Exploring the French Revolution

What year did the French Revolution begin?

• 1789

• 1799

• 1776

• 1804

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

• Louis XIV

• Louis XV

• Louis XVI

• Louis XVII

Which event is considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Women's March on Versailles

• The Reign of Terror

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

• Georges Danton

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What document, adopted in 1789, declared the rights of man and citizen?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• The Bill of Rights

Which estate in the Estates-General was made up of the common people?

• The First Estate

• The Second Estate

• The Third Estate

• The Fourth Estate

What was the period of extreme violence during the French Revolution called?

• The Enlightenment

• The Reign of Terror

• The Great Fear

• The Napoleonic Wars

Who was the Queen of France during the French Revolution?

• Marie Antoinette

• Catherine de' Medici

• Anne of Austria

• Eleanor of Aquitaine

Which major event marked the end of the French Revolution?

• The execution of Louis XVI

• The fall of the Bastille

• The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?

• To pledge allegiance to the king

• To demand a new constitution

• To declare war on Austria

• To abolish the monarchy