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1
Who was the leader of this slave rebellion?
Frederick Douglas
T'ouissant L'ouverture
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Charles Emmanuel Leclerc
2
What part of the military was Napoleon trained in?
Infantry
Artillery
Navy
Cavalry
3
Where was Napoleon Bonaparte from?
Corsica
Belgium
Italy
France
4
Who was the most famous french painter of this time?
Jacques-Louis David
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Henri Matisse
5
Which philosopher thought ruler and parliament must work together for good Government?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Immanuel Kant
6
Who did Napoleon fight in the Battle of the Pyramids?
The Ptolemaic Dynasty (Greeks)
The Mamluks (slave soldiers who controlled Egypt)
The Army of the Pharaohs
The Ottoman Empire (Turks)
7
This was NOT an aspect of the women's of Paris march to Versailles?
The women were armed and became violent
They wanted the King and Queen to come back to Paris
Only lower class women participated
They were angry about the price of bread
8
What massive structure was built during the reign of Louis the 14th?
Notre Dame Cathedral
The Palace of Versailles
The Eiffel Tower
Chartes Cathedral
9
What did British archeologist Howard Carter find in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings in 1922?
The Sphinx
The Rosetta Stone
The tomb of Pharaoh Ramses II
The tomb of King Tutankhamun
10
Which is NOT an aspect of Francisco Goya's 3rd of May painting?
The light=metaphor for modern technology
It was one of the first paintings to show the victims of war
The executioners are shown as individuals and humanized
It has a Christ-like figure at the center of the picture
11
Which cultures influenced the neo-classical style of art practiced by David?
Romans and Persians
Greeks and Romans
English and Spanish
Japanese and Russian
12
What was the term Rousseau used to describe the period before the social contract?
His happy place
The Garden of Eden
The Dark Age
The State of Nature
13
At what age did Napoleon become a General?
19
26
34
41
14
What other world event heavily influenced the French Revolution?
The Seven Years War
The English Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
The American Revolution
15
What happened to Robespierre?
He declared himself King
He remained in power until Napoleon
He tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the jaw
he was named a tyrant, arrested and executed
16
Who were the Jacobins?
A party that sat on the left of the National Assembly
Wanted radical changes and took power from the Girondists
A party that sat on the right of the National Assembly
Believed that change should happen gradually
17
What is the capital city of France
Lyon
Marseilles
Paris
Versailles
18
How many people were executed during the terror?
789 people
Around 1.3 million people
26,356 People
Around 50,000 people
19
Which environmental factors caused a poor harvest in 1788?
Severe Hailstorms
Massive earthquakes
The coldest Summer in decades
Drought
20
Who was in the 1st/2nd Estate in France?
Clergy/Aristocracy
Lower Class/Aristocracy
Aristocracy/Clergy
Bourgeoisie/Lower Class
21
Who thought an enlightened absolute monarch was the best form of Government?
John Locke
Voltaire
Friedrich Hegel
Rousseau
22
When the Grand Armee retreated from Russia who were they attacked by?
The Austrians
The Romanians
The Cossacks
The Persians
23
What is inaccurate about David' Napoleon crossing the Alps?
He crossed them on a mule
Napoleon never actually crossed the Alps
The painting is heavily romanticized
Napoleon never wore that hat
24
What was the Louisiana purchase?
Cost 11 million dollars
An area of the United States bought by Napoleon
A huge area of today's United States sold by Napoleon
Only the land that makes up the state of Louisiana today
25
Where was Napoleon finally exiled?
The Island of St. Helena in the Pacific Ocean
Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean
The Island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean
The Island of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean
26
What happened in Madrid on the 2nd of May, 1808?
Some of Napoleon's troops were ambushed in Madrid
The Spanish people surrendered to Napoleon
Napoleon's troops ambushed the Spanish in Madrid
There was a dance party
27
What is NOT and aspect of this cartoon title 'The Radical's Arms'?
It portrays the Sans Culottes as violent, godless and drunks
It is in favour of the French Revolution
It is British satire/propaganda
It is a reaction against the French Revolution
28
Which change was NOT made by Robespierre after he took power?
He eliminated aristocratic privileges
He brought back the Catholic Church
He changed the names of the months of the years
he brought in the 'festival of the Supreme being'
29
What did the Comitee of public safety do?
Responsible for the executions during the terror
Created a just and fair police force
Created to protect the Revolution from internal enemies
They created safety zones and safe spaces
30
What was the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Written entirely by the American, Thomas Jefferson
Influenced by the American Declaration of Independence
Put into law by the Catholic Church
An important and influential human rights document
31
What term could be applied to the upper class?
Nobility
Bourgeoise
aristocracy
Proletariat
32
What happened when the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General by the King?
They decided to quit and give up
They decided to meet in the Royal Tennis Courts
They organized a big protest in Paris
They started to smash the windows in Versailles
33
What did Voltaire say about Europe's new found addiction to sugar?
It was DE-licious!!!
It would lead to expansion of Empires
It was tainted with the blood of slavery
It was going to cause lots of tooth decay
34
In what ways is the 'Death of Marat' a "Crime against art"?
It showed Marat as the monster he was
It gave a false impression of who Marat was
It was a poorly executed painting
It accurately portrayed Marat's skin conditions
35
What did Rousseau mean by the "social contract"?
That servants were tied to the land with it
People have to abide by unwritten rules to live in a society
That we must socialize in order to be successful
That money is the root of all societies problems
36
What happened at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio Nelson died of the Coast of Spain
France won and sunk the entire English fleet
Britain prevented the French from trying to invade England
Britain maintained dominance at Sea
37
For how long was Louis XIV (14th) the king?
26 years
less than a year
72 years
49 years
38
Where was Napoleon's fleet sunk by Nelson, stranding much of his army in the Middle East?
The Battle of the Arabian Gulf
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of the Nile
The Battle of Trafalgar
39
What did Rousseau think about human nature?
We are born evil
We are a blank slate, neither good or evil
It was basically good
Evil is a product of our environment
40
Who influenced Rousseau's view about the state of nature?
The French Kings
The Native American tribes
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
41
Where did Napoleon win his first military victory?
Piedmont, Italy
against the Egyptians in Cairo
The French port of Toulon
In Madrid, Spain
42
Who did Napoleon bring with him on his expedition to Egypt?
Scientists and mathematicians
Botanists and naturalists
His wife, Josephine
archeologists and geologists
43
What was Voltaire's most famous work?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Emile
Candide
The Communist Manifesto
44
Who were the Sans-culottes?
Bourgeoisie men who supported the Jacobins
The peasants who became radicalized by the revolution
Austrians who attacked France
They did not wear stockings like everyone else
45
What was the name of the emerging middle class at this time?
The Proletariat
The dregs of society
The Bourgeoise
The second estate
46
What was the Flight to Varennes?
A reason for the King and Queen's execution
When the King and Queen took a flight to leave France
When the King and Queen successfully escaped France
When the King and Queen were caught escaping France
47
Why did Napoleon go to Egypt?
To cut off the British route to India
Because the pyramids looked so cool
For archeological reasons only
Because Egypt was threatening their empire
48
Who said "i disagree with what you said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"?
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
49
What is significant about this painting of the 'Tennis Court Oath'?
incomplete because of changes to the political landscape
Many people in the painting became victims of the terror
It was never completed because the artist died
It was a fully realized work of art
50
When Napoleon was defeated and returned to France, what mistake did the allies make?
They declared Napoleon's brother the new King
They put him on Gibraltar, too close to Spain
They put him on Elba Island, close to France
They put Louis the 18th onto the French throne
51
What was the Continental system?
A system of dietary restrictions in France
A blockade of Great Britain
A new sewer system built for Paris
A system that prevented Europe from trading with Britain
52
What does the term iconoclasm mean?
The destruction of symbolic images
Creating religious icons
The execution of famous or notable people
Creating images of propaganda
53
What was the family name for the dynasty of Louis XIV (14th) to Louis XVI (16th)?
The Bourbons
The Hapsburgs
The Romanovs
The Tudors
54
What was the point of the clip we watched from the film 'Marie Antoinette'?
To show the philosophies of the enlightenment in action
To show what a difficult life Marie Antoinette had
Shows how out of touch the Royals were to the rest of France
To show how ridiculous the royal customs of Versailles were
55
Who was Jean Paul Marat?
Was one of the more moderate revolutionary leaders
A journalist and Jacobin with an awful skin condition
Responsible for the executions of many people in the terror
A guy who died when he slipped and fell into a bath-tub
56
Who was Napoleon's first wife?
Pauline Bonaparte
Josephine
Laetitia Bonaparte
Marie-Louise
57
Which is NOT a reason the enlightenment was a cause of the French Revolution?
The American Revolution showed these ideas could work
The monarchy was beginning to follow Rousseau and Voltaire
The Bourgeosie were learning how to read
The ideas of the Philosophes were influencing the people
58
What did Napoleon plunder during his invasion of italy?
The Bronze Horses of Venice
Art treasures like the Mona Lisa
many sculptures from the Vatican
The Statue of David
59
Where was Jean-Jacques Rousseau born?
Paris, France
Amsterdam, Holland
Genoa, Italy
Geneva, Switzerland
60
What kind of Government did France become after the revolution?
A Constitutional Monarchy
an Oligarchy
A Democratic theocracy
A Republic
61
How did Napoleon benefit from the meritocracy of the French Revolution?
He was able to rise up the ranks because of his ability
Able to rise up the ranks despite his German heritage
He didn't benefit, this is a trick question
He was promoted because of his status as minor nobility
62
Why was it difficult for the Bourgeoisie to make a profit at this time?
They were being taxed heavily by the clergy and aristocracy
Their money was being spent on the poor
They weren't very good at their businesses
They spent it all on fancy hair-dos
63
What were the Laws of Suspects?
Signalled the beginning of the reign of terror
Allowed arrest of anyone who was not enthusiastic the rev.
Laws that guaranteed more human rights
put in to prevent another reign of terror
64
Why was Louis XIV (14th) referred to as the Sun King?
He said he brought light to the whole nation
He was an amateur astronomer
because he had lots of sons
He believed the sun revolved around the earth
65
What did Napoleon's archaeologists discover in Egypt?
The lost city of Atlantis
The Rosetta Stone
The pyramids
King Tut's tomb
66
What did Louis XVI (16th) have to call when he ran out of money?
The Estates General
The National Assembly
The Super-Parliament
The House of Commons
67
What was the name of Napoleon's massive army that invaded Russia?
The Grand Armee
The Legion of Honour
The HUGE Giant big bad army
The Grand Alliance
68
What war crime was committed by Napoleon in Jaffa, Palestine?
He had every man, woman and child killed in the city
He tortured prisoners in front of his troops for fun
He had between 4000 Ottoman prisoners executed
He intentionally spread plague to the city
69
During what century did the French Revolution take place?
19th century
18th century
17th century
16th century
70
What was the result of all the spending under Louis the 14th?
Budget deficits for the French Government
More $ went to helping the poor in France
France was able to conquer parts of England
The conditions became worse for most people in France
71
Who said "I am the Nation"?
Louis-Napoleon III
Louis XIV (14th)
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVIII (18th)
72
Why did Napoleon and Tsar Alexander break their alliance?
Napoleon had bad B.O.
Napoleon married Austrian princess instead of the Tsars sis
The Tsar broke the Continental system
Napoleon said the Tsar's sister was ugly
73
What were some reasons that people were executed during the terror?
Criticizing the monarchy
Giving bad wine to the soldiers
saying anything bad about the revolution
Crying over a husbands execution
74
What was the Great Fear?
It was the fear of invasion of a foreign power
The name of an extreme political party
peasants went into a mass panic because of fears of starving
Peasants burnt and destroyed manor houses and feudal records
75
How did Napoleon beat the British at Toulon?
He used nuclear weapons
He had the Navy bomb the British ships
He positioned his cannons on a cliff overlooking the harbour
He proceeded with a full-frontal assault
76
What was NOT and idea Rousseau had about child raising?
A child centred education
children were 'fountains of wisdom'
That children needed to be put to work at an early age
Breastfeeding is super important to child development
77
Why was Antoine Lavoisier a significant figure?
He was executed by the reign of terror
He was part of the Jacobins and Reign of terror
He wrote the first list of the chemical elements
He invented gravity when an apple fell on his head
78
Who said "man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains"?
Adam Smith
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
79
What day do the French celebrate Bastille Day today?
June 1st
August 1st
July 4th
July 14th
80
Which French colony had a slave rebellion?
Algeria
New France
French-Indochina
Haiti
81
What did Rousseau mean by the term 'noble savage'?
That being savage was cool
People became more noble once they had settled in cities
That people were more pure in their natural state
That the native Americans had nobles as well
82
What is inaccurate about the message of picture of Napoleon visiting plague victims in Jaffa?
It is making an indirect comparison to Christ (healing sick)
Napoleon never visited the plague victims
Napoleon never went to Jaffa
Napoleon actually abandoned these men, sailed back to France
83
What did NOT happen at the battle of Austerlitz?
Napoleon gained control of most of Europe
Napoleon withdrew forces=the opposing army was too strong
Austria had to sign a treaty surrendering to the French
Napoleon defeated a larger Austrian and Russian force
84
What letter is France on this map?
X
Z
W
V
85
What happened when Napoleon's Army reached Moscow?
They found a huge Russian army ready to fight
They burned it to the ground
The Russian had burned it themselves
The city was almost deserted
86
What was King Louis renamed after he was stripped of his title?
Citizen Louis Capet
Citizen Louis the bald
The World's biggest nerd
Citizen Louis the fat
87
Why was Marie Antoinette an unpopular Queen?
She was very unattractive
It was perceived that she didn't care about the people
Propaganda made her look like a terrible Queen and a cheater
She was Austrian
88
Who was the commander of the British/Prussian forces at Waterloo?
Horatio Nelson /Otto Von Bismark
Duke of Edinburgh/ Kaiser Wilhelm
Duke of Malborough/ Field Marshal Rommel
Duke of Wellington/ Field Marshal Blucher
89
What was NOT an aspect of the Napoleonic Code?
Replaced the Laws of the feudal system
It gave women more rights
It influenced many other nations law codes
Gave enslaved people freedom
90
Who was in the third estate?
The Clergy
The nobility
The Bourgeoisie
The peasants
91
Why was Napoleon's invasion of Spain called the Spanish Ulcer?
Because it was an easy victory
It gave Napoleon stomach problems
Because of fierce resistance and Guerrilla war
Because the Spanish put up little resistance
92
What happened to the Bastille after it fell?
It was turned into a castle for the peasants
The King took it back by force
It was taken down brick by brick
Napoleon turned it into his headquarters
93
What were the three main ideas of the French Revolution?
Capitalism, monarchy, terror
Liberty, Egality, Fraternity
freedom, equality, brotherhood
oligarchy, theocracy, authority
94
Why was the fall of the Bastille a significant event?
It demonstrated the power of the Sans Culottes
It caused the release of hundreds of political prisoners
Because the Bastille was taken peacefully
It was symbolic of the power of the monarchy
95
What was the name of the Austrian Royal family Marie Antoinette was part of?
The Romanovs
The Hapsburgs
The Windsors
The Hohenzollerns
96
What famous historical figures are being compared to Napoleon in the David painting?
Julius Caesar
Charlemagne
Luke Skywalker
Hannibal
97
What happened at the tennis court oath?
They decided to give in to the King's Demands
They made an Oath to create a Constitution for France
The Third Estate proclaimed themselves the National Assembly
They all agreed that tennis was the best sport of them all
98
Who were the Girondists?
A party more radical than the Jacobins
They were accused of being too moderate
A group that was purged by the Jacobins
A party that was completely pro-monarchy
99
Where did Napoleon face the allies for the final time?
Lisbon, Portugal
Utrecht, Holland
Waterloo, Belgium
Nuremberg, Germany
100
What is a meritocracy?
A society where you cannot move up your class
A society where your status is based on your ability
The type of society the Jacobins wanted to create
A society where status is based on birth
