Napoleon

Question 1

1. What political period began after Napoleon’s coup d’état in 1799?
   A. The Directory
   B. The Empire
   C. The Consulate
   D. The Monarchy

Answer 1

C. The Consulate

Question 2

What did Napoleon abolish during his rule as Consul?
A. Civil Code
B. Separation of powers
C. Education reforms
D. Prefect system

Answer 2

B. Separation of powers

Question 3

What was the name of the agreement Napoleon signed with the Church?
A. Civil Code
B. Concordat
C. Treaty of Austerlitz
D. Edict of Nantes

Answer 3

B. Concordat

Question 4

What was the Civil Code (Code Napoléon)?
A. A list of military rules
B. A collection of religious laws
C. A set of civil laws guaranteeing equality under the law and private property
D. A code of school regulations

Answer 4

C. A set of civil laws guaranteeing equality under the law and private property

Question 5

What excuse did France use to invade Spain in 1808?
A. To punish Spanish rebels
B. To help Spain against Portugal
C. To defend Catholicism
D. To reach Portugal and invade it because it was the ally of Great Britain

Answer 5

D. To reach Portugal and invade it because it was the ally of Great Britain

Question 6

Which countries did Napoleon defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805)?
A. Spain and Portugal
B. Britain and Prussia
C. Austria and Russia
D. Italy and Germany

Answer 6

C. Austria and Russia

Question 7

Who became king of Spain after Napoleon invaded in 1808?
A. Charles IV
B. Joseph Bonaparte
C. Louis XVI
D. Napoleon himself

Answer 7

B. Joseph Bonaparte

Question 8

What were the significance of the battles of Bailén (1808) and Arapiles (1812)?
A. They were decisive British victories against France
B. They were major defeats for Napoleon’s troops in Spain
C. They ended the Peninsular War
D. They were victories that expanded the French Empire

Answer 8

B. They were major defeats for Napoleon’s troops in Spain

Question 9

Where was Napoleon finally defeated in 1815?
A. Austerlitz
B. Arapiles
C. Waterloo
D. Bailén

Answer 9

C. Waterloo

Question 10

Where did Napoleon die in exile in 1821?
A. Elba
B. Corsica
C. Saint Helena
D. Sicily

Answer 10

C. Saint Helena

Question 11

When did working-class revolts begin to defend rights like popular sovereignty and freedom of assembly?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 11

C. 1848

Question 12

In what decade did France replace Charles X with Louis Philippe I, the “citizen king”?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 12

A. 1830s

Question 13

In which decade did general Rafael de Riego’s liberal uprising take place in Spain?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 13

B. 1820s

Question 14

When did Belgium declare independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 14

A. 1830s

Question 15

When did the Greek War of Independence begin, resulting in the creation of an independent state?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 15

B. 1820s

Question 16

When did France proclaim the Second Republic with universal male suffrage and more democratic rights?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 16

C. 1848

Question 17

In which decade did a major revolt in Vienna force chancellor Metternich to resign in the Austrian Empire?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 17

C. 1848

Question 18

When did most Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas gain their independence?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 18

B. 1820s

Question 19

In which decade did the “Spring of Nations” take place across Europe, including Hungary, Bohemia, and Italy?
A. 1830s
B. 1820s
C. 1848

Answer 19

C. 1848