Quiz  /  Reign of Terror

  • 1. 
    The Reign of Terror took place during what major historical event?

  • American Revolution
  • World War I
  • Hundred Year's War
  • French Revolution

  • 2. 
    What group ran the country during the Reign of Terror?

  • King Louis XVI and his advisors
  • Committee of Public Safety
  • Second Estate
  • French Nobles

  • 3. 
    Who was the main French leader during the Reign of Terror?

  • King Louis XVI
  • Marquis de Lafayette
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Maximilien Robespierre

  • 4. 
    What law said that anyone suspected as an enemy of the revolution could be arrested?

  • Law of Suspects
  • Law of Loyalty
  • Law of the Enemy
  • Law of the Revolution

  • 5. 
    True or False: Every one who was killed or imprisoned during the Reign of Terror was given a fair trial.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    Around how many people were officially executed by the government during the Reign of Terror?

  • 17000
  • 79
  • 145
  • 900

  • 7. 
    True or False: Many revolutionaries used the Reign of Terror to have their rivals executed.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 8. 
    What happened to Robespierre after the Reign of Terror came to an end?

  • He wrote a book about his experience and became wealthy
  • He became king of France
  • He retired to his country estate
  • He was executed

  • 9. 
    What was the guillotine?

  • A device used to execute people
  • A revolutionary newspaper
  • A political club
  • The official uniform of the revolutionaries

  • 10. 
    What was the new religion that the Committee of Public Safety created?

  • Atheism
  • Scientology
  • Cult of the Supreme Being
  • Church of All Worlds
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