Bastille Day - TCS Taster

When did the famous French Revolution begin?

• 1878

• 1789

• 1879

• 1798

What is the 'La prise de la Bastille'?

• The Bastille day prize

• The storming of the Bastille prison

• The Bastille prison

• The Bastille president

On which day did the storming of the Bastille take place?

• le quatorze juillet

• le quatorze juin

• le quatre juillet

• le quatre juin

What were the lower class citizens called?

• les culottes

• les cent culottes

• les sans-culottes

• les colletes

What were the middle-upper class citizens called?

• Les bourguignons

• Les bouillabaisse

• Les boulangeries

• Les bourgeois

Which group was NOT one of the social classes of the “old regime” of French society?

• Nobles (rich & royalty)

• Clergy (religious class)

• Commoners

• Poodle owners

Name the King and Queen of France reigning during the storming of the Bastille.

• King Louie and Baloo the Bear

• Louis XVI (16th) & Marie Antoinette

• Louis XIV (14th) & Marie Antoinette

• Louis XVI (16th) & Mary Queen of Scots

Where did the King & Queen live during the time of the Revolution?

• Warsaw

• Marseille

• Versailles

• Vaseline

What idea did the King suggest to solve the problem of people starving & dying in the streets?

• To raise the taxes of the rich

• To raise the taxes of the commoners

• To put them all in prison

• To give out free bread and cheese

During The Revolution, what was the main method of putting someone to death?

• le guillotine

• la guillaune

• le gilletine

• la guillotine