Quiz  /  The Directory

  • 1. 
    Which of the following best describes the Directory?

  • The government of France at the end of the French Revolution
  • All of the above
  • The list of people who ruled France
  • The council who advised the French king

  • 2. 
    What scary name was given to the period of the French Revolution before the Directory?

  • Terrible Times
  • Period of Darkness
  • Era of Torture
  • Reign of Terror

  • 3. 
    What group served as the executive branch of the French government during the Directory?

  • Five Directors
  • Council of Five Hundred
  • Two Consuls
  • Four Presidents

  • 4. 
    What group proposed new laws under the Directory?

  • Council of Five Hundred
  • Five Directors
  • Four Presidents
  • Two Consuls

  • 5. 
    What group voted on new laws under the Directory?

  • Council of Five Hundred
  • Five Directors
  • Council of Ancients
  • Two Consuls

  • 6. 
    True or False: The Directory would annul the results of elections if they didn't like the results.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    Who was the general who overthrew the Directory and established a new government?

  • Robespierre
  • Danton
  • Lafayette
  • Napoleon

  • 8. 
    What problem did the Directory have to deal with when it took control of France?

  • All of the above
  • Famine
  • War with other countries
  • Civil War

  • 9. 
    What was the government after the Directory called?

  • French Monarchy
  • National Assembly
  • Committee of Public Safety
  • Consulate

  • 10. 
    What was the name of the war that the Directory fought against the United States?

  • Hundred Year's War
  • Quasi-War
  • French-American War
  • Seven Year's War
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