French History Quiz

Who was the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France?

• Louis XIV

• Molière

• Henry of Navarre

• Cardinal Richelieu

What was the Declaration of religious toleration that allowed Huguenots to live in peace in France?

• asiento

• Edict of Nantes

• scepticism

• War of the Spanish Succession

Who was the minister under Louis XIII who got France involved in the Thirty Years' War?

• Louis XIV

• Molière

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Jean Baptiste Colbert

What belief caused some French thinkers to question the Church, asserting that nothing can be known for certain?

• France

• scepticism

• asiento

• Edict of Nantes

Who is considered the most powerful ruler in French history who weakened the power of the nobility?

• Henry of Navarre

• Louis XIV

• Britain

• Molière

What were the government agents called who collected taxes and administered justice under Louis XIV?

• intendants

• Huguenots

• sceptics

• ministers

Who was the minister of finance under Louis XIV who strengthened French commerce?

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Jean Baptiste Colbert

• Henry of Navarre

• Louis XIV

What is the name of the splendid palace in which Louis XIV reigned?

• Versailles

• France

• Britain

• Navarre

Who was the writer of French comedies, one of which mocked religious hypocrisy?

• Louis XIV

• Molière

• Jean Baptiste Colbert

• Cardinal Richelieu

What was the struggle called that ensued when England, Austria, the Dutch republic, Portugal, and others joined together to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones?

• Edict of Nantes

• War of the Spanish Succession

• asiento

• scepticism