Louis VII of France - Quiz
Louis VII of France
  • 1. What years did Louis VII serve as King of France?
A) 1147–1180
B) 1120–1180
C) 1137–1180
D) 1131–1165
  • 2. Who was the father of Louis VII?
A) Geoffrey V
B) Philip II
C) Theobald II
D) Louis VI
  • 3. Which of these women was Louis VII's first wife?
A) Adela of Champagne
B) Constance of Castile
C) Adelaide of Maurienne
D) Eleanor of Aquitaine
  • 4. What career was Louis VII initially prepared for before his brother's death?
A) A career in architecture
B) A career as a merchant
C) A career in the Church
D) A career as a diplomat
  • 5. In what year did Louis VII become heir apparent to the French throne?
A) 1145
B) 1120
C) 1137
D) 1131
  • 6. Which advisor and abbot did Louis VII form a friendship with during his youth?
A) Suger
B) Bernard of Clairvaux
C) Odo of Deuil
D) Pierre de la Chatre
  • 7. Where was Louis VII anointed and crowned in 1131?
A) Orléans
B) Notre-Dame de Paris
C) Basilica of Saint-Denis
D) Reims Cathedral
  • 8. Who did Louis VII stay with while on his way to Jerusalem during the Second Crusade?
A) King Conrad III of Germany
B) King Baldwin III of Jerusalem
C) Roger II of Sicily
D) King Géza II of Hungary
  • 9. What failed military operation was Louis VII involved in while in the Holy Land?
A) Siege of Damascus
B) Siege of Antioch
C) Siege of Constantinople
D) Siege of Jerusalem
  • 10. Which university was founded during the reign of Louis VII?
A) University of Bologna
B) University of Montpellier
C) University of Oxford
D) University of Paris
  • 11. What architectural style did Louis VII and Abbot Suger favor?
A) French Gothic
B) Romanesque
C) Baroque
D) Renaissance
  • 12. In what year was Louis VII's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine annulled?
A) 1180
B) 1149
C) 1165
D) 1152
  • 13. Who did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry immediately after her annulment from Louis VII?
A) Philip Augustus
B) Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
C) Henry, Duke of Normandy
D) Theobald II of Champagne
  • 14. Who was the mother of Louis VII's son, Philip Augustus?
A) Adela of Champagne
B) Eleanor of Aquitaine
C) Constance of Castile
D) Adelaide of Maurienne
  • 15. Who succeeded Louis VII as King of France?
A) Henry II
B) Louis VI
C) Geoffrey V
D) Philip II
  • 16. Which city's burgesses organized communes, causing conflict with Louis VII?
A) Paris and Reims
B) Orléans and Poitiers
C) Antioch and Damascus
D) Metz and Laodicea
  • 17. What was the result of the conflict between Louis VII and Pope Innocent II regarding the archbishopric of Bourges?
A) The pope imposed an interdict upon the king
B) The pope accepted Cadurc as archbishop
C) The king invaded Rome
D) The king was excommunicated and deposed
  • 18. How many people died in the burning of Vitry-en-Perthois during the war with Champagne?
A) 1,500
B) 2,000
C) 500
D) 1,000
  • 19. Who preached to ensure the popularity of Louis VII's crusade at Vezelay in 1146?
A) Odo of Deuil
B) Pope Innocent II
C) Bernard of Clairvaux
D) Abbot Suger
  • 20. At which mountain were the French forces ambushed by Turks during the Second Crusade?
A) Mount Sinai
B) The Pyrenees
C) The Alps
D) Mount Cadmus
  • 21. What was the official reason given by the Council of Beaugency for the annulment of Louis VII's marriage to Eleanor?
A) She committed treason against the crown.
B) She refused to accompany him to the Holy Land.
C) She failed to produce any children.
D) They were too closely related.
  • 22. How many children did Eleanor bear for Henry II?
A) Eight
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
  • 23. How long after Constance's death did Louis VII marry Adela of Champagne?
A) Five weeks
B) One year
C) Two years
D) Five months
  • 24. Which city did Louis VII visit in 1159 to successfully deter Henry II from attacking?
A) Beaugency
B) Toulouse
C) Gisors
D) Nonette
  • 25. What town did Louis VII besiege in 1169 to stop a viscount from attacking travelers?
A) Nonette
B) Gisors
C) Toulouse
D) Anjou
  • 26. Who was the chancellor sent by Henry II to propose a marriage between Margaret and Henry the Young King?
A) Alfonso VII
B) The Bishop of Le Puy
C) Raymond V
D) Thomas Becket
  • 27. What did Louis VII do after his ineffective war against Henry II?
A) Signed the Treaty of Gisors
B) Returned to the Île-de-France with a fever
C) Conquered the county of Vexin
D) Divorced Adela of Champagne
  • 28. Which Holy Roman Emperor pressed claims to Arles during Louis VII's reign?
A) Henry II
B) Philip II
C) Frederick I
D) Alexander III
  • 29. Which pope did Louis VII support during the papal schism of 1159?
A) Urban II
B) Clement III
C) Gregory VII
D) Alexander III
  • 30. Where did Pope Alexander III live between 1163 and 1165?
A) Paris
B) Arles
C) Reims
D) Sens
  • 31. What gift did the pope bestow upon Louis VII for his loyal support?
A) A golden scepter
B) The Golden Rose
C) A royal crown
D) A suit of armor
  • 32. In what year did Louis VII offer refuge and a pension to Thomas Becket?
A) 1170
B) 1166
C) 1169
D) 1164
  • 33. Which region did Louis VII support against English attacks?
A) Normandy
B) Scotland
C) Arles
D) Brittany
  • 34. Where were the peace talks between Louis VII and Henry II held in 1169?
A) Saint-Denis
B) Vitry-en-Perthois
C) Montmirail
D) Sens
  • 35. Where was the 1177 reconciliation between Louis VII and Henry II held?
A) Reims
B) Montmirail
C) Vitry-en-Perthois
D) Barbeau Abbey
  • 36. What physical condition prevented Louis VII from attending his son's coronation?
A) Fever
B) Old age
C) Blindness
D) Paralysis
  • 37. Where was Louis VII originally buried?
A) Reims Cathedral
B) Barbeau Abbey
C) Basilica of Saint-Denis
D) Notre-Dame de Paris
  • 38. Which child of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry I of Champagne?
A) Alix
B) Margaret
C) Agnes
D) Marie
  • 39. Which daughter of Louis VII was engaged to Richard I of England?
A) Agnes
B) Marie
C) Alys
D) Alix
  • 40. Which husband of Agnes was the final one listed in the text?
A) Andronicus I Comnenus
B) Henry I of Champagne
C) Theodore Branas
D) Alexius II Comnenus
  • 41. Who portrayed Louis VII in the 1964 film adaptation of Becket?
A) Theodore Branas
B) John Gielgud
C) Jean Anouilh
D) Charles Kay
  • 42. Which author wrote the novels When Christ and His Saints Slept and Devil's Brood?
A) Jean Anouilh
B) Elizabeth Chadwick
C) Norah Lofts
D) Sharon Kay Penman
  • 43. In which 1978 BBC TV drama series was Louis VII portrayed by Charles Kay?
A) When Christ and His Saints Slept
B) Becket
C) The Summer Queen
D) The Devil's Crown
  • 44. Who wrote the play Becket in 1959?
A) Sharon Kay Penman
B) Jean Anouilh
C) Elizabeth Chadwick
D) Norah Lofts
  • 45. Who is the author of the novel The Summer Queen?
A) Elizabeth Chadwick
B) Sharon Kay Penman
C) Jean Anouilh
D) Norah Lofts
  • 46. Which of Louis VII's daughters was married to both a king and a count?
A) Alix
B) Alys
C) Margaret
D) Marie
  • 47. What award was John Gielgud nominated for regarding his portrayal of Louis VII?
A) BAFTA Award for Best Actor
B) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
C) Golden Globe for Best Actor
D) Academy Award for Best Actor
  • 48. According to the text, whose biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine provides a perspective on her relationship with Louis?
A) Jean Anouilh
B) Sharon Kay Penman
C) Norah Lofts
D) Elizabeth Chadwick
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