Reign of Terror - French Revolution

The two main political clubs that dominated the National Convention were...

• The Mountain

• Girondins

• Republicans

• Royalists

Which form of government has no king?

• Constitutional monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Republic

Which political club in the National Convention was most influential in passing the decree to execute King Louis XVI?

• Girondins

• The Mountain

Who is shown beheaded in this painting?

• King Louis XVI

• Queen Marie Antoinette

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Faced with peasant rebellion & foreign invasion, the Nat'l Convention gave broad powers to a special committee of 12 called the...

• Committee of Public Safety

• National Assembly

• Jacobin Club

• Dechristianization

The Committee of Public Safety adopted policies known as the ___________, which led to the deaths of 40,000 French people.

• Reign of Terror

• League of Nations

• Constitutional Convention

• National Convention

What method was the most often used means of execution during the Reign of Terror in France?

• Guillotine

• Hanging

• Electric chair

• Firing squad

What label did Robespierre use for the new social order he aimed to create through the Reign of Terror?

• The Republic of Virtue

• The Cathedral of Notre Dame

• The Committee of Public Safety

• The Temple of Reason

Which of these describes the goals of the de-Christianization policy?

• Eliminate religion in France as superstition

• Encourage more religious devotion

• Anyone hoarding grain would be killed

• Win the wars against Austria & Prussia

Which of these were examples of the policy of de-Christianization in France? [mark 3]

• Notre Dame was converted to a "temple of reason"

• The Catholic calendar was replaced

• The new Republican Calendar eliminated Christian holidays like Christmas & Easter

• The punishment for "monopolizing" was death

• Many citizens joined political clubs like the Mountain