French Revolution Pop Quiz

What intellectual and cultural shift influenced Europe by the end of the 18th century?

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• The discovery of the New World

• The spread of Protestantism

• The rise of the middle class and political awareness

• The invention of the printing press

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

• King Henry IV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• King Louis XIV

• King Louis XVI

What was the Third Estate required to do that the other Estates were not?

• Attend the Estates-General

• Support the clergy

• Pay taxes

• Serve in the military

What action did the Third Estate take when they realized they couldn't get fair representation?

• They declared war on England

• They declared themselves the National Assembly

• They fled France

• They stormed the Bastille

What symbol of royal power was stormed by Parisians, marking the start of the Revolution?

• Notre Dame Cathedral

• The Palace of Versailles

• The Bastille prison

• The Louvre Museum

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaim?

• The establishment of the Estates-General as the ruling body

• That individual rights and freedoms were fundamental

• The king's divine right to rule

• The return of the monarchy

What was the fate of King Louis XVI during the Revolution?

• He was exiled to England

• He escaped to America

• He was forced to abdicate but lived

• He was publicly beheaded

Who led the Reign of Terror?

• Louis XVI

• Jacques Necker

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

What was the outcome of the French Revolution in terms of government change?

• It established a permanent monarchy

• It led to the immediate establishment of democracy

• It saw three constitutions and five governments within ten years

• It resulted in a stable and unchanging republic