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French Revolution in 1789

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Storming of Bastille take place?

a)

July, 1789

b)

July, 1776

c)

August 1801

d)

July, 1799

2.

Who was the King of France that was beheaded during the French Revolution of 1789?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

King Louis XV

d)

King Charles V

3.

What is the major difference between

King Lous XVIII and the previous Ancien Régime?

a)

The Ancien Régime was a constitutional monarchy

b)

King Louis XVIII was an absolutist

c)

The Ancien Régime were absolutists

d)

King Louis XVIII did not agree with universal male suffrage

4.

This person is responsible for the "reign of terror"

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XVIII

c)

Maximilian Robespierre

d)

Henry VI

5.

This was the most radical political group during the French Revolution.

a)

Montagnards

b)

Gironde

c)

Jacobin

d)

Le Resistance

6.

What is the significance of the

Constitution of the Year XII?

a)

It granted universal suffrage to all male citizens in France.

b)

It Established the Sénat conservateur.

c)

It established Napoleon as Emperor of France and amended the 1802 Constitution that made Napoleon First Counsel for life.

d)

It established the "House of Bonaparte" and secured Napoleon and his family head of the imperial dynasty.

7.

Which of these groups is not a member of the the Four Assemblies set up by the Constitution of the Year VIII.

a)

Tribunat

b)

Trebuchet

c)

Conseil d'État

d)

Corps législatif

8.

Which of these events did not cause the French Revolution.

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The Seven Years War

c)

The Napoleonic Wars

d)

The National Assembly of 1789

9.

The Deceleration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen was created by Marquise de Lafayette and this future American President

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

10.

This person becomes Emperor of France in December of 1804

a)

Maximilian Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Marquise de Lafayette

d)

Jean-Paul Marat