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The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
  • 1. What year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1804
B) 1799
C) 1776
D) 1789
  • 2. Who was the king of France at the start of the Revolution?
A) Charles X
B) Louis XVI
C) Louis XVIII
D) Louis XIV
  • 3. What was the name of the prison stormed on July 14, 1789?
A) Bastille
B) Versailles
C) Conciergerie
D) Tuileries
  • 4. What document proclaimed the principles of the Revolution?
A) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B) Civil Constitution of the Clergy
C) Edict of Nantes
D) Constitution of 1791
  • 5. Which battle is often associated with the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
A) Austerlitz
B) Waterloo
C) Trafalgar
D) Borodino
  • 6. Who became the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Marquis de Lafayette
C) Georges Danton
D) Maximilien Robespierre
  • 7. What was the main governing body during the Revolution after 1792?
A) National Assembly
B) National Convention
C) Directory
D) Estates-General
  • 8. Which social group gained significant power as a result of the Revolution?
A) The nobility
B) The bourgeoisie
C) The monarchy
D) The clergy
  • 9. Which group was targeted during the Reign of Terror?
A) Counter-revolutionaries
B) Noble supporters
C) Foreign invaders
D) Clergy members
  • 10. Who authored the book 'The French Revolution'?
A) Marquis de Lafayette
B) Thomas Carlyle
C) Victor Hugo
D) Alexis de Tocqueville
  • 11. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) A revolution in Russia
B) Social inequality and financial crisis
C) A famine in America
D) An invasion by Britain
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