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French Revolution Intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were King and Queen of France at the time of the French Revolution?

a)

Harry and Megan

b)

Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette

c)

Charles and Camilla

d)

Will and Kate

2.

What was the goal of the French Revolution?

a)

To get rid of the peasants

b)

To stop people speaking French

c)

To get rid of the Monarchy (the system of having a King and Queen in charge)

d)

To give the King more power

3.

Where did King Louis XVI and his wife live?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

The Palace of Paris

c)

The Palace of Normandy

d)

The Palace of Versailles

4.

Why did the peasants not like the King and Queen?

a)

They lived lives of luxury and didn't share their wealth.

b)

They didn't like their fashion.

c)

The King and Queen forced them to make baguettes.

d)

The peasants didn't like anyone.

5.

What were the three different parts of French society called?

a)

The Monarchy, the Poor People and the Rich People

b)

The Clergy, the Peasants and the Nobility

c)

The Billionaires, the Millionaires and the poor

d)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

6.

Who were the Clergy?

a)

Members of the Royal Court

b)

The Politicians

c)

The Servants to the King and Queen

d)

Leaders of the Catholic Church, like Priests

7.

What was the Bastille?

a)

A weapon

b)

A prison

c)

A type of French cake

d)

A band

8.

Known as the Storming of the Bastille, the peasants raided and seized... from the prison.

a)

Food

b)

Clothing

c)

Money

d)

Weapons

9.

What happened to Louis XVI?

a)

He was exiled.

b)

He escaped.

c)

He was captured and guillotined.

d)

He carried on as King.

10.

What kind of political system does France have today?

a)

A monarchy

b)

A dictatorship

c)

A republic

d)

They don't have one.