Napoleon B. Quiz

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 

• There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
• Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
• The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
• The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.

• St. Helena; Elba
• Elba; Corsica
• Elba; St. Helena
• Corsica; St. Helena

What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?

• Napoleonic Rules
• Napoleon's Natural Rights
• Napoleonic Code
• Checks and Balances

The Napoleonic Code's principles were influenced by the

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• American Revolution

• Renaissance

Where was Napoleon born?

• Paris
• Spain
• Corsica
• Austria

What were the laws that Napoleon created called?

• The Napoleonic Code.
• Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen.
• The Napoleonic Constitution.
• The Law of Mankind.

Where was Napoleon defeated?

• Ghent
• Paris
• Waterloo
• Wesley Chapel

What is a coup d'etat?

• Overthrow of the government by the Military
• Overthrow of the government by the people
• When the public votes to change their constitution
• Military tactic using artillery and flanking infantry

Battle in which Napoleon conquered Austria, Prussia, the Benelux countries, and the Holy Roman Empire

• Battle of Austerlitz
• Battle of Trafalgar
• Battle of Waterloo
• Battle of Toulon

With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________

• Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
• Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
• Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
• Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks