Question 1

Napoleon attempted to undermine British power in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  He allied France with Russia and Prussia. 
B)  He attacked British possessions in the West Indies and India. 
C)  He founded the satellite Confederation of the Rhine in 1806. 
D)  He instituted the Continental System in 1806. 
A)  He allied France with Russia and Prussia. 
B)  He attacked British possessions in the West Indies and India. 
C)  He founded the satellite Confederation of the Rhine in 1806. 
D)  He instituted the Continental System in 1806. D

Question 2

What was the Monroe Doctrine? Why could it work only with British support?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the following. The Monroe Doctrine was a proclamation made by President James Monroe in 1823, after the United States had recognized the independence of the new states of Latin America. In it, Monroe declared that Europeans would no longer be allowed to intervene in the Americas, making it clear that the United States would disapprove of any plans to reestablish European control over the former colonies. However, because Britain was the dominant naval power in the world, this American proclamation meant little without Britain's cooperation, as Britain had the only navy strong enough to block any European effort to send troops to take over portions of Latin America.

Question 3

Why did religious and political authorities distrust Methodism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasized the perfectibility of individuals but denied the absolute authority of the state. 
B)  It rejected the idea that Christians should avoid political involvement. 
C)  It fostered a sense of democratic community and encouraged women to preach. 
D)  It called for a Christian crusade against Napoleon, who was seen to be the Antichrist. 
A)  It emphasized the perfectibility of individuals but denied the absolute authority of the state. 
B)  It rejected the idea that Christians should avoid political involvement. 
C)  It fostered a sense of democratic community and encouraged women to preach. 
D)  It called for a Christian crusade against Napoleon, who was seen to be the Antichrist. C

Question 4

Explain what romanticism is and how it differs from classicism. Discuss the forms, styles, and goals of three of the romantic artists, authors, and/or musicians who emerged during this time. What, if any, common political thread is there among these artists?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 5

The British political theorist Edmund Burke (1729-1799) was known for what influential belief?

Accepted Answer

A)  That reason was incapable of answering life's most important questions 
B)  That merit and talent needed to be the basis for political and social advancement 
C)  That Napoleon's reforms were bound to fail because they were not rooted in Christian ideals 
D)  That government should be rooted in experience and that all change should be gradual and respect tradition 
A)  That reason was incapable of answering life's most important questions 
B)  That merit and talent needed to be the basis for political and social advancement 
C)  That Napoleon's reforms were bound to fail because they were not rooted in Christian ideals 
D)  That government should be rooted in experience and that all change should be gradual and respect tradition

Question 6

Following Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig in 1813 and his abdication in 1814, the allies

Accepted Answer

A)  imprisoned him and his family in the Bastille in Paris. 
B)  occupied France until an international congress decided France's future. 
C)  restored Louis XVIII to the throne. 
D)  reestablished the French republic by calling for the election of a new French national assembly. 
A)  imprisoned him and his family in the Bastille in Paris. 
B)  occupied France until an international congress decided France's future. 
C)  restored Louis XVIII to the throne. 
D)  reestablished the French republic by calling for the election of a new French national assembly.

Question 7

Which of the following was one of Napoleon's greatest advantages in his wars against European powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lack of coordination among his enemies 
B)  The tendency of his enemies to underestimate his military talents 
C)  The French navy, which was the strongest in Europe 
D)  The failure of his enemies to enlist the support of the British 
A)  The lack of coordination among his enemies 
B)  The tendency of his enemies to underestimate his military talents 
C)  The French navy, which was the strongest in Europe 
D)  The failure of his enemies to enlist the support of the British

Question 8

German composer Ludwig von Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1824), which contained the poet Friedrich Schiller's verses in praise of universal human solidarity, demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing use of traditional folk songs in the works of great composers. 
B)  Germany's openness to French influences in the wake of the Congress of Vienna. 
C)  the way in which romanticism also reflected the political climate of the era. 
D)  the growing influence of British art and culture over European artists. 
A)  the increasing use of traditional folk songs in the works of great composers. 
B)  Germany's openness to French influences in the wake of the Congress of Vienna. 
C)  the way in which romanticism also reflected the political climate of the era. 
D)  the growing influence of British art and culture over European artists.

Question 9

Why did Napoleon sign a concordat with the pope in 1801?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French bishops agreed to support Napoleon's plan to become emperor. 
B)  He believed that religion was a powerful component for maintaining social order. 
C)  His religious convictions had been violated by the anti-Catholicism of the Revolution. 
D)  The pope had agreed to persuade the Italians to become a French satellite kingdom. 
A)  The French bishops agreed to support Napoleon's plan to become emperor. 
B)  He believed that religion was a powerful component for maintaining social order. 
C)  His religious convictions had been violated by the anti-Catholicism of the Revolution. 
D)  The pope had agreed to persuade the Italians to become a French satellite kingdom.

Question 10

The Confederation of the Rhine, established in 1806, resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria's desire to rally the German-speaking lands against France and reassert Habsburg control over the former Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  Napoleon's decision to reduce the number of German principalities under his control and organize the resulting larger states into a more coherent body. 
C)  the Germans' determination to repel the French army through an organized military alliance even if it meant abdicating a degree of sovereignty to Prussia. 
D)  a mere rumor disseminated by Metternich, who sought to sway Napoleon into negotiating a truce by feigning the establishment of a pan-German military alliance. 
A)  Austria's desire to rally the German-speaking lands against France and reassert Habsburg control over the former Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  Napoleon's decision to reduce the number of German principalities under his control and organize the resulting larger states into a more coherent body. 
C)  the Germans' determination to repel the French army through an organized military alliance even if it meant abdicating a degree of sovereignty to Prussia. 
D)  a mere rumor disseminated by Metternich, who sought to sway Napoleon into negotiating a truce by feigning the establishment of a pan-German military alliance.

Question 11

What happened at "Peterloo" in 1819?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Duke of Wellington thwarted a French invasion plan. 
B)  Citizens resisting the Six Acts took control of Northern England. 
C)  A large protest meeting for parliamentary reform was attacked by cavalry. 
D)  The English king was threatened with revolution unless he resigned. 
A)  The Duke of Wellington thwarted a French invasion plan. 
B)  Citizens resisting the Six Acts took control of Northern England. 
C)  A large protest meeting for parliamentary reform was attacked by cavalry. 
D)  The English king was threatened with revolution unless he resigned.

Question 12

How did the idea of a balance of power influence the decisions at the Congress of Vienna, and how did this work in France's favor despite more than two decades of war resulting from French aggression?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 13

How did Napoleon view women's roles within his new paternalistic vision of French society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeing women as essential members of the nation, he went further than the French revolutionaries and gave women the right to vote and participate in political life. 
B)  He saw women as the moral backbone of French society, so he instituted mandatory primary and secondary education for girls and improved women's legal rights. 
C)  Although he reaffirmed the Old Regime's patriarchal control over women, Napoleon believed that women should have free access to education and abortion. 
D)  He believed women should be restricted to the private sphere of the home; his legal code curtailed women's rights, and he took little interest in girls' education. 
A)  Seeing women as essential members of the nation, he went further than the French revolutionaries and gave women the right to vote and participate in political life. 
B)  He saw women as the moral backbone of French society, so he instituted mandatory primary and secondary education for girls and improved women's legal rights. 
C)  Although he reaffirmed the Old Regime's patriarchal control over women, Napoleon believed that women should have free access to education and abortion. 
D)  He believed women should be restricted to the private sphere of the home; his legal code curtailed women's rights, and he took little interest in girls' education.

Question 14

The French Revolution came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte

Accepted Answer

A)  took power after a coup, ousted the Directory, and established himself as First Consul. 
B)  seized power and crowned himself French emperor. 
C)  was elected consul through a national plebiscite. 
D)  enacted the Civil Code, which made him head of state. 
A)  took power after a coup, ousted the Directory, and established himself as First Consul. 
B)  seized power and crowned himself French emperor. 
C)  was elected consul through a national plebiscite. 
D)  enacted the Civil Code, which made him head of state.

Question 15

Napoleon's attitude toward the French novelist Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël is a prime example of his

Accepted Answer

A)  support of the promotion and patronage of the arts in France. 
B)  inability to tolerate criticism, particularly from writers. 
C)  willingness to promote women to positions of power and prestige. 
D)  desire to reconcile the French state with Catholicism. 
A)  support of the promotion and patronage of the arts in France. 
B)  inability to tolerate criticism, particularly from writers. 
C)  willingness to promote women to positions of power and prestige. 
D)  desire to reconcile the French state with Catholicism.

Question 16

Why did Austria in particular view nationalism as a great threat, and how did Prince Klemens von Metternich attempt to deal with that threat?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 17

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) was known throughout the world for

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiating the settlement of the Monroe Doctrine between the United States and Britain. 
B)  leading the Greek revolt against the Turks in the 1820s. 
C)  playing a leading role in Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain and Portugal. 
D)  guiding the rebellion against King Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1814, and for his subsequent martyrdom. 
A)  negotiating the settlement of the Monroe Doctrine between the United States and Britain. 
B)  leading the Greek revolt against the Turks in the 1820s. 
C)  playing a leading role in Latin America's struggle for independence from Spain and Portugal. 
D)  guiding the rebellion against King Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1814, and for his subsequent martyrdom.

Question 18

Which of the following did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) refer to as "everything that is sick"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romanticism 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Nationalism 
D)  Clericalism 
A)  Romanticism 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Nationalism 
D)  Clericalism

Question 19

What well-educated nobleman took the lead in devising the settlement at the Congress of Vienna and shaping the post-Napoleonic European order?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Castlereagh 
B)  Klemens von Metternich 
C)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 
D)  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 
A)  Robert Castlereagh 
B)  Klemens von Metternich 
C)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 
D)  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Question 20

How did the constitution of 1799 effectively end the French republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reinstated the monarchy, gave renewed powers to the Catholic church, and suppressed all political dissent. 
B)  It made Napoleon emperor of France with near absolute power to govern; although plebiscites approved his decisions, no alternatives were offered. 
C)  It ended representative government by making Napoleon the First Consul and giving him power to pick the Council of State, which drew up all laws. 
D)  It established a military dictatorship in which Napoleon governed as the leading general of France without any advice or support from civilian legislative bodies. 
A)  It reinstated the monarchy, gave renewed powers to the Catholic church, and suppressed all political dissent. 
B)  It made Napoleon emperor of France with near absolute power to govern; although plebiscites approved his decisions, no alternatives were offered. 
C)  It ended representative government by making Napoleon the First Consul and giving him power to pick the Council of State, which drew up all laws. 
D)  It established a military dictatorship in which Napoleon governed as the leading general of France without any advice or support from civilian legislative bodies.

Exam 20: Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Napoleon attempted to undermine British power in which of the following ways?

What was the Monroe Doctrine? Why could it work only with British support?

Why did religious and political authorities distrust Methodism?

Explain what romanticism is and how it differs from classicism. Discuss the forms, styles, and goals of three of the romantic artists, authors, and/or musicians who emerged during this time. What, if any, common political thread is there among these artists?

The British political theorist Edmund Burke (1729-1799) was known for what influential belief?

Following Napoleon's defeat at Leipzig in 1813 and his abdication in 1814, the allies

Which of the following was one of Napoleon's greatest advantages in his wars against European powers?

German composer Ludwig von Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (1824), which contained the poet Friedrich Schiller's verses in praise of universal human solidarity, demonstrates

Why did Napoleon sign a concordat with the pope in 1801?

The Confederation of the Rhine, established in 1806, resulted from

What happened at "Peterloo" in 1819?

How did the idea of a balance of power influence the decisions at the Congress of Vienna, and how did this work in France's favor despite more than two decades of war resulting from French aggression?

How did Napoleon view women's roles within his new paternalistic vision of French society?

The French Revolution came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon's attitude toward the French novelist Anne-Louise-Germaine de Staël is a prime example of his

Why did Austria in particular view nationalism as a great threat, and how did Prince Klemens von Metternich attempt to deal with that threat?

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) was known throughout the world for

Which of the following did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) refer to as "everything that is sick"?

What well-educated nobleman took the lead in devising the settlement at the Congress of Vienna and shaping the post-Napoleonic European order?

How did the constitution of 1799 effectively end the French republic?

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