A History of Western Society Chapter 19
Marking Scheme 2024
All of the following were true of the French clergy on the eve of the French Revolution
except? - ANS-They were under the complete control of the papacy
Who forced the king and the royal family to abandon Versailles and return to Paris? -
ANS-Several thousand Parisian women
How did the Concordat resolve the crisis over Catholicism in France? - ANS-The
Catholic Church gained the right to practice religion freely, while the French state gained
greater control over the naming of church officers and church activities
What two fundamental principles if the Revolution were codified into the Napoleonic
Code? - ANS-The equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security
of wealth and private property
On what's basis have revisionist historians rejected the traditional interpretation that the
French Revolution has its origins in growing tension between the nobility and the
bourgeoise? - ANS-Both the nobility and the bourgeoisie were riddled with internal
rivalries that precluded identifying these two groups as unified blocs opposing each
other
How did Louis XV damage the sense of his sacred authority? - ANS-Louis allowed his
common-born mistresses to exercise tremendous influence culturally and politically,
which led to scandalous depictions of the king and the court in pamphlets
All of the following correctly characterize events in the Vendée region of Brittany
except? - ANS-Counter-revolutionaries recruited armies to oppose the Parisian radicals
In the 1780s, over 50 percent of France's annual budget was expended on... -
ANS-Interest payment on the debt
How did the reaction of kings and nobles in continental Europe toward the Revolution
change over the Revolution's first two years? - ANS-Initially pleased by the Revolution's
weakening of France, they came to feel threatened by its message
Marking Scheme 2024
All of the following were true of the French clergy on the eve of the French Revolution
except? - ANS-They were under the complete control of the papacy
Who forced the king and the royal family to abandon Versailles and return to Paris? -
ANS-Several thousand Parisian women
How did the Concordat resolve the crisis over Catholicism in France? - ANS-The
Catholic Church gained the right to practice religion freely, while the French state gained
greater control over the naming of church officers and church activities
What two fundamental principles if the Revolution were codified into the Napoleonic
Code? - ANS-The equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security
of wealth and private property
On what's basis have revisionist historians rejected the traditional interpretation that the
French Revolution has its origins in growing tension between the nobility and the
bourgeoise? - ANS-Both the nobility and the bourgeoisie were riddled with internal
rivalries that precluded identifying these two groups as unified blocs opposing each
other
How did Louis XV damage the sense of his sacred authority? - ANS-Louis allowed his
common-born mistresses to exercise tremendous influence culturally and politically,
which led to scandalous depictions of the king and the court in pamphlets
All of the following correctly characterize events in the Vendée region of Brittany
except? - ANS-Counter-revolutionaries recruited armies to oppose the Parisian radicals
In the 1780s, over 50 percent of France's annual budget was expended on... -
ANS-Interest payment on the debt
How did the reaction of kings and nobles in continental Europe toward the Revolution
change over the Revolution's first two years? - ANS-Initially pleased by the Revolution's
weakening of France, they came to feel threatened by its message
