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