Basics of the French Revolution

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1. Who was the French king that ruled during the time of the French Revolution? King Louis XIV King Louis XVI Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Jacques Necker

2. When were the Estates-General held? August 1790 March 1790 November 1789 May 1789

3. The Estates-General consisted of how many different estates? 2 3 1 4

4. When the king closed the Salle des États, where the National Assembly met, where did they move to? The Marble Fountain The Garden Hedge The Tennis Court Downtown Paris

5. On July 14, 1789 insurgents stormed and captured what famous prison? Scotland Yard The Bastille Old Bailey Alcatraz

6. In what year was the French Constitution written? 1789 1776 1791 1790

7. The French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792 when France declared war on what country? Spain Britain Austria Prussia

8. How was King Louis put to death? Hanging Guillotine Quartering Burning

9. The Reign of Terror was controlled by whom specifically? Napoleon Bonaparte The Committee of Public Safety Jacques Pierre Brissot Jacques Necker

10. At the end of the French Revolution who became the new leader of France? Napoleon Bonaparte Louis de Saint-Just King Louis XVII Jacques Hébert