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1. In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family ascended the throne of
(@) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Britain
2. The burden of the financial activities of the state during the old regime was bome by the
(a) Church alone
(6) Nobles only
(c) Third Estate alone
(d) The King alone
3. Marie Antoinette was the queen of which ruler of France?
(a) Louis XIT
(6) Louis XIV
c) Louis XV
(d) Louis XVI
4. Who among the following proposed the Social Contract theory?
(a) Locke
(6) Thomas Paine
(c) Montesquieu
d) Rousseau
5. Who were the Jacobins?
(a) A
(6) Political club of France
group of revolutionaries of France D
(c) A drinking club of France
(d) An entertainment club
6. Napoleon crowned himself the Emperor of France in:
(a) 1805
(b) 1804
(c) 1803
(d) 1806
7. France in the 18th century witnessed the emergence of social groups termed as the
(@) Working class
(6) Middle class
(C) Aristocratic class
(d) Noble class
8. In the context of France, The Tennis Court Oath' took place on:
(a) 14th July 1789
(6) 20th June 1789
(c) 4th August 1789
(d) 5th May 1789
9. In the context of France, what was the 'Convention"?
(a) A French school
(b) Newly elected Assembly
(c) A club
(d) A women's organisation
10. Which of these did not belong to the Jacobin Club?
(a) Painters
(b) Servants
(c) Daily wage workers
(d) Nobles
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Answer 1

1. In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family ascended the throne of France.

2. The burden of the financial activities of the state during the old regime was done by the third estate alone.

3. Marie Antoinette was the queen of which ruler of France ?

➡ Louis XVI

4. Who among the following proposed the Social Contract theory ?

(a) Locke (b) Thomas Paine

(c) Montesquieu d) Rousseau

➡ Locke i.e. John Locke ✓

5. Who were the Jacobins ?

➡ Political club of France

6. Napoleon crowned himself the Emperor of France in 1804.

7. France in the 18th century witnessed the emergence of social groups termed as the middle class.

8. In the context of France, The Tennis Court Oath' took place on 20 June 1789.

9. In the context of France, what was the 'Convention" ?

a) A French school (b) Newly elected Assembly

(c) A club (d) A women's organisation

➡ Newly Elected Assembly ✓

10. Which of these did not belong to the Jacobin Club?

(a) Painters (b) Servants

(c) Daily wage workers (d) Nobles

➡ Nobles ✓

In context of Class 9, French Revolution, the following points are necessarily important :

• French Society was divided into three estates -
• 1st Estate : Clergy
• 2nd Estate : Nobility
• 3rd Estate: Big businessmen, merchants, peasants, artisans, servants, etc.

• Subsistence Crisis is an extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered.

• Reign of Terror was the period from 1793 to 1794 when Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment.

• Feudalism was a social system in which crown give lands to the nobility who fought for him while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage and labour.

➡ Important Dates ⬅️

• 1770s - 1780s — Economic decline

• 1774 – Louis XVI from Bourbon dynasty, ascended the throne of France.

• 26 August 1789 – Declaration of the Rights of Man

• 21 September 1792 – Convention abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.

• 21 January 1793 – Louis XVI was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde.

• 1793 - 94 – The Reign of Terror

• July 1794 – Maximilian Robespierre arrested and beheaded.

• 1946 – Women in France won the right to vote.