GRADE 9 QUESTION BANK

HISTORY
CHAPTER 1. FRENCH REVOLUTION
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS :

Q1. On ………………. The city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move
into the city.

A)15July 1779.

B)14July 1779

C)15July 1789

D)14 July 1789

Q2. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a …………?

A. Peoples party

B. Peoples’ militia

C. Peoples democracy

D. Peoples presence

Q3. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the …………….. part of the city and
stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition?

A. Eastern

B. Northern

C. Western

D. Southern

Q4.Access the reason that the fortress-prison, the Bastille, hated by all?

A. It stood for the despotic power of the king.

B. Because of dictatorship

C. Aristocracy
D. None of these

Q5.Cast out the reason for main protest by the people?

A. Price of bread

B. Behavior of the king

C. Poverty of the people

D. High taxes

Q6.Annotate “ the task of representing the people has to be given to the rich”?

A. Mirabeau

B. Jean Paul Marat

C. Rousseau

D. Georges Denton

Q7. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the …….?

A. Wealthy men

B. Businessmen

C. Monarch

D. Press

Q8 Commemorate the author of "The influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate”?

A .Mirabeau

B Jean Paul Marat

C. Abbe Sieyes

D. Georges Denton

Q9.Identify a group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?

A. Artisans

B. Shopkeepers

C. Daily wage workers

D. Men with property

Q10. French women demanded the right to…..?

A. Vote

B. To be elected in the assembly

C. To hold political office

D. All

Q11. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and…..?

A. Asia

B. Australia

C. Africa

D. None

Q12.State the colour of the cap of the slaves wear after becoming free?

A. Blue cap

B. Red cap

C. White cap

D. Green cap

Q13. Recognise passive citizens from the list given below?

A. Women

B. Children

C. Non property men

D. Wealthy people

Q14. The third estate comprised……?

A. Poor and small peasants

B. Land less labour

C. Peasants and artisans

D. All the Above

Q15. Interpret the major decisions taken by the convention?

A. It declared France a constitutional Monarchy

B. Abolished the Monarchy

C. All men and women above 21 got the right to vote

D. Declared France a Republic

Q16.Suggest the cause of a subsistence crisis?

A. Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains

B. Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread

C. Leads to disease and death

D. All the above

Q17.Critically analysis the false statements about the Third Estate?

A. It comprised of poor only

B. Some were rich some were poor

C. Rich members owned land

D. Peasant were obliged to serve in the army

Q18.Identify a guillotine?

A. A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people

B. A fine sword to behead people

C. A special noose to hang people

D. None 0f these

Q19. Label the word livres from your assumption .

A. Unit of currency in France

B. Tax levied by the state

C. Tax levied by the Church

D. Tax to the Landlord

Q20. Relate the Estates General with the following statement?

A. Post of army general

B. A political body

C. Head of all landed property

D. Advisor of the king

Q21. The term old regime is used to describe……?

A. France before 1000 BC

B. Society of France after 1789

C. Society of France before 1789

D. None of the above

Q22. Identify the books written by John Locke?

A. The spirit of the laws

B. Two treatises on Government

C. The social contract

D. All the above

Q23. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that………

A. All the estates have one vote together

B. Each estate should have one vote

C. Each member of all three estates should have one vote each

D. None

Q.24 Identify the personal courage of a person who led the representatives of the Third Estate in
Versailles on 20th June?

A. Mirabeau

B. Abbe Sieyes
C. Louis XVI

D. A & B

Q.25 Examine the provisions which were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 th August 1789 with
the below given answers

A. Abolition of feudal system

B. Clergy had to give up its privileges

C. Tithes was abolished

D. All the above

Q26. According to the new constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be …… ?

A. Elected directly

B. Appointed by the king

C. Elected indirectly

D. A hereditary body

Q27. Recognize the true statement about Bastille Storming?

A. It was a fortress prison in France

B. It represented despotic powers

C. French common man hated Bastille

D. All of the above

Q28. Recall the historical event the fall of Bastille takes place on?

A. 14 July 1789

B. 20 June 1789

C. 4 August 1789

D. 5 May 1789

Q29. Justify the estates in France which were exempted from paying taxes?

A. The first Estate

B. The second Estate

C. First and Second estate both

D. The Third estate

Q30. According to your point of view Tithes stands for ?

A. A tax levied by the Church

B. Tax by the state

C. Tax by the Monarch

D. None of the above

Q 31.Roughly how many people were executed by guillotine during the French Revolution?

A)10,000

B)12,000

C)15,000

D)17,000

32. The new Constitution made France a

(a) Constitutional Monarchy

(b) Communist state

(c)Fully democratic state

(d) None of the above

33. Which of these provisions form a part of the ‘Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen’?

(a) Men are born free

(6) They are equal in rights before the law

©Liberty moans powers to do what is not injurious to others

(d) All the above

34.Thet was the name of the French currency that was backed by the value of land acquired from the
church?

a)The Argent
b)The Assignat

c)The Signaz

d)The Dollar

Q35. Before 1789, when was the Estates-General last assembled?

a)1492

b)1614

c)756

d)1066

Q36. France celebrates July 14 as a holiday because it is the anniversary of

A)The storming of the Bastille

B)The Tennis Court Oath

C)The beginning of the First French Republic

D)The death of Robespierre

Q37. Marie-Antoinette was the wife of

a)Napoleon

b)Louis XIV

c)Louis XV

d)Louis XVI

Q38.. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe

(a) France before 1000 B.C.

(6) Society of France after 1789 AD.

c)Society and institutions of France Before 1789 AD.

d)None Of the Above

Q39. The Jacobin men wore a red Phrygian cap. What did this cap symbolise?
a)It symbolized that the law is the same for all.

b)It symbolized knowledge.

(c)It symbolized eternity.

d)It symbolized royal power.

Q40. Instead of the traditional Monsieur (sir)and Madame (madam), all French men and women were
henceforth addressed as

(a) Citoyen

(b) Citoyenno

(c) Both (a) and (6)

(d) None of the above

40. On what charge was Louis XVI Sentenced to death?

(a) Cruelty

(b) Treason

c)Incapability

d)Misuse of powers

II. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion(A) and Reasoning(R) :
1.Assertion (A): During the eighteenth century France witnessed the emergence of a middle class.

Reason (R): The emergence of the middle class happened on account of royal patronage

a) A is true , R is false

b) R is true , A is false

c)Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanations of A.

d)Both A and R is true but R is a correct explanation of A.

2.Assertion (A): French Revolution put forth three founding ideas liberty , equality and fraternity.

Reason ® : It reflected in the coming of new democratic and social order in Europe and rest of the world.

A) A is true, R is false
B) A is false, R is true

C) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

D) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

3.Assertion (A) : In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France.

Reason ® : Initially, many saw him as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people

a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)A is true but R is false.

d)A is false but R is true

4.Assertion(A):Tithe was a tax levied by the church.

Reason( R). : It comprised one tenth of the agricultural produce.

a)Both A and B are true and R is correct explanation of A.

b)If A is true but R is not correct explanation of A

c)Both A and R are false

d)A is false but R is true.

5.Assertion( A): Peasants and workers participated in French Revolution.

Reason (R ): To protest against increasing taxes and food security.

a)Both A and R are false

b)A is false but R is true

c) If A is true but R is not a correct explanation of A

d)Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

6.Assertion (A):The Estates General was a political body.

Reason( R) : Only Royal family members can participate in the body.

a) Both A and R is true

b) A is true but R is false

c)Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

d)A is false but R is true.

7.Assertion(A): Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens is regarded as a revolutionary document

Reason (R) : It Abolished the privileges and power given to the French feudal classes i.e First Estate and
Second Estate.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)A is correct but R is wrong

d) A is wrong but R is correct.

8.Assertion( A) : The revolutionary thinkers didn’t play an active role in the Revolution.

Reason( R): But their ideas inspired the revolutionary movement. Their revolutionary ideas encouraged
people to fight for their rights.

a) a) Both A and R are true

b) A is true but R is not correct explanation of A

c)Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

d)A is false but R is true.

9.Assertion (A):The important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the
Summer of the 1789.

Reason(R): Abolition of the Tithe . This law changed the lives of the common people.

a) Both A and R are true

b) A is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

d)A is false but R is true.

10. Assertion (A): Soldiers of French army were Known as Jacobins.

Reason (R): Jacobins were trained soldiers of king Louis.

A) Both A and R are true

B,)Both A and B are false

c) A is true but R is not correct explanation of A

d)Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

11.Assertion (A): The newly elected assembly of Jacobins was called the convention.

Reason( R): It abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic.

a) Both A and R are False

b)A is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

d)A is false but R is the correct explanation of A.

12. Assertion ( A): Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as Emperor of France in 1804.

Reason(R) : Directory of France allowed him to do so.

a)A is true but R is not correct explanations of A.

b) Both A and R is True

c) A is false but R is true.

d)Both A and R is False.

13.Assertion( A): The constitution of France began with the declaration of the Rights of Man and
Citizens.

Reason (R ) : Rights were established as natural and in alignable rights.

a)Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

b) A is true but R is not correct explanation of A

c) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are False

14. Assertion (A)People assembled at an indoor tennis court Veranes to form National Assembly.

Reason( R): Drafted a constitution for France .This was called as Tennis Court oath.

a)a)Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

b)Both A is false but R is correct explanation of A.

c) Both A is false but R is correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are False

15. Assertion (A) : Jacobin club belonged mainly to less prosperous section of society was led by
Rousseau .

Reason(R) : In 1792 agitated attacked the palace to Tuileries due to shortage of food grains and rising
prices.

a)A is false but R is the correct explanation of A

b)Both A and R are False

c)A is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

III. Match the column A with Column B

Column A

1. French Revolution

2..Liberalism

3. Nanine Vallain

4.Bordeux

5.Battle of Waterloo.

6.Louis XVI

7.Rousseau , Voltaire.

8. 14 July 1789

9. Bundle of Rods.

10. Scepter.

11. winged Women

12. Napoleon.

13. Abolishment of slavery

14. National Assembly

15. Le moniteur Universe

16. Women March on Versailles

17. Social Contract

18. Spirit of Laws

19.Revolutionary Women

Column B

1. Triangular slave trade

2. Women Artist.

3. transfer of sovereignty from monarch to the French citizens

4. individual freedom and equality before law.

5. French thinkers and philosophers

6 1815.

7. Storming of Bastille

8. king of France

9. Personification of the law

10.. Liberator

11. Strength lies in Unity

12.. Royal power

13. 1774

14. Robespierre

15. 1848

16. Montesquieu

17. Olympe de Gouges

18. October 5, 1789

19. Rousseau

IV. State whether the following statement is True or False :

1. On 15th October 1789 French Women Marched to Versailles for bread to bring back the king to Paris

2.Olympe de Gouges supported the constitution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens

3.Livre – unit of currency in France was discontinued in 1794.

4.The French Women started political clubs and Newspapers to discuss and demand for their Political
rights.
5.The leader of Jacobins clubs was Jean Paul Marat.

6.The idea of life and democratic rights of the French Revolution were responded by Tipu Sultan

7.In 1793 the Jacobin government closed down all the women’s club

8.Louis XVI was sentenced to death at the place de la Concorde .

9.The constitution of 1791 began with a Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen.

10. The censorship was Abolished in France in 1789.

11.Danton sought to create a republic of virtues during the Reign of Terror.

12.The National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of a Man.

13.Prior to 1789 the Estates General had not convened in 50 years. F

14.The Third Estate was comprised of the Peasants approximately 97% of the population.

15.The Jacobins were moderate revolutionaries

16.The Sans culottes were radical Revolutionaries.

17.Women played a significant role in the French Revolution and gained important rights and privileges
when the National Assembly became to power.

18. The term Plebiscite refers to a person or group that favours extreme change.

19.The burden of financing activities of the state through taxes was borne by the Second Estate only.

20. Robespierre followed a policy of a severe control and punishment.

V. Fill in the Blanks

1……….. Is born free and remains equal to man in rights. Women

2.During the Reign of ……..the new government issued laws ordering closure of women’s clubs.

3.Blue, white ,Red colour denotes the natural colours of ……..

4……..is an executive made up of five members.

5.Ports cities like ……and……..owed their economic prosperity to the flourishing slave trade.

6.The ideas of ……….and democratic rights were the most important legacy of the French Revolution.

7.Tipu Sultan and ……..are two examples of individual who responded to the ideas coming from
revolutionary France.

8.The burden of financial activities of state during the old regime was borne by the …..

9.The newly elected Assembly was called as……

10.The American Constitution and it’s guarantee of individual rights was an important example for
Political thinkers in…..
11.The constitution began with a Declaration of the Rights of……..an & Citizen.

12.The National Assembly voted in April 1792 to declare war against …….

13…… introduced Reign of Terror in France.

14.The Political body representing the three Estates of pre revolutionary France was known as……..

15……….was the theory proposed by Montesquieu.

16……… proposed the Social Contract

17.The fall of Bastille signified the end of the …….rule of the monarch. Autocratic

18…….. Special tax levied by the church on peasants.

19……..came to be known as the sans Culottes.

20…….sought to refuse the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the Monarch. Locke

21France became constitutional monarchy in ……

22…….term was used in France for newly elected assembly in 1791.

23………wrote the book two treaties of Government.

24.The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the ……

25.The moderate liberals wanted to keep the King as a limited monarch. They called themselves the
party of the ……….

VI. Look at the picture and identify the Personalities :

 ANSWERS
1.Choose the Correct Answers
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5. A 6. B 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.D

11.C 12.B 13.D 14. D 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.B

21.C 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.D 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.A

31.D 32.A 33.D 34.B 35.D 36.A. 37.D 38.C 39.C 40.C

II. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion(A) and Reasoning (R) :
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.A. 5.D

6.B 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.C

11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A

III. Match the Following :

1.transfer of sovereignty from Monarch to the French citizens

2.individual freedom and equality before law

3.Women Artist
4. Triangular slave Trade

5. 1815

6. King of France

7. French thinkers and philosophers

8. Storming of Bastille

9. Strength lies in Unity

10. Royal power

11.Personification of the law

12.Liberator

13. 1848

14. 1774

15. Robespierre

16. October 5, 1789

17. Rousseau

18. Montesquieu

19. Olympe de Gouges

IV. State whether the following statement is True or False

1. True 2.False 3.True 4.True 5.False

6.True 7. True 8.True 9.False 10.True

11.False 12.True 13.False 14.False 15.False

16.True 17.False 18.False 19.False 20.True

V. Fill In the Blanks

1. Women 11.Man. 21.3rd September 1791

2.Terror 12Prussia Austria 22.National Assembly

3.France 13.Robespierre 23.John Locke

4.Directory 14.Estate General. 24..Reign of Terror

5.Bordeaux , Wandex. 15.Theory of division of power 25.Girondins

6.Liberty 16. Rousseau.

7.Raja Ram Mohan Roy 17.Autocratic

8.Third Estate 18.Tithe

9.convention 19.Jacobins

10.France 20. John Locke

VI.Lookat the pictures and Identify the personality

1. Robespierre

2.Olympe de Gouges

3.Rousseau

4.Napolean

5 .Louis XIV

6.Marie Antiontinee

7.Voltaire

8.John Locke