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Class 9 Social Science — Chapter 1: The French Revolution

45 practice questions · 15 Easy · 15 Medium · 15 Hard

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Q1Easy

On which date was the Bastille fortress stormed, marking the symbolic start of the French Revolution?

A.4 August 1789
B.14 July 1789✓ correct
C.26 August 1789
D.21 January 1793
Why

The Bastille, a royal prison, was stormed on 14 July 1789. This date is now celebrated as Bastille Day in France.

Q2Medium

The Reign of Terror (1793–94) ended when Robespierre was:

A.Exiled to the island of Elba
B.Assassinated by Charlotte Corday
C.Arrested and guillotined by the Convention✓ correct
D.Defeated in a military battle and fled to England
Why

Robespierre was arrested on 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) — a period known as the Thermidorian Reaction — and guillotined the next day, ending the Reign of Terror.

Q3Hard

During the radical phase of the Revolution, the Jacobins pursued de-Christianisation. This policy included which of the following?

A.Executing all Catholic priests and banning Christianity permanently
B.Closing churches, replacing the Christian calendar with a Revolutionary calendar, and promoting the Cult of Reason✓ correct
C.Making Protestantism the state religion
D.Confiscating only Jesuit properties while allowing other Catholic orders to function
Why

De-Christianisation included: closing churches; introducing the French Revolutionary Calendar (Year 1 starting from the Republic's founding); replacing religious festivals with Cult of Reason festivals. Napoleon later reversed this with the Concordat of 1801, re-establishing relations with the Catholic Church.

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