The French Revolution Trivia Quiz

Sample The French Revolution Quiz Questions

A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

1. 1.This fortress-prison in Paris was stormed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789, marking the symbolic start of the French Revolution.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • The Bastille
   • The Louvre
   • Notre-Dame Cathedral
   • The Conciergerie

2. 2.The French Revolution began in this year, transforming France from an absolute monarchy to a republic.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • 1776
   • 1789
   • 1799
   • 1812

3. 3.This September 1797 coup by the Directory annulled royalist election gains and exiled two directors.

   Difficulty: Hard
   • The Coup of 30 Prairial
   • The Coup of 22 Floreal
   • The Coup of 18 Fructidor
   • The Coup of 18 Brumaire

4. 4.This queen of France, known for her extravagant lifestyle, was executed by guillotine in 1793.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • Marie de Medici
   • Marie Antoinette
   • Catherine the Great
   • Madame de Pompadour

5. 5.This political club, meeting in a former monastery, became the most powerful organization of the radical phase.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • The Cordeliers Club
   • The Jacobin Club
   • The Feuillant Club
   • The Breton Club

6. 6.This Committee of General Security member led the arrest of Robespierre and became a key figure of the Thermidorian regime.

   Difficulty: Hard
   • Joseph Fouche
   • Jean-Lambert Tallien
   • Paul Barras
   • Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois

7. 7.This beheading device became the primary method of execution during the Reign of Terror.

   Difficulty: Easy
   • The gallows
   • The firing squad
   • The guillotine
   • The electric chair

8. 8.This law of September 1793 allowed the arrest of anyone suspected of counter-revolutionary sympathies.

   Difficulty: Medium
   • The Law of Suspects
   • The Law of Prairial
   • The Law of the Maximum
   • The Law of Hostages

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