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The French Revolution
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You might already know something about the French Revolution. This quiz is an opportunity to check your knowledge before you start your explorations. After answering all of the questions, click "Check Your Answers."


1.  Where is France located?
north of the Mediterranean Sea
south of Spain
east of the Alps
west of the Atlantic Ocean
2.   Who lived at Versailles at the start of the French Revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre
Louis de Saint-Just
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
3.   During what period did the French Revolution take place?
1769–1779
1776–1783
1789–1799
1799–1809
4.   What event signaled the start of the Revolution?
the women's march on Versailles
the fall of the Bastille
the Reign of Terror
the meeting of the National Assembly
5.   What were France's three "estates"?
the royal residences in Paris and Versailles
the lawmaking bodies of the French republic
liberty, equality, and fraternity
the nobles, the clergy, and the working class
6.   What ideals most influenced the leaders of the French Revolution?
Christian ideals
nationalist ideals
Enlightenment ideals
transcendentalist ideals
7.   What basic principle guided the leaders of the French Rvolution?
A state should be ruled by absolute power given by God.
The common people are incapable of governing themselves.
Human compassion cannot be trusted as a basis for a just society.
Human reason can discern the ultimate truth.
8.   What happened to the king of France as the Revolution wore on?
He lived out his years as a constitutional monarch.
He was found guilty of treason and beheaded.
He was killed in a peasant uprising.
He escaped to Austria and died in exile.
9.   What was the Reign of Terror?
a time when thousands of suspected traitors were executed
the violent, final phase of the Revolution
a violent period at the start of the Revolution
the king's effort to violently suppress the Revolution
10.   What happened in the final years of the Revolution?
France evolved into a parliamentary democracy.
Louis XIV was restored to power.
Marie Antoinette took her husband's place as ruler.
Weak leadership paved the way for a coup d'état by Napoleon.

 

 




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