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