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The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle - Quiz
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  • 1. What year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1776
B) 1804
C) 1799
D) 1789
  • 2. Who was the king of France at the start of the Revolution?
A) Louis XIV
B) Charles X
C) Louis XVI
D) Louis XVIII
  • 3. What was the name of the prison stormed on July 14, 1789?
A) Conciergerie
B) Versailles
C) Tuileries
D) Bastille
  • 4. What document proclaimed the principles of the Revolution?
A) Edict of Nantes
B) Constitution of 1791
C) Civil Constitution of the Clergy
D) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • 5. Which battle is often associated with the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
A) Waterloo
B) Austerlitz
C) Trafalgar
D) Borodino
  • 6. Who became the leader of France during the Reign of Terror?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Georges Danton
C) Maximilien Robespierre
D) Marquis de Lafayette
  • 7. What was the main governing body during the Revolution after 1792?
A) Estates-General
B) National Convention
C) National Assembly
D) Directory
  • 8. Which social group gained significant power as a result of the Revolution?
A) The nobility
B) The bourgeoisie
C) The clergy
D) The monarchy
  • 9. Which group was targeted during the Reign of Terror?
A) Clergy members
B) Counter-revolutionaries
C) Noble supporters
D) Foreign invaders
  • 10. Who authored the book 'The French Revolution'?
A) Alexis de Tocqueville
B) Victor Hugo
C) Marquis de Lafayette
D) Thomas Carlyle
  • 11. What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
A) A famine in America
B) An invasion by Britain
C) Social inequality and financial crisis
D) A revolution in Russia
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