In an Address to the National Assembly on October 10

question 1

Multiple Choice

In an address to the National Assembly on October 10, 1789, Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin argued that:

• A) It would be best to abolish capital punishment altogether.
• B) He hoped for the opportunity to test his machine, in the interests of the New Sciences.
• C) The machine he had designed would increase the pain and suffering of a condemned person.
• D) The execution of Danton by guillotine had led him to change his own name in protest.

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