A.)Swearing Loyalty to the Tennis Court Oath

Chapter 19: Napoleon

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1. Napoleon Bonaparte first entered the world of French politics by:

a.) Swearing loyalty to the Tennis Court Oath

b.) Calling for the execution of LouisXVI

c.) Orchestrating a coup d’etat that overthrew the Directory

d.) Crowing himself emperor of France

e.) None of the above

2. The Quadruple alliance established at the Congress of Vienna in 1814 included all of the following countries EXCEPT:

a.) Dutch Republic

b.) Austria

c.) Russia

d.) Prussia

e.) Britain

3. Napoleon’s social origins were a.) Parisian b.) Girondin bourgeois c.) Corsican d.) Burgundian peasant e.) None of the above 4. The Napoleonic Code, enacted by Bonaparte in 1804, did all of the following EXCEPT:

a.) Create laws that favored business and private enterprise

b.) Reaffirm the patriarchal nature of the traditional family

c.) Grant special privileges to the aristocracy

d.) Form a basis for civil law copied in many countries

e.) Assure legal equality

5. Napoleon’s costliest defeat in terms of manpower and materials came

a.) Against the Russians

b.) In Egypt

c.) At the Battle of Trafalgar

d.) At Waterloo

e.) At the Battle of Austerlitz

6. To strangle the British economy, Napoleon imposed an economic blockade on his rival called

a.) The Napoleonic Code

b.) The Bastille Embargo

c.) The Continental System

d.) Anti-British Economic Policy

e.) The Confidential system

7. After Napoleon was defeated in 1815, European leaders demanded

a.) Greater legislative restraints placed on the emperor

b.) Abdication in favor of his son Napoleon II

c.) A regency under his wife, Marie Louise

d.) Abdication and exile to the island of St. Helena e.) Establishment of a republic

8. Which year was Napoleon made the Emperor of France?

a.) 1804

b.) 1789

c.) 1800

d.) 1698

e.) 1521

9. The Hundred Days refers to

a.) the span of time which Napoleon spent on the island of Elba.

b.) B. the time between Napoleon’s escape from Elba and Waterloo.

c.) C. the span of time which Napoleon spent on St. Helena.

d.) D. the length of Napoleon’s reign as First Consul.

e.) E. the terrible retreat of French troops from Moscow in 1812.

10. Napoleon’s final military defeat occurred in 1815 at a.) Moscow

b.) Borodino. c.) Waterloo.

d.) Marengo.

e.) Auerstadt.

11. The era of the Napoleonic Wars was concluded by the

a.) Peace of Utrecht.

b.) Congress of Berlin. c.) Peace of Westphalia.

d.) Congress of Vienna.

e.) Peace of Paris.

12. Napoleon’s first wife was:

a.) Maria Theresa b.) Marie Antoinette c.) Josephine

d.) Marie Louise e.) Maria Anna