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1
What was NOT an aspect of the Napoleonic Code?
Gave enslaved people freedom
It gave women more rights
It influenced many other nations law codes
Replaced the Laws of the feudal system
2
How did Napoleon beat the British at Toulon?
He proceeded with a full-frontal assault
He positioned his cannons on a cliff overlooking the harbour
He had the Navy bomb the British ships
He used nuclear weapons
3
Why did Napoleon and Tsar Alexander break their alliance?
Napoleon married Austrian princess instead of the Tsars sis
Napoleon said the Tsar's sister was ugly
The Tsar broke the Continental system
Napoleon had bad B.O.
4
Which environmental factors caused a poor harvest in 1788?
Severe Hailstorms
Drought
The coldest Summer in decades
Massive earthquakes
5
What was the result of all the spending under Louis the 14th?
Budget deficits for the French Government
The conditions became worse for most people in France
More $ went to helping the poor in France
France was able to conquer parts of England
6
Who was the commander of the British/Prussian forces at Waterloo?
Horatio Nelson /Otto Von Bismark
Duke of Edinburgh/ Kaiser Wilhelm
Duke of Wellington/ Field Marshal Blucher
Duke of Malborough/ Field Marshal Rommel
7
What did Napoleon say about religion?
"It is the only way to save your soul"
"religion is what keeps the rich from murdering the poor"
"It is necessary for the spiritual health of the nation"
"It was excellent stuff for keeping the common people quiet"
8
What happened at the Battle of Trafalgar?
France won and sunk the entire English fleet
Britain maintained dominance at Sea
Horatio Nelson died of the Coast of Spain
Britain prevented the French from trying to invade England
9
What massive structure was built during the reign of Louis the 14th?
Chartes Cathedral
The Eiffel Tower
The Palace of Versailles
Notre Dame Cathedral
10
What day do the French celebrate Bastille Day today?
June 1st
July 4th
July 14th
August 1st
11
For how long was Louis XIV (14th) the king?
26 years
72 years
less than a year
49 years
12
During what century did the French Revolution take place?
18th century
16th century
19th century
17th century
13
Where was Napoleon's fleet sunk by Nelson, stranding much of his army in the Middle East?
The Battle of the Nile
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of the Arabian Gulf
The Battle of Trafalgar
14
Immanuel Kant said that the enlightenment was "man's emergence from a self-inflicted........."?
wounds
Immaturity
religious beliefs
stupidity
15
What is a meritocracy?
The type of society the Jacobins wanted to create
A society where you cannot move up your class
A society where status is based on birth
A society where your status is based on your ability
16
Where was Jean-Jacques Rousseau born?
Paris, France
Genoa, Italy
Amsterdam, Holland
Geneva, Switzerland
17
How did Jean-Francois Champollion decode the Rosetta stone?
He figured out that the hieroglyphs were phonetic(sounds)
He figured out that hieroglyphs were ideographic
figured out that Egyptian writing was a combination of two
He used google to find out what it meant
18
What is the capital city of France
Paris
Lyon
Marseilles
Versailles
19
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 went to Jaffa
Napoleon actually abandoned these men, sailed back to France
Napoleon never visited the plague victims
20
What is NOT and aspect of this cartoon title 'The Radical's Arms'?
It is in favour of the French Revolution
It portrays the Sans Culottes as violent, godless and drunks
It is a reaction against the French Revolution
It is British satire/propaganda
21
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
He believed the sun revolved around the earth
because he had lots of sons
22
Who were the Sans-culottes?
They did not wear stockings like everyone else
The peasants who became radicalized by the revolution
Bourgeoisie men who supported the Jacobins
Austrians who attacked France
23
Which is NOT an aspect of Francisco Goya's 3rd of May painting?
It has a Christ-like figure at the center of the picture
It was one of the first paintings to show the victims of war
The executioners are shown as individuals and humanized
The light=metaphor for modern technology
24
Who was Jean Paul Marat?
A guy who died when he slipped and fell into a bath-tub
A journalist and Jacobin with an awful skin condition
Responsible for the executions of many people in the terror
Was one of the more moderate revolutionary leaders
25
What happened to Robespierre?
He declared himself King
he was named a tyrant, arrested and executed
He remained in power until Napoleon
He tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in the jaw
26
What did Napoleon's archaeologists discover in Egypt?
King Tut's tomb
The Rosetta Stone
The lost city of Atlantis
The pyramids
27
Which Swedish pop group has a song called Waterloo?
The Bee Gees
Europe
Aqua
Abba
28
What did NOT happen at the battle of Austerlitz?
Austria had to sign a treaty surrendering to the French
Napoleon defeated a larger Austrian and Russian force
Napoleon gained control of most of Europe
Napoleon withdrew forces=the opposing army was too strong
29
How did Napoleon help save the Directory?
He declared himself Emperor
With the 'Whiff of grapeshot'
He shot a cannon at the crowd in Paris
By invading Italy
30
What was the Great Fear?
Peasants burnt and destroyed manor houses and feudal records
It was the fear of invasion of a foreign power
peasants went into a mass panic because of fears of starving
The name of an extreme political party
31
Who did Napoleon bring with him on his expedition to Egypt?
Scientists and mathematicians
His wife, Josephine
archeologists and geologists
Botanists and naturalists
32
Where did Napoleon win his first military victory?
against the Egyptians in Cairo
In Madrid, Spain
Piedmont, Italy
The French port of Toulon
33
In what ways is the 'Death of Marat' a "Crime against art"?
It gave a false impression of who Marat was
It was a poorly executed painting
It showed Marat as the monster he was
It accurately portrayed Marat's skin conditions
34
Who did Napoleon fight in the Battle of the Pyramids?
The Army of the Pharaohs
The Ottoman Empire (Turks)
The Ptolemaic Dynasty (Greeks)
The Mamluks (slave soldiers who controlled Egypt)
35
What is significant about this painting of the 'Tennis Court Oath'?
Many people in the painting became victims of the terror
It was a fully realized work of art
incomplete because of changes to the political landscape
It was never completed because the artist died
36
When do you think the Marie Antoinette film was released?
1997
2006
1989
2011
37
What famous historical figures are being compared to Napoleon in the David painting?
Luke Skywalker
Hannibal
Charlemagne
Julius Caesar
38
Which philosopher thought ruler and parliament must work together for good Government?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Immanuel Kant
39
What was the term Rousseau used to describe the period before the social contract?
The Garden of Eden
His happy place
The State of Nature
The Dark Age
40
What war crime was committed by Napoleon in Jaffa, Palestine?
He had between 4000 Ottoman prisoners executed
He tortured prisoners in front of his troops for fun
He had every man, woman and child killed in the city
He intentionally spread plague to the city
41
What was the Continental system?
A blockade of Great Britain
A new sewer system built for Paris
A system of dietary restrictions in France
A system that prevented Europe from trading with Britain
42
What happened when Napoleon's Army reached Moscow?
They found a huge Russian army ready to fight
The city was almost deserted
They burned it to the ground
The Russian had burned it themselves
43
Who influenced Rousseau's view about the state of nature?
The Native American tribes
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
The French Kings
44
What is egalitarianism?
An idea that all people deserve equality of rights
An idea that says all men deserve equality of rights
A conservation law to protect Eagles
A term that means the rule of law
45
How many people were executed during the terror?
Around 50,000 people
26,356 People
789 people
Around 1.3 million people
46
What happened when the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General by the King?
They organized a big protest in Paris
They decided to meet in the Royal Tennis Courts
They started to smash the windows in Versailles
They decided to quit and give up
47
What was the name of Napoleon's massive army that invaded Russia?
The Grand Alliance
The HUGE Giant big bad army
The Grand Armee
The Legion of Honour
48
What kind of Government did France become after the revolution?
A Constitutional Monarchy
an Oligarchy
A Democratic theocracy
A Republic
49
What did Rousseau mean by the term 'noble savage'?
People became more noble once they had settled in cities
That being savage was cool
That the native Americans had nobles as well
That people were more pure in their natural state
50
Who said "I am the Nation"?
Louis XIV (14th)
Louis-Napoleon III
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVIII (18th)
51
Who was the leader of this slave rebellion?
Frederick Douglas
Charles Emmanuel Leclerc
T'ouissant L'ouverture
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
52
What letter is France on this map?
X
V
Z
W
53
Why was Napoleon's invasion of Spain called the Spanish Ulcer?
It gave Napoleon stomach problems
Because it was an easy victory
Because the Spanish put up little resistance
Because of fierce resistance and Guerrilla war
54
What was the name of the emerging middle class at this time?
The Bourgeoise
The dregs of society
The second estate
The Proletariat
55
Where did Napoleon face the allies for the final time?
Lisbon, Portugal
Waterloo, Belgium
Nuremberg, Germany
Utrecht, Holland
56
What was NOT and idea Rousseau had about child raising?
That children needed to be put to work at an early age
children were 'fountains of wisdom'
A child centred education
Breastfeeding is super important to child development
57
What was the name of the Austrian Royal family Marie Antoinette was part of?
The Romanovs
The Windsors
The Hapsburgs
The Hohenzollerns
58
What happened at the tennis court oath?
They made an Oath to create a Constitution for France
They decided to give in to the King's Demands
They all agreed that tennis was the best sport of them all
The Third Estate proclaimed themselves the National Assembly
59
In which area would Prussia have been based on the letters on this map?
X
U
Y
W
60
What did Louis XVI (16th) have to call when he ran out of money?
The Estates General
The Super-Parliament
The House of Commons
The National Assembly
61
Why was Antoine Lavoisier a significant figure?
He was part of the Jacobins and Reign of terror
He was executed by the reign of terror
He wrote the first list of the chemical elements
He invented gravity when an apple fell on his head
62
What was Voltaire's most famous work?
Emile
The Communist Manifesto
Candide
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
63
What did Napoleon plunder during his invasion of italy?
The Statue of David
Art treasures like the Mona Lisa
many sculptures from the Vatican
The Bronze Horses of Venice
64
Where was Napoleon finally exiled?
The Island of St. Helena in the Pacific Ocean
The Island of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean
The Island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean
Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean
65
What were some reasons that people were executed during the terror?
Crying over a husbands execution
saying anything bad about the revolution
Criticizing the monarchy
Giving bad wine to the soldiers
66
Who were the Jacobins?
A party that sat on the left of the National Assembly
Believed that change should happen gradually
A party that sat on the right of the National Assembly
Wanted radical changes and took power from the Girondists
67
What was the point of the clip we watched from the film 'Marie Antoinette'?
To show what a difficult life Marie Antoinette had
To show the philosophies of the enlightenment in action
Shows how out of touch the Royals were to the rest of France
To show how ridiculous the royal customs of Versailles were
68
What products drove the slave trade?
corn
Sugar
Tobacco
Cotton
69
What other world event heavily influenced the French Revolution?
The Seven Years War
The American Revolution
The English Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
70
What happened to the Bastille after it fell?
It was taken down brick by brick
Napoleon turned it into his headquarters
The King took it back by force
It was turned into a castle for the peasants
71
Who were the Girondists?
A group that was purged by the Jacobins
They were accused of being too moderate
A party that was completely pro-monarchy
A party more radical than the Jacobins
72
At what age did Napoleon become a General?
34
41
26
19
73
What is inaccurate about David' Napoleon crossing the Alps?
Napoleon never wore that hat
He crossed them on a mule
Napoleon never actually crossed the Alps
The painting is heavily romanticized
74
When Napoleon was defeated and returned to France, what mistake did the allies make?
They put Louis the 18th onto the French throne
They put him on Gibraltar, too close to Spain
They declared Napoleon's brother the new King
They put him on Elba Island, close to France
75
In the passage from the textbook, how did Madame Roland characterize Louis XVI (16th)?
A mediocre man with ordinary faculties
An honest, kind and sensible creature
Extremely foolish and stupid
As a Brutish blockhead
76
Which cultures influenced the neo-classical style of art practiced by David?
Japanese and Russian
Greeks and Romans
Romans and Persians
English and Spanish
77
Which is NOT a reason the enlightenment was a cause of the French Revolution?
The ideas of the Philosophes were influencing the people
The Bourgeosie were learning how to read
The American Revolution showed these ideas could work
The monarchy was beginning to follow Rousseau and Voltaire
78
Why was it difficult for the Bourgeoisie to make a profit at this time?
Their money was being spent on the poor
They weren't very good at their businesses
They spent it all on fancy hair-dos
They were being taxed heavily by the clergy and aristocracy
79
Where was Napoleon Bonaparte from?
Italy
France
Corsica
Belgium
80
Who said "i disagree with what you said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"?
Immanuel Kant
Voltaire
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
81
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
It was symbolic of the power of the monarchy
Because the Bastille was taken peacefully
82
What did Rousseau mean by the "social contract"?
That we must socialize in order to be successful
That servants were tied to the land with it
That money is the root of all societies problems
People have to abide by unwritten rules to live in a society
83
Who thought an enlightened absolute monarch was the best form of Government?
Voltaire
John Locke
Rousseau
Friedrich Hegel
84
What did British archeologist Howard Carter find in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings in 1922?
The Rosetta Stone
The Sphinx
The tomb of King Tutankhamun
The tomb of Pharaoh Ramses II
85
How did Napoleon benefit from the meritocracy of the French Revolution?
Able to rise up the ranks despite his German heritage
He was able to rise up the ranks because of his ability
He didn't benefit, this is a trick question
He was promoted because of his status as minor nobility
86
Which change was NOT made by Robespierre after he took power?
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'
He eliminated aristocratic privileges
87
For what reasons did marriages take place in Royal families in this time?
to keep the Royal blood 'pure'
Because those outfits were irresistible
To create alliances with other nations
For love and nothing else
88
This was NOT an aspect of the women's of Paris march to Versailles?
The women were armed and became violent
Only lower class women participated
They wanted the King and Queen to come back to Paris
They were angry about the price of bread
89
Which French colony had a slave rebellion?
New France
Algeria
French-Indochina
Haiti
90
What happened in Madrid on the 2nd of May, 1808?
There was a dance party
Some of Napoleon's troops were ambushed in Madrid
The Spanish people surrendered to Napoleon
Napoleon's troops ambushed the Spanish in Madrid
91
What was King Louis renamed after he was stripped of his title?
Citizen Louis the bald
The World's biggest nerd
Citizen Louis the fat
Citizen Louis Capet
92
What did the Comitee of public safety do?
Created to protect the Revolution from internal enemies
They created safety zones and safe spaces
Created a just and fair police force
Responsible for the executions during the terror
93
Who was in the third estate?
The peasants
The Clergy
The Bourgeoisie
The nobility
94
Who was Napoleon's first wife?
Laetitia Bonaparte
Josephine
Pauline Bonaparte
Marie-Louise
95
Who was the most famous french painter of this time?
Jacques-Louis David
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
96
What did Napoleon name himself after he overhtrew the Directory?
King
President
Emperor
First Consul
97
Why was Marie Antoinette an unpopular Queen?
She was very unattractive
Propaganda made her look like a terrible Queen and a cheater
She was Austrian
It was perceived that she didn't care about the people
98
What part of the military was Napoleon trained in?
Infantry
Cavalry
Artillery
Navy
99
What are tariffs?
A tax specifically on bread
Taxes on imported or exported goods
A type of sail-ship
people who wanted the King dead
100
What was the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Written entirely by the American, Thomas Jefferson
An important and influential human rights document
Put into law by the Catholic Church
Influenced by the American Declaration of Independence
101
What was the family name for the dynasty of Louis XIV (14th) to Louis XVI (16th)?
The Tudors
The Bourbons
The Hapsburgs
The Romanovs
102
What term could be applied to the upper class?
Proletariat
Nobility
Bourgeoise
aristocracy
103
What was the Louisiana purchase?
A huge area of today's United States sold by Napoleon
An area of the United States bought by Napoleon
Cost 11 million dollars
Only the land that makes up the state of Louisiana today
104
Who was in the 1st/2nd Estate in France?
Clergy/Aristocracy
Lower Class/Aristocracy
Aristocracy/Clergy
Bourgeoisie/Lower Class
105
What was the Flight to Varennes?
When the King and Queen took a flight to leave France
When the King and Queen successfully escaped France
A reason for the King and Queen's execution
When the King and Queen were caught escaping France
106
What did Voltaire say about Europe's new found addiction to sugar?
It was DE-licious!!!
It was going to cause lots of tooth decay
It was tainted with the blood of slavery
It would lead to expansion of Empires
107
Who said "man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains"?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Adam Smith
108
What does the term iconoclasm mean?
Creating images of propaganda
The execution of famous or notable people
The destruction of symbolic images
Creating religious icons
109
What did Rousseau think about human nature?
It was basically good
We are a blank slate, neither good or evil
We are born evil
Evil is a product of our environment
110
What were the Laws of Suspects?
Laws that guaranteed more human rights
put in to prevent another reign of terror
Signalled the beginning of the reign of terror
Allowed arrest of anyone who was not enthusiastic the rev.
111
Why did Napoleon go to Egypt?
Because Egypt was threatening their empire
To cut off the British route to India
Because the pyramids looked so cool
For archeological reasons only
112
What were the three main ideas of the French Revolution?
Capitalism, monarchy, terror
Liberty, Egality, Fraternity
oligarchy, theocracy, authority
freedom, equality, brotherhood
113
When the Grand Armee retreated from Russia who were they attacked by?
The Cossacks
The Romanians
The Austrians
The Persians
