World History
Fact or Fiction: The French Revolution
The French Revolution is one of the most fascinating and complex chapters of history. As a compelling foil to the American Revolution, the French Revolution exemplifies Enlightenment ideals gone awry. The National Assembly quickly dissolved the monarchy with the executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, but the desired republican government never emerged. Instead, what started as a movement for equality among the classes boiled over into Robespierre's Reign of Terror, starring the guillotine. Test how well you know the Girondins from the sans-culottes and all the other plot points of the French Revolution with this Fact or Fiction quiz.
