- 1. In what year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1789
B) 1799
C) 1776
D) 1812
- 2. Which event sparked the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Reign of Terror
B) Storming of the Bastille
C) Napoleon's rise to power
D) Execution of Louis XVI
- 3. Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Louis XVI
D) Robespierre
- 4. Which document marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 by setting forth the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity?
A) Tennis Court Oath
B) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
C) Napoleonic Code
D) Constitution of 1791
- 5. What was the name of the revolutionary government that ruled France from 1792 to 1795?
A) National Convention
B) Committee of Public Safety
C) Estates-General
D) Directory
- 6. What was the primary goal of the revolutionary leaders during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) To create a federal system
B) To restore absolute monarchy
C) To establish a republic
D) To conquer neighboring countries
- 7. Who was the leader of the Girondins faction during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Danton
B) Robespierre
C) Marat
D) Brissot
- 8. What was the name of the assembly that represented the common people of France during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Consulate
B) Estates-General
C) Committee of Public Safety
D) National Assembly
- 9. Who led the radical faction known as the Jacobins during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Marat
B) Robespierre
C) Saint-Just
D) Danton
- 10. Which city was the epicenter of the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Marseille
B) Paris
C) Nice
D) Versailles
- 11. What was the name of the constitution that established a constitutional monarchy in France in 1789?
A) Charter of 1814
B) Napoleonic Code
C) Constitution of 1791
D) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- 12. Which legislative body was abolished during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) National Assembly
B) Cahiers de Doléances
C) Convention Nationale
D) Estates-General
- 13. Who famously proclaimed, 'Let them eat cake' during the French Revolution in 1789?
A) Charlotte Corday
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Olympe de Gouges
D) Madame Roland
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