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