French Revolution Quiz

Who was the leader of the radical Jacobin group sending thousands to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror?

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

What was the meeting place for revolutionaries to create a constitution after being locked out of Versailles?

• Congress of Vienna

• Tennis Court Oath

• Elba

• The Bastille

What was the new invention used during the Revolution to execute those who were 'against' the Revolution?

• Guillotine

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• Napoleonic Wars

• Tennis Court Oath

Who was the absolute monarch of France who led the country into crippling debt and was later executed for attempting to flee?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jean-Paul Marat

What was the armory located in Paris that was stormed by revolutionaries kicking off the French Revolution?

• Congress of Vienna

• Estate System

• Elba

• The Bastille

What was the group of Radical Revolutionaries who ruled France during the Reign of Terror?

• Jacobins

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XIV

What was the sudden overthrow of the government known as?

• Estate System

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• Coup d'etat

• Napoleonic Wars

What was the island in the Mediterranean Sea off of Italy where Napoleon was initially exiled after he abdicated the throne for the first time?

• Elba

• The Bastille

• Congress of Vienna

• Estate System

What was one of Napoleon's main military goals?

• Unify Europe under French rule

• Establish a peaceful Europe

• Overthrow the government

• Create a constitution