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The French Revolution
  • 1. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
A) Louis XVI
B) Louis XIV
C) Marie Antoinette
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 2. Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
A) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B) Storming of the Bastille
C) Execution of Marie Antoinette
D) Reign of Terror
  • 3. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) Political corruption
B) Foreign invasions
C) Religious conflicts
D) Economic inequality
  • 4. What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
A) Revolution or Chaos
B) Liberty or Death
C) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
D) Equality for All
  • 5. Who led the radical faction known as the Jacobins during the Revolution?
A) Maximilien Robespierre
B) Jean-Paul Marat
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Georges Danton
  • 6. Which event symbolized the end of the Reign of Terror?
A) Signing of the Treaty of Amiens
B) Storming of the Bastille
C) Coup d'etat of Napoleon
D) Execution of Robespierre
  • 7. The Directory was replaced by which form of government in France?
A) The Estates General
B) The National Convention
C) The Consulate
D) The Committee of Public Safety
  • 8. What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815?
A) Redraw the borders of France
B) Create a pan-European union
C) Restore stability and order in Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
D) Dismantle the British Empire
  • 9. What was the name of the legislative body that governed France during the radical phase of the Revolution?
A) National Convention
B) Estates General
C) National Assembly
D) Consulate
  • 10. Who famously wrote 'The Social Contract' that influenced revolutionary thought in France?
A) Voltaire
B) Montesquieu
C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D) Diderot
  • 11. Which group led the radical phase of the French Revolution and carried out the Reign of Terror?
A) Girondins
B) Feuillants
C) Jacobins
D) Monarchists
  • 12. Which city served as the capital of revolutionary France during the Reign of Terror?
A) Marseille
B) Versailles
C) Paris
D) Lyon
  • 13. Which European country declared war on France in 1792, escalating the French Revolution into a larger conflict?
A) Austria
B) Spain
C) Britain
D) Russia
  • 14. Who became the first Emperor of France following the French Revolution?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Louis XVIII
C) Robespierre
D) Louis Philippe
  • 15. What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath during the French Revolution?
A) Declaration of war on Austria
B) Pledge by the National Assembly to draft a new constitution for France
C) Execution of the King
D) Abolition of the monarchy
  • 16. When did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1789
B) 1776
C) 1804
D) 1848
  • 17. Who famously said 'Let them eat cake' during the French Revolution?
A) Catherine the Great
B) Queen Victoria
C) Marie Antoinette
D) Empress Josephine
  • 18. Who wrote the famous novel 'Les Miserables,' set against the backdrop of the French Revolution?
A) Alexandre Dumas
B) Victor Hugo
C) Charles Dickens
D) Gustave Flaubert
  • 19. Who was the leader of the Girondins faction in the National Convention?
A) Georges Danton
B) Camille Desmoulins
C) Jean-Paul Marat
D) Jacques Pierre Brissot
  • 20. Who famously led a slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue during the French Revolution?
A) Camille Desmoulins
B) Georges Danton
C) Toussaint Louverture
D) Louis XVII
  • 21. Which battle marked Napoleon's final defeat?
A) Battle of Austerlitz
B) Battle of Borodino
C) Battle of Waterloo
D) Battle of Trafalgar
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