French Revolution - Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror took place during what major historical event?

• American Revolution

• World War I

• Hundred Year's War

• French Revolution

• Napoleonic Wars

What group ran the country during the Reign of Terror?

• Second Estate

• Committee of Public Safety

• French Nobles

• King Louis XVI and his advisors

• Estates General

Who was the main French leader during the Reign of Terror?

• Marquis de Lafayette

• King Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Stanislas Maillard

• Maximilien Robespierre

What law said that anyone suspected as an enemy of the revolution could be arrested?

• Law of the Enemy

• Law of the Revolution

• Law of Suspects

• Law of Loyalty

• Law of Robespierre

True or False: Every one who was killed or imprisoned during the Reign of Terror was given a fair trial.

• True

• False

Around how many people were officially executed by the government during the Reign of Terror?

• 79

• 145

• 900

• 1540

• 17000

True or False: Many revolutionaries used the Reign of Terror to have their rivals executed.

• True

• False

What happened to Robespierre after the Reign of Terror came to an end?

• He retired to his country estate

• He became king of France

• He was executed

• He wrote a book about his experience and became wealthy

• He continued to work in the government

What was the guillotine?

• A revolutionary newspaper

• A political club

• The official uniform of the revolutionaries

• A device used to execute people

• The building where the revolutionaries met

What was the new religion that the Committee of Public Safety created?

• Atheism

• Cult of the Supreme Being

• Church of All Worlds

• Scientology

• Heaven's Gate