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
being Napoleon's favorite horse
Napoleon's greatest battle victory
2. Who dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon, but later withdrew the dedication?
Richard Wagner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
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
Napoleon promised him money for it
he thought Napoleon was a paragon of democracy and enlightenment
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.
Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amun's tomb
the Rosetta Stone
the Pyramids of Giza
5. Who crowned him Emperor of France?
Pope Pius VII.
he did it himself
the Archbishop of Reims
6. Match three life destinations with their three associated islands!
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
Birth: St. Helena. 1st Exile: Corsica. 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 dress code for the French public
a set of progressive laws
8. What did he sell to the United States?
the Louisiana Territory
the Statue of Liberty
Alaska
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 Ottoman Empire
the Spanish Empire
the Holy Roman Empire
11. Why was the seizure of Moscow not a victorious moment for the French army?
it was pest-ridden
it was a mere village during that time
the Russians had burned it down
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
the United States
Russia
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.
British occupying forces
a democratic government
King Louis XVIII.
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.
James Cameron
Steven Spielberg
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.