French Revolution

Who was the absolute ruler at the beginning of the French Revolution?

• King Louis XVI

• King George III

• King Henry VIII

• Mother Teresa

What is the name for a year in France where 40,000 were murdered via the guillotine?

• March to Versailles

• Storming of the Bastille

• Reign of Terror

• Third Estate Riots

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety and the Reign of Terror?

• Marie Antoinette

• Robespierre

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon

Which group did NOT make up the third estate?

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Peasants

• Nobles

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

• Debt

• Divided Society

• Enlightenment

• Democracy

Because of the unstable government in France...

• Democracy was restored

• A dictator seized power

• People felt safer then ever

• Industrialization spread all over the country

The members of the National Assembly swore in the Tennis Court Oath to

• Kill the King

• Rebuild industry in France

• Repair the broken ecosystems in France

• Write a new Constitution

Who surrounded the palace of Versailles and forced the King to leave?

• Working fathers

• Jealous lovers

• Starving mothers

• Angry Catholics

Which estate had the burden of paying taxes in France?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Fourth Estate

What was an attack on a French prison where angry citizens were seeking weapons?

• March to Versailles

• Storming of the Bastille

• Reign of Terror

• Battle of Waterloo