Was the French Revolution Enlightened?

Was the French Revolution Enlightened?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will assess whether the French Revolution was Enlightened. We will also hopefully come to understand why historians might disagree when answering questions like this.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Marie Antoinette's brother was the ruler of which country?
Correct answer: Austria
Great Britain
Russia
The United States of America
Q2.
Who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen?
Charlotte Corday
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
Correct answer: Olympe de Gouges
Q3.
Which machine was used to carry out official executions during the Reign of Terror?
Mob violence
Correct answer: The guillotine
The Printing Press
The separation of powers
Q4.
Which social group was most involved in mob violence in Paris?
The aristocracy
The clergy
The peasantry
Correct answer: The sans culottes
Q5.
What name is given to the period of the French Revolution when thousands of people were executed for being 'enemies of the Revolution.'
Correct answer: Reign of Terror
The Ancien Regime
The constitutional monarchy
The Republic of Virtue

5 Questions

Q1.
Which machine was used to carry out official executions during the Reign of Terror?
Mob violence
Correct answer: The guillotine
The Printing Press
The separation of powers
Q2.
Which social group was most involved in mob violence in Paris?
The aristocracy
The clergy
The peasantry
Correct answer: The sans culottes
Q3.
Which of following is a clear example of mob violence during the French Revolution?
Outlawing the use of torture
Correct answer: Prison massacres
The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
The Tennis Court Oath
Q4.
Which of the following is a clear example of Enlightenment thinking influencing the Revolution?
Correct answer: Publication of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Sans culotte dechristianisation campaign
Storming of the Bastille
The Women's March on Versailles
Q5.
Which of the following was most associated responsibility for the Reign of Terror?
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Correct answer: Maximilien Robespierre
Olympe de Gouges

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