French Revolution Quiz

What was the main reason for the decline in popularity of Louis XVI among the French people?

• His successful military campaigns

• His marriage to Marie Antoinette and alliance with Austria

• His financial generosity to the poor

• His liberal political reforms

What action did Louis XVI take as France's national debt increased?

• He declared war on neighboring countries

• He abdicated the throne voluntarily

• He consulted the Estates-General to discuss the future of the government

• He increased taxes on the First and Second Estates

Georges Danton is best known for his role in which period of the French Revolution?

• The Constitutional Monarchy

• The Reign of Terror

• The Restoration of the Monarchy

• The French Directory

What was Jean-Paul Marat's profession, aside from his political involvement during the French Revolution?

• Military General

• Radical Journalist

• Economist

• Playwright

Which of the following individuals was known for their extreme stance and was one of the more radical voices behind the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI

• Leopald II

• Marie Antoinette

• Jean-Paul Marat

What was the title of the 1789 pamphlet written by Abbé Sieyès that became the manifesto of the French Revolution?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• What is the Third Estate?

• The Social Contract

• Reflections on the Revolution in France

Which group did Abbé Sieyès attack as a fraudulent institution in his pamphlet, thereby propelling France towards the French Revolution?

• The First Estate

• The Second Estate

• The Third Estate

• The French Old Régime

Maximilien Robespierre was a member of which revolutionary body that was instrumental during the Reign of Terror?

• The Estates-General

• The Constituent Assembly

• The Committee of Public Safety

• The National Assembly

What was Maximilien Robespierre's nickname given by his supporters?

• The Incorruptible

• The Enlightened One

• The Revolutionary

• The Liberator

Which of the following was NOT advocated by Maximilien Robespierre?

• Abolition of the death penalty

• Establishment of a republic

• War with Austria

• Universal suffrage