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4.3 Quizzer: The Rise of Napoleon & the Napoleonic Wars

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During most of the French Revolution (1789–1799), Napoleon was...

a)

negotiating with the Catholic Church.

b)

codifying the French laws.

c)

studying in military school.

d)

serving the French military.

2.

Napoleon’s Civil Code treated women...

a)

as legal equals to men.

b)

as co-owners of property with their husbands.

c)

equally in divorce proceedings.

d)

as less equal than men.

3.

Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was...

a)

based on previous ranks according to estates.

b)

given to those Napoleon favored but taken away when they fell out of favor.

c)

based on ability only, not rank or birth.

d)

designed to benefit the nobility and keep the middle class in its place.

4.

How can Napoleon's military endeavors best be described?

a)

Napoleon ignored principles of the French Revolution.

b)

Napoleon set out to conquer Egypt, but ended up abandoning his troops there.

c)

Napoleon was feared and supported by his troops.

d)

Napoleon was admired and adored by the people his army conquered.

5.

What was Napoleon’s Grand Empire?

a)

His name for the French Army

b)

The series of victories at Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena, and Elyau

c)

An enlarged France, dependent on allied states for support

d)

France, the Austrian Empire, and Great Britain

6.

countries defeated by Napoleon and forced to join his struggle against Britain are the...

a)

allied states

b)

nationalism

c)

civil code

d)

the consulate

7.

unique cultural identity of a people...

a)

the consulate

b)

Civil Code

c)

nationalism

d)

allied states

8.

Napoleon's new government after 1799...

a)

Civil Code

b)

the consulate

c)

dependent states

d)

allied states

9.

kingdoms ruled by Napoleon's relatives...

a)

Civil Code

b)

dependent states

c)

allied states

d)

nationalism

10.

Napoleon's unified system of law...

a)

Civil Code (Napoleonic Code)

b)

French Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Men

d)

Tennis Court Oath

11.

What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar ?

a)

Portugal became part of the French Empire.

b)

Napoleon conquered Russia.

c)

Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain.

d)

Napoleon became emperor.

12.

Napoleon's rise to power depended most directly on ideals developed during...

a)

France's annexation of Corsica.

b)

the English Civil War.

c)

the American Revolution.

d)

The French Revolution.

13.

Bonaparte's reign led to the spread of nationalism...

a)

within France only

b)

throughout Europe

c)

in England and the U.S.

d)

in French territories

14.

Bonaparte is most famous for his _____________ policies.

a)

economic

b)

educational

c)

domestic

d)

military

15.

The Napoleonic Code or Bonaparte's Civil Code codified one system of laws in France that emphasized order and authority over individual liberties. It also organized the tax system, established public education and brought back the Catholic Church to the people after the Reign of Terror.

a)

True

b)

False