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HFSK 5 (Franse Revolutie etc.)

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What was the Enlightment (17-18th century)

1. The revival of ancient philosophy in Europe
2. The discovery and usage of electricity
3. An intellectual movement in Europe
4. An intellectual movement in the Middle East

What was the most important characteristic of the Enlightment?

1. The old ideas en philosophies of the Antiquity
2. The anti-religious sentiment against the church and other religions
3. The discovery of electricity by Nikola Tesla
4. The use of reason

Why were many Enlightment-philosophers critical of the idea of absolutism?

1. They though that absolutism wasnt the ideal way to govern France
2. They though that absolutism weakens the structures of the French State
3. Many of these philosophers were communists and opposed to the French king
4. Because absolutism threatened the estate-based society

The Enlightment ideals were popular with the French burgeoisie. Who where they?

1. They were part of the clergy
2. The rich French citizens
3. They were part of the nobility
4. The poor French citizens

The burgeoisie were part of the......

1. The second estate: Nobility
2. The third estate: everybody exept the nobility and clergy
3. The first estate: Clergy
4. None, they were outcatst in the French society

Why were the members of the burgeoisie unhappy with their role in the French society?

1. Many members of the burgeoisie had republican tendencies
2. The burgeoisie wanted to eliminate the class based system in France and total equality for all its citizens
3. Because they desired more political power in the French assembly
4. Because the tremendous amount of taxes that they were obliged to pay

In witch ways did the French (absolutist) kings spend their money? (taxed from the 3rd estate)

1. On foreign expeditions, technology
2. On medical research and art
3. On lavish parties, wars
4. On its citizens, providing them with healthcare and education

The Assault on the Bastille was....

1. The first act of rebellion against the French state
2. The first crucial step taken by the revolutionaries
3. A symblol of the French Revolution
4. The turning point of the French Revolution

A new era started in France after the French Revolution:

1. The takeover by Napoleon
2. The start of the European Coalition wars
3. The Terror
4. The liberal Revolution

Why was Napoleon able to take total power in France?

1. Because the royalists were about to regain total power once again, so the military led by Napoleon intervened
2. Napoleon bribed several members of the French parliament and military into supporting him
3. Napoleon was installed by foreign governments who wanted to make peace with France
4. The country was in disarray, divided and needed a strongman who could provide some law and order

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