MCQ Questions for class 9 History The French Revolution

Q1. The French society was divided into ______ estates

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q2. First estate consists of _________

1. Clergy
2. Bussinessman
3. Peasants
4. Servants

Q3. What was the currency of France around 1774?

1. Dollar
2. Livre
3. Rupee
4. Euro

Q4. Which of the following estate paid taxes to the government during eighteenth century?

1. First estate
2. Second estate
3. Third estate
4. All of the above

Q5. Who is the writer of The Two Treaties of Government?

1. John Locke
2. Louis Philip
3. Montesquieu
4. None

Q6. Who is the writer of "The Spirit of Laws"?

1. John Locke
2. Louis Philip
3. Montesquieu
4. None of the above

Q7. Why did French society faced subsistence crisis?

1. Due to lack of knowledge
2. Due to increase in population
3. Due to taxes
4. None of the above

Q8. When did Louis XVI became king of France?

1. 1830
2. 1770
3. 1774
4. 1944

Q9. Who is the writer of "The Social Contract"?

1. John Locke
2. Louis XVI
3. Montesquieu
4. Rousseau

Q10. In which year France became a Constitutional monarchy?

1. 1923
2. 1770
3. 1774
4. 1791

Q11. Which of the following estates were exempted from paying taxes?

1. Third and first estate
2. First and second estate
3. Only Third estate
4. None

Q12. Who received the voting rights from the constitution written by National Assembly in 1791?

1. Only men aged 25 years who paid taxes
2. Only the people of first estate
3. Only women aged 25 years who paid no taxes
4. None of the above

Q13. Who was the leader of Jacobin Club?

1. Louis XVI
2. John Mauchly
3. John Locke
4. Maximilien Robespierre

Q14. What does sans-culottes means?

1. People who know laws
2. Those without knee breeches
3. Those who have written the constitution
4. None of the above

Q15. What does the Red Hat wore by sans-culottes symbolise?

1. Liberty
2. Intelligence
3. Wealth
4. Hard working

Q16. When did the France become Republic?

1. 21 August 1792
2. 22 July 1790
3. 21 September 1792
4. 21 October 1792

Q17. What punishment was given to Louis XVI by the Court?

1. Fine
2. Death
3. Exile
4. None

Q18. Who created the Guillotin device?

1. Mr Scientist
2. The Guillotin Man
3. Louis XVI
4. Dr Guillotin

Q19. Why the period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror?

1. Churches were shut down and their buildings converted into barracks or offices
2. Robespierre was giving punishment to everyone whom he saw as the enemy of the Republic
3. The peasants were forced to sell their grains at fixed price
4. All of the above

Q20. Who took the advantage of political instability in France after the fall of Jacobin Government?

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Louis XVI
3. John Locke
4. Rousseau

Q21. Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

1. The King of France
2. The writer of The Social Contract
3. A military dictator
4. None of the above

Q22. Which of the following was most famous club made by women?

1. Jacobin club
2. The Society of Women
3. The Revolutionary Society of Women
4. The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women

Q23. When did slavery was abolished in France?

1. 1848
2. 1920
3. 1774
4. 1791

Q24. When Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in waterloo?

1. 1923
2. 1848
3. 1815
4. 1791

Q25. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte defeated in 1815?

1. Germany
2. Waterloo
3. Russia
4. Persia

Q26. Which of the following law was introduced by Napoleon Bonaparte?

1. Giving voting rights to women
2. Making France a Democratic country
3. Abolition of Slavery
4. Protection of private property