Name the philosopher who was awarded the position of Chamberlain by King Fredrick the Great of Prussia ?
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Rene Descartes
Write whether True / False:
i) Declaration of rights of man and citizen was drafted on 12th August 1789ii) The storming of Bastille was a riot for breadiii) The reign of Danton and Robespierre was a period of peace and glory.iv) French revolution resulted in establishment of slavery and feudalism.
True False False False
True True True True
False False False False
False True True False
Which day is celebrated as a "Day of Liberty " in France ?
14 January
14 February
14 July
14 December
Author of 'The spirit of Laws'.
Name the system created under The French Constitution of 1791:
Constitutional or limited monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Republican system
Communism
Name the French currency that was backed by the value of land acquired from the church?
The real
The assignat
The argent
The franc
Which among the following factors did NOT contribute to France’s fiscal crisis?
Extravagant expenditures on luxuries by Louis XVI
High tax rate on imported goods
Expense incurred on wars
Expenses on maintaining army and navy
Who among the following headed the Committee of Public Safety in 1792?
Voltaire.
Montesqieu
King Louis XVI
Danton
Name the event that did not take place during the French Revolution of 1789?
Reign of terror
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
Tennis Court Oath
Pontiac's Rebellion
Identify the sentences that is NOT TRUE:
Nobles settled in the capital to gain proximity with the king
Nobles left their lands under the care of pretty officials
Peasants were exempted from many taxes and compulsory labour
Clergy collected Tithes from the people
