*French* *Revolution* of class 9 questions?
1. In the context of France when did the fall of Bastille take place?
2. Why was the Bastille hated by all?
3. How was the French society in the 18th century, divided into?
4. Name the direct tax of the third etstate given to the state in the French society.
5. Name the tax in the French society, collected by the Church from the peasants.
6. What was criticised by John Locke in his book "Two Treatises of Government"?
7. Who formed the National Assembly in France in 1789?
8. Point out the main objective of the constitution drafted by national assembly in 1791?
9. Name the philosopher who proposed the Social Contract Theory?
10. Name the National anthem of France?
11. Why were the jacobins of France called "Sans- culottes".
12. Why is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as the Reign of Terror?
13. Who was the author of the pamphlet called "What is the third estate"?
14. What was the name of the assembly which was formed in France, in 1792?
15. Who abolished monarchy in France and declared it a Republic and when?
16. Who led the representatives of the third estate in Versailles on 28 June 1789?
17. What was proposed by montesquieu in "The spirit of laws"?
18. Who was the leader of the Jacobin club?
19. What was Guillotine?
20. Who wrote a "Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizen"?
Answers
Answer:
A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at the bottom of the frame, positioning the neck directly below the blade.
Explanation:
A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at the bottom of the frame, positioning the neck directly below the blade.
Answer:
1. 14 July 1789
2. Bastille was hated by all, because it stood for the despotic power of the king. The fortress was demolished and its stone fragments were sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction.
3. The French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergymen, the second estate consisted of the nobles and the third estate consisted of the common people most of whom were peasants. ... The nobility and the clergy enjoyed many privileges in French society.
4. Taille
5. Tithe
6. John Locke criticized in his book two treaties of government to refute the doctrines of the Divine and absolute right of the monarch.
8. In 1791, the National Assembly completed drafting the Constitution. The main objective of the constitution was to frontier the power of the monarchy. Instead of being concentrated in single hands, these powers were divided to different institutions or bodies such as legislature, judiciary and execution.
10. La Marseillaise
12. The period from 1793 to 1794 was referred to as the 'Reign of Terror' because of the following reasons: Maximilian Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. ... Robespierre's government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices.