Of the "Terror," It Can Be Stated That

question 48

Multiple Choice

Of the "Terror," it can be stated that:

• A)all of those executed were convicted before a revolutionary tribunal and a jury of their peers.
• B)more than 500,000 people were executed.
• C)the majority of its victims were peasants and laborers.
• D)only members of the royal family were executed during the "Terror."
• E)it was mostly the creation of the enemies of the revolution as fewer than 1000 people died.

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