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