• 1. 
    Which giant Roman bridge-aqueduct was constructed about the middle of the 1st century CE to carry water to the city of Nemausus (now Nîmes)?

  • Aqueduct of Luynes
  • Aqueduc de Louveciennes
  • Pont du Gard
  • Canal de l'Eure
  • 2. 
    Which palace was originally a hunting lodge and private retreat for Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43) and his family?

  • Versailles
  • Tuileries
  • Château de Rambouillet
  • Château de Fountainebleau
  • 3. 
    Which is a rocky islet whose base is wrapped in medieval walls and towers, above which rise a village and an ancient abbey crowning the mount?

  • Mont Sainte-Victoire
  • Mont-Saint-Michel
  • Mont Sainte-Anne
  • Sault Sainte Marie
  • 4. 
    Which was the capital of the papacy from 1309 to 1377?

  • Cannes
  • Avignon
  • Marseille
  • Toulouse
  • 5. 
    The Gothic cathedral of Saint-Étienne, begun at the end of the 12th century, dominates which town?

  • Le Mans
  • Beauvais
  • Meaux
  • Laon
  • 6. 
    Which is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the 13th century?

  • Périgueux
  • Amiens
  • Rouen
  • Strasbourg
  • 7. 
    In which city stands a Roman arena, dating to the 1st century BCE and capable of seating over 20,000 spectators, that is still used for bullfights and plays?

  • Toulouse
  • Carcassonne
  • Nantes
  • Arles
  • 8. 
    Which Cistercian abbey is almost Roman in style, its simple scheme of pointed barrel vaulting representing the personal preference of St. Bernard of Clairvaux?

  • Fontenay Abbey
  • Abbaye Saint-Pierre
  • Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud
  • Bec Abbey
  • 9. 
    Which city was once home to a Roman military colony called Lugdunum, which reached its peak of Classical development in the 2nd century CE?

  • Troyes
  • Aix-en-Provence
  • Lyon
  • Dijon
  • 10. 
    In the 13th century which town was one of the most important in France, with a population of 80,000 inhabitants and a reputation as a prosperous wool centre?

  • Vitré
  • Provins
  • Lacoste
  • Saint-Malo
  • 11. 
    Which village, on a hill on the left bank of the Cure River, is the site of a great Benedictine abbey that attracted pilgrims through the late 13th century?

  • Limoges
  • Vézelay
  • Dijon
  • Poitiers
  • 12. 
    Which town is home to a theatre, built in the 1st century CE, that is one of the best-preserved of all the Roman theatres?

  • Lyon
  • Orange
  • Arles
  • Nîmes
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