French Revolution – MCQs
1. When did the French Revolution begin?
a) 1776
b) 1789
c) 1799
d) 1804
Correct Answer: b) 1789
2. Which social class in France paid all the taxes before the Revolution?
a) First Estate
b) Second Estate
c) Third Estate
d) Clergy
Correct Answer: c) Third Estate
3. What was the Estates-General?
a) The national anthem of France
b) A meeting of representatives from all three estates
c) A royal palace
d) The king’s army
Correct Answer: b) A meeting of representatives from all three estates
4. Who led France during the Reign of Terror?
a) Louis XVI
b) Robespierre
c) Napoleon Bonaparte
d) Danton
Correct Answer: b) Robespierre
5. What was the Bastille?
a) The French Parliament
b) A church
c) A fortress prison
d) A palace
Correct Answer: c) A fortress prison
6. What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
a) Execution of Louis XVI
b) Storming of the Bastille
c) Formation of the National Assembly
d) Napoleon becoming emperor
Correct Answer: b) Storming of the Bastille
7. Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
a) Louis XVI
b) National Assembly
c) Clergy
d) Robespierre
Correct Answer: b) National Assembly
8. What kind of government was established in France after the Revolution?
a) Absolute Monarchy
b) Democracy
c) Republic
d) Dictatorship
Correct Answer: c) Republic
9. Who was the king of France at the time of the Revolution?
a) Louis XIV
b) Louis XV
c) Louis XVI
d) Napoleon
Correct Answer: c) Louis XVI
10. What was the name of the tax paid directly to the state by the Third Estate?
a) Tithe
b) Taille
c) Gabelle
d) Livres
Correct Answer: b) Taille