Napoleon Multiple Choice Quiz

How much do you know about the French general and emperor (1769-1821)?
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1. What is Austerlitz known for?
serving as Napoleon's foreign minister
Napoleon's greatest battle victory
being Napoleon's favorite horse
2. Who dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon, but later withdrew the dedication?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
3. Why did the composer initially dedicate his works to him?
Beethoven was very angry when Napoleon crowned himself emperor.
he revered Napoleon's will to power
he thought Napoleon was a paragon of democracy and enlightenment
Napoleon promised him money for it
4. Which discovery was made during an expedition in Egypt (1798-1801)?
This discovery propelled a new interest in ancient Egypt and created the field of Egyptology.
the Pyramids of Giza
the Rosetta Stone
Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amun's tomb
5. Who crowned him Emperor of France?
the Archbishop of Reims
he did it himself
Pope Pius VII.
6. Match three life destinations with their three associated islands!
Birth: St. Helena. 1st Exile: Corsica. 2nd Exile: Elba
Birth: Elba. 1st Exile: Corsica. 2nd Exile: St. Helena
Birth: Corsica. 1st Exile: Elba. 2nd Exile: St. Helena
Birth: Corsica. 1st Exile: St. Helena. 2nd Exile: Elba
7. What was the Napoleonic Code?
It highly influenced the legal system in many European and Middle Eastern countries
a message that was caught by the British at Waterloo
a set of progressive laws
a dress code for the French public
8. What did he sell to the United States?
Alaska
the Statue of Liberty
the Louisiana Territory
9. Which British admiral defeated the French and was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?
Trafalgar Square in London is named after the battle.
James Cook
Horatio Nelson
the Duke of Wellington
10. What did Napoléon dissolve in 1806?
the Holy Roman Empire
the Ottoman Empire
the Spanish Empire
11. Why was the seizure of Moscow not a victorious moment for the French army?
the Russians had burned it down
it was pest-ridden
it was a mere village during that time
12. What was Napoleon's attitude towards Jews like?
he was an ardent anti-Semite
he was a Jew himself
he gave them more rights
13. How tall was Napoleon by the standards of his time?
small
tall
average
14. The disastrous campaign against which country proved to be a turning point in Napoleon's career?
He assembled the largest army in history, at 685 000 men. More than 500 000 of them died.
Austria-Hungary
Russia
the United States
15. When Napoleon left France for good in 1815, who seized power?
His brother was Louis XVI., who had been beheaded during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVIII.
British occupying forces
a democratic government
16. Who tried to mount an epic film about Napoleon for years, before abandoning the project?
Kubrick was said to have read a hundred books about him.
Steven Spielberg
James Cameron
Stanley Kubrick
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Jun 9, 2021
I thought I was smart when I got everything except for Kubrick, but 63% got him too! Some knowledgeable people here.