Who composed La Marseillaise?

Correct answer: Roget de L'Isle

The direct answer is option C: Rouget de Lisle composed La Marseillaise. The song was originally written in 1792 during the French Revolution and became associated with revolutionary patriotism; it later became France’s national anthem. The key reasoning is to match the cultural work with its creator, not with a political leader or king. Option C is correct, despite the option’s shortened spelling, because it clearly refers to Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Option A, Robespierre, was a revolutionary leader, but he did not compose the song. Option B, Louis XVI, was the king and was not its composer. Option D, Mirabeau, was an important early revolutionary speaker, but he also did not write it. Memory cue: remember “Marseillaise—Rouget de Lisle—1792.”