French Revolution Quiz

French Revolution Quiz

12th Grade

16 Qs

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French Revolution Quiz

French Revolution Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the assembly that represented the three social classes of France under the Ancien Régime?

Estates General

Revolutionary Convention

National Assembly

Constituent Assembly

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the finance minister of France who was dismissed in 1787 after submitting a series of needed reforms to the king?

Charles de Calonne

Jacques Necker

Etienne Brienne

A-R-J Turgot

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the group of noblemen or senior members of the Church that was summoned by the king to deal with emergencies?

Assembly of Notables

Revolutionary Convention

National Assembly

Constituent Assembly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment thinker was critical of despotism and advocated for a system of checks and balances in government?

Voltaire

Montesquieu

Diderot

Rousseau

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the fortress in Paris where the leaders of the 'opposition' were imprisoned, leading to countrywide protests?

Bastille

Versailles

Louvre

Chateau d'If

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the king of France during the period of 1774-1792?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Louis XV

Louis XIV

Louis XVI

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event marked the start of the financial and political crisis that eventually led to the revolution?

Banishment of the parlement members to the provinces

Dismissal of the Assembly of Notables

Arrest of the Paris parlement members

Meeting of the Estates General

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