Louis XVI
  • 1. When was Louis XVI born?
A) 1789
B) 1754
C) 1726
D) 1804
  • 2. Which queen was Louis XVI married to?
A) Catherine de Medici
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Isabella of Spain
D) Anne of Austria
  • 3. In which year did Louis XVI become the King of France?
A) 1793
B) 1789
C) 1774
D) 1815
  • 4. What was the title of Louis XVI before he became king?
A) Duke of Burgundy
B) Dauphin of France
C) Count of Provence
D) Prince of Wales
  • 5. In which year was Louis XVI deposed?
A) 1789
B) 1792
C) 1801
D) 1794
  • 6. Which famous pamphleteer criticized Louis XVI in 'Rights of Man'?
A) Karl Marx
B) Thomas Paine
C) Rousseau
D) Voltaire
  • 7. What was Louis XVI's fate?
A) Executed by guillotine
B) Abdicated and fled to Austria
C) Imprisoned for life
D) Exiled to England
  • 8. Which war did Louis XVI support financially, contributing to the economic crisis in France?
A) American Revolutionary War
B) Wars of Religion
C) War of the Spanish Succession
D) Seven Years' War
  • 9. Who was Louis XVI's finance minister known for his failed attempts to reform the French finances?
A) Jean-Baptiste Colbert
B) Francois-Michel Le Tellier
C) Jacques Necker
D) Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud
  • 10. Which treaty did Louis XVI sign with the United States, recognizing its independence?
A) Treaty of Paris (1783)
B) Treaty of Westphalia
C) Treaty of Versailles (1871)
D) Treaty of Tordesillas
  • 11. Which document was famously written during Louis XVI's reign?
A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Magna Carta
C) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • 12. Who was Louis XVI's youngest brother who became King after his execution?
A) Louis Philippe I
B) Louis XVIII
C) Charles X
D) Napoleon III
  • 13. What was the name of the political body that stripped Louis XVI of his powers and put him on trial?
A) Estates-General
B) National Convention
C) Committee of Public Safety
D) Legislative Assembly
  • 14. Which location became the final residence of Louis XVI before his execution?
A) Temple Prison
B) Bastille
C) Versailles Palace
D) Tuileries Palace
  • 15. In what year was Louis XVI executed?
A) 1793
B) 1805
C) 1865
D) 1776
  • 16. Where was Louis XVI executed?
A) Tower of London
B) Alcatraz Island
C) Place de la Révolution
D) Red Square
  • 17. Which monarchy preceded Louis XVI's reign in France?
A) Romanov
B) Hohenzollern
C) Bourbon
D) Habsburg
  • 18. How many children did Louis XVI have?
A) 2
B) 7
C) 4
D) 1
  • 19. Where was Louis XVI born?
A) London
B) Versailles
C) Paris
D) Vienna
  • 20. Which of the following terms does NOT refer to Louis XVI?
A) Sun King
B) Louis Auguste
C) Louis the Desired
D) Citizen Louis Capet
  • 21. What was the name of the legislative body called by Louis XVI in 1789?
A) National Assembly
B) Duma
C) Parliament
D) Estates-General
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