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