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  • 1. What year was Sorbonne Université founded?
A) 2001
B) 2018
C) 1968
D) 1793
  • 2. Where is Sorbonne Université located?
A) Paris, France
B) London, England
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Rome, Italy
  • 3. Which famous library is associated with the Sorbonne?
A) Bibliothèque Mazarine
B) Bibliothèque nationale de France
C) Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne
D) Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand
  • 4. Which country is home to Sorbonne Université?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 5. What is the campus style of Sorbonne Université?
A) Closed campus
B) Urban campus
C) Suburban campus
D) Rural campus
  • 6. What type of university is Sorbonne Université?
A) Vocational school
B) Community college
C) Public research university
D) Private university
  • 7. Which social sciences does Sorbonne Université excel in?
A) Physics
B) Mathematics
C) Political Science
D) Biology
  • 8. Which notable figure was the first president of Sorbonne?
A) André Gide
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Jean-Paul Sartre
D) Robert de Sorbon
  • 9. In what year was the College of Sorbonne established?
A) 1808
B) 1896
C) 2018
D) 1257
  • 10. What was Robert de Sorbon's role in the French monarchy?
A) President of France
B) Advisor to Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Minister of Education
D) Chaplain to King Louis IX
  • 11. When was the College of Sorbonne closed?
A) 2018
B) 1896
C) 1808
D) 1793
  • 12. Who was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne?
A) Robert de Sorbon
B) Marie Skłodowska-Curie
C) Pierre Curie
D) Félix Faure
  • 13. In what year did Marie Curie join the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris?
A) 2018
B) 1891
C) 1896
D) 1808
  • 14. How many Nobel Prizes have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) 10
B) 50
C) 20
D) 33
  • 15. When was the Faculty of Humanities, commonly known as 'the Sorbonne', created?
A) July 10, 1896
B) April 28, 1893
C) March 17, 1808
D) November 19, 1896
  • 16. Under which French regime did the Faculty of Humanities welcome an average of 1,000 to 1,500 students a year?
A) Napoleonic Era
B) French Revolution
C) July Monarchy
D) Bourbon Restoration
  • 17. How many professors taught at the Faculty of Humanities between 1809 and 1878?
A) 51
B) 200
C) 300
D) 100
  • 18. When was the new University of Paris created through the merger of several faculties?
A) 2018
B) 1896
C) 1793
D) 1808
  • 19. Who inaugurated the new University of Paris on November 19, 1896?
A) Marie Curie
B) Félix Faure
C) Robert de Sorbon
D) Pierre Curie
  • 20. What was the original purpose of the College of Sorbonne?
A) To serve as a military academy
B) To train artists and musicians
C) To provide for secular clergy who would study and teach without concern for their material existence
D) To conduct scientific research
  • 21. How many Fields Medals have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) Three
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Twelve
  • 22. What award, in addition to Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won?
A) Turing Award
B) Oscar
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) Grammy Award
  • 23. What was the Faculty of Protestant Theology transformed into in 1905?
A) Part of the University of Paris
B) A free faculty
C) An independent university
D) Closed permanently
  • 24. Which law gave civil personality to bodies formed by the union of several faculties?
A) March 17, 1808
B) July 10, 1896
C) November 19, 1896
D) April 28, 1893
  • 25. What was the Faculty of Humanities commonly known as due to its location?
A) 'The Eiffel Tower'
B) 'The Sorbonne'
C) 'The Panthéon'
D) 'The Louvre'
  • 26. What was the average number of students at the Faculty of Humanities under the July Monarchy?
A) 3,000
B) 1,000 to 1,500
C) 500
D) Rising to 2,000
  • 27. In which year was the Faculty of Sciences in Paris opened?
A) 1971
B) 1962
C) 1811
D) 1826
  • 28. In which year did the Faculty of Sciences move to the Sorbonne?
A) 1962
B) 1811
C) 1971
D) 1826
  • 29. When did the Faculty of Sciences relocate to the Jussieu Campus?
A) 1826
B) 1971
C) 1962
D) 1927
  • 30. In what year did the Faculty of Sciences open a satellite campus at Orsay?
A) 1971
B) 1960
C) 1811
D) 1927
  • 31. When was a satellite campus opened at Orléans?
A) 1811
B) 1960
C) 1971
D) 1927
  • 32. In what year did the University of Paris split into several interdisciplinary universities?
A) 1826
B) 1971
C) 1927
D) 1962
  • 33. Which university was created from the majority of the teaching and research units of the Faculty of Sciences?
A) University of Paris-Sorbonne
B) Paris-Saclay University
C) Université Paris Cité
D) UPMC
  • 34. What major financial support did Sorbonne University receive as part of the 'Initiative d'excellence'?
A) 900 Million euros with no limit of time
B) 500 Million euros for five years
C) 1 Billion euros for three years
D) 700 Million euros for ten years
  • 35. How many faculties does Sorbonne University have?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
  • 36. Which institute at Sorbonne University is associated with Mathematics?
A) LIP6
B) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
C) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
D) Institut Henri Poincaré
  • 37. Which notable laboratory at Sorbonne University focuses on Quantum Physics?
A) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
B) LIP6
C) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
D) Institut d'astrophysique de Paris
  • 38. Which faculty at Sorbonne University includes studies in health sciences?
A) None of the above
B) Arts and Humanities
C) Health Sciences
D) Science and Engineering
  • 39. Which hospitals are part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
B) Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
C) Hôpital Charles-Foix, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
D) Hôpital Saint-Louis, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
  • 40. Who decided to convert the Sorbonne into one single building?
A) Henri-Paul Nénot in the late 19th century
B) Cardinal Richelieu in 1622
C) Politician Jules Ferry in 1881
D) Pierre Greard during his tenure as Chief Officer of Education Authority of Paris
  • 41. Which campus is the historical Sorbonne building located at?
A) Rue d'Assas
B) Place du Panthéon
C) 47 rue des Écoles in the historic Latin Quarter
D) Quai de Conti
  • 42. Which of the following is not a part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Saint-Louis
B) Hôpital Charles-Foix
C) Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
D) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
  • 43. Which building is part of the Sorbonne's historical campus?
A) The Eiffel Tower
B) The Louvre Museum
C) The Grand Amphithéâtre
D) Notre-Dame Cathedral
  • 44. Who was responsible for constructing the current Sorbonne building?
A) Jules Ferry
B) Pierre Greard
C) Cardinal Richelieu
D) Henri-Paul Nénot
  • 45. In which arrondissement is the Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus located?
A) 7th arrondissement
B) 5th arrondissement
C) 13th arrondissement
D) 14th arrondissement
  • 46. When was the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital and University Center founded?
A) 1957
B) 1964
C) 1657
D) 1996
  • 47. What is the name of the main part of the Pierre and Marie Curie Campus?
A) Clignancourt Center
B) Latin Quarter
C) Grill d'Albert
D) CHU Sorbonne
  • 48. Where do undergraduate students in Philosophy, History, Geography, Musicology, English, and Spanish take their classes?
A) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
B) Latin Quarter campus
C) Clignancourt center
D) Malesherbes center
  • 49. Where do undergraduate students in German studies, Slavic studies, Italic studies, and Romanian studies take their classes?
A) Malesherbes center
B) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
C) Latin Quarter campus
D) Clignancourt center
  • 50. Who constructed the building where undergraduate Art History and Archeology classes are held?
A) Nathalie Drach-Temam
B) Marcel Bataillon
C) Louvre Abu Dhabi
D) Paul Bigot
  • 51. In what year was the building for Art History and Archeology classes classified as a national historic building?
A) 2008
B) 1930
C) 1925
D) 1996
  • 52. Which library houses all doctoral dissertations since January 1, 1986?
A) Serpente Library
B) Marcel Bataillon Library
C) Michelet Library
D) Louvre Abu Dhabi
  • 53. Which library is located in the Latin Quarter campus and specializes in Iberian and Latin-American culture?
A) Michelet Library
B) Marcel Bataillon Library
C) Louvre Abu Dhabi
D) Serpente Library
  • 54. When was the exclusive international agreement between Sorbonne and Abu Dhabi signed?
A) 2007
B) 30 May 2008
C) 19 February 2006
D) 1 January 1986
  • 55. Where is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi located?
A) Marais
B) Reem Island
C) Jardin du Luxembourg
D) Latin Quarter
  • 56. In which language are all programs at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi taught, except for some exceptions?
A) French
B) Arabic
C) Spanish
D) English
  • 57. What was Sorbonne University's global ranking in the CWUR World University Rankings 2018–2019?
A) 83rd place globally
B) 39th place globally
C) 29th place globally
D) 51st place globally
  • 58. In which field was Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 4th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities?
A) Health
B) Social Sciences
C) Mathematics
D) Arts and Humanities
  • 59. In which field was Paris-Sorbonne University ranked 9th globally?
A) Modern languages
B) Social Sciences and Management
C) Arts and Humanities
D) Mathematics
  • 60. What was the rank of Paris-Sorbonne University in Arts and Humanities according to QS World University Rankings?
A) 9th globally
B) 115th globally
C) 36th globally
D) 127th globally
  • 61. In which year was the Sorbonne College for bachelor's degrees established?
A) 2014
B) 2013
C) 2010
D) 2016
  • 62. What type of degrees allow students to graduate from both Sorbonne University and Panthéon-Assas University?
A) Professionalizing courses in business management
B) Single institution bachelor's degrees
C) PhD programs
D) Cross-institutional bachelor's degrees ('double licences')
  • 63. What system does Sorbonne University propose that is similar to the Anglo-American university model?
A) Major-minor system
B) Scholar uniform system
C) Honorary diploma system
D) Double degree system
  • 64. Which partnership offers a professionalizing course in business management to Sorbonne University alumni and PhD students?
A) Cambridge
B) INSEAD
C) FAPERJ
D) UPMC
  • 65. Since when has every PhD student at Sorbonne University been delivered an honorary diploma labeled Sorbonne University?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2010
  • 66. In what year was the Sorbonne Doctoral College created?
A) 2011
B) 2013
C) 2016
D) 2014
  • 67. What is the focus of the Department of 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction?
A) 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction
B) Architecture and anthropology
C) Biomedical tools
D) Digital technologies in social science
  • 68. Which foundation is Sorbonne University partnered with for bilateral research programs?
A) China Scholarship Council
B) League of European Research Universities
C) INSEAD
D) Brazilian foundation FAPERJ
  • 69. How many scientific collections does Sorbonne University house that are open to researchers?
A) Five notable scientific collections
B) Eight notable scientific collections
C) Ten notable scientific collections
D) Three notable scientific collections
  • 70. Which collection at Sorbonne University features over 1500 minerals on display?
A) Physics experiments models collection
B) Minerals collection
C) Zoology collection
D) Paleontology collection
  • 71. Which collection at Sorbonne University is a research collection of fossil plants?
A) Paleobotany collection
B) Charcot Library
C) G. Lippmann collection
D) Minerals collection
  • 72. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023?
A) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
B) Serge Haroche
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Anne L'Huillier
  • 73. Who is known as the 'founding father of convolutional nets'?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Yann LeCun
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Wendelin Werner
  • 74. Which Sorbonne alumnus was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010?
A) Cédric Villani
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 75. Who was a pioneering figure in Iranian press freedom?
A) Hossein Towfigh
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Taha Hussein
  • 76. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and French synchronized swimmer?
A) Maura Delpero
B) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
C) Elaine Greene
D) Charlotte Tremble
  • 77. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020?
A) Emmanuelle Charpentier
B) Serge Haroche
C) Anne L'Huillier
D) Gérard Mourou
  • 78. Who was the Minister of Education in Egypt in 1950?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Taha Hussein
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 79. Who won the Fields Medal in 2006?
A) Pierre-Louis Lions
B) Cédric Villani
C) Ngô Bảo Châu
D) Wendelin Werner
  • 80. Which Sorbonne alumnus is a notable art curator and historian?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Mona Khazinder
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 81. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and Senegalese politician?
A) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
D) Ľubica Karvašová
  • 82. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1982?
A) Alain Connes
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 83. Who is a notable alumnus and British literary agent?
A) Ľubica Karvašová
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Elaine Greene
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 84. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018?
A) Serge Haroche
B) Gérard Mourou
C) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
D) Anne L'Huillier
  • 85. Who is a notable alumnus and Québécois singer?
A) Ľubica Karvašová
B) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Francine Brunel-Reeves
  • 86. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1994?
A) Pierre-Louis Lions
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Alain Connes
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 87. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012?
A) Gérard Mourou
B) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
C) Serge Haroche
D) Anne L'Huillier
  • 88. Who is a notable alumnus and Italian Oscar-nominated director?
A) Maura Delpero
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
D) Raphael Armattoe
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