Louis XV - Quiz
A) Choiseul B) Madame de Pompadour C) Henri Bertin D) Étienne de Silhouette
A) It accused the Royal Council of overstepping its authority. B) It supported the Royal Council's decisions. C) It remained neutral and did not respond. D) It accepted the Royal Council's authority over it.
A) The Parlement had no power over the King. B) The King could not impose taxes without the Parlement's consent. C) The Parlements represented all classes and the law of the kingdom was a sacred pact. D) The King should dissolve the Parlement.
A) They were dismissed and confined to their residences. B) They were given more power. C) They were promoted by the King. D) They were ignored by the King.
A) Corruption B) Treason C) Negligence D) Incompetence
A) He sold it to pay off debts. B) He donated it to charity. C) He gave it to the mint to be melted down into money. D) He hid it to avoid taxes.
A) 10 million livres B) 5 million livres C) 19 million livres D) 25 million livres
A) By increasing taxes on the nobility. B) By borrowing more money. C) By reducing the payments to allies by one-third. D) By cutting military expenses.
A) They rebelled and refused to register the new taxes. B) They ignored the proposal. C) They supported the proposal. D) They requested further clarification.
A) He was executed. B) He was moved to a different position. C) He was promoted. D) He resigned voluntarily.
A) The King has absolute authority over the Parlement. B) The King should consult the Parlement before making decisions. C) Only God can compel the King to obey the sacred pact. D) The Parlement can overrule the King.
A) They were extremely unpopular with the aristocracy and wealthy. B) They were praised by the common people. C) They were widely accepted. D) They were ignored by the public.
A) It sought to increase the Royal Council's power. B) It remained silent on the matter. C) It accepted the Royal Council's authority. D) It recognized no intermediate power between the Parlement and the King.
A) They were revised and delayed. B) They were withdrawn. C) They were implemented immediately. D) They were partially implemented.
A) It asked for more time to consider the taxes. B) It refused to register or collect the new taxes. C) It agreed to collect the new taxes. D) It proposed alternative taxes.
A) The tax was abolished. B) The leaders were dismissed and confined to their residences. C) The Parlement was dissolved. D) The Parlement was given more autonomy.
A) He accepted the remonstrance. B) He ignored the remonstrance. C) He agreed to revise the laws. D) He rejected it as containing false principles and indecent expressions.
A) Borrowing money from foreign allies. B) Increasing trade tariffs. C) Reducing military expenses. D) Imposing new taxes on luxury goods.
A) It was a sacred pact between the King and the French nation. B) It was a temporary agreement. C) It was a document to be revised annually. D) It was a suggestion for the King.
A) It sought to increase the Royal Council's power. B) It accepted the Royal Council's authority. C) It declared that no intermediate power existed between the Parlement and the King. D) It remained silent on the matter.
A) One-third of the original amount. B) The same amount. C) Half of the original amount. D) Double the original amount.
A) They were abolished. B) They were expanded to include more classes. C) They were not enlarged. D) They were revised and delayed.
A) Fontevrault B) Versailles C) Reims D) Paris
A) 25 October 1722 B) 15 February 1723 C) August 1723 D) 15 June 1722
A) Fleury B) Duke of Orléans C) Philippe D) Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
A) Barbara of Portugal B) Marie Leszczyńska C) Infanta Mariana Victoria D) Anne of Great Britain
A) Barbara of Portugal B) Anne of Great Britain C) Marie Leszczyńska D) Infanta Mariana Victoria
A) 21 B) 15 C) 18 D) 22
A) Six B) Eight C) Twelve D) Ten
A) Two B) Three C) Four D) One
A) Philippe B) Louis Henri C) Duke of Anjou D) Dauphin Louis
A) Princess B) Regent C) Abbess D) Queen
A) 24 June 1768 B) 15 February 1723 C) 25 October 1722 D) 15 June 1722
A) She lived unmarried B) Prince of Orange C) Crown Prince of Portugal D) Prince of Asturias
A) She married the Crown Prince of Portugal B) She became Queen C) She married the Prince of Orange D) She never married
A) Twenty-one B) Five C) Thirteen D) Eighteen
A) Marie Adélaïde of Savoy B) Cardinal Fleury C) Duke of Maine D) Duke of Orléans
A) The War of the Spanish Succession B) The Franco-Spanish War C) The Seven Years' War D) The War of the Austrian Succession
A) Crédit Lyonnais B) Société Générale C) Banque Générale Privée D) Bank of France
A) Royal African Company B) South Sea Company C) East India Company D) Mississippi Company
A) Nicholas II B) Ivan the Terrible C) Peter the Great D) Catherine the Great
A) The Ballet des Elements B) Swan Lake C) The Nutcracker D) Giselle
A) 8 September 1713 B) 27 April 1732 C) 1 January 1715 D) 24 March 1730
A) René Descartes B) Voltaire C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau D) Blaise Pascal
A) The French Academy B) The Parlement of Paris C) The Palace of Versailles D) The Sorbonne
A) Taxation B) Imprisonment C) Excommunication D) Banishment
A) Le Figaro B) Nouvelles Ecclésiastiques C) L'Équipe D) Le Monde
A) The capitation B) The taille C) The cinquantième D) The gabelle
A) Catholic B) Jansenist C) Gallican D) Unigenitus
A) Dixieme B) Gabelle C) Taille D) Capitation
A) Saint-Quentin canal B) Loing Canal C) Canal du Midi D) Briare Canal
A) Naples B) Austrian Netherlands C) Certain territories in Lombardy D) Milan
A) Russia B) Prussia C) Austria D) France
A) Favoured the Holy Roman Empire B) Established French dominance in Europe C) Favoured the Ottoman Empire D) Ended the War of the Austrian Succession
A) Prussia B) Spain C) Russia D) Great Britain
A) Philibert Orry B) Germain Louis Chauvelin C) Bauyn d'Angervilliers D) Conte de Maurepas
A) Great Britain B) Russia C) Austria D) France
A) Charles Albert of Bavaria B) George II C) The Maréchal de Belle-Isle D) Frederick the Great
A) 1743 B) 1741 C) 1745 D) 1744
A) Prussia B) France C) The Austrian Netherlands D) Bavaria
A) Vienna B) Munich C) Brussels D) Berlin
A) Louis XV B) Orry C) Cardinal de Fleury D) Nicolas Fouquet
A) Vingtième B) Dixième C) Don gratuit D) Taxe royale
A) Maastricht B) Paris C) Brussels D) Genoa
A) James Francis Edward Stuart B) Henry Benedict Stuart C) Charles II D) Charles Edward Stuart
A) Liberté, égalité, fraternité B) Travailler pour le roi de Prusse C) Bête comme la paix D) Vive la République
A) Louis Junior B) Petit-Louis C) Baby-Louis D) Demi-Louis
A) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. B) The scandal at Metz. C) The War of the Austrian Succession. D) The death of the Queen.
A) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson B) Jeanne Poisson C) Antoinette Jeanne Poisson D) Marie Antoinette Poisson
A) 1745 B) 1747 C) 1746 D) 1740
A) Twenty years B) Ten years C) Fifteen years D) Twenty-five years
A) 1748 B) 1754 C) 1752 D) 1750
A) Countess B) Baroness C) Princess D) Duchess
A) Lady-in-Waiting B) Governor C) Queen D) Dame
A) William Pitt B) Louis XV C) George II D) Frederick the Great
A) Montreal B) Pondicherry C) Port Louis D) Quebec
A) Guadeloupe B) Martinique C) Pondicherry D) Quebec
A) Port Louis B) Quebec C) Martinique D) Guadeloupe
A) Montreal B) Quebec C) Port Louis D) Pondicherry
A) Robert-François Damiens B) Jean-Paul Marat C) Maximilien Robespierre D) Georges Danton
A) Madame de Pompadour B) The Comte d'Argenson C) Machaud D'Arnouville D) The Duke de Choiseul
A) The Vingtieme tax B) The Salt Tax C) The Taille D) The Gabelle
A) Launched a major shipbuilding program B) Reduced the number of vessels C) Negotiated the Treaty of Paris D) Exiled d'Arnouville and d'Argenson
A) Decreased agricultural production B) Initially increased agricultural production C) Stabilized grain prices permanently D) Had no impact on agriculture
A) 3,500 B) 85 C) 150 D) 1,000
A) 150 B) 85 C) 3,500 D) 12
A) A supporter of Madame de Pompadour B) A Jesuit C) A member of the Parlement D) A Gallican
A) 1760 B) 1764 C) 1762 D) 1759
A) The first 'Family Compact' B) Treaty of Fontainebleau C) Treaty of Versailles D) Treaty of Paris
A) Catherine the Great B) Anna C) Elizabeth D) Maria Feodorovna
A) Choiseul B) Frederick the Great C) Louis XV D) William Pitt
A) Barbados B) Trinidad C) Cuba D) Jamaica
A) Influenza B) Pneumonia C) Tuberculosis D) Smallpox
A) Tuberculosis B) Smallpox C) Influenza D) Pneumonia
A) Disorder. B) Public order. C) Anarchy. D) Chaos.
A) The proclamation. B) The flagellation. C) The manifesto. D) The declaration.
A) The Duke of Choiseul. B) The King. C) Jean du Barry. D) Guillaume du Barry.
A) May 1768 B) 1769 C) 1755 D) 27–28 March 1766
A) Pasquale Paoli B) Stanislaus C) Louis XV D) François Quesnay
A) Tableau Économique B) Laissez faire C) Bureaucracy D) Starvation Pact |
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