9th Class Social Science The French Revolution Question Bank

done MCQ - The French Revolution Total Questions - 71

• question_answer1)
  The Bastille was hated by all because
  A)
  it stood for the despotic power of the King done clear
  B)
  it situated on a top of a hill done clear
  C)
  prisoners belonged only to the poor section of society done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer2)
  When did Luis XVI become the King of France?
  A)
  In 1770 done clear
  B)
  In 1772 done clear
  C)
  In 1774 done clear
  D)
  In 1787 done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Austrian Princess Marie Antoniette was married to.............
  A)
  Louis (XIII) done clear
  B)
  Louis (XIV) done clear
  C)
  Louis (XV) done clear
  D)
  Louis (XVI) done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The word ‘lives’ stand for..............
  A)
  Unit of currency in France done clear
  B)
  Tax levied by the Church done clear
  C)
  Tax levied by the State done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer5)
  France helped......... American colonies to gain their independence from Britain under the leadership of Louis (XVI).
  A)
  10 done clear
  B)
  11 done clear
  C)
  12 done clear
  D)
  13 done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following statements is are incorrect about the Third Estate?
  A)
  Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands. done clear
  B)
  Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor. done clear
  C)
  The Third Estate was made of the poor only. done clear
  D)
  Peasants were obliged to serve in the army or build roads. done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Group of persons invested with special functions in the church is known as….....
  A)
  Priest done clear
  B)
  Father done clear
  C)
  Clergy done clear
  D)
  AII of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Peasants were obliged to serve the lords by
  A)
  working in his house and fields done clear
  B)
  serving in the army done clear
  C)
  participating in building roads done clear
  D)
  AII of the above done clear
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• question_answer9)
  A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce is known as............
  A)
  Tithe done clear
  B)
  Livre done clear
  C)
  Taille done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  In the French society, the tax to be paid directly to the state is known as ..........................
  A)
  Taxim done clear
  B)
  Taille done clear
  C)
  Tithe done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The population of France rose from 23 million in 1715 to ......... million in ................
  A)
  28, 1789 done clear
  B)
  30, 1750 done clear
  C)
  35, 1760 done clear
  D)
  40, 1789 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  What was the reason of increased demand for food grains in France during 1715 to 1789?
  A)
  Rapid industrialisation of agriculture land. done clear
  B)
  Famines for many years. done clear
  C)
  Heavy export of food grains from France to England. done clear
  D)
  High rise in population during these years. done clear
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• question_answer13)
  What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
  A)
  Large-scale production of food grains. done clear
  B)
  An extreme situation endangering the means of livelihood. done clear
  C)
  Financial crises in the form of inflation. done clear
  D)
  Subsidy in food grains. done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The term ‘'Old Regime'’ usually used to describe............
  A)
  France before 1000 B.C. done clear
  B)
  Society of France after 1889 done clear
  C)
  Society and Institutions of France after 1789 A.D. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of which new social group in France?
  A)
  Working Class done clear
  B)
  Nobility done clear
  C)
  Middle Class done clear
  D)
  Tribal Class done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Division of power within the government was put forth in
  A)
  Two Treaties of Government done clear
  B)
  ‘'The Spirit of the Laws’' done clear
  C)
  ‘'Le Moniteur Universal’' done clear
  D)
  'The Social Contract’' done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Name the philosopher who refuted the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch?
  A)
  John Locke done clear
  B)
  Descartes done clear
  C)
  David Hume done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer18)
  ............proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
  A)
  Montesquieu done clear
  B)
  Descartes done clear
  C)
  Rousseau done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer19)
  The......... Constitution and its guarantee of individual rights inspired the political thinkers of France.
  A)
  British   done clear
  B)
  Greek done clear
  C)
  American done clear
  D)
  German done clear
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• question_answer20)
  ‘'The Spirit of Laws'’ was written by .................
  A)
  John Locke done clear
  B)
  Montesquieu done clear
  C)
  Rousseau done clear
  D)
  Arthur Young done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Which of the following model has been proposed in '‘The Spirit of Laws’'?
  A)
  Constitutional Monarchy system. done clear
  B)
  Division of power within the government between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. done clear
  C)
  Communist system. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The members of National Assembly were led by............
  A)
  Mirabeau done clear
  B)
  Abbe Sieyes done clear
  C)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
  D)
  Jean-Paul Marat done clear
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• question_answer23)
  …......... believed in the necessity of feudal privileges in society and brought out a journal and delivered powerful speeches.
  A)
  Mantesquieu done clear
  B)
  Rousseau done clear
  C)
  Mirabeau done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  ‘'What is the Third Estate'’? was written by
  A)
  Mirabeau done clear
  B)
  Abbe’ Sieye’s done clear
  C)
  Montesquieu done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  When did Louis XVI called an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?
  A)
  5th May, 1789 done clear
  B)
  5th May, 1790 done clear
  C)
  5th May, 1791   done clear
  D)
  5th May, 1792 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Which of the following books is written by John Locke?
  A)
  The Social Contract done clear
  B)
  The Spirit of the Laws done clear
  C)
  Two Treatises of Government done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Which of the following statement defines Chateau?
  A)
  Castle belongs to a King. done clear
  B)
  Stately residence belongs to noblemen. done clear
  C)
  Castle belongs to the Army Chief. done clear
  D)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
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• question_answer28)
  In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that...............
  A)
  each member of the Three Estates should have one vote. done clear
  B)
  each Estate should have one vote. done clear
  C)
  all the Three Estates should have one vote altogether. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which of the following provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4th August, 1789?
  A)
  Abolition of Feudal system of obligations done clear
  B)
  Clergy had to give up its privileges done clear
  C)
  Tithes were abolished done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer30)
  On ......... the agitated crowd of France stormed and destroyed the Bastille.
  A)
  14th July, 1789 done clear
  B)
  10th June, 1788 done clear
  C)
  15th July, 1780 done clear
  D)
  20th July, 1789 done clear
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• question_answer31)
  ......... is an estate consisting of the lard’'s londs and his mansion.
  A)
  Chateau done clear
  B)
  Mason done clear
  C)
  Manor   done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The representatives of the Third Estate assembled in the indoor tennis court of Versailles for................
  A)
  Declaring a report. done clear
  B)
  Drafting a Constitution for France which limited the King’s power. done clear
  C)
  Making an appeal to support the King in times of need. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Which of the following forms a part of the ‘Declaration of Rights of Man and citizen’?
  A)
  Men are born free. done clear
  B)
  They are equal in rights before the law. done clear
  C)
  Liberty means power to do what is not injurious to others. done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer34)
  According to the new Constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be .................
  A)
  Elected directly done clear
  B)
  Appointed by the king done clear
  C)
  Elected indirectly done clear
  D)
  A hereditary body done clear
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• question_answer35)
  The National Assembly of France completed the draft of the Constitution in.........
  A)
  1789 done clear
  B)
  1790 done clear
  C)
  1791     done clear
  D)
  1792 done clear
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• question_answer36)
  The citizens who voted the members of the National Assembly should be
  A)
  citizen of France done clear
  B)
  only men above 25 years of age done clear
  C)
  men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Louis XVI had signed the Constitution and he entered into secret negotiations with the King of.............
  A)
  Austria done clear
  B)
  Prussia done clear
  C)
  Spain    done clear
  D)
  Greece done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Which of the following is incorrect about Marseillaise?
  A)
  The Marseillaise is the National Anthem of France. done clear
  B)
  The Marseillaise is a patriotic song. done clear
  C)
  This song is composed by Poet Roget de L’'lsle. done clear
  D)
  The song was first sung by the Jacobians. done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Which among the following statement defines convent?
  A)
  Building belonging to a community devoted to an economic life. done clear
  B)
  Building belonging to a community devoted to a religious life. done clear
  C)
  Building belonging to a community devoted to a social life. done clear
  D)
  Building belonging to a community devoted to a political life. done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Which statement is incorrect about the National Assembly?
  A)
  It abolished the feudal system. done clear
  B)
  It abolished the slavery in France. done clear
  C)
  It drafted the constitution. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer41)
  The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792, the declare war against ..................
  A)
  Britain and Germany done clear
  B)
  Prussia and Austria done clear
  C)
  Italy and Germany done clear
  D)
  Russia and Prussia done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?
  A)
  Declared France a Constitutional Monarchy done clear
  B)
  Abolished the monarchy done clear
  C)
  Declared France a Republic done clear
  D)
  Granted Right to vote to all done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Louis XVI was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde on.............
  A)
  26th January, 1793 done clear
  B)
  21st January, 1793 done clear
  C)
  21st January, 1794 done clear
  D)
  26th January, 1794 done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Who wrote the ‘'Declaration of the Rights to Women and Citizen’'?
  A)
  Olympe de Gouges done clear
  B)
  Abee Sieyes done clear
  C)
  Mirabeau done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Who seized the power after the fall of the Jacobian government?
  A)
  Common People done clear
  B)
  Descendants of Louis XVI done clear
  C)
  Wealthy Middle Class done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer46)
  When did French women march to Versailles and brought the king Louis XVI back with him to Paris?
  A)
  5th October, 1788 done clear
  B)
  5th October, 1789 done clear
  C)
  10th October, 1789         done clear
  D)
  10th October, 1790 done clear
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• question_answer47)
  In which year Slavery was finally abolished in the French colonies?
  A)
  1846 done clear
  B)
  1847 done clear
  C)
  1848 done clear
  D)
  1849 done clear
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• question_answer48)
  What did Bastille symbolise?
  A)
  Benevolence of the king done clear
  B)
  Despotic power of the king done clear
  C)
  Armed might of France done clear
  D)
  Prestige and power done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Who among the following reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobian regime?
  A)
  Louis XIV done clear
  B)
  Robespierre done clear
  C)
  Napoleon done clear
  D)
  Marat done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
  A)
  Fall of the Jacobian government done clear
  B)
  Robespiere’s Reign of Terror done clear
  C)
  Political instability of the Directory done clear
  D)
  Nationalist Forces done clear
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• question_answer51)
  When did Napoleon Bonaparte crown himself as Emperor of France?
  A)
  1798 done clear
  B)
  1800 done clear
  C)
  1804 done clear
  D)
  1806 done clear
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• question_answer52)
  One major effect of Napoleon’'s rule of France was that it led to .............
  A)
  an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church. done clear
  B)
  massive emigration to the Americas. done clear
  C)
  trade agreements with Great Britain. done clear
  D)
  a restoration of political stability. done clear
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• question_answer53)
  A guillotine was................
  A)
  A fine sword with which heads were cut off. done clear
  B)
  A special noose to hang people. done clear
  C)
  A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer54)
  The primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the..........
  A)
  Increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate done clear
  B)
  Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte done clear
  C)
  Actions of Prince Mettermich done clear
  D)
  Execution of Louis XVI done clear
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• question_answer55)
  The editor of the newspaper, ‘'L’' Amidu peuple (The friend of the people) was ...............
  A)
  Mirabeau done clear
  B)
  Abbe Sieye’'s done clear
  C)
  Tean-Paul Marat done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer56)
  The painting by ............ used many symbols to convey the content of the declaration of rights.
  A)
  Le Barbier done clear
  B)
  Jacques - Lovis David done clear
  C)
  Olympe de Gange done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer57)
  ......... is the symbol of royal power.
  A)
  The law tablet done clear
  B)
  The bundle of rods or fasces done clear
  C)
  Sceptre done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Red Phrygian cap symbolises
  A)
  Cap worn by a revolutionary done clear
  B)
  Cap worn by an active citizen done clear
  C)
  Cap worn by a slave upon becoming free done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer59)
  The most successful political club was
  A)
  Jacobin done clear
  B)
  convent done clear
  C)
  Avant-garde done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Women in France won the right to vote in
  A)
  1920 done clear
  B)
  1925 done clear
  C)
  1935 done clear
  D)
  1946 done clear
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• question_answer61)

  What did the artist want to depict in this picture?

   
  A)
  The poor men brought everything for his lord. done clear
  B)
  The noblemen bought the grains from the peasant in a low rate. done clear
  C)
  The nobleman was the spider and the peasant was the fly. done clear
  D)
  Both (a) and (c) done clear
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• question_answer62)

  What is the significance of the given picture?

   
  A)
  It describes the emancipation of slaves. done clear
  B)
  It suggests the conditions of slave trade. done clear
  C)
  It depicts the uncivilised African Slaves. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer63)

  What is the name of this couple in the picture?

   
  A)
  Sans-culottes couple done clear
  B)
  Jacobin couple done clear
  C)
  Noble couple done clear
  D)
  Revolutionary couple done clear
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• question_answer64)

  The special features about this painting is/are

   
  A)
  It is one rare paintings by a woman artist. done clear
  B)
  The painting is a female allegory of liberty. done clear
  C)
  It symbolises the new constitution of France. done clear
  D)
  Both (a) and (b) done clear
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• question_answer65)

  What is the meaning of this picture depicted below?

   
  A)
  The Reign of Terror gives Justice. done clear
  B)
  The fat reducing press symbolises exploitation. done clear
  C)
  The fat reducing press symbolises justice. done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer66)
  Match the following.

  List I		List II
  A.	The Broken Chains	1.	Personification of the law
  B.	The Bundle of Rods	2.	Act of becoming free
  C.	Sceptre	3.	Strength lies in unity
  D.	The Winged Woman	4.	Symbol of royal power

   
  A)

  A-1

  B-2

  C-3

  D-4

  done clear
  B)

  A-2

  B-4

  C-3

  D-1

  done clear
  C)

  A-2

  B-3

  C-4

  D-1

    done clear
  D)

  A-4

  B-2

  C-1

  D-3

    done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Match the following.

  List I		List II
  A.	French Colonies	1.	Bordeaux, Nantes
  B.	Port Cities related to slave trades	2.	Extravagant Court
  C.	Palace of Versailles	3.	Martinique, San Domingo

  A)

  A-1

  B-2

  C-3

  done clear
  B)

  A-3

  B-1

  C-2

  done clear
  C)

  A-2

  B-1

  C-3

    done clear
  D)

  A-3

  B-2

  C-1

    done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Match the column

  List I		List II
  A.	Louis XVI	1.	Political Body
  B.	Rousseau	2.	Noble Family
  C.	Mirabeau	3.	The Fortress-prison
  D.	Estates General	4.	The Social Contract
  E.	Bastille	5.	Bourbon Family

  A)

  A-1

  B-2

  C-4

  D-3

  E-5

    done clear
  B)

  A-4

  B-3

  C-2

  D-1

  E-5

    done clear
  C)

  A-5

  B-4

  C-2

  D-1

  E-3

    done clear
  D)

  A-3

  B-1

  C-5

  D-2

  E-4

    done clear
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• question_answer69)

  Map Based Questions Directions Q. Nos. 69-71) Study the map given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Identify the port marked as ‘A’ and ‘D’ related to the slave trade.

   
  A)
  Bordeaux, Nantes done clear
  B)
  Paris, Toyes done clear
  C)
  Marseilles, Lyon done clear
  D)
  Nantes, Dijon done clear
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• question_answer70)
  Identify the capital of France marked as ‘B’ in the map.
  A)
  Romilly done clear
  B)
  Paris done clear
  C)
  Lille done clear
  D)
  Marseilles done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Identify the place marked as ‘C’ in the map where volunteers sang National Anthem of France.
  A)
  Marseilles done clear
  B)
  Bordeaux done clear
  C)
  Paris done clear
  D)
  Nantes done clear
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