Quiz on Napoleon & the impact of French rule

What is the definition of meritocracy?

• A system where people gain success based on their social position

• A system where people gain success based on their abilities

• A system where people gain success based on their money

• A system where people gain success based on their luck

What is feudalism?

• A system where people work for free

• A system where people work for higher-ranked individuals in return for land and protection

• A system where people work for themselves

• A system where people work for the government

What are the key principles of liberalism?

• Individual rights, liberty, consent of the governed

• Individual rights, liberty, right to private property

• Individual rights, liberty, equality before the law

• Individual rights, liberty, political equality

What were the Papal States before 1870?

• Territories ruled by the Pope in a spiritual sense only

• Territories ruled by the Pope in a civil and spiritual sense

• Territories ruled by the Pope in a political sense only

• Territories ruled by the Pope in an economic sense only

What event marked Napoleon's final defeat?

• Battle at Waterloo

• Battle at Paris

• Battle at Rome

• Battle at Berlin

What was the Continental System imposed by Napoleon?

• A major blockade of Russian trade

• A major blockade of British trade

• A major blockade of French trade

• A major blockade of German trade

What was the aim of the Holy Alliance created at the Congress of Vienna?

• Promotion of revolutionary movements

• Oppression of liberal and national ideas

• Promotion of secular beliefs

• Oppression of conservative ideas

What was the purpose of the Code Civil?

• Codification of international law

• Codification of private law

• Codification of criminal law

• Codification of constitutional law

What was the German Confederation created as a replacement for?

• Russian Empire

• Holy Roman Empire

• French Empire

• British Empire

What was the significance of the Confederation of the Rhine?

• Union of all German states under Russian rule

• Union of all German states under French rule

• Union of all German states under Prussian rule

• Union of all German states under Austrian rule