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WorksheetsNapoleon Bonaparte
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleons imperial rule?
a)
Established public education opportunities
b)
Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"
c)
Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy
d)
Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Napoleonic code
2.
Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power?
a)
The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
b)
The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
c)
The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
d)
All of the above
3.
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?
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
4.
Which of the following describes what happened when Napoleon instituted the Continental System?
a)
His brother Joseph was not able to withstand the guerrilla warfare tactics used by Spanish nationalists
b)
The British navy was too strong for the blockade and France's economy suffered as a result
c)
The Russians used the scorched-earth policy to eventually starve Napoleons army
d)
The blockade successfully restricted British trade and led to fall of Great Britain
5.
Napoleon assumed dictatorial powers through a sudden seizure of power known as a coupd'etat
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Napoleon conquered all of Europe and died a hero
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What happened to Napoleon after he lost the Battle of Waterloo during the hundred days?
a)
He was sent to the island of Elba
b)
He was sent to the island of St. Helena where he died of stomach cancer three years later
c)
He was executed by means of the guillotine
d)
He was sent to the island of Elba where he drank a red bull, grew wings, and escaped
8.
What were the laws that Napoleon created called?
a)
The Napoleonic Code.
b)
Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen.
c)
The Napoleonic Constitution.
d)
The Law of Mankind.
9.
What was Napoleon's Continental System?
a)
The type of breakfast that Europeans ate.
b)
A system of European laws.
c)
A system to promote the sale of European goods.
d)
A system to prevent British goods from being sold in Europe.
10.
Where was Napoleon defeated?
a)
Ghent
b)
Paris
c)
Waterloo
d)
Wesley Chapel
11.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
12.
What was the Peninsular War?
a)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Portugal
b)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Spain
c)
Napoleon's conquest of Egypt
d)
None of these
13.
Naval battle. Napoleon's failed invasion of Great Britain
a)
Battle of Toulon
b)
Battle of Austerlitz
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Battle of Trafalgar
14.
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___________________
a)
Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
b)
Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
c)
Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
d)
Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
15.
What was the "scorched Earth" strategy?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon burned the Russian cities to the ground to break their will
c)
Great Britain's strategy at the Battle of Trafalgar
d)
The Russians burned their cities, factories, farms, and railroads so Napoleon could not use them
16.
When Napoleon escaped exile and returned to France, Great Britain and Prussia invaded. Which Battle in Belgium did they meet Napoleon?
a)
Toulon
b)
Austerlitz
c)
Waterloo
d)
Trafalgar
17.
Who was put in power after Napoleon's first exile?
a)
Coach Graves
b)
Louis XVIII
c)
Alexander I
d)
Queen Latifah
18.
After the British, Prussians, and Russians invaded France in 1814 what happened to Napoleon?
a)
He was exiled to Elba, a small island near Italy
b)
He was exiled to St Helena off the coast of South America
c)
He was executed via guillotine
d)
He died of cancer awaiting trial
19.
What was the result of the Battle of Waterloo?
a)
French defeated. Napoleon was exiled to St Helena
b)
French defeated. Napoleon as exiled to Elba
c)
French defeated. Napoleon was killed in Battle
d)
French victorious
20.
How did Napoleon die?
a)
Guillotine
b)
Cancer
c)
Battle wound
d)
Old Age
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