1) Absolute monarchs had to work with the Parliaments of their countries. a) True b) False 2) Which European country did not have absolute monarchy. a) Britain b) France c) Russia 3) How many estates were there in France? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 4) Which estate was the biggest? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd 5) The clergy (people who worked for the church) were in which estate? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd 6) Which of the following is NOT true about the third estate? a) They had no say in how the country was run. b) They paid the highest amount of tax. c) They were the smallest group. d) They had special rights. 7) What was the name of King Louis' palace? a) Versailles b) Buckingham c) Paris 8) What was the name of the King's wife? a) Elizabeth I b) Catherine the Great c) Marie Antoinette 9) Which of the following was NOT a reason why France was in such so much debt? a) The building of new motorways b) Wars c) The building of palaces d) The king's lavish lifestyle 10) The people of the third estate rose up in rebellion against the King, what did they create? a) A newspaper b) A new government c) A death squad 11) The King's prison in the centre of Paris was called the Tower of Paris. a) True b) False 12) What device was used to execute Louis XVI? a) Axe b) Guillotine c) Firing squad 13) King Louis and his family tried to run away. a) True b) False 14) Louis' wife Marie Antoinette was imprisoned for life in the Bastille. a) True b) False 15) The Third Estate took control of France and executed anyone who was against France, what was this called. a) The Revenge b) The Terror c) The Hatred 16) This man was the leader of the Committe of Public Saftey, what was his name? a) Robespierre b) Frederick the Great c) Louis XVII 17) What happened to Robespierre? a) He was fired. b) He became King. c) He was executed. 18) The new French government changed lots of things in France, they made playing cards to show people how things had changed, which of the following was not one of the changes? a) Colour of a person's skin did not matter. b) All children could now vote. c) All jobs were now equal. 19) How many people were guillotined in Paris? a) 3 b) 3000 c) 300,000 20) What was the nickname of the Guillotine? a) The Blade of death b) Death from above c) The widows window 21) Where was Napoleon from? a) Italy b) France c) Corsica 22) He became a _________ at a young age. a) merchant b) soldier c) teacher 23) Which city did he recapture from the British to make himself a hero? a) Paris b) Toulon c) Marsailles 24) Napoleon led a French army to Egypt. a) True b) False 25) Which British hero destroyed Napoleons ships at the Battle of Waterloo? a) Lord Churchill b) Lord Cromwell c) Lord Nelson 26) When Napoleon attacked Russia he was victorious. a) True b) False 27) Napoleon created new laws for how France should ruled, which of the following is NOT one? a) Children can be put in prison. b) All people are equal. c) Everyone must have a picture of Napoleon in their bedroom. 28) Napoleon was finally defeated by the combined forces of Europe at the Battle of____________. a) Leipzig b) Waterloo c) Trafalger 29) Napoleon was executed after he was captured. a) True b) False 30) Where was Napoleon sent to prison? a) Scotland b) America c) The tiny Island of St Helena.

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