- 1. When did Louis XI become king of France?
A) 1515
B) 1461
C) 1422
D) 1483
- 2. Louis XI established the ______ as a royal council to administer justice and oversee administration.
A) Estates General
B) Council of Trent
C) Privy Council
D) Parlement of Paris
- 3. Louis XI was a contemporary of which Italian Renaissance figure?
A) Galileo Galilei
B) Michelangelo
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Lorenzo de' Medici
- 4. Which city did Louis XI make the effective capital of France during his reign?
A) Paris
B) Lyon
C) Marseille
D) Tours
- 5. Louis XI's policies contributed to the decline of which medieval institution?
A) Monasticism
B) Serfdom
C) Feudalism
D) Chivalry
- 6. Who was Louis XI's father?
A) Charles VII
B) Francis I
C) Philippe VI
D) Louis XII
- 7. Which treaty signed in 1468 solidified Louis XI's control over Burgundy?
A) Treaty of Troyes
B) Treaty of Paris
C) Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
D) Treaty of Péronne
- 8. Louis XI's cunning diplomacy secured an alliance with which powerful Habsburg ruler?
A) Philip II
B) Mary I
C) Charles V
D) Maximilian I
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