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