Gabelle referred to:
Land tax
Salt tax
Tax to the Church
Capitation tax
Who were the two financial experts king Louis VI appointed to look into the national financial crisis?
Calonne and Jacques Necker
Turgot and Calonne
Turgot and Jacques Necker
Rousseau and Jacques Necker
Which book is known as the Bible of the French Revolution?
The Spirit of Laws
Small Catechism
Social Contract
The Institutes of Christian Religion
Name the powerful ruler of France whose wars ruined its economy.
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XVII
Which dynasty ruled France with the Divine Right theory?
Burdon Dynasty
Bourbon dynasty
Divine Dynasty
Hellion Dynasty
What was the motto of the French Revolution?
“Liberty, Sovereignty and Fraternity”
“Liberty, Equality and Democracy”
“Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”
“Liberty, Equality and Pursuit of happiness”
Name the eminent leader of the Cordelier Club.
Robespierre
Danton
Madame Roland
Napoleon
This great French captain with his soldiers returned from America after helping the colonies to secure their independence. His experience in America along with the fighting spirit for the cause of democracy reached the ears of the French and inspired them. Who are we speaking about?
Descartes
Lafayette
Meanders
Rufus
Which of the following statements is not true about the French Revolution?
Although the king recognized the National Assembly, he decided to suppress it.
The King brought in troops to Versailles and Paris, and dismissed Turgot the popular minister. On hearing this, the mob of Paris became violent.
The fall of the Bastille was regarded in France as a triumph of liberty. After the fall of the Bastille the peasants rose against the nobles.
Feudalism and serfdom were abolished and the principle of equality was established.
“Man is born free and is everywhere in chains”. These are the famous words of which great reformer?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Diderot
Voltaire
