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WorksheetsLe 14 juillet
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
1. In which country did Bastille day originate?
Belgium
France
Germany
Spain
2. What was the Bastille?
High speed train in Madrid.
War memorial in Athens
Ancient Royal prison in Paris
Sacred ruins in England.
3.The storming of the Bastille was seen as a symbol of what?
The uprising of the modern French nation
The surrender of the nation's secret recipes.
The evacuation of the people from terrible storm.
The targeting of illegal aliens.
4. Bastille day happened at the start of which historical event?
The French-American war
War of Roses
American Revolution
French Revolution
5. The storming of the Bastille occured in the year
1620
1711
1789
1812
6. Who led the angry mob that stormed the Bastille?
George Jacque Danton
Governor de Launay
Louis XVI
Jacques de Flesselles
7. When was thw Bastille day declared the French national holiday?
1800
1830
1860
1880
8. How many inmates were there in Bastille at the time of seige?
Three
Seven
Fourteen
Thirty
9. After the storming of the Bastille, where did Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, flee?
Versailles
Notre-Dame de Paris
Montmartre
Orly
10. Where is Bastille Day celebrated with an impressive parade, festivals, parties, and fireworks?
Luxembourg Palace
The Champs Élysées
Notre Dame Cathédral
Place Vendome
11. Which of the following terms refers to the period prior to the French Revolution?
Ancien modèle
Ancien ordre
Ancien système
Ancien Régime
12. Who were the hapless couple seated on the French throne that fateful day of the storming of the Bastille?
Louis et Marie-Antoinette
Ferdinand et Isabella
Henri et Margot
Francis et Claude
13. Reasons for the French Revolution:What did the middle class want?
Cheaper food
More money
Shared power
Right to vote
14. Reasons for the French Revolution: what did the lower class want?
Cheaper food
More money
Shared power
Right to vote
15. What is the party held at fire stations called?
Fête des pompiers
Fête de Bastille
Bal des pompiers
Fête nationale
16. When was «La Fête de la Féderation?
1789
1880
1791
1790
