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