The French Revolution
The French Revolution Quiz Questions
1. In which year did the storming of the Bastille prison, a key event of the French Revolution, occur?
(a) 1776
(b) 1789
(c) 1793
(d) 1804
2. What were the three social classes of France under theAncien Régime (Old Regime)?
(a) Clergy, Nobility, Peasantry
(b) Military, Aristocracy, Working Class
(c) Merchants, Landowners, Farmers
(d) Upper Class, Middle Class, Lower Class
3. What famous document outlined the “rights of man and of the citizen” during the French Revolution?
(a) The Declaration of Independence
(b) The Magna Carta
(c) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
(d) The Bill of Rights
4. Which slogan became a rallying cry of the French Revolution?
(a) “Divine Right of Kings”
(b) “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
(c) “Blood and Soil”
(d) “Austria First”
5. Who was the King of France during the early stages of the French Revolution?
(a) Louis XIV
(b) Louis XV
(c) Louis XVI
(d) Louis XVII
6. What was the period of extreme violence and repression during the French Revolution known as?
(a) The Golden Age
(b) The Reign of Terror
(c) The Age of Reason
(d) The Directory
7. What was the name of the group that eventually led the French Revolution to its most radical phase?
(a) The Girondists
(b) The Jacobins
(c) The Feuillants
(d) The Sans-culottes
8. Which famous figure was executed during the Reign of Terror?
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Maximilien Robespierre
(d) Voltaire
9. What new form of government was established in France after the Reign of Terror?
(a) Absolute Monarchy
(b) Constitutional Monarchy
(c) Directory
(d) Consulate
10. Who rose to power as a military leader during the French Revolution and eventually became Emperor of France?
(a) Robespierre
(b) Danton
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte
(d) Lafayette
11. What were the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) Wars between French colonies
(b) Conflicts between Napoleon and various European powers
(c) Civil war within France
(d) Rebellions against French rule
12. What famous military leader defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, effectively ending his reign?
(a) Frederick the Great
(b) Duke of Wellington
(c) Tsar Nicholas I
(d) Otto von Bismarck
13. What were some of the lasting impacts of the French Revolution?
(a) Strengthened the power of the Catholic Church
(b) Spread of democratic ideals and nationalism
(c) Re-established absolute monarchies across Europe
(d) Ended social class distinctions
14. How did the French philosophers of the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?
(a) They advocated for a return to feudalism.
(b) They questioned traditional authority and championed reason.
(c) They supported the absolute power of the monarchy.
(d) They had no significant influence on the revolution.
15. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
(a) A promise to reform the tax system
(b) A pledge by the Third Estate to not disband until a constitution was written
(c) An agreement between the King and the revolutionaries
(d) A declaration of war against Austria
16. King Louis XVI of France was eventually:
(a) Exiled
(b) Assassinated
(c) Executed
(d) Allowed to peacefully retire
17. What was the name of the queen of France during the revolution?
(a) Catherine de Medici
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Anne of Austria
(d) Isabella I of Castile
18. The Girondists were a political faction that generally favored:
(a) Radical reforms and violence
(b) Moderate reforms and constitutional monarchy
(c) Absolute monarchy and religious authority
(d) Military dictatorship
19. The foreign policy goal of Napoleon Bonaparte was primarily focused on:
(a) Peaceful cooperation with other European nations
(b) Expansion of French territory through military conquest
(c) Promoting democratic ideals throughout Europe
(d) Re-establishing the power of the Catholic Church
20. The legacy of the French Revolution includes:
(a) The spread of democratic ideals and revolutions
(b) The weakening of absolute monarchies
(c) The rise of nationalism
(d) All of the above
21. The form of government established during the French Revolution after the overthrow of the monarchy was a:
(a) Republic
(b) Constitutional Monarchy
(c) Absolute Monarchy
(d) Dictatorship
22. How did many women participate in the French Revolution?
(a) By holding high-ranking political positions
(b) By fighting in the revolutionary armies
(c) By passively accepting the existing social order
(d) By supporting the absolute power of the monarchy
23. Which group of people made up the largest portion of the Third Estate?
(a) The Clergy
(b) The Nobility
(c) The Peasants
(d) The Wealthy Merchants
24. What was a major financial burden on the French government that contributed to the revolution?
(a) Funding for scientific research
(b) Lavish spending by the nobility
(c) Supporting rebellions in other countries
(d) Investment in infrastructure projects
The French Revolution Quiz Questions with Answers
1. In which year did the storming of the Bastille prison, a key event of the French Revolution, occur?
(b) 1789
2. What were the three social classes of France under theAncien Régime (Old Regime)?
(a) Clergy, Nobility, Peasantry
3. What famous document outlined the “rights of man and of the citizen” during the French Revolution?
(c) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
4. Which slogan became a rallying cry of the French Revolution?
(b) “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
5. Who was the King of France during the early stages of the French Revolution?
(c) Louis XVI
6. What was the period of extreme violence and repression during the French Revolution known as?
(b) The Reign of Terror
7. What was the name of the group that eventually led the French Revolution to its most radical phase?
(b) The Jacobins
8. Which famous figure was executed during the Reign of Terror?
(c) Maximilien Robespierre
9. What new form of government was established in France after the Reign of Terror?
(c) Directory
10. Who rose to power as a military leader during the French Revolution and eventually became Emperor of France?
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte
11. What were the Napoleonic Wars?
(b) Conflicts between Napoleon and various European powers
12. What famous military leader defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, effectively ending his reign?
(b) Duke of Wellington
13. What were some of the lasting impacts of the French Revolution?
(b) Spread of democratic ideals and nationalism
14. How did the French philosophers of the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?
(b) They questioned traditional authority and championed reason.
15. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
(b) A pledge by the Third Estate to not disband until a constitution was written
16. King Louis XVI of France was eventually:
(c) Executed
17. What was the name of the queen of France during the revolution?
(b) Marie Antoinette
18. The Girondists were a political faction that generally favored:
(b) Moderate reforms and constitutional monarchy
19. The foreign policy goal of Napoleon Bonaparte was primarily focused on:
(b) Expansion of French territory through military conquest
20. The legacy of the French Revolution includes:
(d) All of the above
21. The form of government established during the French Revolution after the overthrow of the monarchy was a:
(a) Republic (Correct)
22. How did many women participate in the French Revolution?
(b) By fighting in the revolutionary armies
23. Which group of people made up the largest portion of the Third Estate?
(c) The Peasants
24. What was a major financial burden on the French government that contributed to the revolution?
(b) Lavish spending by the nobility