Facing the Guillotine

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1. The guillotine was an execution machine that became famous during the French Revolution. Its main weapon was a large blade between two wooden beams. Most guillotines had a part known as the lunette, a head restraint that would hold the prisoner's head in place. When the blade was released, the blade would decapitate the victim, leaving the head to fall off in a basket or some other container. Most executions were a public event with large crowds of spectators, who sometimes would applaud or cheer. True False

2. This highwayman was convicted of armed robbery. Which of these is considered the first official victim of the guillotine during the French Revolution? Jean Paul Marat Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier Marcel Petiot Marie Antoinette

3. This man's birth name was Louis Auguste. He became the king of France in 1774, at a time where France was bankrupt, and its people were suffering socially and economically. He became the target of hatred for those who despised the ancient tradition of the monarchy and the nobility. As the French Revolution grew in popularity, this king became a prisoner. When he tried to flee to his wife's country to regain control of his kingdom, he became known to many as a traitor, and an enemy of the Revolution. Which of these was the king that was arrested, tried before the National Convention and was sentenced to the guillotine for treason and high crimes against the state? Louis X Louis XVI Philippe XVI Francis V

4. This lady was not originally from France, but was a young archduchess from Austria. She became the wife of the king who ruled France at the time of outbreak of the French Revolution, but was often despised because of her extreme love of fashion and display of wealth. Which of these was the queen of France that was convicted and sentenced to the guillotine on charges of treason? Marie Antoinette Marie-Thérèse Maria Leszczyñska Ana Maria Mauricia

5. This lady was very loyal to the royal family, and was by their side during most of their tragic experiences during the French Revolution. Which one of these ladies was executed during the Great Terror primarily because she was the youngest sister of the king during the French Revolution? Lucile Duplessis Sophie Hélène Béatrix of France Marguerite-Élie Guadet Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène

6. This lady was a French courtesan and mistress to King Louis XV, but was banished from the court according to the King Louis XV's last wishes while he was on his deathbed. Which one of these ladies was convicted of treason and guillotined during the time period known as the "Great Terror"? Princess de Lamballe Madame du Barry Marie Antoinette Madame De Pimpuda

7. Although many of the people who faced the guillotine were sentenced to death because of they were members of, or connected with the nobility, or were considered criminals, the guillotine reached leaders of religious faith as well. Which of these was a Roman Catholic bishop and a politician? Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave

8. This lady was born into a aristocratic family, but due to the family tragedy of her mother dying, her father sent her to a covent. She was supporter of a political group known as the Girodins, a moderate political group during the French Revolution. Fearing her country would be split by a civil war, she became famous for the murder of a radical member of the Jacobin party, whom she blamed for many of the unnecessary deaths that occurred at the guillotine. Which of these ladies was convicted and guillotined for the murder of a famous revolutionary and newspaper journalist? Marguerite-Élie Guadet Élisabeth Philippine Marie Hélène Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platiere Marie-Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont

9. Although many individuals who met death at the guillotine were executed because of 'high crimes', or their position in society, some of the popular leaders of the French Revolution met their fate at the guillotine as well. Although this man may not have had the advantage of a charming appearance, he was a great orator during the French Revolution and a very powerful influence. Which of these men was accused of 'anti-revolutionary activity', after he had called for an end to the event known as the Great Terror? Camille Desmoulins Georges Jacques Danton Augustin Alexandre Darthé Armand-Guy-Simon de Coetnempren

10. This man was a famous leader of the French Revolution, and the head of the Committee of Public Safety, a group of men responsible for sending and signing the death warrants of many individuals during the Great Terror. Ironically, although this man's influence sent many to the guillotine, the machine became his fate as well. Which of these men was known as "the Incorruptible"? Eulogius Schneider Jean Nicolas Houchard Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins Maximilien Robespierre