The Western Experience, 10th Edition (Chambers)

Chapter 21: The Age of Napoleon

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The Thermidorian reaction involved all of the following EXCEPT
A)the fall from power and execution of Robespierre.
B)the end of the Terror and the "white terror" against the radicals.
C)the end of the Revolution, and restoration of the monarchy.
D)the reversal of egalitarian political policies and social mores.
E)the establishment of a five-man executive known as the Directory.
2
The Directory tried to ground itself in the support of the political
A)right, the ultraroyalists and moderate royalists hoping for restoration.
B)center of the political spectrum, called by one historian "the mirage of the moderates."
C)left, the neo-Jacobins who wanted to preserve the gains of 1793 without the Terror.
D)far left, Gracchus Babeuf's collectivist followers who hoped to move the Revolution even farther.
E)clergy, in the hopes of bringing the Church in as an honest broker.
3
Napoleon's political stature grew because of all of the following EXCEPT
A)his brilliant military and diplomatic successes in northern Italy.
B)the dependence of the unpopular Directory on military success.
C)his personal charisma and talent in manipulating people.
D)the success of his military expedition to Egypt.
E)his personal negotiation of the Treaty of Campo Formio.
4
The "revisionists" enlisted Napoleon in the conspiracy that ended in the Brumaire coup because
A)they recognized his genius and wanted to install him as dictator.
B)they hoped to use him as a figurehead, since he was very popular.
C)they needed the full power of the army to avoid renewed civil war.
D)they feared that if they did not include him, he would turn on them.
E)they had secret messages from him, supporting the coup.
5
The principles of the Revolution that Napoleon preserved included all of the following EXCEPT
A)disdain for the unjust and cumbersome institutions of Bourbon absolutism.
B)a rejection of seigneurialism and traditional aristocratic privileges.
C)a commitment to popular sovereignty and representative institutions.
D)the promotion of equality of opportunity.
E)saving revolutionary gains through political centralization.
6
The institutional initiatives that Napoleon implemented included all of the following EXCEPT
A)concentration of power into his own hands as First Consul, then Consul for life, and finally Emperor.
B)subordination of local government to central control through appointed prefects, sub-prefects, and mayors.
C)conclusion of a Concordat with the Church, ending some revolutionary measures but keeping state control.
D)restoration of the rule of law and the abolition of the institutions of police state set up by the Directory.
E)a Council of State that was comprised of experts who advised Napoleon, drafted legislation, and monitored public officials.
7
Napoleon favored the rule of "notables" (talented and wealthy men) through all of the following EXCEPT
A)appointments to prestigious but powerless local bodies.
B)allowing them to elect the experts who staffed the advisory Council of State.
C)creating a system of elite secondary schools to prepare future officials, engineers, and officers.
D)chartering a national bank that provided privileged credit to bankers.
E)honoring them with distinctions such as the Legion of Honor.
8
The Napoleonic Code established all of the following EXCEPT
A)equality before the law.
B)modern contractual notions of property.
C)freedom of worship.
D)the right to choose one's profession.
E)the right to organize unions and strike.
9
Napoleon's victories over Austria in 1800 and 1805 established French dominance in
A)southern Germany and Italy.
B)Italy and Spain.
C)northern Germany and Poland.
D)the Netherlands and Britain.
E)the Low Countries.
10
Napoleon's victory over Prussia in 1806 established French dominance in
A)Poland and Italy.
B)northern Germany and Russia.
C)southern Germany and Italy.
D)Italy and Spain.
E)northern Germany and Poland.
11
Napoleon's campaigns against Russia in 1807 to 1808 resulted in
A)a crushing victory that gave France control of the Russian Empire.
B)a narrow victory that gave France control over Russia's western provinces.
C)an agreement that divided Europe into French and Russian spheres of influence.
D)a devastating defeat that was the beginning of the end for Napoleon.
E)a resurgence of Prussian militarism.
12
Napoleon created the Continental System to cut off British trade with Europe because
A)Admiral Nelson's defeat of the French and Spanish navies at Trafalgar made an invasion impossible.
B)he calculated that it was the most cost-effective way to bring the British Empire to its knees.
C)he realized that protecting European industry would make it stronger than Britain's in the long run.
D)Alexander III persuaded him that their joint dominance of Europe would be secured by economic links.
E)it was central to the mercantilist economic theories that Napoleon instituted once he had power.
13
The effects of Napoleon's economic war with Britain included all of the following EXCEPT
A)curtailing British business and sparking war-weariness and labor unrest.
B)provoking a British counter-blockade that cut Europe off from overseas.
C)alienating Napoleon's European subjects, who bore the brunt of the burden.
D)forcing Britain to come to terms in order to stave off an economic collapse.
E)leading the British to require that neutral ships stop at British ports and purchase a license and pay a tariff.
14
Napoleon was able to insure a flow of new recruits to his army by all of the following means EXCEPT
A)assigning quotas to each department, which were then fulfilled by a lottery among all fit 19-year-olds.
B)sending troops to sweep through areas with high levels of draft evasion to punish evaders' families.
C)ordering "supplementary levies," calling up men from earlier classes who had drawn high lottery numbers.
D)forcing satellite countries and allied nations to send men to join the French army during 1814.
E)having panels of doctors verify or reject claims for medical exemptions.
15
French rule in Spain was resisted by all of the following EXCEPT
A)the Spanish army.
B)the Bourbon dynasty.
C)guerrilla bands.
D)local notables.
E)a British expeditionary force.
16
Of the 600,000 soldiers Napoleon led into Russia, he lost
A)less than 50,000.
B)around 100,000.
C)at least 250,000.
D)more than 500,000.
E)150,000.
17
Prussia built up its strength after the defeat of 1806 by all of the following EXCEPT
A)opening more high positions to non-nobles and reducing some noble privileges.
B)creating an army reserve to increase the number of men who could be mobilized.
C)establishing the concepts of citizenship, representation, and constitutional rule.
D)promoting the idea of a war of national liberation "With God for King and Fatherland."
E)negotiating alliances with other anti-French nations.
18
Napoleon's legend rests on all of the following foundations EXCEPT
A)his dramatic and manifold achievements in government.
B)his self-conscious attempts to style his own image during his rule and in his memoirs.
C)the Romantic movement in literature and the arts.
D)his willingness to return constitutional powers to elected officials during times of domestic crisis.
E)his stunning battlefield prowess.
19
With the fall of Paris in 1814, Napoleon abdicated the throne and was exiled to
A)Corsica.
B)Sicily.
C)London.
D)Rome.
E)Elba.
20
The Argentine general who defeated the Spanish army and won independence for his country was
A)Simón Bolívar.
B)José de San Martín.
C)Ferdinand VII.
D)Cortes of Cádiz.
E)Baron Stein.
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