- 1. In what year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1812
B) 1799
C) 1789
D) 1776
- 2. Which event sparked the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Execution of Louis XVI
B) Napoleon's rise to power
C) Reign of Terror
D) Storming of the Bastille
- 3. Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Robespierre
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Louis XVI
- 4. Which document marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 by setting forth the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity?
A) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B) Tennis Court Oath
C) Constitution of 1791
D) Napoleonic Code
- 5. What was the name of the revolutionary government that ruled France from 1792 to 1795?
A) Estates-General
B) Directory
C) National Convention
D) Committee of Public Safety
- 6. Which legislative body was abolished during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) National Assembly
B) Convention Nationale
C) Estates-General
D) Cahiers de Doléances
- 7. What was the name of the assembly that represented the common people of France during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Consulate
B) National Assembly
C) Estates-General
D) Committee of Public Safety
- 8. Who famously proclaimed, 'Let them eat cake' during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Olympe de Gouges
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Madame Roland
D) Charlotte Corday
- 9. What was the primary goal of the revolutionary leaders during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) To restore absolute monarchy
B) To create a federal system
C) To establish a republic
D) To conquer neighboring countries
- 10. Which city was the epicenter of the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Paris
B) Marseille
C) Nice
D) Versailles
- 11. Who led the radical faction known as the Jacobins during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Saint-Just
B) Robespierre
C) Marat
D) Danton
- 12. Who was the leader of the Girondins faction during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Marat
B) Brissot
C) Robespierre
D) Danton
- 13. What was the name of the constitution that established a constitutional monarchy in France in 1789?
A) Napoleonic Code
B) Charter of 1814
C) Constitution of 1791
D) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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