Global Movements AFCAT Questions

Global Movements MCQ Questions

7.
The Third Estate in pre-revolutionary France included:
A.
Peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie
B.
Only the bourgeoisie
C.
Only peasants
D.
Only the clergy
ANSWER :
A. Peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie
8.
Who was the king of France at the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789?
A.
Louis XV
B.
Louis XVIII
C.
Louis XIV
D.
Louis XVI
ANSWER :
D. Louis XVI
9.
Who was the queen of France at the time of the French Revolution, famous for her extravagant lifestyle?
A.
Catherine de Medici
B.
Josephine
C.
Marie Antoinette
D.
Eugénie
ANSWER :
C. Marie Antoinette
10.
Which Enlightenment thinker's writings on the social contract greatly influenced the French Revolution?
A.
John Locke
B.
Adam Smith
C.
Voltaire
D.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ANSWER :
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11.
Which French Enlightenment thinker proposed the 'separation of powers' doctrine in his work 'The Spirit of the Laws'?
A.
Montesquieu
B.
Voltaire
C.
Diderot
D.
Rousseau
ANSWER :
A. Montesquieu
12.
Which Enlightenment philosopher was famous for his witty critique of religion and absolutism, and the phrase 'Crush the infamous thing'?
A.
Kant
B.
Diderot
C.
Voltaire
D.
Rousseau
ANSWER :
C. Voltaire