Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz

Vincent Augustine D'Souza
August 3, 2024
Categories: France, History

Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz Questions

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
a) 2 February 1754
b) 1 June 1742
c) 3 August 1749
d) 4 December 1755

2. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
a) Nantes
b) Amiens
c) Paris
d) Frankfurt

3. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand become agent general of the clergy?
a) 1778
b) 1780
c) 1782
d) 1784

4. Of which diocese was Charles Maurice Talleyrand bishop?
a) Lourdes
b) Burgundy
c) Valois
d) Autun

5. Why was Charles Maurice Talleyrand excommunicated?
a) Kept mistresses
b) Swindled church money
c) Consecrated bishops without pope’s permission
d) Took bribes

6. Where did Charles Maurice Talleyrand live in 1794-1796?
a) Holland
b) Prussia
c) Lithuania
d) USA

7. In whose abduction and execution did Charles Maurice Talleyrand have a part?
a) Louis Antoine Henri Bourbon Conde
b) Louis XVI
c) Marie Antoinette
d) Georges Danton

8. Where did Charles Maurice Talleyrand secretly ask Alexander I to oppose Napoleon?
a) Reims
b) Erfurt
c) Moscow
d) Petrograd

9. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand ambassador in 1830-1834?
a) London
b) Berlin
c) Oslo
d) Warsaw

10. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand die?
a) 6 January 1840
b) 17 May 1838
c) 12 July 1843
d) 29 October 1845

Charles Maurice Talleyrand Quiz Questions and Answers

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, who served under several regimes, depicted “floating with the tide” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. When was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
a) 2 February 1754

2. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand born?
c) Paris

3. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand become agent general of the clergy?
b) 1780

4. Of which diocese was Charles Maurice Talleyrand bishop?
d) Autun

5. Why was Charles Maurice Talleyrand excommunicated?
c) Consecrated bishops without pope’s permission

6. Where did Charles Maurice Talleyrand live in 1794-1796?
d) USA

7. In whose abduction and execution did Charles Maurice Talleyrand have a part?
a) Louis Antoine Henri Bourbon Conde

8. Where did Charles Maurice Talleyrand secretly ask Alexander I to oppose Napoleon?
b) Erfurt

9. Where was Charles Maurice Talleyrand ambassador in 1830-1834?
a) London

10. When did Charles Maurice Talleyrand die?
b) 17 May 1838

Photo by The British Library