Napoleon's Rise and Fall Quiz

What's the term for when Napoleon took over the French Government?

• Takeover

• Coup d'etat

• Ambush

• Election

Why did Napoleon create the Lycees (public schools)?

• To better educate French people so the country was more intelligent and led by better leaders.

• To keep kids in school so they didn't cause trouble

• To keep students quiet so they didn't overthrow Napoleon

What did Napoleon do when he was crowned Emperor of France?

• He didn't become Emperor

• He took the crown from the Pope and put it on his own head

• He had the average person crown him Emperor

• He let the Pope crown him Emperor

What was the Napoleonic Code?

• A new language made up by Napoleon for France

• A set of updated laws that tried to bring France into the modern day

• Napoleon's plan for Europe once he took over

• Napoleon's favorite books all rolled into one

What was the one country Napoleon could not defeat on the seas because of their powerful navy?

• Russia

• Austria

• Germany

• Great Britain

What did Napoleon try to do to stop trade with the British?

• Start a Blockade called the Continental System

• Ignored the British

• Had France make more goods instead of Britain

What were the names of the Spanish peasants who fought back against Napoleon's invasion?

• Warriors

• Patriots

• Guerillas

• Partisans

How did Guerillas fight different than Napoleon's Army, so that they were able to defeat Napoelon??

• Wore normal clothes and not uniforms, so they could blend in

• Used ambushes and sneak attacks

• Faced Napoleon's army head on

• Used the same tactics Napoleon used (lining up the soldiers and shooting)

What tactic did the Russians use when Napoleon invaded their country?

• Scorched Earth Policy

• Human Wave Tactics

• Ambush Tactics

• Run Away

Out of 420,000, how many French soldiers survived the Invasion of Russia

• 410,000

• 250,000

• 100

• 10,000