1) When did the French Revolution begin? a) 1776 b) 1789 c) 1804 d) 1799 2) What was the name of the French king during the start of the Revolution? a) Louis XV b) Louis XIV c) Louis XVI d) Napoleon Bonaparte 3) What famous prison was stormed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789? a) Versailles Palace b) The Bastille c) The Tower of London d) Notre Dame Cathedral 4) What was the main social system that divided French society before the Revolution? a) The Three Estates b) The Royal Hierarchy c) The Five Classes d) The Four Pillars 5) Which document, inspired by the American Declaration of Independence, outlined the rights of French citizens? a) The Social Contract b) The Revolutionary Manifesto c) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen d) The Constitution of 1791 6) What was the Reign of Terror? a) A period when many people were executed by guillotine b) A series of foreign invasions of France c) The time when the king ruled with absolute power d) The period when churches were destroyed 7) Which group of women marched to Versailles in October 1789 to protest the high price of bread? a) The Daughters of Liberty b) The Women's Republican Club c) The Market Women of Paris d) The Sisters of Revolution 8) What new calendar did the revolutionaries create to replace the Christian calendar? a) The Decimal Calendar b) The Revolutionary Calendar c) The Liberty Calendar d) The Republican Calendar 9) Which military leader eventually took control of France after the Revolution and crowned himself emperor? a) Maximilien Robespierre b) Napoleon Bonaparte c) Jacques Danton d) Jean-Paul Marat 10) What was the motto of the French Revolution? a) Peace, Land, Bread b) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity c) For King and Country d) God Save the King 11) What was one major economic cause of the French Revolution? a) Low bread prices across cities b) High taxes and widespread food shortages c) A sudden rise in gold mining profits d) A surplus of farmland 12) What role did the Estates-General play in the start of the Revolution? a) It forced the king to flee the country b) It created the Napoleonic Code c) It brought the three estates together to discuss France’s financial crisis   d) It restored the monarchy 13) Why did many members of the Third Estate feel the voting system of the Estates-General was unfair? a) They had twice as many votes as the nobles b) They were required to vote last c) They were not allowed to speak d) Each estate had one vote regardless of size 14) What promise did the Tennis Court Oath make? a) To end all taxes immediately b) To stop all wars in Europe c) To elect a new king d) To create a new constitution for France 15) The idea of Liberty was important during the Revolution. What does Liberty mean in this context? a) Everyone must obey the king b) People should have personal freedoms and basic rights c) Only nobles can participate in government d) Citizens must all follow the same religion

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