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French History
What do you know about most important events in the history of France?
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Last updated: October 10, 2022
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1.
What was the name of the first major dynasty of the Franks?
Merovingian
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Capetian
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Carolingian
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Clovinian
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2.
Who was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler?
Carloman
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Charlemagne
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Hugh Capet
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Clovis I
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3.
What Frankish king was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the pope?
Merovech
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Charlemagne
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Clovis
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Louis I
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4.
Who was the first king of Carolingian dynasty?
Pepin III
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Dagobert I
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Louis the Pious
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Desiderius
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5.
Who did France fight in the Battle of Agincourt in 1413?
Spain
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Denmark
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England
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Germany
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6.
What city was Joan of Arc defending when she was captured?
Compiegne
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Nice
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Rouen
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Orleans
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7.
What did the English find Joan of Arc guilty of?
Spying
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Murder
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High treason
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Dressing like a man
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8.
How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431 at age of 19?
Starved to death
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Drown and quartered
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Hung
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Burned alive at the stake
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9.
What was the concluding battle of the Hundred Years' War?
The Siege of Orleans
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Battle of Castillon
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Battle of Crécy
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Battle of Poitiers
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10.
Which country Napoleon, as a general in the French military, invaded five years before the Napoleonic Wars?
Portugal
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Algeria
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Egypt
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Italy
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11.
What did Napoleon Bonaparte become when the French Directory was overthrown?
Emperor of French
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First Consul of France
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King of Italy
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Protector of the Confederation
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12.
In which town did Napoleon play a major role in 1793, which also significantly improved his reputation as a soldier?
Orleans
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Avignon
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Toulon
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Nice
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13.
Where was Napoleon exiled in 1814 and then returned the following year?
Cyprus
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Elba
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Malta
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Crete
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14.
What was the name of the period after Napoleon’s return from exile until King Louis XVIII retook the throne?
The Hundred Days
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The French Revolution
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Third Estate
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Triumvirate
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15.
What was the symbol of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars?
Black hand
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White cross
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Golden eagle
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Red star
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16.
Napoleon's invasion of what country turned out to be his downfall?
Russia
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Prussia
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Austria
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Britain
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17.
Which battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815?
Battle of Wagram
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Battle of Waterloo
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Battle of Borodino
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18.
Who did French army fight in the Battle of Austerlitz?
Italians and Russians
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Austrians and Prussians
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Prussians and Italians
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Russians and Austrians
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19.
What Russian novel provides a broad panorama of Russian society against the backdrop of the 1812 Napoleonic army's invasion?
Anna Karenina
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And Quiet Flows the Don
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War and Peace
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Crime and Punishment
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20.
What were the people during the Women's March on Versailles protesting?
High taxes
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Dishonest politicians
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Right to vote
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Price of bread
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21.
What is considered the starting point of the French Revolution?
The Storming of Paris
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The Storming of the Bastille
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The Storming of Versailles
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The Storming of Marseille
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22.
Which of the following best describes the Second Estate during French Revolution?
Nobility
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Majority of the population
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Priests, monks, and nuns
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Peasants and laborers
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23.
Who was King of France when the French Revolution began?
King Louis XVI
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King James I
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King George V
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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24.
Who was the main French leader during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
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King Louis XVI
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Marie Antoinette
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25.
A scandal over what item damaged Marie Antoinette's reputation with the people?
Golden bracelet
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Sapphire brooch
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Silk dress
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Diamond necklace
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26.
Where did Napoleon die after six years of exile on May 5, 1821?
Saint Helena
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Elba
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Ajaccio
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Malta
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27.
Who was elected first president of the French Republic in the 1848?
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
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Louis Jules Trochu
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Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
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Maximilien Robespierre
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28.
Who was the president of France during World War I?
Philippe Pétain
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Georges Clemenceau
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Raymond Poincaré
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Charles de Gaulle
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29.
Who did France fight in the Battle of Verdun in 1916?
Russia
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Spain
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Austro-Hungary
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Germany
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30.
Who led Free France, the government-in-exile during the World War II?
Georges Clemenceau
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René Coty
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Charles de Gaulle
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31.
In which city in France the evacuation of British army occurred in 1940?
Gravelines
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Calais
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Dunkirk
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Le Havre
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32.
What was not one of code names for the landing beaches on D-Day in Normandy in WWII?
Silver
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Juno
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Omaha
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Utah
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33.
Which President became famous for abolishing the death penalty in France?
Charles de Gaulle
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Vincent Auriol
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Albert Lebrun
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François Mitterrand
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34.
Which French president was convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years?
Georges Pompidou
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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François Hollande
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Emmanuel Macron
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35.
Who is the youngest president in the history of France?
Georges Pompidou
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
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Emmanuel Macron
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Alain Poher
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