Quiz  /  National Assembly

  • 1. 
    Which of the French estates formed the National Assembly and began running the country?

  • Third Estate
  • First Estate
  • Lower Estate
  • Second Estate

  • 2. 
    Who called the meeting of the Estates General in 1789?

  • Napoleon
  • King Henry VIII
  • King James I
  • King Louis XVI

  • 3. 
    What was the main reason that the National Assembly formed?

  • They wanted the nobility to rule France
  • They wanted more voting power
  • They wanted the church to rule France
  • They wanted to work fewer hours

  • 4. 
    What was the Jacobin Club?

  • A French political club
  • A group of British spies
  • A religious group of Catholic monks
  • The top French football club

  • 5. 
    True or False: In the Estates General, the clergy and the nobles could always outvote the commoners which represented 98% of the country.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    What were the members of the National Assembly called?

  • Congressmen
  • Deputies
  • Senators
  • Aristocrats

  • 7. 
    Which of the following best describes the National Assembly members who sat to the right of the president?

  • They supported the king
  • They were radical revolutionaries
  • They were for democracy
  • All of the above

  • 8. 
    What United States president influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

  • James Monroe
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • George Washington
  • Thomas Jefferson

  • 9. 
    True or False: The French political clubs worked peacefully together to create a government everyone could agree upon.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 10. 
    Where did the National Assembly meet after the king ordered them to disperse?

  • At a local pub
  • At a member's house
  • At a tennis court
  • At a restaurant
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