king

18. The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
France before 1000 B.C.
Society of France after 1789 A.D.
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D
None of the above

19. Which of these books was written by John Locke?
The Spirit of the Laws
Two Treatises on Government
The Social Contract
None of the above

20. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
Each Estate should have one vote
Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
None of the above

21. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
Mirabeau
Abbe Sieyes
Louis XVI
Both a and b

22. Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August, 1789?
Abolition of feudal system of obligations
Clergy had to give up its privileges
Tithes were abolished
All of the above

23. According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
Elected directly
appointed by the king
elected indirectly
a hereditary body

24. According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
Elected directly
appointed by the king
elected indirectly
a hereditary body