Indiana Academic Super Bowl
Social Studies Round
2017 Invitational - Junior Division
A Program of the Indiana Association of School Principals
Students:
Throughout this competition, foreign
names and words may be used.
If there are any discrepancies
between how a word/phrase should
be pronounced and what you see
on the screen, the screen
supersedes what is spoken.
JD-I-SS-1
After Louis XVI was imprisoned and
radical leaders took over, which type of
government best described France?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Republic
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
oligarchy
JD-I-SS-1
After Louis XVI was imprisoned and
radical leaders took over, which type of
government best described France?
A.
Republic
JD-I-SS-2
Look at the image. What is this?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Phrygian cap
flag of France
a cockade
a flowered broche
JD-I-SS-2
Look at the image. What is this?
A. Phrygian cap
JD-I-SS-3
All of the following describe the 2nd
Estate EXCEPT it _______.
A. was exempt from paying taxes
B. owned approximately 20% of the
land
C. made up a majority of the
population
D. opposed enlightenment ideas such
as liberty
JD-I-SS-3
All of the following describe the 2nd
Estate EXCEPT it _______.
C. made up a majority of the
population
JD-I-SS-4
What is the artist most likely referring to in this political
cartoon?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Napoleon was defeated by Russia and the Church
men of the 2nd and 3rd estate would always rule society
the 1st and 2nd estates were crushing the will of the 3rd
estate prior to the Revolution
the French wore many different outfits to show off
wealth to lower classes
JD-I-SS-4
What is the artist most likely referring to in this political
cartoon?
C.
the 1st and 2nd estates were crushing the will of the
3rd estate prior to the Revolution
JD-I-SS-5
What does the French term coup d’etat
mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
stopping the three estates
head-cutting from the guillotine
head of state
an overthrow of the government
JD-I-SS-5
What does the French term coup
d’etat mean?
D. an overthrow of the government
JD-I-SS-6
According to Abbe Sieyes, who wrote the pamphlet
“What is the Third Estate?”, what is meant by the
following:
“The Third Estate embraces then all that which belongs
to the nation; and all that which is not the Third Estate,
cannot be regarded as being of the nation. What is
the Third Estate? It is the whole.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
the King should embrace the citizens
the common citizens should part of the
third estate
all citizens should be part of the
governmental process of France
the first and second estates were never
part of the nation
JD-I-SS-6
According to Abbe Sieyes, who wrote the pamphlet
“What is the Third Estate?”, what is meant by the
following:
“The Third Estate embraces then all that which belongs
to the nation; and all that which is not the Third Estate,
cannot be regarded as being of the nation. What is
the Third Estate? It is the whole.”
C.
all citizens should be part of the governmental
process of France
JD-I-SS-7
The bourgeoisie was part of which
estate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the first estate
the second estate
the third estate
none of these
JD-I-SS-7
The bourgeoisie was part of which
estate?
C.
the third estate
JD-I-SS-8
Which important event
during the French
Revolution does this
picture by de Lunay
portray?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Napoleon’s army taking over Russia
Robespierre burning the castles of traitors
the storming of the Bastille
the destruction of the palace at Versailles
JD-I-SS-8
Which important event
during the French
Revolution does this
picture by de Lunay
portray?
C.
the storming of the Bastille
JD-I-SS-9
This is a painting by Louis Boilly. Both the flag and
cockade are blue, white and red. What do
historians believe are the meanings of the three
colors?
A.
Oceans, clouds,
and bloodshed
B.
Liberty, equality,
and fraternity
C.
Nobility, clergy,
and bourgeoisie
D.
Liberty, freedom,
and peace
JD-I-SS-9
This is a painting by Louis Boilly. Both the flag and
cockade are blue, white and red. What do
historians believe are the meanings of the three
colors?
B.
Liberty, equality,
and fraternity
JD-I-SS-10
After Napoleon overthrew the French
government in 1799, which of the
following would best describe the type
of government he had?
A. parliamentary monarchy
B. military dictatorship
C. republic
D. theocracy
JD-I-SS-10
After Napoleon overthrew the French
government in 1799, which of the
following would best describe the type
of government he had?
B.
military dictatorship
JD-I-SS-11
Which term best describes the third
estates’ ability to unify France’s lower
classes, particularly in terms of unification,
viewing themselves as part of “a whole,”
and creating a strong sense of “love of
country”?
A. mercantilism
B. nationalism
C. militarism
D. imperialism
JD-I-SS-11
Which term best describes the third
estates’ ability to unify France’s lower
classes, particularly in terms of unification,
viewing themselves as part of “a whole,”
and creating a strong sense of “love of
country”?
B.
nationalism
JD-I-SS-12
Prior to his exile, Napoleon invaded
which city, which was left burning, forcing
his men to return to France in winter with
little to no supplies or food?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Moscow
Vienna
London
Madrid
JD-I-SS-12
Prior to his exile, Napoleon invaded
which city, which was left burning, forcing
his men to return to France in winter with
little to no supplies or food?
A.
Moscow
JD-I-SS-13
Which of the following was NOT a purpose
of the “Reign of Terror” and the many
beheadings by the guillotine?
A. to purge France of enemies of the
state
B. to protect against foreign invaders
within France
C. to execute people considered a threat
to national security
D. to kill Protestants that went against the
Catholic Church
JD-I-SS-13
Which of the following was NOT a purpose
of the “Reign of Terror” and the many
beheadings by the guillotine?
D.
to kill Protestants that went against the
Catholic Church
JD-I-SS-14
How did both Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette die?
A.
B.
C.
D.
they were hanged for treason
they were beheaded by guillotine
they were exiled to the Island of
Elba and left to die
they died in a Bastille prison cell
JD-I-SS-14
How did both Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette die?
B.
they were beheaded by guillotine
JD-I-SS-15
Which of the following events is
often considered the start of the
French Revolution?
A. the Battle of Waterloo
B. the execution of Louis XIV
C. Napoleon’s self-declaration as
emperor of France
D. the storming of the Bastille
JD-I-SS-15
Which of the following events is
often considered the start of the
French Revolution?
D. the storming of the Bastille
JD-I-SS-16
In Book I of the Napoleonic Code, the
civil rights of a Frenchman are described.
Which of the following ways would cause
a person to lose his “quality of a
Frenchman?”
A. marrying a foreigner
B. military service in foreign
government
C. renouncing a foreign government
D. being taken to court by a foreigner
JD-I-SS-16
In Book I of the Napoleonic Code, the
civil rights of a Frenchman are
described. Which of the following
ways would cause a person to lose his
“quality of a Frenchman?”
B.
military service in foreign
government
JD-I-SS-17
Which of the following was a cause of the
French Revolution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the middle class and peasants were
given all political power
starvation and high bread prices
the clergy ran the government as a
theocracy
all the taxes were paid by the third
estate
JD-I-SS-17
Which of the following was a cause of
the French Revolution?
B.
starvation and high bread prices
JD-I-SS-18
Which of the following was NOT a
result of the French Revolution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the middle class and peasants
were given political power
the king was no longer an
absolute monarch
it unified the French people
political ideas of Enlightenment
spread to America
JD-I-SS-18
Which of the following was NOT a
result of the French Revolution?
D.
political ideas of Enlightenment
spread to America
JD-I-SS-19
Which of the following political figures
was an important friend of Thomas
Jefferson and considered one of the
authors of The Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen?
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Marquis de Lafayette
C. Maximillian Robespierre
D. George Washington
JD-I-SS-19
Which of the following political figures
was an important friend of Thomas
Jefferson and considered one of the
authors of The Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen?
B.
Marquis de Lafayette
JD-I-SS-20
Which of the following groups was
NOT excluded in the Declaration of
the Rights of Man and Citizen?
A.
B.
C.
D.
clergy
women
slaves
foreigners
JD-I-SS-20
Which of the following groups was
NOT excluded in the Declaration of
the Rights of Man and Citizen?
A. clergy
JD-I-SS-21
Place the events of the French Revolution in the
correct chronological order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
France declares itself a Republic
Robespierre’s “Reign of Terror” begins
the storming of the Bastille
Napoleon is exiled to the Island of Elba
3, 2, 1, 4
2, 4, 1, 3
2, 3, 1, but never 4
3, 1, 2, but never 4
JD-I-SS-21
Place the events of the French Revolution in the
correct chronological order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
D.
France declares itself a Republic
Robespierre’s “Reign of Terror” begins
the storming of the Bastille
Napoleon is exiled to the Island of Elba
3, 1, 2, but never 4
JD-I-SS-22
Which artist is responsible for the three paintings
shown of Napoleon?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Eugene Delacroix
Jacques-Louis David
Louis-Leopold Boilly
Marquis de Lafayette
JD-I-SS-22
Which artist is responsible for the three paintings
shown of Napoleon?
B.
Jacques-Louis David
JD-I-SS-23
Which of the following phrases best
describes a “republic”?
A. form of government in which people
elect the heads of government
B. form of government in which a
monarch acts as head of state
C. form of government in which the
majority can impose its will on a
minority
D. form of government run by the
military
JD-I-SS-23
Which of the following phrases best
describes a “republic”?
A. form of government in which people
elect the heads of government
JD-I-SS-24
Another famous work based on The
Declaration of the Rights of Man was written
by Marie de Gouges and stated, “Man are
you capable of being just? It is a woman who
asks you this question.” From which of the
following works is this?
A. The Declaration of the Rights of All
B.
C.
D.
Citizens
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of
Woman and Citizen
The French Constitution
JD-I-SS-24
Another famous work based on The
Declaration of the Rights of Man was
written by Marie de Gouges and stated,
“Man are you capable of being just? It is a
woman who asks you this question.” From
which of the following works is this?
C.
The Declaration of the Rights of
Woman and Citizen
JD-I-SS-25
Which of the following was NOT a
name for one of the governments
during the French Revolution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the National Assembly
the French Republic
the Directory
the Estates General
JD-I-SS-25
Which of the following was NOT a
name for one of the governments
during the French Revolution?
D.
the Estates General
End of Social Studies Round
The next round will be Interdisciplinary
2017 Junior Academic Super Bowl
April 29, 2017