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