#2 French Revolution Quiz

When was Louis XVI executed?

• 1800

• 1793

• 1810

• 1787

What event marked the end of the ancien régime in France?

• Revolution of 1830

• Revolution of 1776

• Revolution of 1789

• Revolution of 1848

Which country was the most populated in Europe in 1789?

• Spain

• Germany

• France

• Italy

What was the name of the assembly of 'notables' summoned by Charles-Alexandre de Calonne in 1787?

• Council of the Five Hundred

• National Convention

• Council of Ancients

• Estates-General

When did the Parisian crowd storm the Bastille?

• July 24, 1789

• July 14, 1789

• July 31, 1789

• July 4, 1789

What did the National Constituent Assembly decree on the night of August 4, 1789?

• Abolition of the monarchy

• Introduction of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• Abolition of the feudal regime

• Introduction of the Maximum

Who was the finance minister reappointed by Louis XVI in 1789?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie-Antoinette

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Jacques Necker

What event marked the end of the Reign of Terror?

• Battle of the Pyramids

• Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire

• Execution of Louis XVI

• Execution of Maximilien Robespierre

Who overthrew the Directory and became the leader of France as its 'first consul'?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie-Antoinette

• Jacques Necker

Which country remained at war with France despite peace negotiations with other countries?

• Turkey

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Austria