Question 1

At the Battle of the Nations,fought near Leipzig:

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A)  Russia surrendered to Napoleon's armies. 
B)  Napoleon won his greatest victory against the Fourth Coalition. 
C)  Napoleon surrendered and was sent to Waterloo in exile. 
D)  Britain defeated the French army. 
E)  the allies dealt the French a resounding defeat. 
A)  Russia surrendered to Napoleon's armies. 
B)  Napoleon won his greatest victory against the Fourth Coalition. 
C)  Napoleon surrendered and was sent to Waterloo in exile. 
D)  Britain defeated the French army. 
E)  the allies dealt the French a resounding defeat. E

Question 2

"French Revolution" refers to:

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A)  a complex series of events from 1789 to 1799. 
B)  the series of French upheavals between 1789 and 1871. 
C)  the events that took place from 1789 to 1815. 
D)  the radical changes Napoleon made in the French legal system after 1800. 
E)  the three stages of rebellion in France in 1789, 1830, and 1848. 
A)  a complex series of events from 1789 to 1799. 
B)  the series of French upheavals between 1789 and 1871. 
C)  the events that took place from 1789 to 1815. 
D)  the radical changes Napoleon made in the French legal system after 1800. 
E)  the three stages of rebellion in France in 1789, 1830, and 1848. A

Question 3

The economic system created by Napoleon Bonaparte to starve British trade was known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoleonic System. 
B)  Continental System. 
C)  Anti-English Union. 
D)  European System. 
E)  French System. 
A)  Napoleonic System. 
B)  Continental System. 
C)  Anti-English Union. 
D)  European System. 
E)  French System. B

Question 4

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

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A)  was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect. 
B)  was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  gave equal political and social rights to all men and women. 
D)  was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings. 
E)  was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution. 
A)  was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect. 
B)  was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  gave equal political and social rights to all men and women. 
D)  was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings. 
E)  was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution.

Question 5

When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as the:

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A)  Commissariat. 
B)  Jacobins. 
C)  Mountain. 
D)  Directory. 
E)  Girondins. 
A)  Commissariat. 
B)  Jacobins. 
C)  Mountain. 
D)  Directory. 
E)  Girondins.

Question 6

The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called the:

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A)  Cahiers de Doléances. 
B)  Enrages. 
C)  Assignats. 
D)  Levée en masse. 
E)  Sans-culottes. 
A)  Cahiers de Doléances. 
B)  Enrages. 
C)  Assignats. 
D)  Levée en masse. 
E)  Sans-culottes.

Question 7

The meeting of the Estates General was radicalized from the beginning because of the positions taken by the members of the Third Estate and also because of the leadership of a radical member of the First Estate:

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A)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
D)  Abbé Emmanuel Sieyès. 
E)  Viscount Louis de Capet. 
A)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
D)  Abbé Emmanuel Sieyès. 
E)  Viscount Louis de Capet.

Question 8

What worldwide effects did the Haitian Revolution have?

Accepted Answer

The revolution in Haiti was the largest

Question 9

Napoleon's foreign minister was the aristocratic:

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A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. 
B)  François Marie Arouet. 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
D)  Georges Danton. 
E)  Louis Antoine St. Just. 
A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. 
B)  François Marie Arouet. 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
D)  Georges Danton. 
E)  Louis Antoine St. Just.

Question 10

What factors account for the rising levels of violence and radicalism in the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Three factors contributed greatly to the

Question 11

Of the "Terror," it can be stated that:

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A)  all of those executed were convicted before a revolutionary tribunal and a jury of their peers. 
B)  more than 500,000 people were executed. 
C)  the majority of its victims were peasants and laborers. 
D)  only members of the royal family were executed during the "Terror." 
E)  it was mostly the creation of the enemies of the revolution as fewer than 1000 people died. 
A)  all of those executed were convicted before a revolutionary tribunal and a jury of their peers. 
B)  more than 500,000 people were executed. 
C)  the majority of its victims were peasants and laborers. 
D)  only members of the royal family were executed during the "Terror." 
E)  it was mostly the creation of the enemies of the revolution as fewer than 1000 people died.

Question 12

According to the Napoleonic Code,fathers could imprison their children without cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why was the formation of a law code important to Napoleon,and how did his differ from previous attempts to establish a national law?

Accepted Answer

Each revolutionary regime had attempted

Question 14

The French policy in Italy,referred to by the Italians as "liberty and requisitions," concerned:

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A)  allowing the local people to rule themselves. 
B)  requiring locals to support the French military and to serve in the army. 
C)  the Roman Catholic Church and the French control over all priests in Italy. 
D)  allowing the Roman Catholic Church to regain control over church affairs. 
E)  exempting locals from serving in the French army, but levying a special tax to support the army. 
A)  allowing the local people to rule themselves. 
B)  requiring locals to support the French military and to serve in the army. 
C)  the Roman Catholic Church and the French control over all priests in Italy. 
D)  allowing the Roman Catholic Church to regain control over church affairs. 
E)  exempting locals from serving in the French army, but levying a special tax to support the army.

Question 15

The naval battle in 1805 between the French and the British naval forces was won by:

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A)  Admiral Francisco Goya. 
B)  Viscount Arthur Wellesley. 
C)  Admiral Horatio Nelson. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Vice Admiral Maximilien Robespierre. 
A)  Admiral Francisco Goya. 
B)  Viscount Arthur Wellesley. 
C)  Admiral Horatio Nelson. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Vice Admiral Maximilien Robespierre.

Question 16

In general,it can be stated that Maximilien Robespierre was:

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A)  entirely responsible for originating the idea of the "Terror." 
B)  a fervent disciple of Rousseau's concept of "the general will." 
C)  a selfish, bloodthirsty madman. 
D)  never a member of the National Convention. 
E)  a minor character in the revolution who fought against the "Terror." 
A)  entirely responsible for originating the idea of the "Terror." 
B)  a fervent disciple of Rousseau's concept of "the general will." 
C)  a selfish, bloodthirsty madman. 
D)  never a member of the National Convention. 
E)  a minor character in the revolution who fought against the "Terror."

Question 17

For many people,the event that is the epitome of the French Revolution,which occurred on July 14,1789,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the storming of the Bastille. 
B)  the expulsion of all foreign armies from French soil. 
C)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man. 
D)  the abdication of Louis XVI. 
E)  the execution of Louis XVI. 
A)  the storming of the Bastille. 
B)  the expulsion of all foreign armies from French soil. 
C)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man. 
D)  the abdication of Louis XVI. 
E)  the execution of Louis XVI.

Question 18

When fighting the Russians in Moscow,Napoleon torched the city,leaving no place for the Russians to shelter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patriae and governed in the name of the republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the establishment of _________ in every major town to train government officials.

Accepted Answer

A)  Enrages 
B)  Lycées 
C)  Assignats 
D)  Academies 
E)  Collèges 
A)  Enrages 
B)  Lycées 
C)  Assignats 
D)  Academies 
E)  Collèges

Exam 18: The French Revolution

At the Battle of the Nations,fought near Leipzig:

"French Revolution" refers to:

The economic system created by Napoleon Bonaparte to starve British trade was known as the:

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as the:

The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called the:

The meeting of the Estates General was radicalized from the beginning because of the positions taken by the members of the Third Estate and also because of the leadership of a radical member of the First Estate:

What worldwide effects did the Haitian Revolution have?

Napoleon's foreign minister was the aristocratic:

What factors account for the rising levels of violence and radicalism in the French Revolution?

Of the "Terror," it can be stated that:

According to the Napoleonic Code,fathers could imprison their children without cause.

Why was the formation of a law code important to Napoleon,and how did his differ from previous attempts to establish a national law?

The French policy in Italy,referred to by the Italians as "liberty and requisitions," concerned:

The naval battle in 1805 between the French and the British naval forces was won by:

In general,it can be stated that Maximilien Robespierre was:

For many people,the event that is the epitome of the French Revolution,which occurred on July 14,1789,was:

When fighting the Russians in Moscow,Napoleon torched the city,leaving no place for the Russians to shelter.

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patriae and governed in the name of the republic.

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the establishment of _________ in every major town to train government officials.

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