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