Crash Course French Revolution Quiz

Who ruled France in 1789?

• Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Joseph II

• Maria Theresa

What did Marie Antoinette say when bread was unaffordable?

• Let them eat cake

• Let them eat brioche

• Let them starve

• Let them revolt

Which document ensured property rights, trial by jury, and free speech in France?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

What event symbolized the monarchy's ability to imprison anyone arbitrarily?

• Seizure of the Bastille

• Women's March to Versailles

• Execution of Louis XVI

• Invasion of the Parisian palace

Who led the Jacobins during the French Revolution?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Edmund Burke

• Mary Wollstonecraft

What was the name of the government formed after Robespierre was overthrown?

• The Directory

• The National Assembly

• The Committee of Public Safety

• The Estates-General

Which country divided Poland during the French Revolution?

• Russia

• Austria

• Prussia

• All of the above

Who wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Olympe de Gouges

• Marie Antoinette

• Emile Rousseau

What colors were on the revolutionary flag of France?

• Red, white, and blue

• Black, yellow, and green

• Blue, white, and red

• Green, white, and red

Who was a key figure in the French army during the revolution?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Edmund Burke