Question

…….. was the leader of the Jacobin club responsible for the 'Reign of Terror' during the French Revolution.
A. Napoleon
B. Robespierre
C. Voltaire
D. Louis XVI

Answer 1

Hint:The Reign of Terror, commonly The Terror, was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First French Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place

Complete answer:
Jacobins, was the most influential political club during the French Revolution of 1789.Jacobin club belonged mainly to the less prosperous section of society.It was a political club formed to discuss government policies and plan their own forms of action. Now lets see who was leader of jacobin club,

Napoleon I, also called Napoléon Bonaparte, was a French military general and statesman. Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution. In 1795, Napoleon helped suppress a royalist insurrection against the revolutionary government in Paris and was promoted to major general.

Maximilien Robespierre was a radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789. Robespierre briefly presided over the influential Jacobin Club, a political club based in Paris.

Voltaire (1694 – 1778) was a French historian and Philosopher who is famous for his attacks on Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.

Louis XVI was the last Bourbon king of France who was executed in 1793 for treason.Louis XVI approved French military support for the American colonies in their successful struggle against the British, but the expense nearly bankrupted the country. Louis convened the Estates-General in an effort to solve his budget crisis, but by doing so he unwittingly sparked the French Revolution.

Therefore the correct answer is B.

Note:Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution.