A) Madame de Pompadour B) Étienne de Silhouette C) Choiseul D) Henri Bertin
A) It accused the Royal Council of overstepping its authority. B) It remained neutral and did not respond. C) It accepted the Royal Council's authority over it. D) It supported the Royal Council's decisions.
A) The Parlement had no power over the King. B) The King could not impose taxes without the Parlement's consent. C) The Parlements represented all classes and the law of the kingdom was a sacred pact. D) The King should dissolve the Parlement.
A) They were given more power. B) They were promoted by the King. C) They were ignored by the King. D) They were dismissed and confined to their residences.
A) Treason B) Incompetence C) Negligence D) Corruption
A) He sold it to pay off debts. B) He gave it to the mint to be melted down into money. C) He hid it to avoid taxes. D) He donated it to charity.
A) 25 million livres B) 19 million livres C) 5 million livres D) 10 million livres
A) By reducing the payments to allies by one-third. B) By increasing taxes on the nobility. C) By cutting military expenses. D) By borrowing more money.
A) They ignored the proposal. B) They requested further clarification. C) They rebelled and refused to register the new taxes. D) They supported the proposal.
A) He was promoted. B) He resigned voluntarily. C) He was moved to a different position. D) He was executed.
A) Only God can compel the King to obey the sacred pact. B) The King has absolute authority over the Parlement. C) The Parlement can overrule the King. D) The King should consult the Parlement before making decisions.
A) They were widely accepted. B) They were extremely unpopular with the aristocracy and wealthy. C) They were ignored by the public. D) They were praised by the common people.
A) It sought to increase the Royal Council's power. B) It recognized no intermediate power between the Parlement and the King. C) It remained silent on the matter. D) It accepted the Royal Council's authority.
A) They were withdrawn. B) They were implemented immediately. C) They were revised and delayed. D) They were partially implemented.
A) It agreed to collect the new taxes. B) It refused to register or collect the new taxes. C) It proposed alternative taxes. D) It asked for more time to consider the taxes.
A) The leaders were dismissed and confined to their residences. B) The tax was abolished. C) The Parlement was dissolved. D) The Parlement was given more autonomy.
A) He rejected it as containing false principles and indecent expressions. B) He agreed to revise the laws. C) He accepted the remonstrance. D) He ignored the remonstrance.
A) Imposing new taxes on luxury goods. B) Borrowing money from foreign allies. C) Increasing trade tariffs. D) Reducing military expenses.
A) It was a sacred pact between the King and the French nation. B) It was a temporary agreement. 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 sought to increase the Royal Council's power. C) It accepted the Royal Council's authority. D) It declared that no intermediate power existed between the Parlement and the King.
A) Double the original amount. B) Half of the original amount. C) One-third of the original amount. D) The same amount.
A) They were not enlarged. B) They were expanded to include more classes. C) They were revised and delayed. D) They were abolished.
A) Versailles B) Fontevrault C) Reims D) Paris
A) 25 October 1722 B) 15 February 1723 C) 15 June 1722 D) August 1723
A) Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon B) Duke of Orléans C) Fleury D) Philippe
A) Anne of Great Britain B) Infanta Mariana Victoria C) Barbara of Portugal D) Marie Leszczyńska
A) Marie Leszczyńska B) Barbara of Portugal C) Anne of Great Britain D) Infanta Mariana Victoria
A) 18 B) 15 C) 21 D) 22
A) Six B) Twelve C) Ten D) Eight
A) Three B) Four C) One D) Two
A) Philippe B) Louis Henri C) Duke of Anjou D) Dauphin Louis
A) Abbess B) Queen C) Princess D) Regent
A) 15 June 1722 B) 24 June 1768 C) 15 February 1723 D) 25 October 1722
A) She lived unmarried B) Prince of Asturias C) Prince of Orange D) Crown Prince of Portugal
A) She married the Crown Prince of Portugal B) She married the Prince of Orange C) She never married D) She became Queen
A) Eighteen B) Twenty-one C) Five D) Thirteen
A) Duke of Orléans B) Cardinal Fleury C) Duke of Maine D) Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
A) The Seven Years' War B) The War of the Spanish Succession C) The Franco-Spanish War D) The War of the Austrian Succession
A) Banque Générale Privée B) Bank of France C) Société Générale D) Crédit Lyonnais
A) Mississippi Company B) East India Company C) South Sea Company D) Royal African Company
A) Peter the Great B) Ivan the Terrible C) Catherine the Great D) Nicholas II
A) The Ballet des Elements B) Giselle C) Swan Lake D) The Nutcracker
A) 27 April 1732 B) 24 March 1730 C) 8 September 1713 D) 1 January 1715
A) Blaise Pascal B) Voltaire C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau D) René Descartes
A) The French Academy B) The Parlement of Paris C) The Palace of Versailles D) The Sorbonne
A) Taxation B) Excommunication C) Banishment D) Imprisonment
A) Nouvelles Ecclésiastiques B) L'Équipe C) Le Figaro D) Le Monde
A) The cinquantième B) The gabelle C) The capitation D) The taille
A) Jansenist B) Unigenitus C) Gallican D) Catholic
A) Taille B) Dixieme C) Gabelle D) Capitation
A) Saint-Quentin canal B) Canal du Midi C) Briare Canal D) Loing Canal
A) Austrian Netherlands B) Naples C) Certain territories in Lombardy D) Milan
A) Austria B) Prussia C) France D) Russia
A) Ended the War of the Austrian Succession B) Favoured the Holy Roman Empire C) Favoured the Ottoman Empire D) Established French dominance in Europe
A) Russia B) Great Britain C) Prussia D) Spain
A) Germain Louis Chauvelin B) Philibert Orry C) Conte de Maurepas D) Bauyn d'Angervilliers
A) Russia B) Austria C) France D) Great Britain
A) George II B) The Maréchal de Belle-Isle C) Charles Albert of Bavaria D) Frederick the Great
A) 1744 B) 1741 C) 1743 D) 1745
A) Bavaria B) France C) Prussia D) The Austrian Netherlands
A) Berlin B) Munich C) Vienna D) Brussels
A) Cardinal de Fleury B) Orry C) Louis XV D) Nicolas Fouquet
A) Taxe royale B) Dixième C) Vingtième D) Don gratuit
A) Genoa B) Brussels C) Maastricht D) Paris
A) James Francis Edward Stuart B) Henry Benedict Stuart C) Charles Edward Stuart D) Charles II
A) Travailler pour le roi de Prusse B) Liberté, égalité, fraternité C) Vive la République D) Bête comme la paix
A) Baby-Louis B) Louis Junior C) Petit-Louis D) Demi-Louis
A) The scandal at Metz. B) The War of the Austrian Succession. C) The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. D) The death of the Queen.
A) Marie Antoinette Poisson B) Antoinette Jeanne Poisson C) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson D) Jeanne Poisson
A) 1746 B) 1747 C) 1745 D) 1740
A) Twenty years B) Ten years C) Twenty-five years D) Fifteen years
A) 1750 B) 1752 C) 1754 D) 1748
A) Countess B) Duchess C) Baroness D) Princess
A) Queen B) Governor C) Dame D) Lady-in-Waiting
A) Frederick the Great B) William Pitt C) Louis XV D) George II
A) Pondicherry B) Port Louis C) Quebec D) Montreal
A) Guadeloupe B) Martinique C) Pondicherry D) Quebec
A) Quebec B) Martinique C) Guadeloupe D) Port Louis
A) Port Louis B) Pondicherry C) Montreal D) Quebec
A) Maximilien Robespierre B) Robert-François Damiens C) Jean-Paul Marat D) Georges Danton
A) The Duke de Choiseul B) The Comte d'Argenson C) Machaud D'Arnouville D) Madame de Pompadour
A) The Taille B) The Vingtieme tax C) The Salt Tax D) The Gabelle
A) Negotiated the Treaty of Paris B) Reduced the number of vessels C) Exiled d'Arnouville and d'Argenson D) Launched a major shipbuilding program
A) Initially increased agricultural production B) Decreased agricultural production C) Stabilized grain prices permanently D) Had no impact on agriculture
A) 3,500 B) 85 C) 150 D) 1,000
A) 12 B) 85 C) 3,500 D) 150
A) A member of the Parlement B) A Jesuit C) A Gallican D) A supporter of Madame de Pompadour
A) 1760 B) 1762 C) 1764 D) 1759
A) Treaty of Versailles B) Treaty of Fontainebleau C) Treaty of Paris D) The first 'Family Compact'
A) Elizabeth B) Anna C) Maria Feodorovna D) Catherine the Great
A) Choiseul B) William Pitt C) Frederick the Great D) Louis XV
A) Jamaica B) Cuba C) Barbados D) Trinidad
A) Pneumonia B) Smallpox C) Influenza D) Tuberculosis
A) Smallpox B) Influenza C) Pneumonia D) Tuberculosis
A) Public order. B) Chaos. C) Anarchy. D) Disorder.
A) The manifesto. B) The flagellation. C) The proclamation. D) The declaration.
A) The Duke of Choiseul. B) Guillaume du Barry. C) Jean du Barry. D) The King.
A) 1769 B) 1755 C) May 1768 D) 27–28 March 1766
A) François Quesnay B) Louis XV C) Stanislaus D) Pasquale Paoli
A) Tableau Économique B) Bureaucracy C) Starvation Pact D) Laissez faire |