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