Lesson Y213.2
Y213.2 The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory 1795 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson Y213.2, The Revolution from October 1789 to the Directory 1795: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which 1790 decree required French Catholic priests to swear loyalty to the state?
- Edict of Nantes
- Concordat of 1801
- Declaration of Rights
- Civil Constitution
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In June 1791, where was Louis XVI captured during his attempted flight from Paris?
- Versailles
- Varennes
- Lyon
- Valmy
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Who commanded the National Guard during the Champ de Mars Massacre in July 1791?
- Jean-Paul Marat
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Maximilien Robespierre
- Georges Danton
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Which constitutional classification denied poorer French citizens the right to vote in 1791?
- Active citizens
- Sans-culottes
- Refractory priests
- Passive citizens
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Which two powers issued the Declaration of Pillnitz in August 1791 threatening intervention?
- Britain and Spain
- Austria and Prussia
- Britain and Austria
- Russia and Sweden
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In April 1792, against which empire did the French Legislative Assembly declare war?
- British Empire
- Austrian Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Russian Empire
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Which royal residence was stormed by armed revolutionaries on 10 August 1792?
- Tuileries Palace
- Château de Compiègne
- Palace of Versailles
- Bastille Fortress
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What name was given to the mass killings of Parisian prisoners in September 1792?
- Great Fear
- Vendée Massacres
- White Terror
- September Massacres
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In January 1793, by what method was former King Louis XVI executed?
- Guillotine
- Beheading by axe
- Hanging
- Firing squad
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Which region of France launched a major royalist counter-revolution in March 1793?
- Alsace
- Normandy
- Provence
- Vendée
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Which body was set up in April 1793 to direct France's war effort?
- National Convention
- Committee of Public Safety
- Directory
- Commune of Paris
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Which political faction was purged from the National Convention in June 1793?
- Jacobins
- Cordeliers
- Girondins
- Feuillants
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What 1793 measure authorised the arrest of anyone suspected of opposing the Revolution?
- Civil Code
- Law of 22 Prairial
- Law of Suspects
- Decree of Fraternity
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What policy did the National Convention pass in September 1793 to control rising food costs?
- Continental System
- Deregulation Decree
- General Maximum
- Assignat System
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Who became the dominant leader of the Committee of Public Safety from July 1793?
- Georges Danton
- Jean-Paul Marat
- Maximilien Robespierre
- Lazare Carnot
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Which deistic state religion did Maximilien Robespierre establish in May 1794?
- Cult of Reason
- Cult of Supreme Being
- Civil Constitution
- Goddess of Liberty
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Which month in the revolutionary calendar gave its name to the overthrow of Robespierre?
- Thermidor
- Germinal
- Brumaire
- Vendémiaire
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What period followed Robespierre's fall, marked by the dismantling of Terror policies?
- Thermidorian Reaction
- Consulate Period
- Great Terror
- Directory Era
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What revolutionary uprisings took place in early 1795 demanding bread and the 1793 constitution?
- Thermidor and Nivôse
- Germinal and Prairial
- Vendémiaire and Brumaire
- Floréal and Fructidor
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Which executive body of five directors was established to govern France under the 1795 Constitution?
- Directory
- National Assembly
- Consulate
- Triumvirate
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