French Revolution - 'Horrible History' Style

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1. What was the main cause of the French Revolution? Famine Price of bread Taxes All of these, and the failure of Louis XVI to deal with them

2. Everyone has heard of the storming of the Bastille, on 14th July 1789. The bastille was a prison, targeted by the angry Paris mob. It was also a symbol of royal tyranny. What was the fate of the governor Bernard-René de Launay (governor of the Bastille)? His insides were spilled out and he was made to eat them He was guillotined His leg was cut off, and he was left as dead, but survived Stabbed, head sawn off and paraded on a pike

3. The 'sans-culottes' were peasants that seized arms and became part of the Revolutionary army. But what does 'sans-culottes' mean? Without loyalty Without money Without honor Without knee breeches

4. When the Revolution heated up, Louis and his family tried to get help from other countries, and were charged with treason. They actually tried to flee. I'm sure you've heard of the 'Flight to Varennes', but what was Louis XVI disguised as? Maid Manservant Baroness Locksmith

5. Part of the reason that Marie Antoinette was guillotined was because of her famous words "Let them eat cake!" ("Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"). But what was the misconception? She only ever ate brioche, and wondered why they were complaining about bread when they could eat brioche Marie Antoinette was actually talking to her baking, ordering food for her guests There was no misconception. She really did say it, and meant it! Marie Antoinette actually didn't say it

6. The guillotine was based on old execution methods like "The Scottish Maiden" and "The Halifax Gibbet" but who helped perfect it? Louis XVI Maximilien Robespierre Marie Antoinette Napoleon Bonaparte

7. What is the name of the period of Revolution when thousands of people were guillotined in a short period of time? This period is commonly associated with Robespierre. The Bloodbath The Reign of Terror The Rabbithole The Path of the Guillotine

8. The Duke of Brunswick was a royalist : he wanted Louis XVI back on the throne. To do this, he invaded France. He threatened to ravage the whole of France if any harm came to the king. What was the mob's response to this? Nothing - they didn't care To decapitate the king To attack the Tuileries palace To kill Brunswick in his sleep, and parade his head through Paris

9. Who seized power at the end of the Revolution, and with his army gained total control of France? Robespierre King Edward III of England Louis XVII Napoleon Bonaparte

10. The French are all very proud of their Revolution, and how they stood up to the Ancien Regime. But a few years after the revolution, they did something very hypocritical. What was it? They started a civil war They blamed the whole revolution on Austrian spies They let their king be brought back They went back to the Ancien Regime (only without a king)