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The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle - Quiz
  • 1. What year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1789
B) 1804
C) 1799
D) 1776
  • 2. Who was the king of France at the start of the Revolution?
A) Louis XVIII
B) Charles X
C) Louis XVI
D) Louis XIV
  • 3. What was the name of the prison stormed on July 14, 1789?
A) Versailles
B) Bastille
C) Tuileries
D) Conciergerie
  • 4. What document proclaimed the principles of the Revolution?
A) Edict of Nantes
B) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
C) Constitution of 1791
D) Civil Constitution of the Clergy
  • 5. Which battle is often associated with the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
A) Austerlitz
B) Trafalgar
C) Borodino
D) Waterloo
  • 6. Who became the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?
A) Georges Danton
B) Maximilien Robespierre
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Marquis de Lafayette
  • 7. What was the main governing body during the Revolution after 1792?
A) National Assembly
B) Estates-General
C) National Convention
D) Directory
  • 8. Which social group gained significant power as a result of the Revolution?
A) The clergy
B) The monarchy
C) The nobility
D) The bourgeoisie
  • 9. Which group was targeted during the Reign of Terror?
A) Clergy members
B) Noble supporters
C) Counter-revolutionaries
D) Foreign invaders
  • 10. Who authored the book 'The French Revolution'?
A) Alexis de Tocqueville
B) Thomas Carlyle
C) Marquis de Lafayette
D) Victor Hugo
  • 11. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) An invasion by Britain
B) Social inequality and financial crisis
C) A famine in America
D) A revolution in Russia
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