One
Who was known as “The Sun King”?
Louis XIV
Two
How did Louis XIV die?
Gangrene in his leg.
Three
What unpopular woman had such colorful nicknames as: Madamme Chienne, Madam Deficit, and the Austrian Whore?
Marie Antoinette
Four
What French aristocrat, famous for his liberal sexual views, had been removed from the Bastille mere days before it was stormed?
The Marquis de Sade
Five
What was the relationship between Louis XVI and Louis XVIII?
They were brothers.
Six
One of the events leading up to the French Revolution was the Seven Years’ War. It was fought between two coalitions. One was led by France and the other was led by which empire?
The Kingdom of Great Britain
Seven
The upper class of France were commonly associated with what article of clothing?
Culottes. The lower classes were known as sans-culottes or “without breeches.”
Eight
What change to the system of weights and measures was implemented in France in 1790s?
The Metric System. It was part of the reformations to standardize measurements and reduce merchant fraud.
Nine
What political labels, still in use today, were coined during the French Revolution?
Left and Right wing. Left meant progressive and right represented traditionalism.
Ten
Who was the US Minister to France during the start of the Revolution?
Thomas Jefferson
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