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Louis XVI executed
Contributed by: Blake
  • 1. Who ordered the execution of Louis XVI?
A) Committee of Public Safety
B) National Assembly
C) Jacobin Club
D) National Convention
  • 2. Who was Louis XVI's wife?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Madame de Pompadour
C) Marie-Thérèse
D) Josephine de Beauharnais
  • 3. Which revolutionary figure played a key role in the trial and execution of Louis XVI?
A) Georges Danton
B) Maximilien Robespierre
C) Jean-Paul Marat
D) Camille Desmoulins
  • 4. From what royal family did Louis XVI originate?
A) Romanov
B) Habsburg
C) Bourbon
D) Hohenzollern
  • 5. What was Louis XVI's title before the French Revolution?
A) King of France
B) Duke of France
C) President of France
D) Emperor of France
  • 6. Which European powers were involved in the War of the First Coalition against France after Louis XVI's execution?
A) Russia, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Sweden
B) Austria, Prussia, Spain, Great Britain
C) Denmark, Norway, Finland, Hungary
D) Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
  • 7. Which influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine argued against monarchy and supported republican government?
A) The Rights of Man
B) Common Sense
C) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
D) The Social Contract
  • 8. Which revolution led to the execution of Louis XVI?
A) French Revolution
B) Industrial Revolution
C) Russian Revolution
D) American Revolution
  • 9. How old was Louis XVI at the time of his execution?
A) 35
B) 45
C) 50
D) 39
  • 10. In what year did Louis XVI become king of France?
A) 1765
B) 1774
C) 1789
D) 1793
  • 11. What was the name of Louis XVI's son, who died in captivity?
A) Louis XVII
B) Napoleon
C) Philippe
D) Louis XIV
  • 12. In which month was Louis XVI executed?
A) September
B) November
C) July
D) January
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