One
During the Revolution, one-quarter of women aged 15-35 earned some income from what occupation?
Prostitution
Two
France’s first national zoo was populated by animals taken from what palace?
They were royal pets in the menagerie at Versailles.
Three
A feudal obligation of unpaid labor was called what, in France?
A corvee
Four
Who said, “The vessel of the Revolution can arrive in port only on a sea reddened with torrents of blood”?
Louis Saint-Just.
Yeah, not a great guy.
Yeah, not a great guy.
Five
Who was given the nickname, “The Incorruptible” by his peers?
Maximilian Robespierre
Six
Even though disguised as a servant, Louis XVI was recognized while trying to flee the country. What gave him away?
His face was stamped on all the coinage of the realm.
Seven
What 1789 document would serve as the model for 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
Eight
Which group took “The Tennis Court Oath” in 1789?
The Third Estate
(Which would later be called the National Assembly)
(Which would later be called the National Assembly)
Nine
Napoleon Bonaparte initially served in what part of the French Army?
Artillery
Ten
The Thermidorian Reaction and the execution of Robespierre marked the end of what 10-month period?
The Reign of Terror
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