Quiz sur la Révolution française

What was the main objective of the 1791 constitution in France?

• Establish a dictatorship

• Completely eliminate the monarch

• Limit the powers of the monarch

• Strengthen the powers of the monarch

What group of citizens had the right to vote according to the Constitution of 1791?

• Only the nobles

• Men over 30 years old

• All men

• Men over 25 years old paying taxes equivalent to at least 3 days of a worker's salary

What symbol represents freedom in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

• The broken chain

• The scepter

• The ouroboros

• The red Phrygian cap

What was the name of the most influential political club during the French Revolution?

• The Mountaineers

• The Girondists

• The Sans-culottes

• The Jacobins

What was the symbol of the Jacobins to mark the end of the power of the nobles?

• The buckle shoes

• The red jacket

• The striped pants

• The tricolor hat

What was the patriotic song of the French volunteers during the Revolution?

• The Marseillaise

• The Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

• La Traviata by Verdi

• La Carmen by Bizet

What was the main objective of the French revolutionaries during the revolutionary wars?

• Overthrow the European monarchies

• Defend human rights

• Protect the nobility

• Extend the king's power

What was the symbol of unity and strength used by the revolutionaries?

• The bundle of sticks

• The scepter

• The ouroboros

• The red Phrygian cap

What was the role of the winged woman in revolutionary symbolism?

• Figure of the republic

• Symbol of freedom

• Representation of justice

• Personification of law

What was the symbol of equality before the law during the French Revolution?

• The red Phrygian cap

• The scepter

• The tablet of the law

• The ouroboros