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Contents Acknowledgements Introduction French Society During the Late 18th Century Page -1 Page -2 Page -3 Page -4 The Outbreak of the Revolution Page -1 Page -2 Page -3 Page -4 France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic Page -1 Page -2 Page -3 Page -4 Did Women have a Revolution? Page -1 Page -2 The Abolition of Slavery Page -1 The Revolution and Everyday Life Page -1 Page -2 Answers Bibliography About Me

Acknowledgements I acknowledge the valuable suggestions given by my honorable teacher Mr. Shiv Kumar Tyagi who helped me to make this project more informative & attractive. I also acknowledge the efforts of my brother in shaping this project. The contribution of all Social Science Department is also duly acknowledged.

Introduction The aim for making this presentation is to enable some History weak students to understand The French Revolution properly and to practice each and every section of this chapter easily. So, that they can perform well in examinations (Formative Assessment – 1) which are going to be held from 8th of May in 2012.

French Society During the Late 18th Century

Section – 1 : Page – 1 In 1774, who was the king of France? (a) Louis XVI (b) Montesquieu (c) Rousseau (d) None of them Who was the wife of king of France? (a) Olympe de Gouges (b) Marie Antoinette (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of them How many percentage of the population peasants made up? (a) 50% (b) 86% (c) 21% (d) 90%

Section – 1 : Page – 2 What was the population of France in 1789? (a) 28 million (b) 23 million (c) 50 million (d) None of these Price of which staple diet increased rapidly? (a) Food Grains (b) Breads (c) Fruits (d) None of these What was the reason for subsistence crisis in France? (a) Low wages of laborers (b) Increased price of breads (c) None of these (d) Drought or hail reducing harvest

Section – 1 : Page – 3 In the pasts, who had participated in revolts against increasing taxes and food scarcity? (a) People belonging to 1st estate (b) Peasants and workers (c) Rousseau (d) None of these The 18th century witnessed the emergence of whom? (a) 1st estate people (b) Social Groups ; Middle Class (c) 3rd estate people (d) All of them Who were included in 3rd estate? (a) Both (c) & (b) (b) Administrative officials (c) Saints (d) Nobles

Section – 1 : Page – 4 Who was the most popular thinker among these? (a) Rousseau (b) Georges Danton (c) Arthur Young (d) Louis XVI How were ideas of thinkers spread among people in France? (a) They were discussed by people in public places (b) They were printed in newspapers (c) They were printed in magazines (d) None of these Who proposed a division of power within the government? (a) Rousseau (b) Montesquieu (c) Mirabeau (d) Abbé Sieyès

The Outbreak of the Revolution

Section – 2 : Page – 1 Who had to increase taxes? (a) Rousseau (b) Montesquieu (c) Louis XVI (d) 1st Estate On which date Louis XVI called an assembly of estates? (a) 29/Jan/1998 (b) 5/May/1999 (c) 5/May/1789 (d) 20/June/1767 In how many letters grievances and demands of 3rd estate were listed? (a) 400 (b) 600 (c) 40,000 (d) 80,000

Section – 2 : Page - 2 Who wrote an influential pamphlet called “What is the 3rd estate?”? (a) Louis XVI (b) Rousseau (c) Montesquieu (d) Abbé Sieyès When did crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille? (a) 4/Aug (b) 22/Feb (c) 14/July (d) 31/Dec When was decree passed by assembly abolishing the feudal system of obligations and taxes? (a) 12/Sep/1945 (b) 4/Aug/1919 (c) 4/Aug/1789 (d) 14/July/1978

Section – 2 : Page – 3 The national assembly completed the draft of the constitution in which year? (a) 1789 (b) 1889 (c) 1791 (d)1678 It’s (see previous question) main object was to limit the powers of whom? (a) Common People (b) Monarch (c) Nobles (d) Saints Later on which type of monarchy was established in France? (a) Constitutional (b) Parliamentary (c) Hereditary (d) None of these

Section – 2 : Page – 4 Who commented on the constitution drafted by the national assembly in her/his newspaper? (a) Jean Marie (b) John Montesquieu (c) Jean Paul Marat (d) None of these It was the duty of the state to __ each citizen’s natural rights. (Fill it up) (a) destroy (b) protect (c) manage (d) decline No man may be accused, arrested or detained without what? (a) determination by law (b) warrant (c) money (d) None of these

France Abolishes Monarchy and Becomes a Republic

Section – 3 : Page – 1 What is the national anthem of France now? (a) Jana-Gana-Mana (b) Marseillaise (c) Vande Mataram (d) All of these Who is the composer of national anthem of France? (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Roget de L’Isle (c) Rick Kasper (d) None of these Who was the leader of the Jacobin Club? (a) Rick Kasper (b) Rousseau (c) Maximilian Robespierre (d) None of these

Section – 3 : Page – 2 The Jacobins came to know with which another name? (a) Sans-Culottes (b) Stars (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these When Jacobins planned insurrection of Parisians? (a) Summer of 1792 (b) Summer of 1789 (c) Winter of 1792 (d) Winter of 1789 When Jacobins stormed the Palace of the Tuileries? (a) 11/Aug (b) 31/Aug (c) 5/Sep (d) 10/Aug

Section – 3 : Page – 3 When was Louis XVI executed publicly? (a) 21/Jan/1793 (b) 10/Jan/1789 (c) 27/Sep/1999 (d) None of these Where Louis XVI was executed publicly? (a) Place de la Concorde (b) Place de la Republican (c) Tennis Court (d) None of these Who invented the device named ‘Guillotine’? (a) Robespierre (b) Rousseau (c) Montesquieu (d) Dr. Guillotine

Section – 3 : Page – 4 The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of whom? (a) Desmoulins (b) Robespierre (c) Rousseau (d) Napoleon Bonaparte The fall of the Jacobin government allowed whom to seize power? (a) 1st Estate (b) Middle Classes (c) 3rd Estate (d) None of these A new constitution was introduced which denied the vote to which sections of society? (a) Richer (b) Middle Classes (c) Nobles (d) Non-Propertied

Did Women have a Revolution?

Section – 4 : Page – 1 How women have to collect money for improving their life? They have to __ (a) Sold flowers (b) Run Business (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these How many women’s club were started in France? (a) 60,000 (b) 400 (c) 698 (d) 60 Who was the most famous club among all? (a) Republican Women (b) Prosperous People (c) French Society (d) None of these

Section – 4 : Page – 2 Constitution of which period reduced women to passive citizens? (a) 1789 (b) 1898 (c) 1791 (d) 1645 When women of France finally won right to vote? (a) 1987 (b)1998 (c) 1946 (d) 1789 Women’s struggle in other countries for voting rights and equal wages continued for how many years? (a) 100 (b) 20 (c) 399 (d) 200

The Abolition of Slavery

Section – 5 : Page – 1 When was slavery finally abolished in France? (a) 1789 (b) 1889 (c) 1999 (d) 1848 Convention in which period legislated to free all slaves? (a) 1794 (b) 1998 (c) 1856 (d) 1467 Among these, which port city owned their economic prosperity to the flourishing trade? (a) Bordeaux (b) France (c) San Domingo (d) Martinique

The Revolution and Everyday Life

Section – 6 : Page – 1 When was censorship abolished in France? (a) 1789 (b) 1884 (c) 1956 (d) 1848 Which period saw many changes in the lives of men, women and children? (a) 1789 (b) 1848 (c) 1969 (d) 1496 After abolition of censorship, what can be published or performed only after they had been approved by the censors of the king? (a) Newspapers & Books (b) Magazines (c) Plays (d) All of the above

Section – 6 : Page – 2 When Napoleon crowded himself emperor of France? (a) 1789 (b) 1804 (c) 1869 (d) 1679 Napoleon saw his role as what of France? (a) Modernizer (b) Emperor (c) King (d) President When Napoleon was defeated and where? (a) 1789 @ Place de la Concorde (b) 1815 @ Waterloo (c) 1789 @ France (d) None of these

Answers S-1:P-1 -> 1)a, 2)b, 3)d S-1:P-2 -> 1)a, 2)b, 3)d S-1:P-3 -> 1)b, 2)b, 3)b S-1:P-4 -> 1)a, 2)a, 3)b S-2:P-1 -> 1)c, 2)c, 3)c S-2:P-2 -> 1)d, 2)c, 3)c S-2:P-3 -> 1)c, 2)b, 3)a S-2:P-4 -> 1)c, 2)b, 3)a S-3:P-1 -> 1)b, 2)b, 3)c S-3:P-2 -> 1)a, 2)a, 3)d S-3:P-3 -> 1)a, 2)a, 3)d S-3:P-4 -> 1)d, 2)b, 3)d S-4:P-1 -> 1)a, 2)d, 3)a S-4:P-2 -> 1)c, 2)c, 3)d S-5:P-1 -> 1)d, 2)a, 3)a S-6:P-1 -> 1)a, 2)a, 3)d S-6:P-2 -> 1)b, 2)a, 3)b So, what is your score?

Bibliography India and the Contemporary World – I (NCERT S.St Book for Class – IX) Google Images (Pictures) (http://www.google.com/imghp)

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The End Thank You That was all. Thank you for giving your precious time and heed to my presentation.