Who authored the book 'The Social Contract'?
Maximilian Robespierre
John Locke
Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Which is the National Anthem of France?
'Marseillaise'
'God Save the Queen'
'Deutschlandlied'
'The Star- Spangled Banner'
Which of the following laws was introduced by revolutionary government in France as a help to improve the lives of women?
Divorce was made illegal
Women were to marry as per the will of the parents
Schooling was made compulsory for girls
Women were not allowed to become artists
Which of the following was one of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime?
The abolition of censorship
The abolition of slavery
Woman got the voting right
None of these
What was the tax levied by the Church on peasants?
Taille
Tithes
Subsistence tax
Land tax
How did Louis XVI meet his end?
He was forced into exile
He committed suicide
He was executed publicaly on charge of treason
By a fatal illness
When was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
1816
1815
1814
None of the above
Which of the following events marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
Bloody Sunday
Storming of the Bastille
Price-rise
Convening of the Estate General
Whose reigning period is known as the Reign of Terror in France in the 18th centuary?
Louis XIV
Austrian princess Marie Antoinette
Who among the following did enjoy certain privileges by birth in French society during the late 18 th century?
Soldiers
Clergy and Nobility
Third Estates
Peasants
