Question

Identify the statement which is wrong with reference to Robespierre.

• A. He banned the use of white flour
• B. He rationed meat and bread
• C. He exempted his party men from punishment
• D. He converted churches into barracks or offices

Answer 1

The correct option is C He exempted his party men from punishment

Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment. All those whom he saw as being ‘enemies’ of the republic – ex-nobles and clergy, members of other political parties, even members of his own party who did not agree with his methods – were arrested, imprisoned and then tried by a revolutionary tribunal.