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 D) They were withdrawn.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