History Class 9 French Revolution MCQ

Correct Answer: C. Louis XVI. In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France.

Correct Answer: C. Marie Antoinette. Louis XVI was married to the Austrian princess Marie Antoinette.

Correct Answer: B. It was nearly empty. Upon his accession, Louis XVI found an empty treasury due to long years of war and extravagant court expenses.

Correct Answer: D. The American War of Independence. France’s assistance to the American colonies during their war for independence from Britain significantly increased France’s debt.

Correct Answer: A. 1st estate: Clergy. The clergy and nobility, members of the first two estates, enjoyed exemptions from paying taxes to the state. (Note: The explanation mentions both clergy and nobility enjoyed exemptions, but the option A specifically points to the 1st estate, the clergy, which is correct in the context of the estates system.)

Correct Answer: D. Feudal dues and extraction of services from peasants. The nobility enjoyed feudal privileges, including extracting feudal dues and services from peasants.

Correct Answer: C. 3rd estate: Big businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers, etc. The burden of financing the activities of the state through taxes was borne primarily by the third estate.

Correct Answer: A. About 23 million. The population of France was about 23 million in 1715.

Correct Answer: B. About 28 million. The population of France rose to about 28 million in 1789.

Correct Answer: C. Bread. Bread was the staple diet of the majority of people in France.

Correct Answer: C. It rose rapidly. The rapid increase in demand for foodgrains led to a rapid rise in the price of bread.

Correct Answer: D. Due to wages not keeping pace with the rise in prices. The gap between the poor and the rich widened because wages did not keep pace with the rise in prices.

Correct Answer: C. Subsistence crisis. Drought or hail reducing the harvest exacerbated the situation, leading to a subsistence crisis.

Correct Answer: C. Livre. Livre was the unit of currency in France, discontinued in 1794.

Correct Answer: A. Group of persons invested with special functions in the church. Clergy refers to a group of persons invested with special functions in the church.

Correct Answer: C. A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce. Tithe is a tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce.

Correct Answer: D. Tax to be paid directly to the state. Taille refers to a tax to be paid directly to the state in France.

Correct Answer: B. An extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered. Subsistence crisis refers to an extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered.

Correct Answer: C. Middle class and educated professionals. The groups within the third estate who advocated for social and economic change were the middle class and educated professionals.

Correct Answer: B. Overseas trade and manufacturing of goods. The emerging middle class earned their wealth through expanding overseas trade and manufacturing of goods such as textiles.

Correct Answer: B. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau proposed ideas envisioning a society based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all.

Correct Answer: D. Separation of powers. Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive, and the judiciary.

Correct Answer: B. The guarantee of individual rights. The American constitution and its guarantee of individual rights set an important example for political thinkers in France.

Correct Answer: C. Through discussion in salons and coffeehouses, books, and newspapers. The ideas of philosophers like John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau were disseminated among the people through discussion in salons and coffeehouses, as well as through books and newspapers.

Correct Answer: C. By calling a meeting of the Estates General. In France of the Old Regime, Louis XVI typically proposed new taxes by calling a meeting of the Estates General.

Correct Answer: B. A political body representing the three estates. The Estates General was a political body to which the three estates (clergy, nobility, and third estate) sent their representatives.

Correct Answer: A. By giving each estate one vote. Louis XVI attempted to conduct voting in the Estates General by giving each estate one vote.

Correct Answer: B. Each member having one vote. Members of the third estate demanded that voting in the Estates General be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

Correct Answer: C. In an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. On 20 June, the representatives of the third estate assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

Correct Answer: C. Abbé Sieyès. Abbé Sieyès, originally a priest, wrote the influential pamphlet ‘What is the Third Estate’?

Correct Answer: A. The storming and destruction of the Bastille. On 14 July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille, marking a significant moment in the French Revolution.

Correct Answer: B. Severe winter and bad harvest leading to a rise in bread prices. Turmoil in France was fueled by a severe winter and bad harvest leading to a rise in bread prices.

Correct Answer: B. Stormed and destroyed chateaux. In response to the rumours, peasants stormed and destroyed chateaux, looted hoarded grain, and burnt down documents containing records of manorial dues.

Correct Answer: B. A decree abolishing the feudal system of obligations and taxes. On the night of 4 August 1789, the National Assembly passed a decree abolishing the feudal system of obligations and taxes.

Correct Answer: B. A castle or stately residence belonging to a king or a nobleman. “Chateau” refers to a castle or stately residence belonging to a king or a nobleman.

Correct Answer: C. An estate consisting of the lord’s lands and his mansion. A “Manor” refers to an estate consisting of the lord’s lands and his mansion.

Correct Answer: C. To limit the powers of the monarch. The main objective of the constitution drafted by the National Assembly in 1791 was to limit the powers of the monarch.

Correct Answer: B. Separated and assigned to different institutions. In the new political system established by the constitution, the powers of the monarch were separated and assigned to different institutions.

Correct Answer: B. Constitutional monarchy. France became a constitutional monarchy after the enactment of the constitution.

Correct Answer: C. Powers were separated and assigned to the legislature, executive, and judiciary. The constitution established that powers were separated and assigned to the legislature, executive, and judiciary.

Correct Answer: B. Indirectly elected by electors chosen by citizens. Under the Constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was indirectly elected by electors chosen by citizens.

Correct Answer: C. Men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage. Under the Constitution of 1791, only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage had the right to vote.

Correct Answer: A. Active citizens and passive citizens. Under the Constitution of 1791, citizens were classified as active citizens (those entitled to vote) and passive citizens (those not entitled to vote).

Correct Answer: C. Belonging to the highest bracket of taxpayers. To qualify as an elector and a member of the National Assembly under the Constitution of 1791, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers.

Correct Answer: A. A Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. The Constitution of 1791 began with a Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

Correct Answer: B. As natural and inalienable rights belonging to each human being by birth. Rights such as the right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, and equality before law were described in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen as natural and inalienable rights belonging to each human being by birth.

Correct Answer: C. To uphold and protect citizens’ natural rights. According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, it was the duty of the state to uphold and protect citizens’ natural rights.

Correct Answer: C. Freedom and liberation. The broken chain symbolizes freedom and liberation, as chains were used to fetter slaves, and a broken chain represents the act of becoming free.

Correct Answer: B. Unity and strength. The bundle of rods or fasces symbolizes unity and strength, as one rod can be easily broken, but not an entire bundle, indicating that strength lies in unity.

Correct Answer: B. Enlightenment and knowledge. The eye within a triangle radiating light represents enlightenment and knowledge, as the all-seeing eye stands for knowledge, and the rays of the sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance.

Correct Answer: B. Divine right of kings. The sceptre symbolizes royal power, representing the divine right of kings.

Correct Answer: B. Eternal life and continuity. The snake biting its tail to form a ring symbolizes eternity, as a ring has neither beginning nor end, representing eternal life and continuity.

Correct Answer: B. They provided supplementary explanations to written text. In the eighteenth century, images and symbols helped convey important ideas by providing supplementary explanations to written text, especially for the largely illiterate population.

Correct Answer: C. It symbolized the eternal struggle for freedom and liberation. The broken chain was a powerful symbol because it symbolized the eternal struggle for freedom and liberation, contrasting with the oppression depicted by intact chains.

Correct Answer: B. It embodies the idea of collective strength and unity. The bundle of rods or fasces represents the concept of collective strength and unity, as it symbolizes that one rod can be easily broken, but not an entire bundle, indicating strength lies in unity.

Correct Answer: C. The pursuit of knowledge is central to human progress. The painting conveys that the pursuit of knowledge is central to human progress, as indicated by the all-seeing eye radiating light to drive away the clouds of ignorance.

Correct Answer: B. It represents the cyclical nature of life and the promise of renewal. The snake biting its tail to form a ring can be interpreted as a symbol of hope because it represents the cyclical nature of life and the promise of renewal, suggesting that endings lead to new beginnings.

Correct Answer: C. Freedom and emancipation. The Red Phrygian cap symbolizes freedom and emancipation, as it was traditionally worn by a slave upon becoming free.

Correct Answer: C. The national colors of France. The blue-white-red colors represent the national colors of France, symbolizing the ideals of the French Revolution.

Correct Answer: C. The personification of the law. The winged woman represents the personification of the law, embodying the principles of justice and equality.

Correct Answer: C. The equality of all before the law. The Law Tablet symbolizes the equality of all before the law, emphasizing that the law is the same for all individuals.

Correct Answer: B. He entered into secret negotiations with foreign powers. Louis XVI responded to the tensions in France by entering into secret negotiations with the King of Prussia.

Correct Answer: D. The secret negotiations of Louis XVI with foreign powers. The secret negotiations of Louis XVI with foreign powers led to the declaration of war against Prussia and Austria by the National Assembly.

Correct Answer: A. It was sung by volunteers as they marched into Paris, symbolizing the unity of the people against monarchies. The Marseillaise was sung by volunteers as they marched into Paris, symbolizing the unity of the people against monarchies.

Correct Answer: C. Working-class individuals who supported the revolution, adopting long striped trousers and the red cap. The sans-culottes were working-class individuals who supported the revolution, and they adopted long striped trousers and the red cap as their symbols.

Correct Answer: C. The storming of the Tuileries Palace and the imprisonment of the royal family. On August 10, 1792, in Paris, the storming of the Tuileries Palace occurred, and the royal family was imprisoned.

Correct Answer: B. The National Assembly voted to imprison the royal family. The outcome of the storming of the Tuileries Palace on August 10, 1792, was that the National Assembly voted to imprison the royal family.

Correct Answer: C. Declaration of France as a republic and abolition of the monarchy. The newly elected Convention brought about the declaration of France as a republic and the abolition of the monarchy.

Correct Answer: C. He was executed publicly. After being sentenced to death, Louis XVI was executed publicly.

Correct Answer: D. She was executed. After the execution of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was also executed.

Correct Answer: C. The Reign of Terror. The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror, characterized by severe control and punishment under Robespierre’s leadership.

Correct Answer: B. They were imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal. Those considered ‘enemies’ of the republic during the Reign of Terror were imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal.

Correct Answer: C. To execute individuals deemed ‘guilty’ by the revolutionary tribunal. The guillotine was used during the Reign of Terror to execute individuals deemed ‘guilty’ by the revolutionary tribunal.

Correct Answer: A. Maximum ceiling on wages and prices, rationing of meat and bread, and forced grain transportation by peasants. Economic measures during the Reign of Terror included placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices, rationing of meat and bread, and forcing peasants to transport their grain to cities and sell it at government-fixed prices.

Correct Answer: C. By implementing laws on speech and address, and converting churches into secular buildings. Robespierre sought to promote equality in society by implementing laws on speech and address (e.g., using ‘Citizen’ instead of traditional titles) and converting churches into secular buildings.

Correct Answer: B. The wealthier middle classes seized power and introduced a new constitution. After the fall of the Jacobin government, the wealthier middle classes seized power and introduced a new constitution.

Correct Answer: B. Denial of the vote to non-propertied sections of society. The key feature of the new constitution introduced after the fall of the Jacobin government was the denial of the vote to non-propertied sections of society.

Correct Answer: B. To ensure political stability and prevent concentration of power. The purpose of the Directory in the new political system was to ensure political stability and prevent concentration of power in a single executive, though it often led to instability.

Correct Answer: D. Political instability and clashes between the Directory and legislative councils. The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte was contributed by political instability and clashes between the Directory and legislative councils.

Correct Answer: A. Ideals of freedom, equality before the law, and fraternity. Despite changes in government, ideals of freedom, equality before the law, and fraternity continued to inspire political movements in France and Europe.

Correct Answer: B. They actively participated, hoping to improve their lives. Women actively participated in the events of the revolution, hoping to improve their lives and pressurize the revolutionary government to introduce measures for their benefit.

Correct Answer: B. Seamstresses, laundresses, and market vendors. Women of the third estate held occupations such as seamstresses, laundresses, and market vendors.

Correct Answer: B. Equal political rights for women. Women’s clubs during the revolution demanded equal political rights for women, including the right to vote, to be elected to the Assembly, and to hold political office.

Correct Answer: C. Compulsory schooling for girls, legalizing divorce, and granting women the right to train for jobs. The revolutionary government introduced laws such as compulsory schooling for girls, legalizing divorce, and granting women the right to train for jobs to improve their lives.

Correct Answer: C. In 1946. Women in France finally won the right to vote in 1946.

Correct Answer: B. A politically active woman in revolutionary France. Olympe de Gouges was a politically active woman in revolutionary France who protested against the exclusion of women from basic rights.

Correct Answer: C. She wrote a Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen. In response to the exclusion of women from basic rights, Olympe de Gouges wrote a Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.

Correct Answer: A. Her criticism of the Jacobin government. Olympe de Gouges was charged with treason by the National Convention for criticizing the Jacobin government and its policies, including the Reign of Terror.

Correct Answer: D. She was executed. Olympe de Gouges was executed after being tried by the National Convention.

Correct Answer: C. Abolition of slavery in the French colonies. One of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime was the abolition of slavery in the French colonies.

Correct Answer: C. By buying them from local chieftains in Africa. French merchants obtained slaves during the seventeenth century primarily through the transatlantic slave trade, buying them from local chieftains on the African coast.

Correct Answer: A. Fear of opposition from slave owners. The National Assembly hesitated to extend the rights of man to all French subjects, including those in the colonies, due to fear of opposition from businessmen whose incomes depended on the slave trade.

Correct Answer: A. Abolition of censorship. The abolition of censorship was an important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the summer of 1789.

Correct Answer: D. Crowned himself Emperor of France. Napoleon Bonaparte introduced the significant change of crowning himself Emperor of France in 1804.

Correct Answer: C. Indigenous people of Africa south of the Sahara. “Negroes” is a term used for the indigenous people of Africa south of the Sahara. It is now considered derogatory.

Correct Answer: C. The act of freeing. “Emancipation” refers to the act of freeing.

Correct Answer: B. The French Revolution. Raja Rammohan Roy was one of the individuals in India who responded to the ideas coming from revolutionary France.

Correct Answer: C. He introduced a uniform system of weights and measures. Napoleon introduced many laws such as the protection of private property and a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system.

Correct Answer: C. As a liberator. Initially, many saw Napoleon as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people.