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During the French Revolution, radicals ran the show! "Good order is the foundation of all good things" (Edmund Burke). However, late 18^th century France found itself at the mercy of violent revolutionary mobs.

Here is our third History quiz in the series on the French Revolution.

Which was not one of the colors of the Revolution?

[ ]	Blue
[ ]	Green
[ ]	Red
[ ]	White

Where did the National Assembly take an oath?

[ ]	In a stable
[ ]	In an archery field
[ ]	On a football field
[ ]	On a tennis court

Which radical nobleman became President of the National Assembly?

[ ]	Columbeau
[ ]	Flambeau
[ ]	Mirabeau
[ ]	Rambeau

In July 1789 the mob stormed which building in Paris?

[ ]	Notre Dame Cathedral
[ ]	The Bastille
[ ]	The Louvre
[ ]	The Palace of Versailles

Bastille Day is still celebrated - on which date?

[ ]	July 7th
[ ]	July 14th
[ ]	July 21st
[ ]	July 28th

The peasants burned many of which buildings?

[ ]	Chateaus
[ ]	Churches
[ ]	Schools
[ ]	Town Halls

The National Assembly issued 'The Declaration of .......'

[ ]	Independence
[ ]	The Edict of the People
[ ]	The Freedom from Servitude
[ ]	The Rights of Man

What were the unskilled workers called?

[ ]	Emigrés
[ ]	Eminences Grises
[ ]	Sans-Chapeaux
[ ]	Sans-Culottes

The Assembly abolished which tax?

[ ]	Income Tax
[ ]	Land Tax
[ ]	Poll Tax
[ ]	Tithe

10.

What did the King try to do in June 1791?

[ ]	Bribe the mob to stop rioting
[ ]	Get help from Britain
[ ]	Imprison all members of the National Assembly
[ ]	Leave France

World History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The French Revolution 3 (Answers)

Which was not one of the colors of the Revolution?

[ ]	Blue
[x]	Green
[ ]	Red
[ ]	White

The French flag is the blue, white and red 'tricolor'

Where did the National Assembly take an oath?

[ ]	In a stable
[ ]	In an archery field
[ ]	On a football field
[x]	On a tennis court

Their 'tennis court oath' insisted their demands were met

Which radical nobleman became President of the National Assembly?

[ ]	Columbeau
[ ]	Flambeau
[x]	Mirabeau
[ ]	Rambeau

In July 1789 the mob stormed which building in Paris?

[ ]	Notre Dame Cathedral
[x]	The Bastille
[ ]	The Louvre
[ ]	The Palace of Versailles

It was a prison - they released prisoners and stole guns

Bastille Day is still celebrated - on which date?

[ ]	July 7th
[x]	July 14th
[ ]	July 21st
[ ]	July 28th

It is now a National Holiday in France

The peasants burned many of which buildings?

[x]	Chateaus
[ ]	Churches
[ ]	Schools
[ ]	Town Halls

They were owned by the nobles

The National Assembly issued 'The Declaration of .......'

[ ]	Independence
[ ]	The Edict of the People
[ ]	The Freedom from Servitude
[x]	The Rights of Man

It demanded freedom and equal rights

What were the unskilled workers called?

[ ]	Emigrés
[ ]	Eminences Grises
[ ]	Sans-Chapeaux
[x]	Sans-Culottes

Meaning 'without breeches' - they wore long pants; the rich wore culottes or knee breeches

The Assembly abolished which tax?

[ ]	Income Tax
[ ]	Land Tax
[ ]	Poll Tax
[x]	Tithe

A tenth of earnings went to the Church

10.

What did the King try to do in June 1791?

[ ]	Bribe the mob to stop rioting
[ ]	Get help from Britain
[ ]	Imprison all members of the National Assembly
[x]	Leave France