Course 22 European Hist. Napoleon TEST

What does the word 'revolution' mean in history?

• A full turn of 360 degrees

• Radical change and a new world

• Replacing one government with another

• A violent overthrow of a king

What change emerged from the French Revolution?

• The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

• The establishment of an absolutist government

• The recognition of citizens as part of a community

• The restoration of the monarchy

Where did Napoleon Bonaparte grow up?

• France

• Italy

• Corsica

• England

What was Napoleon's first task as First Consul?

• Mending fences with the Catholic Church

• Overthrowing the Directory

• Creating a police state

• Conquering Egypt

What did the Concordat of 1801 recognize?

• Catholicism as the primary French religion

• The sale of Church lands

• The payment of clergymen's salaries

• All of the above

What did the Napoleonic Code standardize?

• Laws of citizenship, family, and property

• Financial transfers and mortgages

• Legal transactions concerning property standards

• All of the above

What rights did women lose under the Napoleonic Code?

• Right to their own property

• Right to serve as witnesses in court

• Right to control or have guardianship of their own children

• All of the above

What did Napoleon do to unify Europe?

• Imposed the Napoleonic Code

• Implemented the metric system

• Standardized institutions

• All of the above

What effect did Napoleon's European ambitions have on nationalism?

• Inspired nationalism among his new subjects

• Opposed his dictatorial regimes

• Led to the rise of German identity

• All of the above

What happened to Napoleon after his defeat at Waterloo?

• He was exiled to Elba

• He returned to France and gathered an army

• He surrendered and was exiled to St. Helena

• He died in battle