Quiz  /  Womens March

  • 1. 
    What were the people who marched protesting?

  • Dishonest politicians
  • High taxes
  • The right to vote
  • The price of bread

  • 2. 
    In what French city did the march begin?

  • Bordeaux
  • Marseille
  • Lyon
  • Paris

  • 3. 
    Who did the marchers nickname the Baker and the Baker's Wife?

  • Pope and the Catholic Church
  • French army and navy
  • The nobles and the clergy
  • King and Queen of France

  • 4. 
    Where did the marchers go to in order to protest to the king?

  • The capitol building in Paris
  • The king's home in Nice
  • The palace in Versailles
  • The Bastille

  • 5. 
    True or False: There were only women on the march because the men were all working.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    Who was the leader of the National Guard that helped to restore peace?

  • Marie Antoinette
  • Stanislas Maillard
  • King Louis XVI
  • Marquis de Lafayette

  • 7. 
    What did Lafayette do to calm the crowd and protect Queen Marie Antoinette?

  • He sang a song about the beauty of the queen
  • He gave a rousing speech about loyalty
  • He knelt before the queen and kissed her hand
  • He recited a poem about the history of France

  • 8. 
    What did the king and queen do at the end of the protest?

  • They traveled back to Paris with the crowd
  • They continued to live in their palace in Versailles
  • They had the protesters shot
  • They fled to the country

  • 9. 
    Around how far is the Palace of Versailles from Paris?

  • 40 miles
  • 12 miles
  • 1 mile
  • 3 miles

  • 10. 
    How did Marie Antoinette escape the marchers who broke into the palace?

  • By running down a secret passageway
  • By disguising herself as a maid
  • By hiding inside a large trunk
  • By killing several of them with a knife
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