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France and Napoleon

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group made up the 1st Estate in France?

a)

Clergy of the Catholic Church

b)

Nobility

c)

97%

d)

Bourgeoisie

2.

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte began a military career with major victories and gained national attention and became a general at the age of (a)   .

3.

Louis the XVI was ​ by the guillotine.​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Elected
Made KING again
executed
4.
  1. What was universal manhood suffrage?

a)

Only property owners could vote

b)

Every male could vote Property owner or not

c)

Clergy and Nobility only

5.

France's Upper Middle Class

a)

Patriots

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Swashbucklers

d)

Privateers

6.
  1. Marie Antionette showed her disregard for the problems in France by saying “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” which means what in English?

a)

Eat a burrito

b)

Let them eat cake

c)

Let them eat a biscuit

7.

After the French Revolution began the 3rd Estate changed their name to what?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Bastille Prison

c)

Great Fear

8.

What percent does the 3rd Estate make up of the total population of France?

a)

97

b)

100

c)

99.9

9.

What group made up the 2nd estate in France?

a)

Nobility

b)

97%

c)

Russians

d)

Bourgeoisie

10.

What did Napoleon do to Egypt?

In 1798, Napoleon led the French army into Egypt, ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
swiftly conquering Alexandria and Cairo.
Established a peaceful alliance with the Egyptian government.
Surrendered to the Egyptian forces without a fight.
Became a ruler of Egypt and implemented democratic reforms.
Retreated from Egypt and never returned.
11.
  1. When the Pope came to France for Napoleon’s inauguration, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope and placed it on his own head...what did the action represent?

a)

he was becoming emperor based on his own merits and the will of the people, and not in the name of a religious consecration.

b)

He felt Like it

12.

What is a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government; a coup.

How Napoleon took over.

a)

Couis de gras

b)

Roux

c)

Coup d'etat

13.
  1. In countries that Napoleon conquered he placed members of his ______ as monarchs in those countries. ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
family
enemies
14.

Why did Napoleon not like the British?

a)

Coveted their possessions and resources and lands

b)

Didnt like their food

c)
to learn how to knit
15.

What happened at The Battle of Trafalgar? British vs Napoleon and his Spanish allies

a)

Napoleon invaded England

b)

stopped Napoleon's plans to invade Britain

16.
  1.  Napoleon’s retreat from ​ (a)   was one of the greatest military disasters of all time.​

Choose from the below words
Russia
France
Germany
England
17.

(a)   used a scorched earth policy vs. Napoleon since they were outnumbered

18.

Reorder the following MONARCHS of FRANCE

a)

Louis XIII

b)

LOUIS XIV

c)

LOUIS XV

d)

LOUIS XVI

e)

Napoleon Bonaparte

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
19.

Napoleon's fate after the defeat at Waterloo was, he was ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
exiled to St Helena
imprisoned in the Tower of London
sent to live in luxury in Paris
20.

The Battle of ​ (a)   ended Napoleons second reign as Monarch of France.

Choose from the below words
Waterloo
Paris
Berlin