Louis XI becomes king of France
- 1. When did Louis XI become king of France?
A) 1483
B) 1422
C) 1461
D) 1515
- 2. Louis XI established the ______ as a royal council to administer justice and oversee administration.
A) Estates General
B) Council of Trent
C) Privy Council
D) Parlement of Paris
- 3. Louis XI was a contemporary of which Italian Renaissance figure?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Michelangelo
D) Lorenzo de' Medici
- 4. Which city did Louis XI make the effective capital of France during his reign?
A) Paris
B) Tours
C) Lyon
D) Marseille
- 5. Which treaty signed in 1468 solidified Louis XI's control over Burgundy?
A) Treaty of Péronne
B) Treaty of Troyes
C) Treaty of Paris
D) Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
- 6. Louis XI's policies contributed to the decline of which medieval institution?
A) Monasticism
B) Feudalism
C) Serfdom
D) Chivalry
- 7. Who was Louis XI's father?
A) Charles VII
B) Philippe VI
C) Louis XII
D) Francis I
- 8. Louis XI's cunning diplomacy secured an alliance with which powerful Habsburg ruler?
A) Maximilian I
B) Philip II
C) Charles V
D) Mary I
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