WorksheetsLouis XIV and Marie Antoinette Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why did Louis XIV build Versailles outside the city limits of Paris?
To put some distance between him and his subjects
To be closer to the sea
To avoid the city's pollution
To be near his allies
Why did Louis and Marie marry?
Political union (alliance) between Austria and France
For love
To gain wealth
To escape their families
What is life like outside the gates of Versailles?
Citizens are deprived and hungry
Citizens are wealthy and happy
Citizens are indifferent
Citizens are rebellious
What was Marie's nickname?
Madame Deficit
Queen of Hearts
Lady of Versailles
Princess of France
What food was at the heart of the French diet?
Bread
Rice
Potatoes
Pasta
What caused France to go bankrupt?
Supporting the American colonists
Building the Eiffel Tower
Investing in art
Expanding the navy
What is the name of the oath they take at the handball court?
Tennis Court Oath
Bastille Oath
National Assembly Oath
Revolutionary Oath
What does the 3rd estate rename themselves?
National Assembly
People's Assembly
Revolutionary Council
Citizens' Committee
Where do the people go for gunpowder?
Bastille
Versailles
Louvre
Notre Dame
On July 14, what colors mark the flag of Paris? What do they represent?
Red & Blue = Colors of Paris / White = House of Bourbon
Red & White = Colors of Paris / Blue = House of Bourbon
Blue & White = Colors of Paris / Red = House of Bourbon
Red & Green = Colors of Paris / White = House of Bourbon
What does the Declaration of the Rights declare?
Class distinctions abolished / Everyone equal
Freedom of speech / Right to bear arms
Right to vote / Freedom of religion
Abolition of monarchy / Establishment of democracy
What was Jean-Paul Marat's role in the revolution?
Wrote a newspaper called 'The Friend of the People'
Led the storming of the Bastille
Negotiated peace with Austria
Organized the National Guard
Which group gets so angry about the shortage of bread that they march to Versailles?
Fearsome fish ladies
Angry bakers
Hungry peasants
Revolutionary soldiers
What is the 'national razor?'
Guillotine
Sword
Axe
Scythe
What prevented King Louis XVI at having one last chance to address his people?
Drums drowned him out
Guards silenced him
He lost his voice
The crowd booed him
What does Charlotte Corday do?
Kills Jean-Paul Marat with a stiletto (short dagger)
Defends Jean-Paul Marat in court
Marries Jean-Paul Marat
Saves Jean-Paul Marat from execution
What does Marat become?
Martyr
King
Prisoner
General
What is "The Terror"?
Violent repression / suspended the constitution and all guaranteed rights
A peaceful protest movement
A period of economic prosperity
A time of artistic renaissance
What is the "Committee of Public Safety"?
12 man council that ruled France as a collective dictatorship
A group of royal advisors
A military alliance
A religious organization
What is Robespierre's paradox?
Opponent of death penalty but then become a proponent of the guillotine
Supporter of monarchy but leads a republic
Advocate for peace but starts a war
Defender of the poor but increases taxes
What brilliant young commander is leading France to victory on the battlefields?
Napoleon
Robespierre
Danton
Lafayette
Robespierre believes that more terror to mold a new kind of society based on ____________.
Virtue
Fear
Power
Wealth
The tempo of executions increase to 800 or more per month in Paris alone during this new phase called the ____________ terror.
Great
Minor
Moderate
Mild
What two events lead to the demise of Robespierre? (The Festival of the ____________ Being, and a speech of ____________).
Supreme / threats
Eternal / peace
Divine / unity
Celestial / harmony
Who becomes the leader of France just five years after Robespierre?
Napoleon
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Louis-Philippe
