| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is Austerlitz known for? | Napoleon's greatest battle victory | 100%
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| What did he sell to the United States? | the Louisiana Territory | 96%
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| Why was the seizure of Moscow not a victorious moment for the French army? | the Russians had burned it down | 96%
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| Who crowned him Emperor of France? | he did it himself | 92%
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| The disastrous campaign against which country proved to be a turning point in Napoleon's career? | Russia | 92%
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| Match three life destinations with their three associated islands! | Birth: Corsica. 1st Exile: Elba. 2nd Exile: St. Helena | 88%
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| Which British admiral defeated the French and was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? | Horatio Nelson | 88%
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| What did Napoléon dissolve in 1806? | the Holy Roman Empire | 88%
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| Which discovery was made during an expedition in Egypt (1798-1801)? | the Rosetta Stone | 88%
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| What was the Napoleonic Code? | a set of progressive laws | 85%
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| When Napoleon left France for good in 1815, who seized power? | King Louis XVIII. | 85%
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| How tall was Napoleon by the standards of his time? | average | 81%
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| Why did the composer initially dedicate his works to him? | he thought Napoleon was a paragon of democracy and enlightenment | 81%
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| What was Napoleon's attitude towards Jews like? | he gave them more rights | 69%
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| Who dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon, but later withdrew the dedication? | Ludwig van Beethoven | 65%
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| Who tried to mount an epic film about Napoleon for years, before abandoning the project? | Stanley Kubrick | 27%
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