mckaywest11e

Quiz for Primary Source 21.4: The Republican Spirit in Paris, 1848

Question

1. According to the decrees, what must a government have in order to be legitimate?

Divine sanction

Roots in the traditions of the nation

The approval and support of the people

A bicameral legislature

Correct. The answer is c. Throughout the decrees, the authors took pains to emphasize that the provisional government ruled with the consent of the people and that its most important decisions would be subject to ratification by the people.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Throughout the decrees, the authors took pains to emphasize that the provisional government ruled with the consent of the people and that its most important decisions would be subject to ratification by the people.

Question

2. Which of these did the provisional government guarantee to all citizens?

Employment

Food

Housing

Land

Correct. The answer is a. The decrees guaranteed that every person who was willing and able to work would have a job that provided a subsistence living.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The decrees guaranteed that every person who was willing and able to work would have a job that provided a subsistence living.

Question

3. How did the provisional government link itself to the French Revolution of 1789?

By re-establishing the National Assembly

By instituting a levée en masse

By establishing a committee of public safety

By establishing liberty, equality, and fraternity as its fundamental principles

Correct. The answer is d. The provisional government merged revolutionary rhetoric with nineteenth-century nationalism when it claimed to stand for the unity of the nation and the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The provisional government merged revolutionary rhetoric with nineteenth-century nationalism when it claimed to stand for the unity of the nation and the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity.