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Quiz about The French Revolution
Quiz about The French Revolution

History Quiz: The French Revolution: 15 Questions | European


This quiz is on the French Revolution (1789).

A multiple-choice quiz by Bluangl2. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Bluangl2
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,886
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
3614
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (2/15), DCW2 (15/15), Guest 148 (4/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. When did the Assembly of Notables meet? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The members of the Estates General wanted to keep one of these. Which was it? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. L'Abbé Sièyes wrote 'What is The _____ Estate'? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In May 1789 the delegates met where? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What noteworthy event took place on June 20th, 1789? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. July 14 1789 was the date of which of these events? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. On October 5, 1789, who marched on Versailles? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. France was split into how many départements after the revolution? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What did Louis XVI do in September, 1791? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Which country/countries issued the Declaration of Pillnitz? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette tried to flee to where? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which group had clubs where they could go and talk about what further changes they wanted? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Jacobins were ____(1) and the Girondistes were _____(2) respectively. Which? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. When was Louis XVI sentenced to death? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "The Great Fear" was a revolt of whom? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When did the Assembly of Notables meet?

Answer: 1787

The Assembly of Notables failed to agree on reforms. As a result of this failure King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General - the closest thing France had to a parliament.
2. The members of the Estates General wanted to keep one of these. Which was it?

Answer: Their own power

They also wanted the priests to get better pay.
3. L'Abbé Sièyes wrote 'What is The _____ Estate'?

Answer: Third

He was a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Third Estate.
4. In May 1789 the delegates met where?

Answer: Versailles

Soon afterwards the Third Estate broke away from the Estates General and formed the National Assembly.
5. What noteworthy event took place on June 20th, 1789?

Answer: The Tennis Court Oath

The National Assembly refused to disband until there was a new constitution.
6. July 14 1789 was the date of which of these events?

Answer: Storming of the Bastille

The Paris mob stormed the Bastille, because it was an armory and the people who were held in there were viewed as political prisoners of the king. It was a symbol of what they hated.
7. On October 5, 1789, who marched on Versailles?

Answer: women

The group, mostly women, wanted to bring Louis XVI back to power and the next day, the king and National Assembly marched into Paris.
8. France was split into how many départements after the revolution?

Answer: 83

Some of the old provinces, such as Languedoc in the south, had been enormous, and visits to the provincial capital had been very costly and time-consuming. The new départements were demarcated in such a way that the capital was no more than one day's ride from any place in the départment in good weather.
9. What did Louis XVI do in September, 1791?

Answer: accepted a new constitution

He commented, "The Revolution is over!" (This 1791 constitution did not last long and was soon superseded by a republican constitution).
10. Which country/countries issued the Declaration of Pillnitz?

Answer: Austria and Prussia

They said they would intervene in France if it was neccessary.
11. Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette tried to flee to where?

Answer: Austria

Louis XVI was dressed as a monk as they tried to flee to Austria through Varennes. However, they were identified and brought back to Paris.
12. Which group had clubs where they could go and talk about what further changes they wanted?

Answer: Jacobins

The Jacobins were a lot more younger and energetic. They were formed in October 1791.
13. The Jacobins were ____(1) and the Girondistes were _____(2) respectively. Which?

Answer: radical and conservative

Girondist vs. Jacobins (mountain) and the plain people were in between. They agreed on a republic, but not on who should head it.
14. When was Louis XVI sentenced to death?

Answer: January, 1793

He was guillotined.
15. "The Great Fear" was a revolt of whom?

Answer: Peasants

This revolt was spontaneous and violent. The peasants ransacked the nobles' manors and castles.
Source: Author Bluangl2

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