Q.

Who among the following played a prominent role during the "Reign of Terror" in France?

A. Voltaire
B. Ma rat
C. Robespierre
D. Montesquieu
Answer» C. Robespierre
Explanation: The Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 - 28 July 1794) was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution." Robespierre, a French lawyer and politician, was an important figure during the Reign of Terror, which ended a few months after his arrest and execution in July 1794.

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