French Revolution Quiz

What was the name of the pamphlet by Abbé Sieyès that inspired revolutionary ideas in France?

• The Social Contract
• The Spirit of the Laws
• What is the Third Estate?
• Reflections on the Revolution in France

What symbolic event is celebrated as Bastille Day?

• The execution of King Louis XVI
• The storming of the Bastille
• The women's march on Versailles
• The adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Which group was NOT represented in the Estates General?

• The nobility
• The clergy
• The peasants
• The commoners

What was the name of the paper currency backed by confiscated church lands, which caused inflation?

• Fromm
• Livre
• Assignats
• Louis D'Or

Which radical faction, known for its association with the Reign of Terror, gained influence during the revolution?

• The Girondins
• The Feuillants
• The Jacobins
• The Monarchians

What iconic symbol, worn by revolutionaries, represented liberty, equality, and fraternity?

• The fleur-de-lis
• The tricolor cockade
• The cross of Lorraine
• The royal seal

Which European nation issued the Declaration of Pillnitz to support Louis XVI and threaten intervention?

• Great Britain
• Prussia
• Spain
• The Netherlands

What legislative body was established by the Constitution of 1791?

• The National Convention
• The Committee of Public Safety
• The Legislative Assembly
• The Directory

Who was the radical journalist behind L'Ami du Peuple, a newspaper influential during the revolution?

• Camille Desmoulins
• Jean-Paul Marat
• Maximilien Robespierre
• Abbé Sieyès

What form of execution, seen as humane at first, became a symbol of the Reign of Terror?

• Hanging
• Firing squad
• Beheading by sword
• The guillotine