French Revolution - Storming of the Bastille

The Storming of the Bastille is considered the starting point of what major historical event?

• American Revolution

• World War I

• Hundred Year's War

• French Revolution

• Napoleonic Wars

What was the original purpose of the Bastille?

• Meeting place for government officials

• Storage facility for grain

• Fortress to protect Paris

• A marketplace

• A palace for the king

What was stored in the Bastille that the revolutionaries needed?

• Grain

• Gunpowder

• Bread

• Cannon

• Swords

What was the Bastille being used for when it was stormed by the revolutionaries?

• State prison

• Home for government officials

• Fortress to protect Paris

• Storage facility for grain

• A marketplace

Which French social class of people stormed the Bastille?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Lower Estate

• Upper Estate

True or False: No one was killed during the Storming of the Bastille.

• True

• False

Who was in charge of the Bastille for the French government?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Maximilien Robespierre

• George Danton

• Arnaud de Laporte

• Governor de Launay

What day did the Storming of the Bastille take place?

• Fourth of July

• Fourteenth of July

• Fourth of June

• Fourteenth of June

• Sixteenth of May

How many prisoners were freed from the Bastille?

• 7

• 20

• 50

• 75

• 200

What happened to the Bastille over the next several months?

• It was turned into a museum for the revolution

• It was used to house prisoners from the government

• It was used to store supplies for the revolutionaries

• It was destroyed and turned into a pile of rubble

• It became housing for the poor people of France