A) Henri Bertin B) Madame de Pompadour C) Choiseul D) Étienne de Silhouette
A) It accused the Royal Council of overstepping its authority. B) It remained neutral and did not respond. C) It accepted the Royal Council's authority over it. D) It supported the Royal Council's decisions.
A) The Parlement had no power over the King. B) The King could not impose taxes without the Parlement's consent. C) The Parlements represented all classes and the law of the kingdom was a sacred pact. D) The King should dissolve the Parlement.
A) They were promoted by the King. B) They were ignored by the King. C) They were given more power. D) They were dismissed and confined to their residences.
A) Corruption B) Treason C) Negligence D) Incompetence
A) He donated it to charity. B) He sold it to pay off debts. C) He hid it to avoid taxes. D) He gave it to the mint to be melted down into money.
A) 25 million livres B) 19 million livres C) 10 million livres D) 5 million livres
A) By borrowing more money. B) By increasing taxes on the nobility. C) By reducing the payments to allies by one-third. D) By cutting military expenses.
A) They requested further clarification. B) They rebelled and refused to register the new taxes. C) They supported the proposal. D) They ignored the proposal.
A) He was executed. B) He was moved to a different position. C) He was promoted. D) He resigned voluntarily.
A) The King has absolute authority over the Parlement. B) The King should consult the Parlement before making decisions. C) Only God can compel the King to obey the sacred pact. D) The Parlement can overrule the King.
A) They were praised by the common people. B) They were widely accepted. C) They were extremely unpopular with the aristocracy and wealthy. D) They were ignored by the public.
A) It accepted the Royal Council's authority. B) It remained silent on the matter. C) It sought to increase the Royal Council's power. D) It recognized no intermediate power between the Parlement and the King.
A) They were withdrawn. B) They were revised and delayed. C) They were implemented immediately. D) They were partially implemented.
A) It asked for more time to consider the taxes. B) It refused to register or collect the new taxes. C) It agreed to collect the new taxes. D) It proposed alternative taxes.
A) The Parlement was given more autonomy. B) The tax was abolished. C) The Parlement was dissolved. D) The leaders were dismissed and confined to their residences.
A) He agreed to revise the laws. B) He rejected it as containing false principles and indecent expressions. C) He ignored the remonstrance. D) He accepted the remonstrance.
A) Borrowing money from foreign allies. B) Reducing military expenses. C) Increasing trade tariffs. D) Imposing new taxes on luxury goods.
A) It was a document to be revised annually. B) It was a sacred pact between the King and the French nation. C) It was a suggestion for the King. D) It was a temporary agreement.
A) It accepted the Royal Council's authority. B) It declared that no intermediate power existed between the Parlement and the King. C) It sought to increase the Royal Council's power. D) It remained silent on the matter.
A) Half of the original amount. B) Double the original amount. C) The same amount. D) One-third of the original amount.
A) They were abolished. B) They were revised and delayed. C) They were expanded to include more classes. D) They were not enlarged.
A) Paris B) Versailles C) Reims D) Fontevrault
A) 15 June 1722 B) 25 October 1722 C) August 1723 D) 15 February 1723
A) Philippe B) Fleury C) Duke of Orléans D) Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
A) Infanta Mariana Victoria B) Barbara of Portugal C) Anne of Great Britain D) Marie Leszczyńska
A) Barbara of Portugal B) Infanta Mariana Victoria C) Anne of Great Britain D) Marie Leszczyńska
A) 22 B) 21 C) 15 D) 18
A) Twelve B) Ten C) Eight D) Six
A) One B) Three C) Two D) Four
A) Dauphin Louis B) Philippe C) Duke of Anjou D) Louis Henri
A) Princess B) Regent C) Queen D) Abbess
A) 25 October 1722 B) 15 June 1722 C) 15 February 1723 D) 24 June 1768
A) She lived unmarried B) Crown Prince of Portugal C) Prince of Orange D) Prince of Asturias
A) She married the Prince of Orange B) She married the Crown Prince of Portugal C) She became Queen D) She never married
A) Thirteen B) Eighteen C) Twenty-one D) Five
A) Cardinal Fleury B) Duke of Maine C) Duke of Orléans D) Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
A) The War of the Austrian Succession B) The Seven Years' War C) The War of the Spanish Succession D) The Franco-Spanish War
A) Société Générale B) Banque Générale Privée C) Bank of France D) Crédit Lyonnais
A) Mississippi Company B) South Sea Company C) East India Company D) Royal African Company
A) Peter the Great B) Ivan the Terrible C) Catherine the Great D) Nicholas II
A) Giselle B) The Nutcracker C) Swan Lake D) The Ballet des Elements
A) 27 April 1732 B) 24 March 1730 C) 8 September 1713 D) 1 January 1715
A) René Descartes B) Voltaire C) Blaise Pascal D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A) The Sorbonne B) The Parlement of Paris C) The Palace of Versailles D) The French Academy
A) Excommunication B) Taxation C) Banishment D) Imprisonment
A) Le Figaro B) Le Monde C) Nouvelles Ecclésiastiques D) L'Équipe
A) The gabelle B) The taille C) The capitation D) The cinquantième
A) Catholic B) Jansenist C) Unigenitus D) Gallican
A) Taille B) Gabelle C) Capitation D) Dixieme
A) Loing Canal B) Canal du Midi C) Saint-Quentin canal D) Briare Canal
A) Milan B) Naples C) Austrian Netherlands D) Certain territories in Lombardy
A) Prussia B) Austria C) France D) Russia
A) Favoured the Holy Roman Empire B) Established French dominance in Europe C) Ended the War of the Austrian Succession D) Favoured the Ottoman Empire
A) Russia B) Prussia C) Great Britain D) Spain
A) Conte de Maurepas B) Germain Louis Chauvelin C) Philibert Orry D) Bauyn d'Angervilliers
A) Austria B) France C) Russia D) Great Britain
A) The Maréchal de Belle-Isle B) Charles Albert of Bavaria C) George II D) Frederick the Great
A) 1741 B) 1745 C) 1743 D) 1744
A) Bavaria B) France C) Prussia D) The Austrian Netherlands
A) Berlin B) Vienna C) Munich D) Brussels
A) Louis XV B) Cardinal de Fleury C) Orry D) Nicolas Fouquet
A) Vingtième B) Don gratuit C) Dixième D) Taxe royale
A) Maastricht B) Paris C) Genoa D) Brussels
A) Charles Edward Stuart B) James Francis Edward Stuart C) Charles II D) Henry Benedict Stuart
A) Travailler pour le roi de Prusse B) Bête comme la paix C) Liberté, égalité, fraternité D) Vive la République
A) Demi-Louis B) Baby-Louis C) Louis Junior D) Petit-Louis
A) The scandal at Metz. B) The death of the Queen. C) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. D) The War of the Austrian Succession.
A) Antoinette Jeanne Poisson B) Jeanne Poisson C) Marie Antoinette Poisson D) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson
A) 1747 B) 1746 C) 1745 D) 1740
A) Twenty years B) Fifteen years C) Ten years D) Twenty-five years
A) 1750 B) 1752 C) 1754 D) 1748
A) Countess B) Duchess C) Baroness D) Princess
A) Queen B) Lady-in-Waiting C) Dame D) Governor
A) William Pitt B) Louis XV C) George II D) Frederick the Great
A) Port Louis B) Pondicherry C) Montreal D) Quebec
A) Martinique B) Quebec C) Guadeloupe D) Pondicherry
A) Guadeloupe B) Port Louis C) Quebec D) Martinique
A) Montreal B) Pondicherry C) Port Louis D) Quebec
A) Robert-François Damiens B) Georges Danton C) Jean-Paul Marat D) Maximilien Robespierre
A) The Comte d'Argenson B) The Duke de Choiseul C) Madame de Pompadour D) Machaud D'Arnouville
A) The Vingtieme tax B) The Gabelle C) The Salt Tax D) The Taille
A) Reduced the number of vessels B) Negotiated the Treaty of Paris C) Launched a major shipbuilding program D) Exiled d'Arnouville and d'Argenson
A) Initially increased agricultural production B) Had no impact on agriculture C) Decreased agricultural production D) Stabilized grain prices permanently
A) 3,500 B) 1,000 C) 85 D) 150
A) 85 B) 150 C) 3,500 D) 12
A) A member of the Parlement B) A Gallican C) A supporter of Madame de Pompadour D) A Jesuit
A) 1759 B) 1762 C) 1760 D) 1764
A) Treaty of Versailles B) The first 'Family Compact' C) Treaty of Paris D) Treaty of Fontainebleau
A) Anna B) Elizabeth C) Maria Feodorovna D) Catherine the Great
A) William Pitt B) Choiseul C) Frederick the Great D) Louis XV
A) Trinidad B) Cuba C) Barbados D) Jamaica
A) Tuberculosis B) Influenza C) Smallpox D) Pneumonia
A) Tuberculosis B) Smallpox C) Pneumonia D) Influenza
A) Public order. B) Chaos. C) Anarchy. D) Disorder.
A) The proclamation. B) The flagellation. C) The manifesto. D) The declaration.
A) The King. B) Guillaume du Barry. C) The Duke of Choiseul. D) Jean du Barry.
A) 1755 B) May 1768 C) 1769 D) 27–28 March 1766
A) Louis XV B) Pasquale Paoli C) Stanislaus D) François Quesnay
A) Tableau Économique B) Laissez faire C) Bureaucracy D) Starvation Pact |