Test Your Knowledge of the French Revolution!

Test Your Knowledge of the French Revolution!

Find out how well you know one of the most important events in history with this quiz on the French Revolution.

published on October 02, 2023
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Which year did the French Revolution begin?

Which year did the French Revolution begin?
1776
1800
1789
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Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Which event is considered the start of the French Revolution?

Which event is considered the start of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
Execution of King Louis XVI
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Reign of Terror
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Who famously said, 'Let them eat cake'?

Who famously said, 'Let them eat cake'?
Marie Antoinette
Robespierre
Louis XIV
Maximilien de Robespierre
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What was the slogan of the French Revolution?

What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Vive la Révolution
Egalité, Liberté, Revolte
Revolution, Liberty, Equality
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Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien de Robespierre
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What was the fate of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?

What was the fate of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution?
Exiled to England
Beheaded by guillotine
Imprisoned in the Bastille
Abdicated and lived in hiding
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Which country declared war on France, leading to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Which country declared war on France, leading to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Spain
Russia
Austria
Italy
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What was the period of radical political and social upheaval during the French Revolution known as?

What was the period of radical political and social upheaval during the French Revolution known as?
Enlightenment
Reign of Terror
The Jacobin Era
The Bourbon Restoration
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Which document outlined the end of the monarchy and the establishment of a constitutional government in France?

Which document outlined the end of the monarchy and the establishment of a constitutional government in France?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Constitution of 1791
Napoleonic Code
Treaty of Fontainebleau