Château de Fontainebleau - Quiz
  • 1. What is the primary architectural style of Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Gothic
B) Renaissance
C) Neoclassical
D) Baroque
  • 2. In which country is Château de Fontainebleau located?
A) Spain
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) France
  • 3. Who was one of the most famous residents of Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Louis XVI
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Henri IV
  • 4. During which period was Château de Fontainebleau primarily a royal residence?
A) 19th to early 20th century
B) From the 16th to the 19th century
C) 12th to 14th century
D) 15th century only
  • 5. Which monarch initiated the largest renovations at Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Henry II
B) Francis I
C) Louis XV
D) Louis XIV
  • 6. What is the name of the main courtyard in Château de Fontainebleau?
A) Cour des Souvenirs
B) Cour de Marbre
C) Cour des Adieux
D) Cour d'Honneur
  • 7. What year was the Château de Fontainebleau declared a UNESCO World Heritage site?
A) 1990
B) 1975
C) 2000
D) 1981
  • 8. What is housed within the Château de Fontainebleau besides its historical architecture?
A) A theatre
B) A zoo
C) An aquarium
D) A museum
  • 9. Which famous artist contributed to the decoration of the palace?
A) Da Vinci
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Rosso Fiorentino
  • 10. What is the Palace of Fontainebleau known for in terms of its location?
A) It is located 55 kilometers southeast of the center of Paris.
B) It is found directly within the city limits of Paris.
C) It is located in the northern part of France.
D) It is situated on the western coast of France.
  • 11. When did the Palace of Fontainebleau become a national museum?
A) In 1901.
B) In 1927.
C) In 1945.
D) In 1981.
  • 12. What was the Palace of Fontainebleau's original purpose?
A) It served as a hunting lodge and autumn residence for French monarchs.
B) It functioned primarily as a public marketplace.
C) It started as an educational institution.
D) It was originally built as a military fortress.
  • 13. Which year did Henry Peacham write about the Fontainebleau spring?
A) In 1501.
B) In 1622.
C) In 1804.
D) In 1703.
  • 14. What was the first château at Fontainebleau like?
A) A small cottage surrounded by a moat.
B) It was a square 'donjon' or keep, three stories high with stone walls and a wooden palisade.
C) An open-air amphitheater for royal events.
D) A large palace with multiple wings and gardens.
  • 15. Who consecrated the chapel built by Louis VII?
A) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
B) King Henry II of England.
C) Thomas Becket, the English priest in exile.
D) Pope Gregory IX.
  • 16. What was built close to the castle during Louis VII's reign?
A) An armory.
B) A monastery of the Trinitarians, a mendicant order of monks.
C) A royal library.
D) A grand stables for horses.
  • 17. Which Italian Renaissance style building served as the main entry to Fontainebleau?
A) Cour Carrée
B) Chapelle Expiatoire
C) Porte Dorée (Golden Gate)
D) Palais Garnier
  • 18. What emblem of Francis I is found alongside each painting he commissioned in the Grand Gallery?
A) A salamander surrounded by flames
B) A fleur-de-lis
C) A lion holding a sword
D) An eagle with a crown
  • 19. Who joined later in the decoration of the Galerie François I?
A) Titian
B) Francesco Primaticcio
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti
D) Raphael Sanzio
  • 20. What was the name of the stairway built on the north side by Gilles Le Breton?
A) Escalier des Ambassadeurs
B) Portique de Serlio
C) Grand Escalier
D) Cheminée de la Reine
  • 21. What major project did Henry II and Catherine de' Medici undertake at the chateau?
A) The Cour des Offices
B) The Gallery of Diana
C) The wing of the Belle Cheminée
D) The Oval Court
  • 22. Which king made more additions to the chateau than any since Francis I?
A) Charles IX
B) Louis XIV
C) Henry IV
D) Francis II
  • 23. Who created the ornate chapel of the Trinity?
A) Ambroise Dubois
B) Francesco Primaticcio
C) Martin Fréminet
D) Toussaint Dubreuil
  • 24. Who was responsible for the garden of Diana created by Catherine de' Medici?
A) Martin Fréminet
B) Claude Mollet
C) Henry IV
D) Tommaso Francini
  • 25. What was the length of the grand canal created by Henry IV on the south side?
A) 1500 meters long
B) 1200 meters long
C) 900 meters long
D) 600 meters long
  • 26. Who may have designed the Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Garden for Marie de' Medici?
A) Martin Fréminet
B) Claude Mollet
C) Tommaso Francini
D) Francesco Primaticcio
  • 27. What was the birthplace of Francis II?
A) Château d'Anet
B) Luxembourg Garden
C) Versailles
D) The chateau at Fontainebleau
  • 28. Who was responsible for reconstructing the horseshoe stairway at the Cour de Cheval Blanc?
A) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
B) André-Charles Boulle
C) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
D) Philibert Delorme
  • 29. Which monarch spent more days at Fontainebleau than any other?
A) King Louis XVI
B) King Louis XIII
C) King Louis XIV
D) King Louis XV
  • 30. Who was the architect responsible for redesigning the large parterre into a French formal garden?
A) Louis Le Vau
B) André Le Nôtre
C) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
D) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
  • 31. Which Russian Tsar visited Fontainebleau in 1717 and found it too small compared to other royal residences?
A) Tsar Peter the Great
B) Tsar Alexander II
C) Tsar Ivan IV
D) Tsar Nicholas I
  • 32. Who designed the new wing along the Cour de la Fontaine and carp pond during Louis XV's reign?
A) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
B) André-Charles Boulle
C) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 33. What style was the salon created for Marie Antoinette in 1777?
A) French formal garden style
B) Turkish-style
C) Arabesque style
D) Italian Renaissance style
  • 34. Which king's renovations included the creation of a new apartment on the first floor alongside the Gallery of Francis I?
A) King Louis XIII
B) King Louis XVI
C) King Louis XIV
D) King Louis XV
  • 35. Who was the architect that built a new wing alongside the Gallery of Deer and the Gallery of Diana?
A) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
B) Jean Androuet du Cerceau
C) Jules Hardouin-Mansart
D) Louis Le Vau
  • 36. During which historical period did Napoleon use Fontainebleau as a military school?
A) The Bourbon Restoration
B) The Revolution
C) The First Empire
D) Restoration and the reign of Louis-Philippe
  • 37. Who was responsible for transforming the gardens into an English landscape garden?
A) Pope Pius VII
B) Louis-Philippe I
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Maximilien Joseph Hurtault.
  • 38. On what date did Napoleon abdicate at Fontainebleau?
A) 20 March 1815
B) 5 November 1810
C) 20 April 1814
D) 4 April 1814.
  • 39. Which style was the Hall of Columns remade in during Louis-Philippe I's reign?
A) Baroque
B) Empire style
C) Neo-Renaissance
D) Neoclassical.
  • 40. Which style was used to redecorate the Hall of the Guards and Gallery of Plates?
A) Baroque
B) Empire style
C) Neo-Renaissance.
D) Gothic
  • 41. In which year did a fire destroy the old theater in the wing of the Belle Cheminée?
A) 1940
B) 1870
C) 1923
D) 1856
  • 42. Who built the new theater in the Louis XVI style after the fire?
A) Charles Henri Joseph Cordier
B) Hector Lefuel
C) Frederick Charles of Prussia
D) Franz Xaver Winterhalter
  • 43. Which artist's paintings were featured in Empress Eugénie's museum?
A) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
B) Claude Monet
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Franz Xaver Winterhalter
  • 44. Which organization occupied part of the château after World War II until 1966?
A) Écoles d'Art Américaines
B) NATO's Allied Forces Central Europe/Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
C) UNESCO
D) The School of Applied Artillery
  • 45. What name was given to the theater after its restoration in 2014?
A) Empress Eugénie Theater
B) Napoleon III Theater
C) Fontainebleau Royal Theater
D) Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Theater
  • 46. When did the Chinese Museum of the château get robbed?
A) 30 April 2014
B) 10 November 1941
C) 16 June 1940
D) 1 March 2015
  • 47. Who was the Minister of Culture during the restoration under President Charles de Gaulle?
A) Charles Henri Joseph Cordier
B) Emperor Napoleon III
C) Andre Malraux
D) Frederick Charles of Prussia
  • 48. Who occupied the palace during World War II from June to November 1940?
A) The Prussian Army
B) French troops
C) The Germans
D) NATO forces
  • 49. In what year did Francis I begin decorating the Gallery of Francis I?
A) 1546
B) 1533
C) 1528
D) 1531
  • 50. What symbol is prominent in the decor of the ballroom, representing King Henry II's mistress?
A) A crown
B) An owl
C) The crescent moon
D) A star
  • 51. Who painted the frescoes in the ballroom beginning in 1552?
A) Francesco Scibec da Carpi
B) Rosso Fiorentino
C) J. Alaux
D) Nicolo dell'Abate
  • 52. When was St. Saturnin's Chapel largely completed?
A) 1528
B) 1533
C) 1554
D) 1546
  • 53. Who made the ornate ceiling over the Queen's bed?
A) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
B) Pierre Rousseau
C) Guillaume Noyers
D) Jacques Vererckt
  • 54. Who redecorated the Queen's bedchamber in 1746-1747?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Marie Leszczynska
C) Jacques Vererckt
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 55. What style was used for the ceiling of the alcove and wood panelling in the Queen's bedchamber?
A) Ancient Roman models
B) Baroque style
C) Arabesque design
D) Rocaille style
  • 56. When did the bed specially made for Marie Antoinette arrive?
A) Before the French Revolution
B) During the reign of Louis Philippe
C) 1786, when it was made
D) 1797, after her execution
  • 57. Who created the boudoir for Marie-Antoinette in 1786?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
C) Guillaume Noyers
D) Jacques Vererckt
  • 58. Who sculpted and painted the wood panelling in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Guillaume Noyers
B) Jacques Vererckt
C) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
D) Laplace, Michel-Hubert Bourgeois, Louis-François Touzé
  • 59. Who made the eight figures of the Muses in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Roland
B) Pierre Rousseau
C) Laplace
D) Michel-Hubert Bourgeois
  • 60. Who designed the furnishings for Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Jean-Henri Riesener
C) Jacques Vererckt
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 61. Who painted the ceiling in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Jean-Simon Berthélemy
C) Michel-Hubert Bourgeois
D) Roland
  • 62. Who made the mahogany parquet floor in Marie-Antoinette's boudoir?
A) Pierre Rousseau
B) Bernard Molitor
C) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
D) Jacques Vererckt
  • 63. In what year was the Games Room created for Marie Antoinette?
A) 1835
B) 1808
C) 1786
D) 1752
  • 64. What style is the Games Room an example of?
A) Empire
B) Louis-Philippe
C) Baroque
D) Arabesque
  • 65. Who was the White Salon created for?
A) Queen Marie-Amelie
B) Marie Antoinette
C) King Louis Philippe
D) Napoleon
  • 66. In what year was the White Salon created?
A) 1752
B) 1808
C) 1786
D) 1835
  • 67. Who painted the portrait that replaced Louis XIII's during Napoleon's reign?
A) Jacob-Desmalter
B) Robert Lefèvre
C) Amboise Dubois
D) Philippe de Champaigne
  • 68. Who originally designed the decoration around Napoleon's throne?
A) Amboise Dubois
B) Robert Lefèvre
C) Jacob-Desmalter
D) Philippe de Champaigne
  • 69. From which palace did the throne in Napoleon's room come?
A) Palace of Fontainebleau
B) Versailles Palace
C) Château de Saint-Cloud
D) The Tuileries Palace
  • 70. Who painted the scenes in blue monochrome in the Council Chamber?
A) Alexis Peyrotte
B) Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
C) François Boucher
D) Carle van Loo
  • 71. Who designed the armchairs at the table for ministers in the Council Chamber?
A) Jacob-Desmalter
B) Claude Audran
C) Marcion
D) Ange-Jacques Gabriel
  • 72. In what year did Napoleon decide he wanted his own apartments within the palace?
A) 1804
B) 1806
C) 1773
D) 1754
  • 73. Who painted The clemency of the King halting justice in its course on the ceiling of Napoleon's bedchamber?
A) Alexis Peyrotte
B) Frédéric-Simon Moench
C) François Boucher
D) Jean-Baptiste Regnault
  • 74. Who created the special carpet in the shape of the cross of the Legion of Honor for Napoleon?
A) Frédéric-Simon Moench
B) Jacob-Desmalter
C) Marcion
D) Sallandrouze
  • 75. In 1811, what did Napoleon add to the small bedchamber?
A) He added the camp bed.
B) He placed an ornate writing desk.
C) He introduced luxurious drapery.
D) He installed a grandiose canopy bed.
  • 76. What material was the bathtub in Napoleon's bathroom made from?
A) Tinned copper.
B) Marble.
C) Porcelain.
D) Bronze.
  • 77. What surrounded the tinned copper bathtub in Napoleon's bathroom?
A) A simple cotton skirt.
B) An ornate wooden frame.
C) A marble surround.
D) A velvet curtain.
  • 78. Who created the gilded and sculpted ceiling in the Salon de Reception?
A) Ambroise Perret
B) Louis XIV
C) Gilbert de Sève
D) Charles Errard
  • 79. What emblems did Anne of Austria add to the Salon de Reception?
A) Oak leaves and putti
B) Military trophies
C) A pelican
D) Sun and planets
  • 80. Which historical figure is depicted with features of Henry II in the chapel?
A) Charlemagne
B) Louis IX
C) Napoleon III
D) Francis I
  • 81. Who made the sculpted wooden doors of the nave in the mid-17th century?
A) Jean Gobert
B) Anthony Girault
C) Martin Freminet
D) Francesco Bordoni
  • 82. Who installed the small organ in the Chapel of the Trinity between 1772 and 1774?
A) François-Henri Cilquot
B) Jean Gobert
C) Francesco Bordoni
D) Anthony Girault
  • 83. Who was responsible for building the Salle des Gardes?
A) Louis XIV
B) Charles IX
C) Napoleon III
D) Henry IV
  • 84. Who is the sculptor attributed to the bust of Henry IV in the Room of the Guards?
A) Ambroise Dubois
B) Ruggiero d'Ruggieri
C) Pierre Bontemps
D) Mathieu Jacquet
  • 85. What was the Room of the Guards used for during Napoleon III's reign?
A) A dining room
B) A salon
C) A library
D) A promenade corridor
  • 86. What was the Gallery of Diana turned into under Napoleon III starting in 1853?
A) A salon
B) A library
C) A dining room
D) A promenade corridor
  • 87. Who remade the rooms of the Chinese Museum in 1867?
A) A delegation from Siam
B) A British-French military expedition
C) Napoleon III
D) The Empress Eugénie
  • 88. From where were the lacquered wood panels taken?
A) Siamese palaces
B) French furniture from the 18th century
C) 17th-century Chinese screens
D) Japanese temples
  • 89. Which game from that period is on display in the Chinese Museum?
A) Chess
B) An old bagatelle game
C) Checkers
D) Backgammon
  • 90. What other musical instrument is displayed from that period?
A) A harpsichord
B) A flute
C) A mechanical piano
D) A violin
  • 91. Who created the French Renaissance garden at Fontainebleau?
A) Catherine de' Medici.
B) Henry IV.
C) Francis I.
D) Louis XIV.
  • 92. Where is the original statue, Diana of Versailles, now located?
A) Garden of Diana
B) Jardin du Luxembourg
C) The Louvre
D) Gallery of the Deer inside the palace
  • 93. Who made the original statue of the fountain in 1602?
A) Tommaso Francini
B) Pierre Biard l'Aîné
C) Keller brothers
D) Barthelemy Prieur
  • 94. When was the Garden of Diana opened to the public?
A) During Napoleon I's reign
B) During the Third Republic
C) In the 19th century
D) Under Louis XIV
  • 95. What was the original name given to the garden by Francis I?
A) Pine Garden
B) Atlas Garden
C) English Garden
D) Renaissance Garden
  • 96. In which year did Francesco Primaticcio join Rosso Fiorentino at the Palace of Fontainebleau?
A) 1532
B) 1584
C) 1552
D) 1540
  • 97. Which Italian artist was invited to France in 1552 by Henry II?
A) Benvenuto Cellini
B) Niccolò dell'Abbate
C) Rosso Fiorentino
D) Francesco Primaticcio
  • 98. Which artist was a goldsmith and silversmith involved in the first school of Fontainebleau?
A) Benvenuto Cellini
B) Jean Cousin the Elder
C) Ambroise Dubois
D) Toussaint Dubreuil
  • 99. In what year was the Museum of Napoleon I created?
A) 2000
B) 1986
C) 1990
D) 1975
Created with That Quiz — where a math practice test is always one click away.