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