French Revolution Quiz

The Third Estate included the bourgeoisie, the artisans and workers, and the peasants.

• True

• False

The Reign of Terror was led by Louis XVI.

• True

• False

Napoleon Bonaparte was a brilliant military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious.

• True

• False

Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis the XVI, was beloved by most French people.

• True

• False

The First Estate included the nobility and wealthy aristocrats.

• True

• False

The Palace of Versailles was the home of the National Assembly.

• True

• False

The guillotine was a device that dropped a heavy sharp blade through a victim's neck, used extensively during the Reign of Terror.

• True

• False

Why did French citizens storm the Bastille?

• a. To shut down the prison

• b. Steal weapons to attack Henry VIII

• c. This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution

• d. Hide from the Reign of Terror

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen considered which one of the following rights one of the most precious?

• a. freedom of speech

• b. land belonged to the monarchy

• c. censorship

• d. the right to own slaves

Which of the following was one cause of the French Revolution?

• a. new taxes on the Second Estate

• b. the influence of Enlightenment ideas

• c. strong leadership from Louis XVI

• d. economic prosperity