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The French Revolution
  • 1. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
A) Louis XVI
B) Louis XIV
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Marie Antoinette
  • 2. Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
A) Storming of the Bastille
B) Reign of Terror
C) Execution of Marie Antoinette
D) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • 3. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) Economic inequality
B) Religious conflicts
C) Political corruption
D) Foreign invasions
  • 4. What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
A) Revolution or Chaos
B) Liberty or Death
C) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
D) Equality for All
  • 5. Who led the radical faction known as the Jacobins during the Revolution?
A) Maximilien Robespierre
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Jean-Paul Marat
D) Georges Danton
  • 6. Which event symbolized the end of the Reign of Terror?
A) Execution of Robespierre
B) Coup d'etat of Napoleon
C) Storming of the Bastille
D) Signing of the Treaty of Amiens
  • 7. The Directory was replaced by which form of government in France?
A) The National Convention
B) The Consulate
C) The Committee of Public Safety
D) The Estates General
  • 8. What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
A) Create a pan-European union
B) Redraw the borders of France
C) Dismantle the British Empire
D) Restore stability and order in Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
  • 9. Who became the first Emperor of France following the French Revolution?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Robespierre
C) Louis XVIII
D) Louis Philippe
  • 10. Which battle marked Napoleon's final defeat?
A) Battle of Waterloo
B) Battle of Austerlitz
C) Battle of Trafalgar
D) Battle of Borodino
  • 11. Which group led the radical phase of the French Revolution and carried out the Reign of Terror?
A) Feuillants
B) Girondins
C) Jacobins
D) Monarchists
  • 12. What was the name of the legislative body that governed France during the radical phase of the Revolution?
A) Consulate
B) National Assembly
C) National Convention
D) Estates General
  • 13. Who wrote the famous novel 'Les Miserables,' set against the backdrop of the French Revolution?
A) Alexandre Dumas
B) Charles Dickens
C) Gustave Flaubert
D) Victor Hugo
  • 14. What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath during the French Revolution?
A) Pledge by the National Assembly to draft a new constitution for France
B) Declaration of war on Austria
C) Execution of the King
D) Abolition of the monarchy
  • 15. Which city served as the capital of revolutionary France during the Reign of Terror?
A) Lyon
B) Paris
C) Versailles
D) Marseille
  • 16. Who famously said 'Let them eat cake' during the French Revolution?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Queen Victoria
C) Catherine the Great
D) Empress Josephine
  • 17. When did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1776
B) 1848
C) 1804
D) 1789
  • 18. Who was the leader of the Girondins faction in the National Convention?
A) Georges Danton
B) Camille Desmoulins
C) Jacques Pierre Brissot
D) Jean-Paul Marat
  • 19. Which European country declared war on France in 1792, escalating the French Revolution into a larger conflict?
A) Russia
B) Austria
C) Britain
D) Spain
  • 20. Who famously led a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue during the French Revolution?
A) Louis XVII
B) Toussaint Louverture
C) Georges Danton
D) Camille Desmoulins
  • 21. Who famously wrote 'The Social Contract' that influenced revolutionary thought in France?
A) Montesquieu
B) Diderot
C) Voltaire
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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