The French Revolution - Basics - Statistics

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What revolutionary motto from 1790, is still the national motto of France? Liberté, egalité, {fraternité}
88%
When the 1st and 2nd Estates needed money, they taxed the _________ estate. 3rd
86%
What prison was stormed in 1789? Bastille
86%
What device was used to behead them? Guillotine
82%
the period (1793 - 94) in which thousands were executed? The Reign of {Terror}
82%
Marie Antoinette's home country Austria
80%
The city where most of it happened Paris
80%
France was out of money after helping the __________ Revolution American
78%
Who became "First Consul" in 1799, then Emperor? Napoleon Bonaparte
78%
What did that queen supposedly say that people should eat if they had no bread? Cake
76%
After the revolution, Napoleon ruled as an _________ Emperor
76%
On what day of the year was that prison attacked? July 14
76%
What king and queen were beheaded in 1793? Marie Antoinette
75%
A government ruled by a king or a queen Monarchy
75%
What does "fraternity" mean? Brotherhood
73%
The three social classes were called "The Three _________" Estates
73%
What king and queen were beheaded in 1793? Louis XVI
71%
The 3rd estate wanted less _______ tax
71%
In which decade did most of the Revolution occur? 1790
69%
Clergy = officials working for the _______ church
69%
Who led the Reign of Terror? Robespierre
69%
Who comprised the "3rd estate" prior to the revolution? Commoners
65%
What groups of people comprised the "three estates" prior to the revolution? Clergy
63%
A widespread food shortage famine
63%
A group of peasant ____________ marched on the Palace in Versailles looking for grain. women
63%
Who comprised the "2nd estate" prior to the revolution? Nobility
61%
What small group led France during the terror? Committee of Public {Safety}
59%
What Charles Dickens novel is set in London and Paris during the time of the French Revolution? Tale of Two Cities
53%
Napoleon used this same title as the "Presidents" of the Roman Republic consul
41%
When the king refused to meet, the people met without him at the Tennis Court
33%
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