Which French revolutionary did Carlyle call the 'Sea Green Incorruptible'?
Correct answer: C. Robespierre
- A. Napoleon
- B. Jacques Rene Hebert
- C. Robespierre
- D. Georges Jacques Danton
Explanation
Thomas Carlyle called Maximilien Robespierre the “Sea-Green Incorruptible,” referring to his pale appearance and reputation for austere virtue during the French Revolution. Danton and Hébert were also revolutionaries but were not given this famous epithet.
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