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Reign of Terror

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

French Revolution

d)

Hundred Years War

2.

What group ran the country during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Second Estate

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

French Nobles

d)

King Louis XVI

3.

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

a)

Lafayette

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antionette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

4.

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

a)

Law of Suspects

b)

Law of the Enemy

c)

Law of Revolution

d)

Law of Loyalty

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

He retired to his country home

b)

He became the King

c)

He was executed

d)

He continued to work in government

8.

What was the guillotine?

a)

A revolutionary newspaper

b)

A political club

c)

The official uniform of the revolutionaries

d)

A device used to execute people

9.

What was the new religion that the Committee of Public Safety created?

a)

Atheism

b)

Cult of the Supreme Being

c)

Scientology

d)

Heaven's Gate

10.

True or False. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette were executed.

a)

True

b)

False