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GH 3 Unit 10: French Revolution Timeline Quiz

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On which date did the Estates General open in 1789?

a)

14 July 1789

b)

4 August 1789

c)

5 May 1789

d)

20 June 1789

2.

Which event occurred on 17 June 1789?

a)

The Tennis Court Oath

b)

Storming of the Bastille

c)

The Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly

d)

The monarchy was overthrown

3.

What significant action did members of the Third Estate take on 20 June 1789?

a)

They marched on Versailles

b)

They took the Tennis Court Oath

c)

They abolished feudal privileges

d)

They declared war on Austria

4.

Which of the following took place on 14 July 1789?

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

b)

Execution of King Louis XVI

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

Fall of Robespierre

5.

On 4 August 1789, the National Assembly…

a)

Executed Marie Antoinette

b)

Abolished feudal privileges

c)

Proclaimed the Republic

d)

Passed the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

6.

Which landmark document was adopted on 26 August 1789?

a)

Constitution of 1791

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

c)

Constitution of 1795

d)

Treaty of Tilsit

7.

In which year was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy enacted?

a)

1789

b)

1792

c)

1790

d)

1793

8.

Which year saw the adoption of the first written constitution of the Revolution?

a)

1791

b)

1789

c)

1793

d)

1795

9.

When did Revolutionary France first declare war on Austria (and then Prussia)?

a)

1792

b)

1790

c)

1794

d)

1799

10.

Which event took place on 10 August 1792?

a)

The Constitution of 1791 was signed

b)

The monarchy was overthrown

c)

The Directory was established

d)

The Tennis Court Oath occurred

11.

What major political change happened on 21 September 1792?

a)

The king fled the country

b)

The monarchy was abolished and a republic declared

c)

The Reign of Terror began

d)

Marie Antoinette was executed

12.

When was King Louis XVI executed?

a)

14 July 1789

b)

21 January 1793

c)

16 October 1793

d)

10 August 1792

13.

Which constitution was enacted on 24 June 1793?

a)

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

b)

Constitution of 1793

c)

Constitution of 1791

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

14.

Which event took place on 16 October 1793?

a)

Execution of Marie Antoinette

b)

Execution of Louis XVI

c)

Napoleon’s coup

d)

Start of the Peninsular War

15.

What happened on 27 July 1794 (9 Thermidor)?

a)

The monarchy was restored

b)

King Louis XVI was crowned

c)

Robespierre was overthrown and arrested

d)

Marie Antoinette was put on trial

16.

On which date was the Constitution of 1795 (that set up the Directory) approved?

a)

20 June 1789

b)

22 August 1795

c)

14 July 1790

d)

9 November 1799

17.

Which event took place on 9 November 1799?

a)

The Tennis Court Oath

b)

Napoleon’s coup ending the Directory

c)

The execution of Marie Antoinette

d)

The Battle of Trafalgar

18.

In which year did Napoleon stage the coup that created the Consulate?

a)

1799

b)

1804

c)

1793

d)

1815

19.

When did Napoleon become Consul for life?

a)

1805

b)

1802

c)

1799

d)

1814

20.

Which of the following occurred in 1804?

a)

Napoleon crowned himself Emperor

b)

Napoleon abdicated for the first time

c)

The Bourbon Restoration began

d)

The Reign of Terror ended

21.

Which pair of battles took place in 1805?

a)

Jena and Leipzig

b)

Waterloo and Marengo

c)

Trafalgar and Austerlitz

d)

Valmy and Fleurus

22.

In which year was the Battle of Jena, marking the start of the Continental System?

a)

1808

b)

1812

c)

1806

d)

1813

23.

Which major agreement did Napoleon sign in 1807?

a)

Treaty of Amiens

b)

Treaty of Tilsit

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

24.

Which conflict began in 1808 when French forces entered Spain?

a)

The War of the Austrian Succession

b)

The Peninsular War

c)

The War of the Sixth Coalition

d)

The Seven Years’ War

25.

Which significant battle did Napoleon fight against Austria in 1809?

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

Battle of Wagram

c)

Battle of Leipzig

d)

Battle of Jena

26.

In which year did Napoleon embark on his disastrous invasion of Russia?

a)

1808

b)

1812

c)

1799

d)

1815

27.

Which major defeat did Napoleon suffer in 1813?

a)

Battle of Austerlitz

b)

Battle of Leipzig

c)

Battle of Trafalgar

d)

Battle of Wagram

28.

What major event happened in France in 1814?

a)

The monarchy was officially abolished

b)

Napoleon abdicated for the first time, and the Bourbons returned to power

c)

The Reign of Terror started

d)

Napoleon was crowned Emperor

29.

Which combination of events characterizes 1815 in Napoleonic history?

a)

Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

b)

The Hundred Days and defeat at Waterloo

c)

Adoption of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

d)

Abolition of feudal privileges and the Tennis Court Oath