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