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The Ancient Romans called the land of France by what name which they also used as a term to group France together with most other western European nations?
Saxony
Normandy
Luxembourg
Gaul
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Gaul was conquered by the Romans after what infamous founder of the Roman Empire defeated the Gallic armies?
Julius Caesar
Scipio Africanus
Augustus Caesar
Mark Antony
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What is the name of the first king to unite all of the Frankish tribes around the start of the 6th Century to begin the cultural distinction of France from its neighboring regions?
Antonie I
Clovis I
Charles the Fat
Serenin II
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What is the name of the king who established the Carolingian Empire out of the Frankish lands?
Roland
Durandal
Charlemagne
Oskar
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Charlemagne helped to define the boundaries of modern France by separating it from what country to the direct east of France?
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
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From 987 to the French Revolution, France was largely a monarchy ruled over what single noble line?
Vente-Forte
Lancaster
Dollwich
Capet
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What war between France and England began in the Early 14th Century over the issue of succession to the French crown?
The Hundred Years' War
The Seven Years' War
The War of the Roses
The Croatian War
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What is the name of this French King who was crowned toward the end of and who led France to victory in the Hundred Years' War?
Michael I
Jerrine II
Charles VII
Alexandre XI
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What is the name of this famous Saint and symbol of French history who was a peasant girl whose assistance to Charles VII helped France win the Hundred Years' War?
Elaine of Tours
Joan of Arc
Regina of Antioch
Agatha of Nice
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Which of the following terms is French for "Old Reign" and is used to describe the system of monarchy France experienced before the Revolution?
Senior Hieros
Agni Legos
Eldri Governs
Ancien Regime
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What is the name of the French Calvinist sect which arose in France during the 16th Century?
The Bourgeons
The Lombards
The Mallescants
The Huguenots
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What is the name of the infamous 1572 event where French Catholics began to murder their Huguenot neighbors en masse?
The St. Cosmos' Day Massacre
The St. Theresa's Day Massacre
The St. Sebastian's Day Massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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Louis XIV, because of the prosperity he brought France, is commonly known by which of the following nicknames?
The Golden Lord
The Banker
The Sun King
The Trumpeter
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Louis XIV established his historically lavish palace in what city of France?
Lyon
Versailles
Nice
Paris
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What is the name of this historical French clergyman and political strategist who helped strengthen France's power and who was known as "The Red Eminence"?
Father Reynard
Deacon Sylvios
Bishop Alexandros
Cardinal Richelieu
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What is the name of this French author famous for such works as Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
Victor Hugo
Alexandre Dumas
Guy de Maupassant
Olver Valens
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What is the name of this French King who was overthrown during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
Antoine VIII
Henri VI
Frederick II
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What is the name of the infamous aristocrat and wife of Louis XVI who was executed during the French Revolution?
Rennee De La Course
Marie Antoinette
Abrina Avignon
Abigail Therese Marthers
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What is the name of this famous French commander who helped the American Revolutionary forces win their freedom by blockading Yorktown and then returned home to help his own people succeed in their revolution?
Prinze
Lafayette
von Steuben
Riergard
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After the French Revolution began to die down, Maximillian Robespierre rose to power over the nation beginning what time period?
The Reign of Terror
The New Empire
The Sole Regime
The Great Leap Forward
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Maximillian Robespierre ruled during the Reign of Terror by leading what provisional government agency that claimed to uphold peace and democracy within France?
The Algiers Provision
The Civil Defense Commission
The Hearts and Minds Authority
The Committee of Public Safety
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What is the name of the French Emperor who rose to power over the nation following the collapse of Robespierre's regime?
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Napoleon Bonaparte
Dante Alighieri
Simon of Tours
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What is the name of the period where Napoleon returned from exile to temporarily regain his control of France?
The Six Months
The Hundred Days
The Fifteen Weeks
The Single Year
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After Napoleon's defeat, France entered a political period where the relatives of the executed Louis XVI began to rule the country. What is the name of this historic period?
The First Republic
The Gilded Age
The Bourbon Restoration
The Return of Versailles
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France helped form the Triple Entente alliance alongside Russia and Britain at the beginning of what war?
World War Two
World War One
The Seven Years' Wars
The Croatian War
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In World War Two, France's army fell to the German forces who were instituting a tactic of reckless and aggressive advances meant to capture as much land as possible. What German word meaning "Lightning War" is the title of this tactic by the Third Reich's forces?
Blitzkrieg
Wundewaffe
Messerschmitt
Gestapo
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What is the name of the puppet government that the Nazis installed in France during World War Two?
Rhineland France
Kriegen France
Muller France
Vichy France
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What is the name of this historical figure who helped lead France through World War Two and who also built France's Fifth Republic?
Antonie le Redgard
Louis du Guillame
Charles de Gaulle
Robin Grenners
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Charles de Gaulle founded the Fifth Republic of France after granting independence to what African country which had previously been a rebellious colony?
Ivory Coast
Tanzania
Nambia
Algeria
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In the modern day, France is one of the leading members of what group which is a union of the nations of Europe formed to achieve political unity?
The European Union
The United Kingdoms
The Europas Alliance
The North-Atlantic Treaty Organization
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