Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror took place during what major historical event?

• American Revolution

• World War I

• French Revolution

• Hundred Years War

What group ran the country during the Reign of Terror?

• Second Estate

• Committee of Public Safety

• French Nobles

• King Louis XVI

Who was the main French leader during the Reign of Terror?

• Lafayette

• King Louis XVI

• Marie Antionette

• Maximilien Robespierre

True or False: Everyone who was killed or imprisoned during the Reign of Terror was given a fair trial.

• True

• False

(1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty"

• Reign of Terror

• Directory (French Revolution)

• Estates General of 1789

• Tennis Court Oath (1789)

Which period in the history of France is known as "Reign of Terror"?

• 1793 to 1795

• 1795 to 1798

• 1793 to 1794

• 1794 to 1799

True or False: Many revolutionaries used the Reign of Terror to have their rivals executed.

• True

• False

What happened to Robespierre after the Reign of Terror came to an end?

• He retired to his country home

• He became the King

• He was executed

• He continued to work in government

What law said that anyone suspected as an enemy of the revolution could be arrested?

• Law of Suspects

• Law of the Enemy

• Law of Revolution

• Law of Loyalty

What was the guillotine?

• A revolutionary newspaper

• A political club

• The official uniform of the revolutionaries

• A device used to execute people