Question

1. which group made up the largest part of french society but had the least power before the revolution?

a. first estate (clergy)
b. second estate (nobles)
c. third estate (commoners)
d. the monarchy

1. what event is considered the symbolic beginning of the french revolution?

a. tennis court oath
b. storming of the bastille
c. death of louis xvi
d. napoleons coup détat

1. what was the reign of terror?

a. napoleons rule as emperor
b. a time when robespierre executed thousands of people
c. the storming of the bastille
d. the congress of vienna

1. which reform was part of the napoleonic code?

a. unlimited freedom of speech
b. equality under the law
c. ending slavery in colonies
d. removal of public schools

1. what major mistake led to the collapse of napoleons empire?

a. invading england
b. losing at waterloo
c. invading russia in winter
d. selling the louisiana territory

Explanation:

1. Before the French Revolution, the Third Estate, which consisted of common - ers like peasants and urban workers, made up the vast majority of the population but had the least political power.
2. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, is widely regarded as the symbolic start of the French Revolution as it represented the people's uprising against the monarchy.
3. The Reign of Terror was a period during the French Revolution when Maximilien Robespierre led the Committee of Public Safety and executed thousands of people suspected of counter - revolutionary activities.
4. The Napoleonic Code emphasized equality under the law, standardizing French civil law. It did not provide unlimited freedom of speech, and while Napoleon had complex stances on slavery and did not remove public schools.
5. Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, especially during the harsh Russian winter, was a major blunder. His army suffered heavy losses, which weakened his empire and contributed to its eventual collapse.

Answer:

1. C. Third Estate (commoners)
2. B. Storming of the Bastille
3. B. A time when Robespierre executed thousands of people
4. B. Equality under the law
5. C. Invading Russia in winter