2. Victor Hugo was the most famous author in France during his lifetime.

3. Victor Hugo’s coffin lies in state under the Arc de Triumph

4. Les Miserables is not about the original French Revolution of 1789. It describes a student revolution in June, 1832.

5. King Louis XVI of France

6. Marie Antoinette

7. Hall of Mirrors at Versailles

8. The king taxed the common people to pay for his palace; however, he did not tax the aristocrats.

9.  What happens when a people’s rights are suppressed?

10. REVOLUTION!

11. What happened to the king and queen?

12. The execution of Marie Antoinette

13. Napoleon Bonapart crowned himself emperor. Although he was a megalomaniac, he created programs that helped the poor.

14. Coronation of Charles X

15. This is an original illustration from the first edition of Les Miserables.

16. Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix

17.  Instead of writing out the name of a city, Victor Hugo sometimes just listed the first letter: D________ or M_______ sur M____ Why do you think he would do this?

18.  D________ is the city of Digne  M________ sur M_____ is Montreuil sur Mer Toulons Prison