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Louis XVI executed - Quiz
Contributed by: Blake
  • 1. Who ordered the execution of Louis XVI?
A) Jacobin Club
B) National Assembly
C) National Convention
D) Committee of Public Safety
  • 2. Who was Louis XVI's wife?
A) Marie-Thérèse
B) Madame de Pompadour
C) Josephine de Beauharnais
D) Marie Antoinette
  • 3. Which revolutionary figure played a key role in the trial and execution of Louis XVI?
A) Georges Danton
B) Maximilien Robespierre
C) Jean-Paul Marat
D) Camille Desmoulins
  • 4. From what royal family did Louis XVI originate?
A) Hohenzollern
B) Romanov
C) Habsburg
D) Bourbon
  • 5. Which influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine argued against monarchy and supported republican government?
A) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B) The Social Contract
C) Common Sense
D) The Rights of Man
  • 6. Which revolution led to the execution of Louis XVI?
A) American Revolution
B) French Revolution
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Russian Revolution
  • 7. In what year did Louis XVI become king of France?
A) 1774
B) 1789
C) 1765
D) 1793
  • 8. In which month was Louis XVI executed?
A) November
B) September
C) January
D) July
  • 9. What was the name of Louis XVI's son, who died in captivity?
A) Napoleon
B) Louis XVII
C) Philippe
D) Louis XIV
  • 10. How old was Louis XVI at the time of his execution?
A) 45
B) 35
C) 39
D) 50
  • 11. Which European powers were involved in the War of the First Coalition against France after Louis XVI's execution?
A) Denmark, Norway, Finland, Hungary
B) Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
C) Austria, Prussia, Spain, Great Britain
D) Russia, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Sweden
  • 12. What was Louis XVI's title before the French Revolution?
A) Duke of France
B) King of France
C) Emperor of France
D) President of France
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