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