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Quiz for Living in the Past: A Revolution of Culture and Daily Life

1. The cultural reforms initiated by the revolutionary government were intended to

prepare the nation for a protracted war.

spark an economic revival in France.

transform royal subjects into patriotic citizens.

merge monarchial and republican ideas and beliefs.

Correct. The answer is c. The revolutionary leaders believed that a new kind of nation required a new kind of citizen.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The revolutionary leaders believed that a new kind of nation required a new kind of citizen.

2. Which of these is an example of the way in which the revolutionary government changed the way time was measured?

The day was divided into two ten-hour periods.

The calendar was reformed so that all months were the same length.

An hour was defined as one hundred minutes and a minute as one hundred seconds.

The week was shortened to six days, with Sunday eliminated all together.

Correct. The answer is b. In addition, the new calendar began at Year 1 on the day of the foundation of the French Republic.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In addition, the new calendar began at Year 1 on the day of the foundation of the French Republic.

3. Why did the revolutionary government adopt the metric system?

To make weights and measures more “democratic”

So that weights and measures could be standardized across France

Because revolutionary leaders thought ten was the perfect number

Because Britain and Prussia had already done so

Correct. The answer is b. Prior to the adoption of the metric system, each region of France had its own system of measurement.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Prior to the adoption of the metric system, each region of France had its own system of measurement.