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Hanzestad Zwolle
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Ontdek de rijke Hanzegeschiedenis van Zwolle. Wandel door de goed bewaarde middeleeuwse binnenstad en leer over de glor…
Geschiedenis
13-14 year
Peperbus en Sassenpoort
Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Ontdek de beroemdste gebouwen van Zwolle! Wandel langs de Peperbus, de Sassenpoort en andere bijzondere plekken. Een le…
Geschiedenis
9-10 year
Domstad Ontdekken
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Verken de rijke geschiedenis van Utrecht. Wandel langs de iconische Domtoren, de prachtige Oudegracht en andere histori…
Geschiedenis
13-14 year
Op ontdekking in historisch Delfshaven
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Stap terug in de tijd in een van de weinige wijken van Rotterdam die het bombardement van 1940 heeft overleefd. Ontdek …
Geschiedenis
11-12 year
Historische Jordaan
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Wandel door de schilderachtige Jordaan en ontdek de rijke geschiedenis van deze voormalige arbeidersbuurt. Van de Weste…
Geschiedenis
15-16 year
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What was the name of the capital of France?
Paris
Amsterdam
London
Rome
Where was the king hiding?
In his castle
In a tree
Under a bridge
In a cupboard
What became different after the revolution?
The laws
The colour of the sky
The taste of water
The size of houses
In which country was the French Revolution?
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
What did people do with statues of the king?
They threw them over
They gave them a hug
They put hats on it
They polished them clean
What was on the French flag?
Three colours in stripes
A big sun
Lots of stars
A rainbow
What did people wear on their heads during the revolution?
Red caps
Blue hats
Green caps
Yellow caps
How long did the French Revolution last?
Very many years
One day
One week
One hour
What did they use to behead people?
The guillotine
A sword
An axe
A knife
Why were many ordinary people angry?
They had no money and little food
It rained too much
They were not allowed to play football
Their houses were too big
Approximately how long ago did the French Revolution start?
Over 200 years
100 years
50 years
25 years
What did children learn for the first time then?
That all people are equal
That kings are always right
That rich people are better
That no one is equal
What happened to France after the revolution?
It became a more modern country
It became much smaller
It disappeared from the map
It became exactly the same
What was the name of the queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
Marie Curie
Joan of Arc
Catherine
Which booth did NOT pay taxes?
The nobility
The farmers
The craftsmen
The merchants
Where did the king live?
In a large castle
In a small house
On a boat
In a tent
What was the castle of Versailles?
The palace where the king lived
A prison for revolutionaries
A factory for weapons
A church for the nobility
What did people do with the Bastille after they captured it?
They demolished the
They turned it into a museum
They lived there themselves
They sold the
What famous phrase would Marie-Antoinette have said about the people?
Let them eat cake
Make them drink water
Make them work
Let them sing
What was the name of the new Dutch republic helped by the French?
The Batavian Republic
The Dutch Republic
The Dutch Union
The Orange Republic
What were rich people called during the French Revolution?
Adel
Citizens
Soldiers
Merchants
What was the queen's name during the French Revolution?
Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Louise
Joséphine
Catherine
Which famous French writer supported the revolution?
Voltaire
Hugo
Molière
Racine
What did the revolutionaries do with statues of kings?
They overturned them
They put flowers there
She painted them in different colours
They covered them with cloths
Which revolutionary lieder became the national anthem of France?
La Marseillaise
Ça Ira
La Carmagnole
Le Chant du Départ
Approximately how long did the French Revolution last?
10 years
5 years
15 years
3 years
What new unit of weight was introduced during the revolution?
The kilogram
The pound
The once
The livre
What happened to Robespierre at the end of the Terror?
He was executed
He fled to England
He was exiled
He died a natural death
Where was the king executed?
At the Place de la Révolution in Paris
At the Palace of Versailles
At the Bastille
In the countryside
Which group of nobles fled France during the revolution?
The émigrés
The réfugiés
The fugitifs
The exiles
What was the main cause of the French Revolution?
Financial problems and unfair taxes
A war with England
A natural disaster
An epidemic
Who became the first emperor of France after the revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVIII
Maximilien Robespierre
Jacques Necker
Which constitution was adopted in 1791?
The Constitution of 1791
The Constitution of the Year III
The Constitution of the Year VIII
The Jacobin Constitution
What form of government did France have during the most radical phase of the revolution?
A republic
A constitutional monarchy
A directorial system
A military dictatorship
What was the Maximum?
Price controls on food during the revolution
The highest office in the republic
The maximum penalty for treason
France's largest army
Which revolutionary measure abolished slavery in the French colonies?
The Decree of 16 Pluviôse Year II
The Law of Emancipation
The Order of Liberation
The Ordinance of Freedom
What was the Girondines' main goal?
Forming a moderate republic
Restoring the monarchy
Establishing a military dictatorship
Dividing France into smaller states
Which revolutionary law abolished all feudal rights?
The Decree of 4 August 1789
The Law of Maximum Rates
The Decree of the Civil Constitution
The Law of Suspects
Which slogan became the symbol of the French Revolution?
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Vive la France
Mort aux tyrans
Gloire et honneur
Which city was renamed "Ville-Affranchie" (Freed City) during the Revolution?
Lyon
Marseille
Bordeaux
Toulon
What was the name of the movement that sought to destroy revolutionary culture?
Dechristianisation
Desacralisation
Republican culture
Anticlerical movement
Which club was the centre of revolutionary politics in Paris?
Jacobin Club
Cordeliers club
Feuillant club
Girondin club
Which French king was executed during the Revolution?
Louis XVI
Louis XV
Louis XIV
Louis XVII
Who wrote the famous pamphlet 'What is the Third Estate'?
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
Jacques Necker
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
What was the Coup of 18 Brumaire?
Napoleon's coup
The end of the monarchy
The fall of Robespierre
The death of Marat
What was the Fête de l'Être Suprême?
A party organised by Robespierre
A Catholic ceremony
A military parade
A harvest festival
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
An oath to make a new constitution
An athletic contest
A military treaty
A trade agreement
What did the word 'assignats' mean during the French Revolution?
Paper money backed by national ownership
Tax notes
Trade licences
Military orders
What was the main economic crisis that led to the revolution?
The sovereign debt crisis
The agricultural crisis
The trade crisis with England
The industrial crisis
Who wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights of Women and Citizens'?
Olympe de Gouges
Madame Roland
Charlotte Corday
Théroigne de Méricourt
Which revolutionary figure became famous for being a 'friend of the people'?
Jean-Paul Marat
Georges Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
Jacques Hébert
What position did Joseph Fouché hold during the Reign of Terror?
Commissioner in Lyon
Minister of Police
Attorney General
Commissioner of War
What was the 'Grande Peur' (Great Fear) of 1789?
Mass hysteria among peasants over bandits and aristocratic conspiracy
Fear of an English invasion
Fears of a famine in Paris
Panic over an epidemic
Which philosopher influenced the revolutionaries with his work 'The Social Contract'?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
Baron d'Holbach
What was the 'Maximum' decree of 1793?
A law that set maximum prices for goods
A limit on the number of executions per day
The maximum length of political speeches
The maximum number of members in the Convention
Which moderate revolutionary faction was destroyed during the Reign of Terror?
The Dantonists
The Hébertists
The Enragés
The Feuillants
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