French Revolution Test

Which social class in France was known as the "Third Estate" before the French Revolution?

• Clergy

• Nobility

• Commoners

• Royal Family

What was the name of the prison stormed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789?

• Bastille

• Versailles

• Louvre

• Tuileries

Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Georges Danton

Which financial crisis contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution?

• The Great Depression

• The cost of wars and royal spending

• The Industrial Revolution

• The American Civil War

Which event marked the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the French Republic?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Execution of Louis XVI

• Tennis Court Oath

• Women's March on Versailles

What was the main purpose of the Estates-General meeting in 1789?

• To write a new constitution

• To solve the financial crisis

• To declare war on Austria

• To elect a new king

What was the Reign of Terror?

• A period of peace and prosperity

• A time of mass executions and political purges

• The rule of Napoleon

• The storming of the Bastille

Which Enlightenment idea most influenced the French Revolution?

• Divine right of kings

• Absolute monarchy

• Equality and individual rights

• Mercantilism

What was the main role of Robespierre during the French Revolution?

• King of France

• Leader of the Reign of Terror

• General in Napoleon's army

• Foreign ambassador

Which event directly led to Napoleon's rise to power in 1799?

• The storming of the Bastille

• The failure of the Directory.

• The execution of Robespierre

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris