Impact of Events and Revolutions in Shaping Modern Society Quiz
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Only members of the third estate paid taxes in French society during the eighteenth century.

False

The system of estates in French society was organized as shown in Fig. 2.

True

Peasants made up about 80% of the population in French society during the eighteenth century.

False

Nobles enjoyed feudal privileges, which included extracting feudal dues from the peasants.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Church did not extract any taxes from the peasants in French society during the eighteenth century.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The term 'Old Regime' is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France after 1789.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Soviet Union allowed fundamental rights essential for a democratic society during its industrialization and agricultural mechanization.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ideals of socialism became part of anti-colonial movements in different countries.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rise of Nazism in Germany is discussed in Chapter III of the text.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nazism recognized the rights of various minorities and supported democracy and socialism.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The story of Nazism's rise is only about specific events, massacres, and killings.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

In India, most people watched the rise of Nazism with horror.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Louis XVI became the king of France in 1789.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Bastille was stormed in 1789, marking a significant event in the French Revolution.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1791, a constitution was framed in France that guaranteed basic rights to all human beings.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The painting 'The Tennis Court Oath' by Jacques-Louis David depicts Bailly standing with his back to the assembled deputies.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Abbé Sieyès was a priest who wrote an influential pamphlet called 'What is the Third Estate'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The map in Fig. 6 shows the spread of the Great Fear, which was a peasant revolt in the countryside.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The French Revolution led to the spread of ideas of liberty and democratic rights throughout Europe during the nineteenth century.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The freedom of the press during the French Revolution meant that only a handful of educated people could express opposing views of events.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The patriotic fat-reducing press in the anonymous print of 1790 seeks to make the idea of justice tangible.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Marat was a popular figure during the French Revolution, and a painting of him addressing the people would have produced positive reactions among viewers in the Salon.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ideas of liberty and democratic rights were not the most important legacy of the French Revolution.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France in 1804, after the French Revolution had ended.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The fall of the Jacobin government allowed the working class to seize power.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The new constitution introduced during the French Revolution provided voting rights to all sections of society.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Directory, an executive body, was composed of three members.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Directors and legislative councils under the Directory always worked harmoniously without any clashes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The political instability of the Directory paved the way for the rise of a military dictator named Napoleon Bonaparte.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Symbols from civilisations of ancient Egypt and China were used during revolutionary festivals in France.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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