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La Révolution française (film) - Quiz
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  • 1. How many years did the production of the film take?
A) Two years
B) Four years
C) Five years
D) Three years
  • 2. What was the approximate cost of the film in US dollars?
A) $50,000,000
B) $10,000,000
C) $100,000,000
D) $25,000,000
  • 3. What was the film's approximate budget equivalent in 2025?
A) $129,865,772
B) $50,000,000
C) $75,250,111
D) $200,500,000
  • 4. Which government provided extensive support for the film's production?
A) American government
B) German government
C) British government
D) French government
  • 5. What superlative applied to the film in France at the time of its production?
A) Most controversial French film
B) Longest French film
C) Most expensive French film
D) Most profitable French film
  • 6. How is the film generally considered by historians regarding its content?
A) Historically accurate
B) Historically inaccurate
C) Pro-monarchy propaganda
D) Purely fictional
  • 7. Which executioner was shown executing both Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the film?
A) Charles-Henri Sanson
B) Henri Sanson
C) The executioner of Paris
D) The younger Sanson
  • 8. Who actually executed Louis XVI in real life?
A) The National Guard
B) The son of Sanson
C) The elder Sanson
D) Robespierre
  • 9. Who actually executed Marie-Antoinette in real life according to the text?
A) Louis XVI
B) An anonymous citizen
C) The son of Charles-Henri Sanson
D) Charles-Henri Sanson
  • 10. Did Charles-Henri Sanson attend the execution of Marie-Antoinette in real life?
A) No
B) He was imprisoned
C) Yes
D) He refused to attend
  • 11. What flaw did some critics point out regarding the film's tone?
A) Its neutrality
B) Its extreme bias
C) Its pro-monarchy stance
D) Its anti-French sentiment
  • 12. What did the film's neutrality result in?
A) A completely flawless narrative
B) Great commercial success
C) Unanimous praise from all critics
D) A lack of point of view and some incoherence
  • 13. What was criticized about the first part of the film?
A) Disjointed pacing
B) Bad costumes
C) Poor acting
D) Excessive length
  • 14. What subject did the first part of the film deal with?
A) A complex historical subject
B) Fictional characters
C) A modern political debate
D) A simple love story
  • 15. How was the second part of the film considered by audiences and critics?
A) Boring and slow
B) More gripping and dramatic
C) Confusing and incoherent
D) Too short
  • 16. Who received great praise for portraying Louis XVI?
A) Sanson
B) Balmer
C) Charles-Henri
D) Seweryn
  • 17. How was Louis XVI portrayed in the film according to the critical reception?
A) Cruel and tyrannical
B) Rather sympathetic
C) Completely heartless
D) Weak and cowardly
  • 18. Who was considered very convincing as Robespierre?
A) Sanson
B) Balmer
C) The elder Sanson
D) Seweryn
  • 19. Was the film commercially successful in France?
A) It made a massive profit
B) No
C) Yes
D) It broke box office records
  • 20. What is the runtime of the full version of the film La Révolution française?
A) 180 minutes
B) 420 minutes
C) 240 minutes
D) 360 minutes
  • 21. For which anniversary of the French Revolution was the film co-produced?
A) 100th anniversary
B) 250th anniversary
C) 200th anniversary
D) 150th anniversary
  • 22. What was the budget of the film La Révolution française?
A) FRF 500 million
B) FRF 100 million
C) FRF 300 million
D) FRF 150 million
  • 23. Who directed the first part of the film, titled 'les Années lumière'?
A) Jean-Luc Godard
B) François Truffaut
C) Richard T. Heffron
D) Robert Enrico
  • 24. Who directed the second part of the film, titled 'les Années terribles'?
A) Richard T. Heffron
B) Claude Chabrol
C) Robert Enrico
D) Luc Besson
  • 25. Which finance minister's resignation and return to Switzerland worsens the situation in Part I?
A) Georges Danton
B) Jacques Necker
C) Jean-Paul Marat
D) Maximilien Robespierre
  • 26. Who heads the Bastille prison's garrison on 14 July 1789?
A) Marquis de Lafayette
B) Jacques Necker
C) Marquis de Launay
D) Maximilian Robespierre
  • 27. What song do the revolutionaries dance around Launay's head to in celebration?
A) Ça Ira
B) La Carmagnole
C) God Save the Queen
D) La Marseillaise
  • 28. Which inventor meets with Louis XVI to work out the final design for the guillotine?
A) Montgolfier brothers
B) Denis Papin
C) Antoine Lavoisier
D) Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
  • 29. Where is the Fête de la Fédération held?
A) Bastille
B) Tuileries Palace
C) Champ de Mars
D) Versailles Palace
  • 30. Where does the royal family attempt to flee, disguised as servants?
A) Austrian Netherlands
B) England
C) Switzerland
D) Spain
  • 31. In which town is the royal family identified by an innkeeper after fleeing Paris?
A) Valmy
B) Nancy
C) Varennes
D) Bastille
  • 32. Who is the Mayor of Paris who is forced to declare martial law?
A) Jean-Paul Marat
B) Maximilien Robespierre
C) Georges Danton
D) Jean Sylvain Bailly
  • 33. What new song do French soldiers discover and sing as they resume marching to the front?
A) La Marseillaise
B) La Carmagnole
C) God Save the Queen
D) Le Chant du Départ
  • 34. Where do Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and the nobility seek refuge on 10 August?
A) Bastille
B) Champ de Mars
C) Hôtel de Ville
D) National Assembly meeting place
  • 35. At the Battle of Valmy on 20 September, French forces fight and emerge victorious over which army?
A) Prussian forces
B) Spanish forces
C) Russian forces
D) British forces
  • 36. On what date is Louis XVI executed at the scaffold?
A) 14 July
B) 10 August
C) 16 October
D) 21 January
  • 37. Who is given the task of tutoring Louis XVI's son, Louis Charles, after the King's death?
A) Citizen Robespierre
B) Citizen Danton
C) Citizen Hébert
D) Citizen Simon
  • 38. Who stabs Jean-Paul Marat while he is writing in his bathtub?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Lucile Desmoulins
C) Charlotte Corday
D) Madame Roland
  • 39. On what date is Marie Antoinette executed?
A) July 14, 1789
B) June 8, 1794
C) January 21, 1793
D) October 16, 1793
  • 40. Which revolutionary leader denounces Danton, accusing him of treason and having betrayed the Revolution?
A) Marat
B) Hébert
C) Robespierre
D) Bailly
  • 41. Who holds the Festival of the Supreme Being on 8 June 1794?
A) Hébert
B) Robespierre
C) Lafayette
D) Danton
  • 42. Where do Robespierre and his supporters take refuge after the Convention turns against him?
A) Versailles Palace
B) Bastille
C) Hôtel de Ville, Paris
D) Tuileries Palace
  • 43. How does Robespierre sustain his jaw injury before his arrest?
A) He is hit by a stone thrown by the crowd
B) He is struck by a guard's musket butt
C) He is stabbed by Charlotte Corday
D) He accidentally shoots himself in the jaw
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