The French Revolution RANDOMIZED - Statistics

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What French king was beheaded in 1793? Louis XVI
88%
What French queen was beheaded in 1793? Marie Antoinette
84%
When the 1st and 2nd Estates needed money, they taxed the _________ estate. 3rd
82%
What prison was stormed in 1789? Bastille
82%
What is name of the period (1793 - 94) in which thousands were executed? The Reign of {Terror}
82%
The city where most of it happened Paris
81%
What did that queen supposedly say that people should eat if they had no bread? Cake
80%
Who became "First Consul" in 1799, then Emperor? Napoleon Bonaparte
80%
What device was invented to behead people? Guillotine
79%
A government ruled by a king or a queen Monarchy
78%
France was out of money after helping the __________ Revolution American
77%
What revolutionary motto from 1790 is still the national motto of France? Liberté, egalité, {fraternité}
77%
Marie Antoinette's home country Austria
76%
After the revolution, Napoleon ruled as _________ Emperor
75%
Clergy = officials working for the _______ church
74%
Who led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution? Maximilien Robespierre
74%
What palace was mobbed by peasant women looking for food? Versailles
74%
What does "fraternity" mean? Brotherhood
73%
In which decade did most of the French Revolution occur? 1790
71%
The three social classes were called "The Three _________" Estates
71%
On what day of the year was that prison attacked? July 14
70%
The 3rd estate wanted less _______ tax
67%
What class comprised the "third estate" prior to the revolution? Commoners
66%
Who did the "second estate" include? Nobility
66%
What class comprised the "first estate" prior to the revolution? Clergy
61%
A widespread food shortage famine
61%
What organization led France during the terror? Committee of Public {Safety}
59%
A group of peasant ____________ invaded the Palace in Versailles looking for grain. women
51%
Napoleon used this same title as the "Presidents" of the Roman Republic consul
49%
What Charles Dickens novel is set in London and Paris during the time of the French Revolution? A Tale of Two Cities
48%
When the king refused to meet, the people met without him at the Tennis Court
45%
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