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1. 1.

   Multiple choice questions:

   1. Who was the king of France at the revolution of 1789?
      1. Louis XIV
      2. Louis XV
      3. Louis XVI
      4. Louis XVIII
   2. In which battle was Napoleon finally defeated?
      1. Leipzig
      2. Waterloo
      3. Berlin
      4. Fontainebleau
   3. Napoleon died in:
      1. Waterloo
      2. Elba
      3. Ajaccio
      4. St. Helena
   4. How many colonies were set up by Britain in North America?
      1. 11
      2. 13
      3. 15
      4. 17
   5. Which day is celebrated by the Americans as their independence day?
      1. 4 July
      2. 14 July
      3. 24 July
      4. 28 July
   6. When was Stamp Act passed?
      1. 1766
      2. 1776
      3. 1765
      4. 1767
   7. Which was the first sate to secede from the Union?
      1. Southern Carolina
      2. Kentucky
      3. Mississippi
      4. Arkansas
   8. With which battle did the Civil War begin?
      1. Petersburg
      2. Fort Sumter
      3. Appomattox
      4. Georgia
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. Revolution in _________ took place in the year 1789.
   2. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th August ____________ .
   3. Napoleon started the Continental System against ____________ .
   4. The policies of king ______ provided the immediate cause for the revolt of the colonists.
   5. The colonists raised the cry of ‘no __________ without representation'.
   6. The Sugar Act was passed in ___________ .
   7. The ____________ states were in favour of slavery.
   8. _____ confederate states and ____________  union states fought against each other.
   9. Abraham Lincoln was the first elected President in the year _______ .
   10. Slavery was abolished in the USA in the year ________ .
3. 3.

   Name the following:

   1. The Queen of Louis XVI.
   2. The three philosophers of France.
   3. The British General whose surrender brought the war in America to an end.
   4. The first President of the USA.
   5. The first southern state to secede from the Union.
   6. The author of the book ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’
4. 4.

   Mark the following statements as True or False:

   1. Louis  XIV was the ruler at the time of the outbreak of revolution in France.
   2. Continental System was the main cause of Napoleon's downfall.
   3. Napoleon died at Elba.
   4. Napoleon was finally defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.
   5. Nineteen American colonies revolted against the English Government.
   6. The famous Stamp Act was passed in 1765.
   7. George Washington was the commander of the British forces.
   8. Thomas Jefferson prepared the Declaration of American Independence.
   9. American independence was declared on 4th July 1776.
   10. The civil war was fought between the states of north and west America.
   11. The slaves were very useful for domestic work.
   12. The planters treated their slaves with kindness.
5. 5.

   Match the columns:

   1. Battle of Waterloo	(a) 1776
   2. Declaration of American Independence	(b) Commander of United colonial army
   3. George Washington	(c) Gettysburg Address
   4. Abraham Lincoln	(d) 1815
   5. Louis XVI	(e) Declaration of American Independence
   6. Greenville	(f) 1804
   7. Thomas Jefferson	(g) Stamp Act
   8. Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor	(h) King of France

6. 6.

   Write the names of French philosophers.