French Revolution Quiz

In what year did the French Revolution begin?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1793

• 1804

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

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Louis XVI

• Louis XV

• Louis XIV

What event symbolized the start of the French Revolution?

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Women's March on Versailles

• The Execution of Louis XVI

What was the main cause of the French Revolution?

• Religious conflicts

• Crop failures

• High taxes

• Foreign invasions

Which document declared the rights of man and citizen during the French Revolution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of the Rights of the Peasant

• Declaration of the Rights of Woman

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

What was the name of the period of extreme violence during the French Revolution?

• The Reign of Terror

• The Age of Enlightenment

• The Napoleonic Era

• The Restoration Period

Who was the queen of France during the French Revolution?

• Joan of Arc

• Catherine de' Medici

• Marie Antoinette

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

Which political party was to the left in the French Revolution?

• Jacobins

• Montagnards

• Enragés

• Girondins

France was in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• Marie-Antoinette lavish spending

• The 1st and 2nd estates barely paid taxes.

• All of the above

Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution?

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Georges Danton

• Napoleon Bonaparte