HIEU 425 Quiz 4
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
All of the following led to the "Great Terror" EXCEPT:
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Answer:
the execution of Georges Danton and his followers, who believed the
Revolution was going too far.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
The Committee of Public Safety proved a safeguard against the emergence of a
revolutionary dictatorship.
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Answer:
Fals
e
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
According to the page “Reforming the army” on the website, Napoleon, His Armies and
Enemies, proposed reforms to the French army after its defeat in the Seven Years’ War
included permanent army divisions made up of all arms to enable independent operations
for short time periods and the use of light infantry and skirmish tactics.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
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Question 4
2 out of 2 points
During the Reign of Terror, the radical revolutionaries tried to establish a utopia through
all of the following means EXCEPT:
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Answer:
the promotion of local cultures to diversify
French society.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the French Revolutionary Army?
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Answer:
Promotion by merit eliminated favoritism and
corruption.
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Maximilien Robespierre was strongly influenced by Rousseau.
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Answer:
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Question 7
2 out of 2 points
After the French victory at Valmy saved the Revolution,
the Convention attempted to deescalate the war by fighting defensively and opening
negotiations with Austria and Prussia.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
The initial reaction of most European observers to the French Revolution was:
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Answer:
surprised relief that a historically aggressive power was too preoccupied
to trouble others.
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
The Law of Suspects deemed who of the following as liable for arrest?
Selected
Answer:
All of the
above.
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
What was the "federalist movement?"
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Answer:
Uprisings in pro-Girondin towns opposed to the Paris radicals and
centralized authority.
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Although the French Revolutionary army had significant weaknesses, it also possessed
important strengths, which included all of the following EXCEPT:
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Answer:
veteran aristocratic officers who
remained loyal.
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
The death toll of the Reign of Terror was between 250,000-300,000 people.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 13
2 out of 2 points
The emergence of the sans-culottes and the enragés pushed the Convention to adopt
ever-more radical measures like the death penalty for hoarding grain.
Selected
Answer:
Tru
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Question 14
2 out of 2 points
A radical insurrection in Paris on 31 May 1793 ousted the Girondins and left all power in
the hands of the Montagnards.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 15
2 out of 2 points
The year of the Terror was a year of victories for the French armies. How did they do it?
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Answer:
Young officers were promoted from the ranks based on ability, resulting the
emergence of several talented generals.
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Why was the leveé en masse of 23 August 1793 a major turning point in the history of the
Revolution and of warfare?
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Answer:
For the first time in modern history, a nation's entire population and
economy was mobilized for war.
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
All of the following were factors in Louis XVI's trial EXCEPT:
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Answer:
An equally overwhelming majority voted
to execute the king.
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
In “Religion: The Cult of the Supreme Being,” Robespierre believed that, by celebrating
the deity, the Revolution could overcome monarchical tyranny.
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Answer:
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Question 19
2 out of 2 points
In the new "National Convention," the Montagnards, led by Jacobin Maximilien
Robespierre, emerged as the most radical faction demanding the abolition of the
monarchy and championing the lower classes.
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Answer:
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Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Radical measures taken by the Convention to enforce the Revolution included:
Selected
Answer:
all of the
above.
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
The most radical phase of the Revolution in 1793-1794 also witnessed the height of
women's influence on its course.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
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Question 22
2 out of 2 points
What was "Thermidor?"
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Answer:
The coup d'etat that sent Robespierre and his allies to
the guillotine.
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
The combined effects of Jean-Baptiste Gribeauval’s reforms to the French artillery
increased its firepower and made it more mobile on the battlefield.
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Answer:
Tru
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Question 24
2 out of 2 points
When the deeply Catholic Vendée region rose up in insurrection, how did the
Convention respond?
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Answer:
Sent in military forces which conducted drastic reprisals, including mass
killings, against the population.
Question 25
2 out of 2 points
According to the Levée en Masse decree of 23 August 1793, private industry retained
control over military production.
Selected
Answer:
Fals
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