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Cartography of France - Quiz
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  • 1. Between which years were the original Cassini survey maps carried out?
A) 1756–1789
B) 1817–1866
C) 1784–1815
D) 1914–1918
  • 2. How many sheets composed the original Cassini map?
A) 50
B) 181
C) 80
D) 1940
  • 3. Who finished the Cassini map work after his father died?
A) César-François Cassini
B) Jean-Dominique Cassini
C) Delambre
D) Méchain
  • 4. Which area was not represented on the Cassini map?
A) Corsica
B) Paris
C) The French meridian line
D) The Sahara
  • 5. In what year did Napoleon decide to produce a more accurate map?
A) 1789
B) 1815
C) 1808
D) 1940
  • 6. What was the primary goal of Napoleon's map?
A) To create excursion maps
B) To produce battlefield maps
C) To map overseas territories
D) To survey the Sahara
  • 7. What scale was chosen for the 'Geological Survey' map?
A) 1:50,000
B) 1:25,000
C) 1:100,000
D) 1:80,000
  • 8. Which department provided funding for the 'Geological Survey' map?
A) National Geographic Institute
B) Department of War
C) African Army Map Service
D) Hôtel de Rohan
  • 9. How was the 'Geological Survey' map physically structured for military use?
A) Digital files
B) Single large wall charts
C) A mosaic of maps pasted to fabric and folded
D) Loose-leaf paper sheets
  • 10. What scale did generals request at the beginning of World War I?
A) 1:10,000
B) 1:50,000
C) 1:80,000
D) 1:25,000
  • 11. What does the current 'Map of Excursion' use as its scale?
A) 1:80,000
B) 1:50,000
C) 1:25,000
D) 1:100,000
  • 12. In what year was the IGN founded?
A) 1940
B) 1815
C) 1866
D) 1784
  • 13. Where was the new school for cartographers opened?
A) Savoy
B) The Department of War
C) The Sahara
D) Hôtel de Rohan
  • 14. Which organization pursued field work in the Sahara during the war?
A) Dépôt de la guerre
B) Geographical Service of the Army
C) African Army Map Service
D) IGN
  • 15. Who remeasured the French meridian arc after Delambre and Méchain?
A) General Perrier and General Bassot
B) Jean-Dominique Cassini
C) Napoleon
D) César-François Cassini
  • 16. When was the Saint-Bélec slab rediscovered in a castle cellar?
A) 1925
B) 2000
C) 1900
D) 2014
  • 17. What valley is represented on the Saint-Bélec slab?
A) Seine valley
B) Loire valley
C) Rhone valley
D) Odet valley
  • 18. Who drew the first map of France in 1525?
A) Oronce Finé
B) César-François Cassini
C) Jean-Dominique Cassini
D) Pierre Desceliers
  • 19. Which city was known as an important school of cartography in the 16th century?
A) Dieppe
B) Marseille
C) Paris
D) Lyon
  • 20. What geographical area did Dieppois sailors help map using Portolan knowledge?
A) Canada
B) Africa
C) Australia
D) South America
  • 21. How many generations of the Cassini family worked on their eponymous maps?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) Four
  • 22. What technical method was used to create the Cassini maps?
A) Satellite imagery
B) Aerial photography
C) Hand-drawn sketching
D) Geodetic triangulation
  • 23. How many years did the Cassini maps take to complete?
A) One hundred years
B) More than fifty years
C) Twenty years
D) Exactly ten years
  • 24. Which of these features is NOT pinpointed on the Cassini maps?
A) Cities
B) Road networks
C) Kingdom territory
D) Dwellings
  • 25. What modern technology matches the road networks drawn on Cassini maps?
A) GPS tracking
B) Satellite photographs
C) Digital sonar
D) Radar imaging
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