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French Revolution: Reign of Terror

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

When did the Reign of Terror take place?

a)

Sept. 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794

b)

March 18, 1793 - Oct. 24, 1793

c)

June 10, 1794 - July 28, 1794

d)

Sept. 17, 1793 - May 31, 1795

2.

What was the main cause of the Reign of Terror?

a)

Rivalry between the Jacobins and the Girondins

b)

Opposition to the new government in Normandy

c)

The defeat of the French army in the Battle of Neerwinden

d)

The capture of the Vendée region by a counterrevolutionary army

3.

Who led the Reign of Terror?

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Georges Danton

d)

Marie Antoinette

4.

What was the purpose of the Committee of Public Safety?

a)

To take emergency measures to save the revolution

b)

To arrest and execute alleged opponents of the revolution

c)

To establish a new executive form to replace the monarchy

d)

To declare France revolutionary until peace

5.

What law was passed to identify and punish enemies of the revolution?

a)

Law of Suspects

b)

Law of 22 Prairial

c)

Law of Neerwinden

d)

Law of Vendée

6.

Who were the main targets of arrest and execution during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Aristocracy, priests, middle class, and counterrevolutionaries

b)

Foreigners, Girondins, Jacobins, and monarchy supporters

c)

Revolutionary leaders, military officers, and government officials

d)

Peasants, workers, intellectuals, and artists

7.

Which famous figure was executed during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Georges Danton

d)

King Louis XVI

8.

Who were the Girondins?

a)

A moderate faction in the Convention sympathetic toward the monarchy

b)

The largest political party in France during the Revolution

c)

A counterrevolutionary army that captured the Vendée region

d)

A group of aristocrats and clergy who opposed the revolution

9.

What happened to the Girondins during the Reign of Terror?

a)

They were put on trial and executed

b)

They joined forces with the Jacobins

c)

They fled to other countries

d)

They formed a new political party

10.

How many people were sentenced to death during the Great Terror?

a)

1,376

b)

16,594

c)

30,000

d)

100,000

11.

Who called for an end to the killing during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Georges Danton

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

King Louis XVI

12.

What happened to Georges Danton during the Reign of Terror?

a)

He was arrested and executed

b)

He became the leader of the Jacobins

c)

He fled to another country

d)

He joined forces with the Girondins

13.

How did Maximilien Robespierre meet his end?

a)

He was arrested and executed

b)

He fled to another country

c)

He retired from politics

d)

He was assassinated by a rival

14.

When did the Reign of Terror officially end?

a)

May 31, 1795

b)

July 27, 1794

c)

Oct. 24, 1793

d)

June 10, 1794

15.

What happened after the fall of Robespierre?

a)

A period of revenge killings targeted at the Jacobins

b)

The restoration of the monarchy

c)

The rise of a new revolutionary leader

d)

The dissolution of the Revolutionary Tribunal