Famous People (1) Quiz Questions

1. Who was Maximilien Robespierre?

A The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror B A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat C An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution D The leader of the Cordeliers Club and President of the National Convention

2. What radical journalist was assassinated while taking a bath?

A Louis XVI B Madame Roland C Jean-Paul Marat D Olympe de Gouges

3. Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?

A An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution B A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat C The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror D The leader of the Cordeliers Club and President of the National Convention

4. What war hero overthrew the Directory and eventually crowned himself emperor of France?

A Louis XVI B Napoleon C Olympe de Gouges D Jean-Paul Marat

5. What member of the Girondins held early revolutionary meetings in her home?

A Madame Roland B Jean-Paul Marat C Olympe de Gouges D Louis XVI

6. Who was Charlotte Corday?

A The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror B An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution C A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat D The leader of the Cordeliers Club and President of the National Convention

7. Who was King of France when the French Revolution began?

A Olympe de Gouges B Louis XVI C Madame Roland D Jean-Paul Marat

8. Who was Marie Antoinette?

A The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror B The Queen of France who was beheaded during the French Revolution C A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat D An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution

9. What playwright and author thought that women should be treated as equals to men?

A Jean-Paul Marat B Madame Roland C Louis XVI D Olympe de Gouges

10. Who was Georges Danton?

A The leader of the Cordeliers Club and President of the National Convention B A member of the Girondins who assassinated journalist Jean-Paul Marat C The leader of the Jacobin Club and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror D An aristocrat who was on the side of the people during the French Revolution