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Describe the financial problems of the French monarchy before 1789. How did the government try to remedy the situation?

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In France, on the eve of the revolution, land was:


A) almost entirely in the hands of the monarch and the church.
B) divided equally between aristocracy, bourgeoisie, and peasantry.
C) often leased in small parcels to peasants.
D) worked in large units, similar to plantations.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The Old Regime of pre-1789 Europe consisted of three estates, _____.


A) the monarchy, the bishops, and the knights
B) the clergy, the nobility, and everyone else
C) the clergy, the nobility, and the bourgeoisie
D) the clergy, the nobility, and the peasantry

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The Consulate, with Napoleon Bonaparte as the First Consul, may be thought of as:


A) a constitutional monarchy.
B) a form of enlightened despotism.
C) a totalitarian regime.
D) a democratic form of government.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The French constitutional republic, known as the Directory, _____.


A) rested on an extremely broad social base
B) was politically weak and vulnerable
C) applied only to France
D) restricted the southern Netherlands from being constitutionally incorporated

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The king responded to the fall of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, by:


A) accepting the position of the self-styled National Assembly.
B) appointing the Marquis de Lafayette to command the guard in Paris.
C) forging a coalition of nobles and clergy in his support.
D) reinforcing the royal forces at Versailles.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What measures did Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety take in 1793-94 to save the revolution? In your opinion, were these measures justified?

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The 1790 Civil Constitution of the clergy provided for all of the following except:


A) the election of parish priests and bishops.
B) the abolition of monasteries and convents.
C) the requirement that the government give its permission for any papal decree to be published in France.
D) the funding of each clergyman's salary by his parish.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Discuss the following statement: The outbreak and much of the course of the French Revolution should be understood as a struggle between the nobility and the middle class rather than between the king and the people.

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The Directory (1795-1799) lasted longer than any other French revolutionary government before Napoleon. How do your account for its powers of endurance? What were its weaknesses?

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All of the following are true with regard to the French philosophes except:


A) their ideas did not lead to the French Revolution.
B) they promoted the rights of the lower classes, the main participants in the French Revolution.
C) they contributed to new forms of criticism and debate.
D) they were mostly read by the nobility.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Committee of Public Safety did all of the following except:


A) impose a "general maximum" on all prices and wages.
B) proclaim mass conscription for the war effort.
C) relieve peasants from having to pay compensations for feudal obligations.
D) launch a program to suppress Christianity in France.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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How crucial was the role of the peasants and working classes in the outbreak of the French Revolution? Did the lower classes gain any advantages from the revolution?

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Trace the trajectory of Robespierre's revolutionary career. How did it end?

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte become First Consul? What aspects of his career made him an attractive ally to some of the leaders of the Directory?

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Discuss Napoleon's reforms during the Consulate (1799-1804). In your opinion, did these reforms justify his repression of French political freedom?

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Napoleon's reforms during the Consulate were aimed at consolidating his power and modernizing France. Some of the key reforms included the creation of the Napoleonic Code, which standardized laws and promoted equality before the law, the establishment of the Bank of France to stabilize the economy, and the centralization of government administration. He also reformed education, established the Legion of Honor to recognize merit, and implemented infrastructure projects to improve transportation and communication. While these reforms brought stability and progress to France, they also came at the cost of political freedom. Napoleon's repression of political opposition, censorship of the press, and manipulation of elections were all aimed at consolidating his power and stifling dissent. In my opinion, while some of Napoleon's reforms were beneficial for France, they did not justify his repression of political freedom. The ends did not justify the means, and the suppression of political opposition ultimately undermined the principles of democracy and individual rights. Napoleon's authoritarian rule ultimately led to the erosion of political freedom in France, and his legacy is a complex mix of progress and repression.

Which of the following is true of the Napoleonic codes?


A) They gave women equality with men in questions of property.
B) They granted important rights to minor children.
C) They repeated the ban of all previous regimes on organized labor unions.
D) They increased individual rights and limited the state's powers in criminal cases.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Who did the sans-culottes represent? What role did they play in the course of the revolution?

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What was the impact of the French Revolution internationally? Consider both sympathetic and counterrevolutionary responses.

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To secure public debt and to pay the current expenses of government, the French Constituent Assembly:


A) repudiated the debt of the Old Regime.
B) confiscated all church property.
C) made forced tax collections from the middle classes.
D) None of these are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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