Château de Fontainebleau - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary architectural style of Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Gothic
B) Neoclassical
C) Renaissance
D) Baroque
  • 2. In which country is Château de Fontainebleau located?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Spain
D) Italy
  • 3. Who was one of the most famous residents of Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Henri IV
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Louis XVI
  • 4. During which period was Château de Fontainebleau primarily a royal residence?
A) From the 16th to the 19th century
B) 19th to early 20th century
C) 15th century only
D) 12th to 14th century
  • 5. Which monarch initiated the largest renovations at Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Louis XIV
B) Henry II
C) Francis I
D) Louis XV
  • 6. What is the name of the main courtyard in Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Cour d'Honneur
B) Cour des Souvenirs
C) Cour des Adieux
D) Cour de Marbre
  • 7. What year was the Château de Fontainebleau declared a UNESCO World Heritage site?
A) 1981
B) 2000
C) 1975
D) 1990
  • 8. What is housed within the Château de Fontainebleau besides its historical architecture?
A) A theatre
B) An aquarium
C) A zoo
D) A museum
  • 9. Which famous artist contributed to the decoration of the palace?
A) Raphael
B) Michelangelo
C) Da Vinci
D) Rosso Fiorentino
  • 10. What is the Palace of Fontainebleau known for in terms of its location?
A) It is found directly within the city limits of Paris.
B) It is located 55 kilometers southeast of the center of Paris.
C) It is situated on the western coast of France.
D) It is located in the northern part of France.
  • 11. When did the Palace of Fontainebleau become a national museum?
A) In 1901.
B) In 1945.
C) In 1927.
D) In 1981.
  • 12. What was the Palace of Fontainebleau's original purpose?
A) It started as an educational institution.
B) It functioned primarily as a public marketplace.
C) It served as a hunting lodge and autumn residence for French monarchs.
D) It was originally built as a military fortress.
  • 13. Which year did Henry Peacham write about the Fontainebleau spring?
A) In 1501.
B) In 1703.
C) In 1804.
D) In 1622.
  • 14. What was the first château at Fontainebleau like?
A) It was a square 'donjon' or keep, three stories high with stone walls and a wooden palisade.
B) A small cottage surrounded by a moat.
C) An open-air amphitheater for royal events.
D) A large palace with multiple wings and gardens.
  • 15. Who consecrated the chapel built by Louis VII?
A) Thomas Becket, the English priest in exile.
B) King Henry II of England.
C) Pope Gregory IX.
D) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
  • 16. What was built close to the castle during Louis VII's reign?
A) An armory.
B) A monastery of the Trinitarians, a mendicant order of monks.
C) A royal library.
D) A grand stables for horses.
  • 17. Which Italian Renaissance style building served as the main entry to Fontainebleau?
A) Cour Carrée
B) Chapelle Expiatoire
C) Porte Dorée (Golden Gate)
D) Palais Garnier
  • 18. What emblem of Francis I is found alongside each painting he commissioned in the Grand Gallery?
A) A lion holding a sword
B) An eagle with a crown
C) A salamander surrounded by flames
D) A fleur-de-lis
  • 19. Who joined later in the decoration of the Galerie François I?
A) Francesco Primaticcio
B) Raphael Sanzio
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti
D) Titian
  • 20. What was the name of the stairway built on the north side by Gilles Le Breton?
A) Escalier des Ambassadeurs
B) Grand Escalier
C) Cheminée de la Reine
D) Portique de Serlio
  • 21. What major project did Henry II and Catherine de' Medici undertake at the chateau?
A) The Cour des Offices
B) The Gallery of Diana
C) The wing of the Belle Cheminée
D) The Oval Court
  • 22. Which king made more additions to the chateau than any since Francis I?
A) Henry IV
B) Louis XIV
C) Francis II
D) Charles IX
  • 23. Who created the ornate chapel of the Trinity?
A) Francesco Primaticcio
B) Ambroise Dubois
C) Martin Fréminet
D) Toussaint Dubreuil
  • 24. Who was responsible for the garden of Diana created by Catherine de' Medici?
A) Tommaso Francini
B) Martin Fréminet
C) Henry IV
D) Claude Mollet
  • 25. What was the length of the grand canal created by Henry IV on the south side?
A) 1500 meters long
B) 900 meters long
C) 600 meters long
D) 1200 meters long
  • 26. Who may have designed the Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Garden for Marie de' Medici?
A) Tommaso Francini
B) Martin Fréminet
C) Francesco Primaticcio
D) Claude Mollet
  • 27. What was the birthplace of Francis II?
A) Versailles
B) The chateau at Fontainebleau
C) Château d'Anet
D) Luxembourg Garden
  • 28. Who was responsible for reconstructing the horseshoe stairway at the Cour de Cheval Blanc?
A) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
B) Philibert Delorme
C) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
D) André-Charles Boulle
  • 29. Which monarch spent more days at Fontainebleau than any other?
A) King Louis XVI
B) King Louis XIV
C) King Louis XV
D) King Louis XIII
  • 30. Who was the architect responsible for redesigning the large parterre into a French formal garden?
A) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
B) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
C) Louis Le Vau
D) André Le Nôtre
  • 31. Which Russian Tsar visited Fontainebleau in 1717 and found it too small compared to other royal residences?
A) Tsar Peter the Great
B) Tsar Ivan IV
C) Tsar Nicholas I
D) Tsar Alexander II
  • 32. Who designed the new wing along the Cour de la Fontaine and carp pond during Louis XV's reign?
A) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
B) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
C) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
D) André-Charles Boulle
  • 33. What style was the salon created for Marie Antoinette in 1777?
A) Italian Renaissance style
B) Arabesque style
C) Turkish-style
D) French formal garden style
  • 34. Which king's renovations included the creation of a new apartment on the first floor alongside the Gallery of Francis I?
A) King Louis XVI
B) King Louis XIV
C) King Louis XIII
D) King Louis XV
  • 35. Who was the architect that built a new wing alongside the Gallery of Deer and the Gallery of Diana?
A) Louis Le Vau
B) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
C) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
D) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
  • 36. During which historical period did Napoleon use Fontainebleau as a military school?
A) The Bourbon Restoration
B) The Revolution
C) Restoration and the reign of Louis-Philippe
D) The First Empire
  • 37. Who was responsible for transforming the gardens into an English landscape garden?
A) Louis-Philippe I
B) Pope Pius VII
C) Maximilien Joseph Hurtault.
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 38. On what date did Napoleon abdicate at Fontainebleau?
A) 5 November 1810
B) 20 March 1815
C) 4 April 1814.
D) 20 April 1814
  • 39. Which style was the Hall of Columns remade in during Louis-Philippe I's reign?
A) Empire style
B) Baroque
C) Neo-Renaissance
D) Neoclassical.
  • 40. Which style was used to redecorate the Hall of the Guards and Gallery of Plates?
A) Baroque
B) Neo-Renaissance.
C) Empire style
D) Gothic
  • 41. In which year did a fire destroy the old theater in the wing of the Belle Cheminée?
A) 1856
B) 1923
C) 1940
D) 1870
  • 42. Who built the new theater in the Louis XVI style after the fire?
A) Franz Xaver Winterhalter
B) Frederick Charles of Prussia
C) Hector Lefuel
D) Charles Henri Joseph Cordier
  • 43. Which artist's paintings were featured in Empress Eugénie's museum?
A) Franz Xaver Winterhalter
B) Claude Monet
C) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 44. Which organization occupied part of the château after World War II until 1966?
A) UNESCO
B) Écoles d'Art Américaines
C) NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe/Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
D) The School of Applied Artillery
  • 45. What name was given to the theater after its restoration in 2014?
A) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theater
B) Fontainebleau Royal Theater
C) Empress Eugénie Theater
D) Napoleon III Theater
  • 46. When did the Chinese Museum of the château get robbed?
A) 16 June 1940
B) 10 November 1941
C) 1 March 2015
D) 30 April 2014
  • 47. Who was the Minister of Culture during the restoration under President Charles de Gaulle?
A) Emperor Napoleon III
B) Andre Malraux
C) Charles Henri Joseph Cordier
D) Frederick Charles of Prussia
  • 48. Who occupied the palace during World War II from June to November 1940?
A) French troops
B) The Germans
C) NATO forces
D) The Prussian Army
  • 49. In what year did Francis I begin decorating the Gallery of Francis I?
A) 1528
B) 1531
C) 1533
D) 1546
  • 50. What symbol is prominent in the decor of the ballroom, representing King Henry II's mistress?
A) A star
B) A crown
C) The crescent moon
D) An owl
  • 51. Who painted the frescoes in the ballroom beginning in 1552?
A) Francesco Scibec da Carpi
B) Nicolo dell'Abate
C) Rosso Fiorentino
D) J. Alaux
  • 52. When was St. Saturnin's Chapel largely completed?
A) 1528
B) 1533
C) 1546
D) 1554
  • 53. Who made the ornate ceiling over the Queen's bed?
A) Jacques Vererckt
B) Guillaume Noyers
C) Pierre Rousseau
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 54. Who redecorated the Queen's bedchamber in 1746-1747?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Jacques Vererckt
C) Marie Leszczynska
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 55. What style was used for the ceiling of the alcove and wood panelling in the Queen's bedchamber?
A) Arabesque design
B) Ancient Roman models
C) Rocaille style
D) Baroque style
  • 56. When did the bed specially made for Marie Antoinette arrive?
A) 1797, after her execution
B) Before the French Revolution
C) 1786, when it was made
D) During the reign of Louis Philippe
  • 57. Who created the boudoir for Marie-Antoinette in 1786?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Jacques Vererckt
C) Guillaume Noyers
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 58. Who sculpted and painted the wood panelling in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Guillaume Noyers
B) Jacques Vererckt
C) Laplace, Michel-Hubert Bourgeois, Louis-François Touzé
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 59. Who made the eight figures of the Muses in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Roland
B) Pierre Rousseau
C) Michel-Hubert Bourgeois
D) Laplace
  • 60. Who designed the furnishings for Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Jacques Vererckt
B) Pierre Rousseau
C) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
D) Jean-Henri Riesener
  • 61. Who painted the ceiling in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Michel-Hubert Bourgeois
B) Jean-Simon Berthélemy
C) Pierre Rousseau
D) Roland
  • 62. Who made the mahogany parquet floor in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
B) Bernard Molitor
C) Jacques Vererckt
D) Pierre Rousseau
  • 63. In what year was the Games Room created for Marie Antoinette?
A) 1752
B) 1835
C) 1786
D) 1808
  • 64. What style is the Games Room an example of?
A) Empire
B) Baroque
C) Louis-Philippe
D) Arabesque
  • 65. Who was the White Salon created for?
A) King Louis Philippe
B) Queen Marie-Amelie
C) Napoleon
D) Marie Antoinette
  • 66. In what year was the White Salon created?
A) 1752
B) 1786
C) 1835
D) 1808
  • 67. Who painted the portrait that replaced Louis XIII's during Napoleon's reign?
A) Jacob-Desmalter
B) Philippe de Champaigne
C) Robert Lefèvre
D) Amboise Dubois
  • 68. Who originally designed the decoration around Napoleon's throne?
A) Jacob-Desmalter
B) Amboise Dubois
C) Robert Lefèvre
D) Philippe de Champaigne
  • 69. From which palace did the throne in Napoleon's room come?
A) Palace of Fontainebleau
B) The Tuileries Palace
C) Versailles Palace
D) Château de Saint-Cloud
  • 70. Who painted the scenes in blue monochrome in the Council Chamber?
A) Alexis Peyrotte
B) François Boucher
C) Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
D) Carle van Loo
  • 71. Who designed the armchairs at the table for ministers in the Council Chamber?
A) Jacob-Desmalter
B) Marcion
C) Claude Audran
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 72. In what year did Napoleon decide he wanted his own apartments within the palace?
A) 1754
B) 1804
C) 1806
D) 1773
  • 73. Who painted The clemency of the King halting justice in its course on the ceiling of Napoleon's bedchamber?
A) François Boucher
B) Jean-Baptiste Regnault
C) Alexis Peyrotte
D) Frédéric-Simon Moench
  • 74. Who created the special carpet in the shape of the cross of the Legion of Honor for Napoleon?
A) Marcion
B) Sallandrouze
C) Jacob-Desmalter
D) Frédéric-Simon Moench
  • 75. In 1811, what did Napoleon add to the small bedchamber?
A) He installed a grandiose canopy bed.
B) He added the camp bed.
C) He placed an ornate writing desk.
D) He introduced luxurious drapery.
  • 76. What material was the bathtub in Napoleon's bathroom made from?
A) Marble.
B) Porcelain.
C) Bronze.
D) Tinned copper.
  • 77. What surrounded the tinned copper bathtub in Napoleon's bathroom?
A) A simple cotton skirt.
B) A velvet curtain.
C) A marble surround.
D) An ornate wooden frame.
  • 78. Who created the gilded and sculpted ceiling in the Salon de Reception?
A) Louis XIV
B) Ambroise Perret
C) Gilbert de Sève
D) Charles Errard
  • 79. What emblems did Anne of Austria add to the Salon de Reception?
A) Sun and planets
B) Oak leaves and putti
C) Military trophies
D) A pelican
  • 80. Which historical figure is depicted with features of Henry II in the chapel?
A) Napoleon III
B) Charlemagne
C) Louis IX
D) Francis I
  • 81. Who made the sculpted wooden doors of the nave in the mid-17th century?
A) Jean Gobert
B) Martin Freminet
C) Anthony Girault
D) Francesco Bordoni
  • 82. Who installed the small organ in the Chapel of the Trinity between 1772 and 1774?
A) Anthony Girault
B) François-Henri Cilquot
C) Francesco Bordoni
D) Jean Gobert
  • 83. Who was responsible for building the Salle des Gardes?
A) Napoleon III
B) Louis XIV
C) Charles IX
D) Henry IV
  • 84. Who is the sculptor attributed to the bust of Henry IV in the Room of the Guards?
A) Ruggiero d'Ruggieri
B) Mathieu Jacquet
C) Ambroise Dubois
D) Pierre Bontemps
  • 85. What was the Room of the Guards used for during Napoleon III's reign?
A) A salon
B) A promenade corridor
C) A library
D) A dining room
  • 86. What was the Gallery of Diana turned into under Napoleon III starting in 1853?
A) A library
B) A salon
C) A dining room
D) A promenade corridor
  • 87. Who remade the rooms of the Chinese Museum in 1867?
A) Napoleon III
B) A British-French military expedition
C) The Empress Eugénie
D) A delegation from Siam
  • 88. From where were the lacquered wood panels taken?
A) 17th-century Chinese screens
B) Japanese temples
C) Siamese palaces
D) French furniture from the 18th century
  • 89. Which game from that period is on display in the Chinese Museum?
A) Backgammon
B) Checkers
C) Chess
D) An old bagatelle game
  • 90. What other musical instrument is displayed from that period?
A) A violin
B) A flute
C) A harpsichord
D) A mechanical piano
  • 91. Who created the French Renaissance garden at Fontainebleau?
A) Catherine de' Medici.
B) Francis I.
C) Louis XIV.
D) Henry IV.
  • 92. Where is the original statue, Diana of Versailles, now located?
A) Gallery of the Deer inside the palace
B) Garden of Diana
C) Jardin du Luxembourg
D) The Louvre
  • 93. Who made the original statue of the fountain in 1602?
A) Barthelemy Prieur
B) Pierre Biard l'Aîné
C) Keller brothers
D) Tommaso Francini
  • 94. When was the Garden of Diana opened to the public?
A) Under Louis XIV
B) During the Third Republic
C) In the 19th century
D) During Napoleon I's reign
  • 95. What was the original name given to the garden by Francis I?
A) Pine Garden
B) Atlas Garden
C) Renaissance Garden
D) English Garden
  • 96. In which year did Francesco Primaticcio join Rosso Fiorentino at the Palace of Fontainebleau?
A) 1584
B) 1552
C) 1532
D) 1540
  • 97. Which Italian artist was invited to France in 1552 by Henry II?
A) Benvenuto Cellini
B) Rosso Fiorentino
C) Francesco Primaticcio
D) Niccolò dell'Abbate
  • 98. Which artist was a goldsmith and silversmith involved in the first school of Fontainebleau?
A) Ambroise Dubois
B) Jean Cousin the Elder
C) Toussaint Dubreuil
D) Benvenuto Cellini
  • 99. In what year was the Museum of Napoleon I created?
A) 2000
B) 1990
C) 1975
D) 1986
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