Louis XVI convened the States General on:
June 5th, 1789
May 6th, 1789
May 5th, 1780
May 5th, 1789
After the fall of Robespierre, and with the framing of the new Constitution, which body was in charge of the Executive?
Directory
Council of Five Hundred
Council of the Ancients
National Convention
Which of these was not a consequence of the Austrian war against the Revolutionary government?
The attack on the King’s palace at Tuileries.
The suspension of the King and decision to frame a new Constitution.
The September Massacres.
The subsequent defeat of the Austrian army at Tuileries.
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
Tithe referred to:
Land tax
Salt tax
Tax to the Church
Capitation tax
Choose the most appropriate answer. Who drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
The Third Estate
Rousseau
The National Assembly
The Constituent Assembly
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.
Who was appointed as the Director-General of Finance once Queen Marie Antoinette removed the existing Directors?
Turgot
Necker
Calonne
Samson
Identify this great French reformer who launched a crusade against superstition and attacked traditional beliefs. He wrote many essays, poems and dramas creating awareness among the masses.
Diderot
Montesquieu
None of these.
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
