What were Marie Antoinette's alleged last words before her indictment?

Exploring the Causes of the French Revolution

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I was a queen, and you took away my crown.
I was a mother, and you deprived me of my children.
I was a wife, and you killed my husband.
My blood alone remains; take it, but do not make me suffer long.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary cause of the social and political unrest in 18th-century France?
High taxes and lowly duties imposed on peasants.
The king's refusal to host public dinners.
The queen's excessive spending on shoes.
The lack of awareness among the middle class.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette try to ease the financial burden on the French people?
By reducing taxes on the nobility.
By ignoring the struggles of the people.
By changing specific laws to benefit the peasantry.
By increasing the price of bread.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the reasons for the downfall of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
Their excessive kindness towards the peasants.
Their inability to address the financial crisis effectively.
Their support for the British monarchy.
Their successful escape from France.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did King Louis XVI's support for the American Revolution impact France?
It reduced the taxes on the French nobility.
It increased the popularity of the French monarchy.
It led to a massive debt and weakened France.
It strengthened France politically and economically.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the final action taken by the National Assembly against the monarchy?
They declared the monarchal system illegal.
They supported the king's escape from France.
They increased the taxes on the nobility.
They allowed the king to draft a new constitution.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the significant outcomes of the French Revolution?
The reduction of the middle class's awareness.
The increase in bread prices.
The replacement of the feudal system with more equitable institutions.
The establishment of a new monarchy.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What compounded the financial ruin of France during the French Revolution?
20 years of poor harvests and rising bread prices.
The successful escape of the royal family.
The reduction of taxes on peasants.
The support for the British monarchy.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What famous line is attributed to Marie Antoinette, reflecting her obliviousness to the peasants' struggles?
My blood alone remains.
Let them eat cake.
Do not make me suffer long.
I was a queen, and you took away my crown.
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the French Revolution compare to the American Revolution?
Both were supported by the British monarchy.
Both resulted in the establishment of a new monarchy.
Both were primarily driven by the nobility.
Both were responses to heavy taxation without relief.
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