The French Revolution
  • 1. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Louis XIV
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Louis XVI
  • 2. Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
A) Storming of the Bastille
B) Execution of Marie Antoinette
C) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
D) Reign of Terror
  • 3. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) Economic inequality
B) Foreign invasions
C) Political corruption
D) Religious conflicts
  • 4. What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
A) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
B) Equality for All
C) Liberty or Death
D) Revolution or Chaos
  • 5. Who led the radical faction known as the Jacobins during the Revolution?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Jean-Paul Marat
C) Georges Danton
D) Maximilien Robespierre
  • 6. Which event symbolized the end of the Reign of Terror?
A) Signing of the Treaty of Amiens
B) Coup d'etat of Napoleon
C) Execution of Robespierre
D) Storming of the Bastille
  • 7. The Directory was replaced by which form of government in France?
A) The Consulate
B) The National Convention
C) The Estates General
D) The Committee of Public Safety
  • 8. What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
A) Dismantle the British Empire
B) Create a pan-European union
C) Restore stability and order in Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
D) Redraw the borders of France
  • 9. Who became the first Emperor of France following the French Revolution?
A) Louis XVIII
B) Louis Philippe
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Robespierre
  • 10. Which battle marked Napoleon's final defeat?
A) Battle of Borodino
B) Battle of Trafalgar
C) Battle of Waterloo
D) Battle of Austerlitz
  • 11. Which group led the radical phase of the French Revolution and carried out the Reign of Terror?
A) Girondins
B) Monarchists
C) Jacobins
D) Feuillants
  • 12. What was the name of the legislative body that governed France during the radical phase of the Revolution?
A) Consulate
B) National Convention
C) National Assembly
D) Estates General
  • 13. Who wrote the famous novel 'Les Miserables,' set against the backdrop of the French Revolution?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Gustave Flaubert
C) Alexandre Dumas
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) Marseille
D) Versailles
  • 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) 1789
C) 1848
D) 1804
  • 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) Britain
B) Austria
C) Russia
D) Spain
  • 20. Who famously led a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue during the French Revolution?
A) Camille Desmoulins
B) Toussaint Louverture
C) Louis XVII
D) Georges Danton
  • 21. Who famously wrote 'The Social Contract' that influenced revolutionary thought in France?
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B) Montesquieu
C) Voltaire
D) Diderot
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