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The Bourbons

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first king of the House of Bourbon?

a)

Louis X

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Henry IV

2.

What does l'état, c'est moi mean?

(a)  

3.

French Protestants were ___. (Check all that apply)

a)

Calvinists

b)

Huguenots

c)

Lutherans

d)

Frondeuse

4.

Who was the mother of Louis XIV and served as Regent of France during his minority?

a)

Anne of Austria

b)

Margaret of Valois

c)

Marie de Medici

5.

Which principle means that the state alone should have armies?

a)

Politique

b)

Monopoly of Force

c)

Sovereignty

6.

Who all served as regent for Louis XV?

a)

Anne of Austria

b)

The Duke of Orléans

c)

Joan III of Navarre

d)

The Duke of Maine

e)

The Duke of Bourbon

7.

With whom was France allied during the War of Austrian Succession?

(a)  

8.

The Defenestration of Prague began which war?

a)

The Hundred Years' War

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

The Seven Years' War

9.

What was the name of the event at which the major Huguenot leaders were slaughtered at the wedding of Henry of Navarre and Margaret of Valois?

a)

The Defenestration of Prague

b)

The Fronde

c)

St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

10.

Who was the powerful First Minister of France during the reign of Louis XIII?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

The Duke of Bourbon

c)

The Duke of Orléans

11.

Check all the causes of the War of Spanish Succession.

a)

European countries feared the merger of France and Spain

b)

Prussia invaded Silesia

c)

Conflicts between Catholics and Protestants

d)

Rivalry between German states

12.

Check all the outcomes of the War of Spanish Succession.

a)

Philip d'Anjou became King of Spain

b)

France lost all of its colonies to Great Britain

c)

The principle of sovereignty was established

d)

The Spanish Empire was divided

13.

Who was the most infamous mistress of Louis XIV who conducted herself as the 'true queen?'

a)

Françoise, Marquise de Maintenon

b)

Henrietta of England

c)

Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan

14.

The Fronde was a civil war between two factions?

a)

The Crown

b)

Catholics

c)

The Nobility

d)

Huguenots

15.

To which palace did Louis XIV move the capital of France in 1682?

a)

Fontainebleau

b)

Paris

c)

Versailles

16.

Check all the causes of the War of Austrian Succession.

a)

European countries feared the merger of France and Spain

b)

Prussia invaded Silesia

c)

Conflicts between Catholics and Protestants

d)

Rivalry between France and Great Britain

17.

Who was the wife of Louis XIV and Queen of France famed for her strength and diplomacy?

a)

Margaret of Valois

b)

Maria Theresa of Spain

c)

Françoise, Marquise de Maintenon

18.

With whom was France allied during the Seven Years' War?

(a)  

19.

After being barred from the French Throne, Joan and her descendants ruled which country?

a)

Genovia

b)

Navarre

c)

Lorraine

d)

Normandy

20.

Which other Great Power was involved in the Thirty Years' War besides France?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Russia

c)

Sweden

21.

What does après nous, le déluge mean?

(a)  

22.

For how long did Louis XIV reign?

a)

68 years

b)

72 years

c)

76 years

23.

Check all the causes of the Seven Years' War.

a)

European countries feared the merger of France and Spain

b)

Unresolved issues from the War of Austrian Succession

c)

Rivalry between France and Great Britain

d)

Austria invaded the Palatinate

24.

Check all the outcomes of the Seven Years' War.

a)

Austria and Prussia remained equal powers in Germany

b)

France lost all of its colonies to Great Britain

c)

Bankrupted France

d)

Caused the British to levy taxes on American colonies

25.

Which principle means that a state has no higher authority?

a)

Politique

b)

Monopoly of Force

c)

Sovereignty

26.

Louis XIII's reign was a source of inspiration for which novels?

a)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

b)

The Phantom of the Opera

c)

The Three Musketeers

27.

What is the definition of mercantilism?

a)

An economic policy that favours the maximisation of exports and minimisation of imports often requiring strong government intervention

b)

A hands-off approach to economics, favouring privatisation and little to no government intervention

c)

A policy that promotes the well-being of the state above personal interests or ideologies

28.

The Court of Versailles was bogged down with odd rituals. What was the lever?

a)

The ceremony of turning on the water to the palace fountains through the use of a large lever

b)

The ceremony of watching the Royal Family eat

c)

The ceremony of watching the Royal Family wake and helping them to dress

29.

With whom did France ally during the Thirty Years' War?

a)

The Catholic German Princes

b)

The Protestant German Princes

30.

Who was the second wife of Louis XIV but not Queen of France because their marriage was morganatic?

a)

Maria Theresa of Spain

b)

Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan

c)

Francçoise, Marquise de Mantenon

31.

What was the name of the Royal Anthem of France?

(a)  

32.

What is the most famous room at the Palace of Versailles?

(a)  

33.

Check all the Bourbon Kings of France.

a)

Henry III

b)

Henry IV

c)

Louis X

d)

Louis XIII

e)

Louis XIV