TESTWEEK

• History
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

FORMATIVE TEST

The Industrial Revolution

1. Which statement is true?

Statement I: The bourgeoisie had the same power as the clergy and nobility.
Statement II: Members of the bourgeoisie did not have to pay taxes.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

2. Which statement is true?

1. In 1789, famine struck farmers and nobility alike.
2. In 1789, the power of the king remained absolute
3. In 1789, the public treasury was filled because of the spoils of war.
4. In 1789, France was on the brink of bankruptcy.

3. What system had been used
since the Middle Ages?

1. the feudal system
2. mercantilism
3. the estates system
4. absolute monarchy

4. The bourgeoisie, a group that included doctors
and lawyers was part of:

1. the first estate.
2. the second estate.
3. the third estate.
4. the second and the third estate.

5. In the eighteenth century, a large majority of the French people belonged to:

1. the first estate.
2. the second estate.
3. the third estate.
4. the bourgeoisie.

6. Which statement is true?
Statement I: The bourgeoisie had the same power as the clergy and nobility.
Statement II: Members of the bourgeoisie did not have to pay taxes.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

7. Which statement is false?

1. In 1789, the Estates-General had its annual meeting.
2. The Estates-General was a meeting of representatives of all three estates.
3. The meeting of the Estates General in 1789 was very exceptional.
4. Members of the third estate had great expectations of the meeting in 1789.

8. The main goal of the meeting of the
Estates-General in 1789 was to discuss:

1. the social inequality of the estates system.
2. the position of the king.
3. the causes of the famine.
4. the taxation system in France.

9. The voting system in the Estates-General was very
unfavorable for:

1. the first estate.
2. the second estate.
3. the third estate.
4. the king.

10. What kind of change did the bourgeoisie demand?

1. They demanded the same power and privileges as the people from the first and second estate.
2. They wanted better working conditions.
3. They wanted the first and second estate to reduce their spending and luxurious lifestyle.
4. They demanded a better salary for their hard work.

11. Which third estate group was mainly represented in the Estates General?

1. city workers
2. peasants
3. aristocrats
4. bourgeoisie

12. The third Estate hoped to make some changes in the Estates General. Which of these is NOT something the Third Estate wanted to achieve?

1. a more honest voting system
2. to abolish privileges of the first & second estate
3. more equality in society
4. equal taxes for cityworkers, peasants and bourgeoisie

13. The Bastille was:

1. one of the king’s palaces in Paris.
2. the clergy’s headquarters in Paris.
3. a state prison in Paris.
4. the meeting place of the Estates-General in Paris.

14. After the March on Versailles:

1. the king was in fact a prisoner
2. France became a Republic
3. the king was sentenced to death.
4. the estates system was abolished

15. What was the main reason for the French to use the guillotine as an execution method?

1. The guillotine was the most painful method to execute ‘traitors’.
2. The guillotine was used so all the French people could see the execution very clear.
3. The guillotine used decapitation as a quick and painless method of execution.
4. The guillotine sent a message to the people what would happen if they didn’t listen.

16. Which statement is true?

Statement I: Robespierre was influenced by the Enlightenment thinkers.
Statement II: Robespierre believed that everyone had the right to disagree with the ideas of the French Revolution.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

17. The Reign of Terror was started by:

1. the king.
2. the bourgeoisie.
3. the Jacobines.
4. the Directoire.

18. Which statement is false?

1. The Reign of Terror was replaced by the Directoire.
2. Robespierre was a member of the Directoire.
3. Robespierre was executed on the guillotine.
4. The Directoire was followed by the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte.

19. Which statement is true?

Statement I: Napoleon crowned himself as the emperor of France.
Statement II: As emperor, Napoleon had absolute power.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

20. Napoleon’s empire never included:

1. Spain.
2. Great Britain.
3. Italy.
4. the Dutch Republic.

21. What was the Continental System?

1. An economic boycot of British trade, ordered by Napoleon, to weaken Britain
2. A naval attack on the Russian fleet, ordered by Napoleon, to weaken Russia
3. A secret organisation, led by Robespierre, to search for enemies of the revolution
4. A military expedition to Egypt, ordered by Napoleon, to weaken Britain

22. Napoleon’s definite downfall took place at:

1. Moscow.
2. Waterloo.
3. Paris.
4. St. Elba

23. The industrial revolution started in:

1. France
2. Germany
3. Great Britain
4. The Netherlands

24. Before the industrial revolution, most people worked in:

1. cities
2. rural areas
3. factories
4. slavery

25. Which statement is true?
I. In Britain, an agricultural revolution occurred before the industrial revolution.
II. The agricultural revolution led to an abundance of food.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Statement I is false and statement II is true.
4. Statement I is true and statement II is false.

26. The industrial revolution was boosted by the introduction of a new energy source, namely:

1. water power.
2. steam power.
3. sun power.
4. wind power.

27. Which statement is correct?

1. The Netherlands was one of the first countries to industrialise.
2. Industrialisation led to a growth in the agricultural work sector.
3. Industrialisation led to urbanisation.
4. In the industrial cities, the wages were high.

28. During the age of citizens and steam engines,
the so called ‘new rich’ were:

1. members of the nobility.
2. specialised workers.
3. trade union members.
4. factory owners.

29. Making profit and private ownership are essential within:

1. capitalism.
2. socialism.
3. industrialisation.
4. trade unions.

30. The first trade unions were established by:

1. factory owners.
2. labourers.
3. the government.
4. the church.

31. In order to improve the work situation for labourers, trade unions organised:

1. demonstrations.
2. meetings with factory owners.
3. strikes.
4. meetings with the government.

32. Which statement is true?
Statement I: The social issue was about bad working, health and living conditions of labourers.
Statement II: Social laws did not improve the conditions of the working class.

1. Statement I is true.
2. Statement II is true.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.

33. Explain how the estates system in the 18th century had gradually changed since the Middle Ages.

34. Explain why this change eventually led to political unrest in France in 1789?

35. Can you think of a reason why many French people felt betrayed when Napoleon became emperor in 1804?

36. Look at the source, which is about the first
social law in the Netherlands.
What was the name of this law?
Explain what was abolished by it.

37. Explain why many workers were not pleased
with this new law.

Key Words
38. Write down the key word that matches the description
Do NOT use CAPITALS & SYMBOLS
A. a period of violence in French Revolution marked by mass executions using the guillotine

Key Words
38. Write down the key word that matches the description:

B. an economic system in which making profit and private ownership are essential

Key Words
38. Write down the key word that matches the description:

C. The problem of bad working and living conditions for labourers.

Key Words
38. Write down the key word that matches the description:

D. Person who starts a business with the goal of making a profit.

Reign of Terror

Jacobines

Directoire

Guillotine

Council of 500

First Coalition War

39. Make the correct matches.

Napoleon

parliament

Robespierre

execution

political party

government

Louis XVI

Napoleon

both

40. 

ruled a country

ruled an empire

monarchy

enlightened ideas

absolute power

anti revolution

41. Put the events in the correct chronological order.

Drag the oldest event to the top box (nr 1)

France becomes a Republic

Victorian Age

Storming of the Bastille

first steam engine

Battle of Waterloo

congratulations

congratulations