The Reign of Terror Quiz**

Who unleashed the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• King Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the main instrument of death during the Reign of Terror?

• Hanging

• Firing squad

• Electric chair

• Guillotine

What percentage of those who died by the guillotine were clergy or nobility?

• 35%

• 25%

• 15%

• 5%

The French used the guillotine as a method of execution up until (a)   ?

What was the period called when the bourgeoisie started to neutralize the power of the Committee of Public Safety?

• The Thermidorian Reaction

• The Great Revolution

• The Royal Uprising

• The Radical Rebellion

What was the new form of government set up after the fall of Robespierre? (Hint: There was a lot of corruption with this new form of government)

• Five-man Directory

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

What happened to Robespierre on July 27?

• He was arrested and executed

• He was made an Absolute Monarch

• He was excilled to an island off the coast of Italy

• He became the Emperor of an Empire

What weakened France during the Reign of Terror?

• Lack of resources

• Corruption in the government - Didn't do much

• Foreign invasion

• Natural disasters

What did Robespierre propose that led to the turning of the French people against him?

• A plan to abolish the government and form a Theocracy

• Move away from Christianity to a new set of values for the Republic

• A military alliance with another country

• A new economic system called Communism

Who took power after the fall of The Directory?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• King Louis XVII

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• The Committee of Public Safety