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Louis XIV adult rule begins
Contributed by: Thorpe
  • 1. When did Louis XIV's adult rule officially begin?
A) 1661
B) 1643
C) 1700
D) 1685
  • 2. What age was Louis XIV when he assumed full control of government?
A) 30
B) 23
C) 18
D) 40
  • 3. Louis XIV is associated with which French royal palace?
A) Versailles
B) Chateau de Chambord
C) Fontainebleau
D) Louvre
  • 4. Which minister served as Louis XIV's chief advisor at the beginning of his reign?
A) Marquis de Louvois
B) Cardinal Mazarin
C) Jean-Baptiste Colbert
D) Cardinal Richelieu
  • 5. What was the title of Louis XIV?
A) Galaxy Monarch
B) Moon Emperor
C) Sun King
D) Star Emperor
  • 6. Louis XIV's reign is often referred to as the _______________ century.
A) Grand
B) Revolutionary
C) Enlightened
D) Dark
  • 7. During Louis XIV's rule, which country was France constantly at war with?
A) England
B) Austria
C) Spain
D) Netherlands
  • 8. What was the name of Louis XIV's queen consort?
A) Maria Theresa
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Anne of Austria
D) Marie de' Medici
  • 9. Which of the following cultural figures was associated with Louis XIV's court?
A) Molière
B) Johann Sebastian Bach
C) Ludwig van Beethoven
D) William Shakespeare
  • 10. Louis XIV revoked which decree that had granted religious freedom?
A) Edict of Nantes
B) Edict of Milan
C) Edict of Worms
D) Edict of Potsdam
  • 11. What was the name of the conflict that marked the end of Louis XIV's territorial expansion?
A) War of the Roses
B) War of the Spanish Succession
C) Thirty Years' War
D) Seven Years' War
  • 12. Louis XIV's reign was known for promoting which political ideology?
A) Anarchism
B) Libertarianism
C) Absolutism
D) Republicanism
  • 13. Which king was known for signing the Treaty of Dover with Louis XIV?
A) William III of England
B) Charles II of England
C) Louis XIII of France
D) Philip IV of Spain
  • 14. Who succeeded Louis XIV as King of France?
A) Louis XVII
B) Louis XVI
C) Louis XIII
D) Louis XV
  • 15. Who was the French finance minister during the early part of Louis XIV's adult rule?
A) Necker
B) Turgot
C) Fouquet
D) Jean-Baptiste Colbert
  • 16. What was the name of the court composer under Louis XIV?
A) Claudio Monteverdi
B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Jean-Baptiste Lully
  • 17. Which courtier and mistress of Louis XIV held significant influence over him?
A) Madame de Montespan
B) Madame du Barry
C) Madame de Pompadour
D) Madame de Maintenon
  • 18. What term did Louis XIV use to describe his role and power as a monarch?
A) Cogito, ergo sum
B) Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant
C) L'État, c'est moi
D) Liberté, égalité, fraternité
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