Quiz  /  Storming of the Bastille

  • 1. 
    The Storming of the Bastille is considered the starting point of what major historical event?

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

  • 2. 
    What was the original purpose of the Bastille?

  • Fortress to protect Paris
  • Meeting place for government officials
  • Storage facility for grain
  • A marketplace

  • 3. 
    What was stored in the Bastille that the revolutionaries needed?

  • Cannon
  • Bread
  • Grain
  • Gunpowder

  • 4. 
    What was the Bastille being used for when it was stormed by the revolutionaries?

  • Home for government officials
  • Storage facility for grain
  • State prison
  • Fortress to protect Paris

  • 5. 
    Which French social class of people stormed the Bastille?

  • Third Estate
  • First Estate
  • Lower Estate
  • Second Estate

  • 6. 
    True or False: No one was killed during the Storming of the Bastille.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    Who was in charge of the Bastille for the French government?

  • Governor de Launay
  • George Danton
  • Marquis de Lafayette
  • Maximilien Robespierre

  • 8. 
    What day did the Storming of the Bastille take place?

  • Fourteenth of July
  • Fourth of July
  • Fourteenth of June
  • Fourth of June

  • 9. 
    How many prisoners were freed from the Bastille?

  • 20
  • 50
  • 75
  • 7

  • 10. 
    What happened to the Bastille over the next several months?

  • It was used to store supplies for the revolutionaries
  • It was destroyed and turned into a pile of rubble
  • It was used to house prisoners from the government
  • It was turned into a museum for the revolution
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