The French Revolution

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Which event is considered the start of the French Revolution?

• Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804
• Signing of the Tennis Court Oath in 1789
• Execution of Louis XVI in 1793
• Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789

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Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI
• Joan of Arc
• Marie Antoinette
• Napoleon Bonaparte

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Which document declared that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• Magna Carta
• Declaration of Independence

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What was the name of the prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789?

• Bastille
• Alcatraz
• Sing Sing
• Devil's Island

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What was the Great Fear?

• A period of panic and violence during the French Revolution in 1789
• A celebration of peace and prosperity in France
• A military strategy used during the French Revolution
• A term referring to the fear of heights

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Which philosopher's ideas greatly influenced the French Revolution?

• Karl Marx
• John Locke
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Immanuel Kant

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The success of which revolution influenced the French Revolution?

• Chinese Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Russian Revolution
• American Revolution

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Who was exempt from paying taxes in pre-revolutionary France?

• The foreign diplomats
• The nobility and clergy
• The farmers and laborers
• The merchants and artisans

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What did the National Assembly pledge in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To not disband until a new constitution was written
• To appoint a new monarch
• To dissolve the National Assembly immediately
• To declare war on neighboring countries

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was adopted by which body?

• United Nations General Assembly
• European Parliament
• Supreme Court of the United States
• National Constituent Assembly

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What was one of the main symbols of the French Revolution?

• Mona Lisa
• Tricolor flag
• Eiffel Tower
• Baguette

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What did the Third Estate rename itself during the French Revolution?

• Revolutionary Assembly
• National Assembly
• People's Council
• Citizen's Parliament

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Which group made up the majority of the Third Estate?

• Merchants
• Clergy
• Nobility
• Commoners

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What happened during the Reign of Terror?

• Revolutionary tribunals were established to prosecute enemies of the revolution, leading to mass executions.
• The Reign of Terror led to the abolition of the monarchy in France
• The Reign of Terror was characterized by the establishment of a democratic government
• The Reign of Terror was a period of peace and prosperity in France

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Which group swore the Tennis Court Oath?

• National Assembly
• Russian Bolsheviks
• British Monarchy
• French Revolutionaries