The Storming of the Bastille (1789, France) — Questions and answers
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What did the Bastille symbolize to the people of Paris?
Choices
- A. A grand palace for the King
- B. A symbol of royal oppression ✓
- C. A busy marketplace
- D. A place for celebrations
Answer: B. A symbol of royal oppression
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What was King Louis XVI doing while his people struggled with high bread prices?
Choices
- A. He was lowering the bread prices.
- B. He was helping the poor families.
- C. He was enjoying lavish feasts. ✓
- D. He was learning about farming.
Answer: C. He was enjoying lavish feasts.
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What did Jacques Necker try to convince King Louis XVI to do?
Choices
- A. To throw more parties
- B. To listen to the people and make financial changes ✓
- C. To build a new castle
- D. To go on a long trip
Answer: B. To listen to the people and make financial changes
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What did Maximilien Robespierre, from the Third Estate, speak about at the Estates-General?
Choices
- A. The importance of royal parties
- B. The need for equality and protecting people's rights ✓
- C. How to get richer quickly
- D. Building new roads
Answer: B. The need for equality and protecting people's rights
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
Choices
- A. A promise to play tennis every day
- B. A pledge not to stop meeting until a constitution was created ✓
- C. A loyalty promise to the King
- D. A new game invented by the Third Estate
Answer: B. A pledge not to stop meeting until a constitution was created
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What did Camille Desmoulins urge the Parisians to do?
Choices
- A. To go home and stay quiet
- B. To arm themselves with weapons ✓
- C. To write letters to the King
- D. To have a peaceful protest
Answer: B. To arm themselves with weapons
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What were the Parisians looking for when they marched to the Bastille?
Choices
- A. Gold and jewels
- B. Food and water
- C. Gunpowder and weapons ✓
- D. New clothes for their families
Answer: C. Gunpowder and weapons
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What happened to King Louis XVI after the Bastille was captured?
Choices
- A. He became more powerful.
- B. He was forced to accept the National Assembly. ✓
- C. He decided to leave France.
- D. He built a bigger prison.
Answer: B. He was forced to accept the National Assembly.
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What did the storming of the Bastille mark the beginning of?
Choices
- A. A long vacation for everyone
- B. The French Revolution ✓
- C. A new type of cake called 'Bastille Cake'
- D. A quiet time with no more changes
Answer: B. The French Revolution
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