French Revolution Quiz

What was the name of the event in which the Third Estate stormed the Bastille prison?

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Women's March on Versailles

• The Reign of Terror

• The Thermidorian Reaction

What was the name of the system that divided French society into three classes?

• The Estates System

• The Feudal System

• The Absolutist System

• The Ancien Régime

Which group under the old regime pay taxes?

• The First Estates

• The Second Estates

• The Third Estates

• The Ancien Régime

State two causes of the French Revolution. Choose from the list below and write in the space provided

What was the name of the period of time during the French Revolution when Robespierre ruled with an iron fist?

• The Reign of Terror

• The Thermidorian Reaction

• The Directory

• The Consulate

Who was the leader of France during the Storming of the Bastille?

• King Danton

• King Desmoulins

• Jean-Paul Marat

• King Louis XVI

What was the name of the French queen who was executed during the French Revolution?

• Marie Antoinette

• Josephine de Beauharnais

• Anne Boleyn

• Catherine de Medici

What was the Reign of Terror?

• A period of intense violence and repression during the French Revolution, when many people were executed for opposing the government.

• A period of economic prosperity during the French Revolution.

• A period of military expansion during the French Revolution.

• A period of political stability during the French Revolution.

Which of the following was NOT a social class in France before the Revolution?

• The First Estate (clergy)

• The Second Estate (nobles)

• The Third Estate (commoners)

• The Fourth Estate (peasants)

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Second Estate?

• The clergy

• The nobility

• The bourgeoisie

• The peasants