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  • 1. What year was Sorbonne Université founded?
A) 2018
B) 1968
C) 1793
D) 2001
  • 2. Where is Sorbonne Université located?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Rome, Italy
C) London, England
D) Paris, France
  • 3. Which famous library is associated with the Sorbonne?
A) Bibliothèque Mazarine
B) Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand
C) Bibliothèque nationale de France
D) Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne
  • 4. Which country is home to Sorbonne Université?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
  • 5. What is the campus style of Sorbonne Université?
A) Urban campus
B) Suburban campus
C) Closed campus
D) Rural campus
  • 6. What type of university is Sorbonne Université?
A) Vocational school
B) Public research university
C) Private university
D) Community college
  • 7. Which social sciences does Sorbonne Université excel in?
A) Political Science
B) Biology
C) Mathematics
D) Physics
  • 8. Which notable figure was the first president of Sorbonne?
A) Robert de Sorbon
B) André Gide
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Jean-Paul Sartre
  • 9. In what year was the College of Sorbonne established?
A) 2018
B) 1808
C) 1257
D) 1896
  • 10. What was Robert de Sorbon's role in the French monarchy?
A) President of France
B) Minister of Education
C) Chaplain to King Louis IX
D) Advisor to Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 11. When was the College of Sorbonne closed?
A) 2018
B) 1808
C) 1896
D) 1793
  • 12. Who was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne?
A) Pierre Curie
B) Robert de Sorbon
C) Marie Skłodowska-Curie
D) Félix Faure
  • 13. In what year did Marie Curie join the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris?
A) 1808
B) 1896
C) 2018
D) 1891
  • 14. How many Nobel Prizes have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 50
D) 33
  • 15. When was the Faculty of Humanities, commonly known as 'the Sorbonne', created?
A) November 19, 1896
B) July 10, 1896
C) March 17, 1808
D) April 28, 1893
  • 16. Under which French regime did the Faculty of Humanities welcome an average of 1,000 to 1,500 students a year?
A) July Monarchy
B) Bourbon Restoration
C) French Revolution
D) Napoleonic Era
  • 17. How many professors taught at the Faculty of Humanities between 1809 and 1878?
A) 200
B) 100
C) 51
D) 300
  • 18. When was the new University of Paris created through the merger of several faculties?
A) 1808
B) 2018
C) 1793
D) 1896
  • 19. Who inaugurated the new University of Paris on November 19, 1896?
A) Félix Faure
B) Pierre Curie
C) Marie Curie
D) Robert de Sorbon
  • 20. What was the original purpose of the College of Sorbonne?
A) To train artists and musicians
B) To conduct scientific research
C) To serve as a military academy
D) To provide for secular clergy who would study and teach without concern for their material existence
  • 21. How many Fields Medals have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Three
D) Six
  • 22. What award, in addition to Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Grammy Award
C) Oscar
D) Turing Award
  • 23. What was the Faculty of Protestant Theology transformed into in 1905?
A) An independent university
B) A free faculty
C) Closed permanently
D) Part of the University of Paris
  • 24. Which law gave civil personality to bodies formed by the union of several faculties?
A) July 10, 1896
B) March 17, 1808
C) April 28, 1893
D) November 19, 1896
  • 25. What was the Faculty of Humanities commonly known as due to its location?
A) 'The Panthéon'
B) 'The Eiffel Tower'
C) 'The Sorbonne'
D) 'The Louvre'
  • 26. What was the average number of students at the Faculty of Humanities under the July Monarchy?
A) 3,000
B) Rising to 2,000
C) 1,000 to 1,500
D) 500
  • 27. In which year was the Faculty of Sciences in Paris opened?
A) 1971
B) 1811
C) 1826
D) 1962
  • 28. In which year did the Faculty of Sciences move to the Sorbonne?
A) 1962
B) 1971
C) 1826
D) 1811
  • 29. When did the Faculty of Sciences relocate to the Jussieu Campus?
A) 1826
B) 1927
C) 1962
D) 1971
  • 30. In what year did the Faculty of Sciences open a satellite campus at Orsay?
A) 1960
B) 1927
C) 1971
D) 1811
  • 31. When was a satellite campus opened at Orléans?
A) 1811
B) 1960
C) 1927
D) 1971
  • 32. In what year did the University of Paris split into several interdisciplinary universities?
A) 1826
B) 1927
C) 1962
D) 1971
  • 33. Which university was created from the majority of the teaching and research units of the Faculty of Sciences?
A) UPMC
B) University of Paris-Sorbonne
C) Université Paris Cité
D) Paris-Saclay University
  • 34. What major financial support did Sorbonne University receive as part of the 'Initiative d'excellence'?
A) 700 Million euros for ten years
B) 900 Million euros with no limit of time
C) 500 Million euros for five years
D) 1 Billion euros for three years
  • 35. How many faculties does Sorbonne University have?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
  • 36. Which institute at Sorbonne University is associated with Mathematics?
A) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
B) LIP6
C) Institut Henri Poincaré
D) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
  • 37. Which notable laboratory at Sorbonne University focuses on Quantum Physics?
A) Institut d'astrophysique de Paris
B) LIP6
C) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
D) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
  • 38. Which faculty at Sorbonne University includes studies in health sciences?
A) Arts and Humanities
B) None of the above
C) Science and Engineering
D) Health Sciences
  • 39. Which hospitals are part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Saint-Louis, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
B) Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
C) Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
D) Hôpital Charles-Foix, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
  • 40. Who decided to convert the Sorbonne into one single building?
A) Pierre Greard during his tenure as Chief Officer of Education Authority of Paris
B) Politician Jules Ferry in 1881
C) Cardinal Richelieu in 1622
D) Henri-Paul Nénot in the late 19th century
  • 41. Which campus is the historical Sorbonne building located at?
A) Quai de Conti
B) Rue d'Assas
C) Place du Panthéon
D) 47 rue des Écoles in the historic Latin Quarter
  • 42. Which of the following is not a part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Charles-Foix
B) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
C) Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
D) Hôpital Saint-Louis
  • 43. Which building is part of the Sorbonne's historical campus?
A) The Grand Amphithéâtre
B) The Louvre Museum
C) The Eiffel Tower
D) Notre-Dame Cathedral
  • 44. Who was responsible for constructing the current Sorbonne building?
A) Cardinal Richelieu
B) Pierre Greard
C) Jules Ferry
D) Henri-Paul Nénot
  • 45. In which arrondissement is the Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus located?
A) 14th arrondissement
B) 7th arrondissement
C) 5th arrondissement
D) 13th arrondissement
  • 46. When was the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital and University Center founded?
A) 1957
B) 1964
C) 1996
D) 1657
  • 47. What is the name of the main part of the Pierre and Marie Curie Campus?
A) Latin Quarter
B) Grill d'Albert
C) Clignancourt Center
D) CHU Sorbonne
  • 48. Where do undergraduate students in Philosophy, History, Geography, Musicology, English, and Spanish take their classes?
A) Latin Quarter campus
B) Clignancourt center
C) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
D) Malesherbes center
  • 49. Where do undergraduate students in German studies, Slavic studies, Italic studies, and Romanian studies take their classes?
A) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
B) Malesherbes center
C) Latin Quarter campus
D) Clignancourt center
  • 50. Who constructed the building where undergraduate Art History and Archeology classes are held?
A) Louvre Abu Dhabi
B) Marcel Bataillon
C) Nathalie Drach-Temam
D) Paul Bigot
  • 51. In what year was the building for Art History and Archeology classes classified as a national historic building?
A) 1925
B) 1930
C) 1996
D) 2008
  • 52. Which library houses all doctoral dissertations since January 1, 1986?
A) Marcel Bataillon Library
B) Michelet Library
C) Louvre Abu Dhabi
D) Serpente Library
  • 53. Which library is located in the Latin Quarter campus and specializes in Iberian and Latin-American culture?
A) Marcel Bataillon Library
B) Serpente Library
C) Louvre Abu Dhabi
D) Michelet Library
  • 54. When was the exclusive international agreement between Sorbonne and Abu Dhabi signed?
A) 1 January 1986
B) 2007
C) 19 February 2006
D) 30 May 2008
  • 55. Where is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi located?
A) Jardin du Luxembourg
B) Reem Island
C) Marais
D) Latin Quarter
  • 56. In which language are all programs at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi taught, except for some exceptions?
A) Arabic
B) Spanish
C) English
D) French
  • 57. What was Sorbonne University's global ranking in the CWUR World University Rankings 2018–2019?
A) 83rd place globally
B) 51st place globally
C) 39th place globally
D) 29th place globally
  • 58. In which field was Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 4th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities?
A) Health
B) Social Sciences
C) Arts and Humanities
D) Mathematics
  • 59. In which field was Paris-Sorbonne University ranked 9th globally?
A) Arts and Humanities
B) Social Sciences and Management
C) Modern languages
D) Mathematics
  • 60. What was the rank of Paris-Sorbonne University in Arts and Humanities according to QS World University Rankings?
A) 36th globally
B) 127th globally
C) 9th globally
D) 115th globally
  • 61. In which year was the Sorbonne College for bachelor's degrees established?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2010
  • 62. What type of degrees allow students to graduate from both Sorbonne University and Panthéon-Assas University?
A) Cross-institutional bachelor's degrees ('double licences')
B) Single institution bachelor's degrees
C) Professionalizing courses in business management
D) PhD programs
  • 63. What system does Sorbonne University propose that is similar to the Anglo-American university model?
A) Major-minor system
B) Honorary diploma system
C) Double degree system
D) Scholar uniform system
  • 64. Which partnership offers a professionalizing course in business management to Sorbonne University alumni and PhD students?
A) Cambridge
B) FAPERJ
C) INSEAD
D) UPMC
  • 65. Since when has every PhD student at Sorbonne University been delivered an honorary diploma labeled Sorbonne University?
A) 2013
B) 2016
C) 2014
D) 2010
  • 66. In what year was the Sorbonne Doctoral College created?
A) 2013
B) 2014
C) 2016
D) 2011
  • 67. What is the focus of the Department of 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction?
A) Architecture and anthropology
B) Biomedical tools
C) Digital technologies in social science
D) 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction
  • 68. Which foundation is Sorbonne University partnered with for bilateral research programs?
A) China Scholarship Council
B) League of European Research Universities
C) INSEAD
D) Brazilian foundation FAPERJ
  • 69. How many scientific collections does Sorbonne University house that are open to researchers?
A) Three notable scientific collections
B) Ten notable scientific collections
C) Eight notable scientific collections
D) Five notable scientific collections
  • 70. Which collection at Sorbonne University features over 1500 minerals on display?
A) Paleontology collection
B) Minerals collection
C) Physics experiments models collection
D) Zoology collection
  • 71. Which collection at Sorbonne University is a research collection of fossil plants?
A) Minerals collection
B) G. Lippmann collection
C) Charcot Library
D) Paleobotany collection
  • 72. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023?
A) Gérard Mourou
B) Serge Haroche
C) Anne L'Huillier
D) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • 73. Who is known as the 'founding father of convolutional nets'?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Yann LeCun
C) Wendelin Werner
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 74. Which Sorbonne alumnus was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Cédric Villani
C) Wendelin Werner
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 75. Who was a pioneering figure in Iranian press freedom?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Taha Hussein
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Hossein Towfigh
  • 76. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and French synchronized swimmer?
A) Charlotte Tremble
B) Maura Delpero
C) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
D) Elaine Greene
  • 77. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020?
A) Emmanuelle Charpentier
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Serge Haroche
  • 78. Who was the Minister of Education in Egypt in 1950?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Taha Hussein
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Ľubica Karvašová
  • 79. Who won the Fields Medal in 2006?
A) Cédric Villani
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Ngô Bảo Châu
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 80. Which Sorbonne alumnus is a notable art curator and historian?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Mona Khazinder
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 81. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and Senegalese politician?
A) Ľubica Karvašová
B) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
C) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 82. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1982?
A) Alain Connes
B) Pierre-Louis Lions
C) Wendelin Werner
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 83. Who is a notable alumnus and British literary agent?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Elaine Greene
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 84. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018?
A) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Serge Haroche
D) Gérard Mourou
  • 85. Who is a notable alumnus and Québécois singer?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Francine Brunel-Reeves
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 86. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1994?
A) Wendelin Werner
B) Pierre-Louis Lions
C) Alain Connes
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 87. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012?
A) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
B) Serge Haroche
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Anne L'Huillier
  • 88. Who is a notable alumnus and Italian Oscar-nominated director?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
D) Maura Delpero
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