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Louis VII of France - Quiz
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  • 1. What years did Louis VII serve as King of France?
A) 1131–1165
B) 1120–1180
C) 1147–1180
D) 1137–1180
  • 2. Who was the father of Louis VII?
A) Theobald II
B) Geoffrey V
C) Philip II
D) Louis VI
  • 3. Which of these women was Louis VII's first wife?
A) Constance of Castile
B) Adela of Champagne
C) Eleanor of Aquitaine
D) Adelaide of Maurienne
  • 4. What career was Louis VII initially prepared for before his brother's death?
A) A career in architecture
B) A career as a merchant
C) A career in the Church
D) A career as a diplomat
  • 5. In what year did Louis VII become heir apparent to the French throne?
A) 1120
B) 1145
C) 1131
D) 1137
  • 6. Which advisor and abbot did Louis VII form a friendship with during his youth?
A) Suger
B) Pierre de la Chatre
C) Odo of Deuil
D) Bernard of Clairvaux
  • 7. Where was Louis VII anointed and crowned in 1131?
A) Notre-Dame de Paris
B) Basilica of Saint-Denis
C) Orléans
D) Reims Cathedral
  • 8. Who did Louis VII stay with while on his way to Jerusalem during the Second Crusade?
A) King Baldwin III of Jerusalem
B) Roger II of Sicily
C) King Géza II of Hungary
D) King Conrad III of Germany
  • 9. What failed military operation was Louis VII involved in while in the Holy Land?
A) Siege of Damascus
B) Siege of Antioch
C) Siege of Constantinople
D) Siege of Jerusalem
  • 10. Which university was founded during the reign of Louis VII?
A) University of Oxford
B) University of Bologna
C) University of Montpellier
D) University of Paris
  • 11. What architectural style did Louis VII and Abbot Suger favor?
A) French Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Romanesque
D) Renaissance
  • 12. In what year was Louis VII's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine annulled?
A) 1165
B) 1149
C) 1152
D) 1180
  • 13. Who did Eleanor of Aquitaine marry immediately after her annulment from Louis VII?
A) Henry, Duke of Normandy
B) Theobald II of Champagne
C) Philip Augustus
D) Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou
  • 14. Who was the mother of Louis VII's son, Philip Augustus?
A) Eleanor of Aquitaine
B) Adela of Champagne
C) Adelaide of Maurienne
D) Constance of Castile
  • 15. Who succeeded Louis VII as King of France?
A) Henry II
B) Louis VI
C) Geoffrey V
D) Philip II
  • 16. Which city's burgesses organized communes, causing conflict with Louis VII?
A) Orléans and Poitiers
B) Metz and Laodicea
C) Paris and Reims
D) Antioch and Damascus
  • 17. What was the result of the conflict between Louis VII and Pope Innocent II regarding the archbishopric of Bourges?
A) The pope accepted Cadurc as archbishop
B) The pope imposed an interdict upon the king
C) The king invaded Rome
D) The king was excommunicated and deposed
  • 18. How many people died in the burning of Vitry-en-Perthois during the war with Champagne?
A) 2,000
B) 1,500
C) 1,000
D) 500
  • 19. Who preached to ensure the popularity of Louis VII's crusade at Vezelay in 1146?
A) Odo of Deuil
B) Abbot Suger
C) Pope Innocent II
D) Bernard of Clairvaux
  • 20. At which mountain were the French forces ambushed by Turks during the Second Crusade?
A) The Pyrenees
B) Mount Sinai
C) Mount Cadmus
D) The Alps
  • 21. What was the official reason given by the Council of Beaugency for the annulment of Louis VII's marriage to Eleanor?
A) They were too closely related.
B) She refused to accompany him to the Holy Land.
C) She failed to produce any children.
D) She committed treason against the crown.
  • 22. How many children did Eleanor bear for Henry II?
A) Five
B) Two
C) Eight
D) Three
  • 23. How long after Constance's death did Louis VII marry Adela of Champagne?
A) Five weeks
B) Two years
C) One year
D) Five months
  • 24. Which city did Louis VII visit in 1159 to successfully deter Henry II from attacking?
A) Beaugency
B) Nonette
C) Toulouse
D) Gisors
  • 25. What town did Louis VII besiege in 1169 to stop a viscount from attacking travelers?
A) Toulouse
B) Anjou
C) Gisors
D) Nonette
  • 26. Who was the chancellor sent by Henry II to propose a marriage between Margaret and Henry the Young King?
A) Alfonso VII
B) The Bishop of Le Puy
C) Raymond V
D) Thomas Becket
  • 27. What did Louis VII do after his ineffective war against Henry II?
A) Conquered the county of Vexin
B) Divorced Adela of Champagne
C) Signed the Treaty of Gisors
D) Returned to the Île-de-France with a fever
  • 28. Which Holy Roman Emperor pressed claims to Arles during Louis VII's reign?
A) Alexander III
B) Philip II
C) Frederick I
D) Henry II
  • 29. Which pope did Louis VII support during the papal schism of 1159?
A) Gregory VII
B) Clement III
C) Urban II
D) Alexander III
  • 30. Where did Pope Alexander III live between 1163 and 1165?
A) Paris
B) Reims
C) Sens
D) Arles
  • 31. What gift did the pope bestow upon Louis VII for his loyal support?
A) The Golden Rose
B) A royal crown
C) A golden scepter
D) A suit of armor
  • 32. In what year did Louis VII offer refuge and a pension to Thomas Becket?
A) 1169
B) 1164
C) 1170
D) 1166
  • 33. Which region did Louis VII support against English attacks?
A) Arles
B) Brittany
C) Scotland
D) Normandy
  • 34. Where were the peace talks between Louis VII and Henry II held in 1169?
A) Montmirail
B) Sens
C) Vitry-en-Perthois
D) Saint-Denis
  • 35. Where was the 1177 reconciliation between Louis VII and Henry II held?
A) Reims
B) Barbeau Abbey
C) Vitry-en-Perthois
D) Montmirail
  • 36. What physical condition prevented Louis VII from attending his son's coronation?
A) Paralysis
B) Old age
C) Blindness
D) Fever
  • 37. Where was Louis VII originally buried?
A) Basilica of Saint-Denis
B) Barbeau Abbey
C) Reims Cathedral
D) Notre-Dame de Paris
  • 38. Which child of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry I of Champagne?
A) Alix
B) Margaret
C) Marie
D) Agnes
  • 39. Which daughter of Louis VII was engaged to Richard I of England?
A) Alys
B) Alix
C) Agnes
D) Marie
  • 40. Which husband of Agnes was the final one listed in the text?
A) Theodore Branas
B) Andronicus I Comnenus
C) Henry I of Champagne
D) Alexius II Comnenus
  • 41. Who portrayed Louis VII in the 1964 film adaptation of Becket?
A) Theodore Branas
B) Charles Kay
C) John Gielgud
D) Jean Anouilh
  • 42. Which author wrote the novels When Christ and His Saints Slept and Devil's Brood?
A) Elizabeth Chadwick
B) Sharon Kay Penman
C) Jean Anouilh
D) Norah Lofts
  • 43. In which 1978 BBC TV drama series was Louis VII portrayed by Charles Kay?
A) When Christ and His Saints Slept
B) The Summer Queen
C) Becket
D) The Devil's Crown
  • 44. Who wrote the play Becket in 1959?
A) Jean Anouilh
B) Sharon Kay Penman
C) Elizabeth Chadwick
D) Norah Lofts
  • 45. Who is the author of the novel The Summer Queen?
A) Elizabeth Chadwick
B) Sharon Kay Penman
C) Jean Anouilh
D) Norah Lofts
  • 46. Which of Louis VII's daughters was married to both a king and a count?
A) Margaret
B) Alys
C) Marie
D) Alix
  • 47. What award was John Gielgud nominated for regarding his portrayal of Louis VII?
A) Golden Globe for Best Actor
B) BAFTA Award for Best Actor
C) Academy Award for Best Actor
D) Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 48. According to the text, whose biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine provides a perspective on her relationship with Louis?
A) Norah Lofts
B) Jean Anouilh
C) Sharon Kay Penman
D) Elizabeth Chadwick
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