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Maria Theresa - Exam
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  • 1. When was Maria Theresa born?
A) 1700
B) 1680
C) 1717
D) 1750
  • 2. Who was Maria Theresa's husband?
A) Francis I
B) Frederick II
C) Louis XVI
D) Maximilian III
  • 3. Which country did Maria Theresa rule as queen?
A) Spain
B) Austria
C) Russia
D) France
  • 4. What was Maria Theresa's mother's name?
A) Catherine the Great
B) Elisabeth Christine
C) Isabella I
D) Anne of Austria
  • 5. Which war involved Maria Theresa fighting against Frederick II of Prussia?
A) War of the Austrian Succession
B) The Thirty Years' War
C) French Revolution
D) Peloponnesian War
  • 6. What was Maria Theresa's title when she ascended to the throne?
A) Empress of Russia
B) Duchess of Prussia
C) Archduchess of Austria
D) Queen of Spain
  • 7. Which of Maria Theresa's daughters married Louis XVI of France?
A) Maria Christina
B) Maria Carolina
C) Marie Antoinette
D) Maria Luisa
  • 8. How many children did Maria Theresa have?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 8
D) 16
  • 9. Which of Maria Theresa's sons succeeded her as Holy Roman Emperor?
A) Leopold II
B) Ferdinand I
C) Charles III
D) Joseph II
  • 10. Maria Theresa implemented reforms to reduce the power of which group within the Austrian monarchy?
A) Clergy
B) Merchants
C) Peasants
D) Nobility
  • 11. Maria Theresa's father, Charles VI, declared her the heir to his dominions through which legal document?
A) Edict of Nantes
B) Treaty of Vienna
C) Pragmatic Sanction
D) Magna Carta
  • 12. Maria Theresa was known for her support of which cultural movement?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic Revival
C) Enlightenment
D) Romanticism
  • 13. Maria Theresa was known for her reforms in which area?
A) Military
B) Art
C) Trade
D) Education
  • 14. Where is Maria Theresa buried?
A) Westminster Abbey, London
B) Imperial Crypt, Vienna
C) Saint Denis Basilica, Paris
D) St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
  • 15. In which city did Maria Theresa establish the first military academy for officers?
A) Paris
B) St. Petersburg
C) Madrid
D) Vienna
  • 16. Which treaty marked the end of the War of the Austrian Succession?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
C) Treaty of Utrecht
D) Treaty of Tordesillas
  • 17. Which territorial acquisition significantly expanded Maria Theresa's realm?
A) Corsica
B) Moldavia
C) Malta
D) Silesia
  • 18. Who was Maria Theresa's father?
A) Charles VI
B) James I
C) Henry IV
D) Philip II
  • 19. Which eastern European country did Maria Theresa engage in conflicts with during her reign?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Prussia
C) Sweden
D) Russia
  • 20. What was Maria Theresa's stance on religious tolerance?
A) Full
B) Limited
C) None
D) Mandatory
  • 21. Maria Theresa's reign saw the construction of which palace in Vienna?
A) Schönbrunn Palace
B) Peterhof Palace
C) Versailles Palace
D) Windsor Castle
  • 22. What language did Maria Theresa speak as her native tongue?
A) Italian
B) French
C) Spanish
D) German
  • 23. Maria Theresa was a member of which royal house?
A) Habsburg
B) Stuart
C) Bourbon
D) Romanov
  • 24. When did Maria Theresa begin her reign?
A) 1750
B) 1739
C) 1760
D) 1740
  • 25. What was the reaction in Vienna to Maria Theresa's birth?
A) There was indifference as succession was not yet an issue.
B) It was a disappointment because they hoped for a male heir.
C) They were overjoyed as she was expected to be their future queen.
D) They celebrated her birth with grand festivities.
  • 26. Which country demanded the abolition of the Ostend Company in return for recognizing the Pragmatic Sanction?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Prussia
D) Great Britain
  • 27. How many sisters did Maria Theresa have?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) One
  • 28. What activities did Maria Theresa enjoy as a child?
A) Horse riding and fencing
B) Reading and writing
C) Dancing and painting
D) Singing and archery
  • 29. At what age was Maria Theresa allowed to attend meetings of the council?
A) 16
B) 18
C) 12
D) 14
  • 30. What did Maria Theresa ask for on 26 November 1780?
A) To be taken to the Imperial Crypt immediately.
B) A meeting with Joseph II.
C) The last rites.
D) A public declaration of her recovery.
  • 31. Who captured Prague during the Second Silesian War?
A) Bavarian troops
B) Austrian troops
C) French troops
D) Prussian troops
  • 32. Which institution did Maria Theresa establish to educate nobles' sons in Vienna?
A) Oriental Academy
B) Military school
C) Vienna Normal School
D) Theresianum
  • 33. How many children did Maria Theresa have during the peace between the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Three
D) Four
  • 34. In which year was the Theresian Military Academy founded?
A) 1746
B) 1774
C) 1781
D) 1751
  • 35. In what year did the Austria-Czech television miniseries 'Maria Theresia' air?
A) 2017
B) 1951
C) 2006
D) 1938
  • 36. In which year did Maria Theresa appear in 'Die Deutschen'?
A) 2008
B) 2017
C) 1938
D) 1951
  • 37. What technique did Maria Theresa promote after the 1767 smallpox epidemic?
A) Vaccination
B) Herbal remedies
C) Inoculation
D) Quarantine
  • 38. What was the cause of death for Maria Theresa's eldest daughter?
A) Pneumonia
B) Smallpox
C) Cholera
D) Stomach cramps
  • 39. What was Maria Theresa's remark about the army she inherited?
A) It was larger than expected.
B) It was ready for immediate deployment.
C) She could not begin to describe its poor state.
D) It was well-trained and disciplined.
  • 40. Which author criticized Maria Theresa's censorship policies?
A) Voltaire
B) Gerard van Swieten
C) Sir Nathaniel Wraxall
D) Rousseau
  • 41. Which era did Maria Theresa's reign mark the beginning of in Austria?
A) Enlightened absolutism
B) Dark Ages
C) Renaissance
D) Industrial Revolution
  • 42. Who assured Maria Theresa that the infant Maria Carolina was still living when baptized?
A) Empress Elisabeth Christine
B) Countess Fuchs
C) Joseph's second wife
D) Gerard van Swieten
  • 43. What was the age of Maria Theresa's second son Charles when he died from smallpox?
A) Twelve
B) Fifteen
C) Sixteen
D) Twenty-four
  • 44. Which school did Anton de Haen found in Vienna?
A) Viennese Medicine School
B) Habsburg Medical Institute
C) Vienna University of Medicine
D) Netherlands Medical Academy
  • 45. Which of these regions was Maria Theresa not a Duchess of?
A) Württemberg
B) Brabant
C) Luxemburg
D) Limburg
  • 46. Who did Maria Theresa release to take command of the Austrian troops in March 1741?
A) Marshall Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle
B) King Frederick II of Prussia
C) Marshal Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
D) Emperor Francis Stephen
  • 47. How old was Maria Theresa when she delivered her last child, Maximilian Francis?
A) 40
B) 42
C) 35
D) 39
  • 48. In which year was the Military Order of Maria Theresa founded by her?
A) 1757
B) 1779
C) 1780
D) 1746
  • 49. How long was Maria Theresa's rescript of 1779 kept in force?
A) Until her death.
B) For five years.
C) Indefinitely.
D) Until 1868.
  • 50. What was the outcome of Maria Theresa's request for aid from Great Britain in reclaiming Silesia?
A) The British remained neutral.
B) The British formed an alliance with Prussia.
C) The British agreed to provide military support.
D) The British rebuffed her requests.
  • 51. What was one of Maria Theresa's initial focuses in promoting education?
A) Women exclusively
B) Foreign students
C) Peasants and farmers
D) The wealthier classes
  • 52. What was the term used for forced labor demanded by landlords from peasants?
A) Feudal tax
B) Robota
C) Guild duty
D) Serfdom
  • 53. Who portrayed Maria Theresa in the 1938 film 'Marie Antoinette', starring Norma Shearer?
A) Norma Shearer
B) Kirsten Dunst
C) Alma Kruger
D) Marianne Faithfull
  • 54. How many of Maria Theresa's children survived infancy?
A) Thirteen
B) Fourteen
C) Ten
D) Sixteen
  • 55. How long did it take for the Diet of Hungary to accept Francis Stephen as co-ruler?
A) A few months
B) More than a year
C) Two years
D) Immediately
  • 56. What was the name of the large bronze monument built in Vienna to honor Maria Theresa?
A) Theresienstadt Memorial
B) A large bronze monument at Maria-Theresien-Platz
C) Ľudovít Štúr Monument
D) Maria Teresa Garden Square
  • 57. Which legal code allowed the possibility of establishing truth through torture?
A) Viennese Penal Code
B) Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana
C) Codex Theresianus
D) Habsburg Legal Code
  • 58. Why was Maria Theresa's marriage to Frederick of Prussia not arranged?
A) Lack of interest from Frederick
B) Political disagreements
C) Maria Theresa's preference for another suitor
D) Religious differences
  • 59. Where did Maria Theresa's coronation as queen of Hungary suo jure take place?
A) St. Martin's Cathedral, Pressburg (today's Bratislava)
B) Munich
C) Prague
D) Vienna
  • 60. What was the size of the standing army created by Haugwitz?
A) 10,000 men.
B) 108,000 men.
C) 50,000 men.
D) 200,000 men.
  • 61. What was the original name of the city now known as Subotica in her honor?
A) Maria-Theresiapolis
B) Theresienstadt
C) Vienna-Square
D) Bratislava-City
  • 62. Which theological ideas influenced Maria Theresa's ecclesiastical policies?
A) Lutheran ideas
B) Anglican ideas
C) Calvinist ideas
D) Jansenist ideas
  • 63. In which city is the Maria Theresa Garden Square located?
A) Vienna
B) Uzhhorod
C) Bratislava
D) Subotica
  • 64. Which of the following did Maria Theresa suppress due to exaggerated display?
A) Religious holidays
B) Public flagellantism
C) Monastic orders
D) State control over church appointments
  • 65. When did Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen get married?
A) 31 January 1736
B) 12 February 1736
C) 20 October 1740
D) 9 July 1737
  • 66. What religious denomination did Maria Theresa promote alongside Latin Church Catholics?
A) Jansenists
B) Greek Catholics
C) Protestants
D) Orthodox Christians
  • 67. Which year did Maria Theresa enact strict regulations on poison sales?
A) 1769
B) 1770
C) 1767
D) 1776
  • 68. In which city did Maria Theresa end the witch hunts?
A) Prague
B) Zagreb
C) Budapest
D) Vienna
  • 69. In which German documentary did Maria Theresa appear in season 1, episode 6?
A) Die Deutschen
B) The Crown
C) Victoria & Abdul
D) The World at War
  • 70. Which country did Kaunitz try to win over as an ambassador in Versailles from 1750 to 1753?
A) France
B) Prussia
C) Russia
D) Great Britain
  • 71. What city was renamed Maria-Theresiapolis in honor of Maria Theresa?
A) Subotica
B) Vienna
C) Bratislava
D) Uzhhorod
  • 72. What institution did Maria Theresa found in 1749?
A) Supreme Judiciary
B) Austrian Supreme Tribunal
C) Habsburg Legal Council
D) Viennese Court of Appeals
  • 73. What material was prohibited for use in eating or drinking vessels by Maria Theresa?
A) Lead
B) Copper
C) Wood
D) Glass
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