Question 1

Who benefited the most from Napoleon's introduction of a hierarchy of noble titles?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French nobility, whose titles and wealth were reinstated after their exile during the French Revolution 
B)  Napoleon's family members, who were given positions of power in France's new satellite territories across Europe 
C)  Scientists and artists, who were awarded honors and positions of authority based on their talents 
D)  Ordinary citizens, who now had access to positions based on merit rather than on birth or social status 
A)  The French nobility, whose titles and wealth were reinstated after their exile during the French Revolution 
B)  Napoleon's family members, who were given positions of power in France's new satellite territories across Europe 
C)  Scientists and artists, who were awarded honors and positions of authority based on their talents 
D)  Ordinary citizens, who now had access to positions based on merit rather than on birth or social status

Question 2

What measures did Napoleon impose on the colonized populations in the annexed territories and satellite kingdoms of France?

Accepted Answer

A)  He abolished local customs and languages in favor of the French language and customs and forced the local populations to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  He punished resistant populations by confiscating the bulk of their agricultural resources and forcing them to billet his troops. 
C)  He confiscated the best farmland and urban dwellings to give to French citizens who intended to settle in the newly colonized territories. 
D)  He forcibly introduced French-style reforms, including the abolition of serfdom and the introduction of the Napoleonic Code, as well as conscripting and taxing local populations. 
A)  He abolished local customs and languages in favor of the French language and customs and forced the local populations to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  He punished resistant populations by confiscating the bulk of their agricultural resources and forcing them to billet his troops. 
C)  He confiscated the best farmland and urban dwellings to give to French citizens who intended to settle in the newly colonized territories. 
D)  He forcibly introduced French-style reforms, including the abolition of serfdom and the introduction of the Napoleonic Code, as well as conscripting and taxing local populations.

Question 3

In what sense can Methodism be seen as undermining established authority?

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Question 4

How did the revolutionary movements of the 1830s demonstrate the general discontent with the Vienna settlement of 1815 and the ideology of conservatism? In your answer consider what the revolts were attempting to accomplish and whether they were a response to new problems or a recurring outbreak of a deeper revolutionary impulse.

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Question 5

Which nation was allied with Napoleon's empire in 1812?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Prussia 
D)  The Kingdom of Sweden 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Prussia 
D)  The Kingdom of Sweden

Question 6

In what way did the Civil Code limit political and social liberties?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reversed the Revolution's expansion of women's and children's rights to increase men's power. 
B)  It failed to guarantee toleration for all religious groups. 
C)  It reinstituted restrictions on commoners' professional mobility. 
D)  It failed to provide safeguards for private property and familial integrity. 
A)  It reversed the Revolution's expansion of women's and children's rights to increase men's power. 
B)  It failed to guarantee toleration for all religious groups. 
C)  It reinstituted restrictions on commoners' professional mobility. 
D)  It failed to provide safeguards for private property and familial integrity.

Question 7

How did romanticism address the political problems of the age and encourage nationalism?

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Question 8

Which of the following actions did Napoleon undertake in 1804 with the pope's blessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  He instituted Catholicism as the state religion of France. 
B)  He annexed Rome as a satellite state. 
C)  He went to war with Protestant England. 
D)  He crowned himself emperor. 
A)  He instituted Catholicism as the state religion of France. 
B)  He annexed Rome as a satellite state. 
C)  He went to war with Protestant England. 
D)  He crowned himself emperor.

Question 9

Napoleon's decisive defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 came at the hands of

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A)  the French army, which had turned its back on its former leader. 
B)  the British army, with some assistance from colonial troops. 
C)  the newly formed Continental Army of the United States of America. 
D)  the Prussian army and a coalition of British, Dutch, German, and Belgian troops. 
A)  the French army, which had turned its back on its former leader. 
B)  the British army, with some assistance from colonial troops. 
C)  the newly formed Continental Army of the United States of America. 
D)  the Prussian army and a coalition of British, Dutch, German, and Belgian troops.

Question 10

In 1812, Napoleon made what disastrous military error?

Accepted Answer

A)  He began imprisoning soldiers who criticized him, thereby reducing the army's manpower. 
B)  He accepted non-French troops into his Grand Army. 
C)  He opened a second front by invading Russia. 
D)  He installed only generals who were aggressive but lacked his genius for tactics. 
A)  He began imprisoning soldiers who criticized him, thereby reducing the army's manpower. 
B)  He accepted non-French troops into his Grand Army. 
C)  He opened a second front by invading Russia. 
D)  He installed only generals who were aggressive but lacked his genius for tactics.

Question 11

Which of the following provided a major test for the theory of conservatism in the post-Napoleonic order?

Accepted Answer

A)  The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy to the throne of France 
B)  The transformation of the duchy of Warsaw into a new Polish kingdom 
C)  The unification of the Dutch and Austrian Netherlands into a single kingdom 
D)  The consolidation of the German Confederation, which included Prussia 
A)  The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy to the throne of France 
B)  The transformation of the duchy of Warsaw into a new Polish kingdom 
C)  The unification of the Dutch and Austrian Netherlands into a single kingdom 
D)  The consolidation of the German Confederation, which included Prussia

Question 12

Which of the following ideologies argued for the restoration of social and religious hierarchies in the years after the Napoleonic wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialism 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Liberalism 
D)  Utilitarianism 
A)  Socialism 
B)  Conservatism 
C)  Liberalism 
D)  Utilitarianism

Question 13

In what manner did Napoleon build on the legacy of previous French rulers to demonstrate his power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like Louis XIV, Napoleon used art and architecture to depict himself as a warrior-hero of mythic proportions. 
B)  Napoleon modeled himself after Henry IV and once again brought religious tolerance back to France. 
C)  Just like Robespierre during the French Revolution, Napoleon used terror to keep the French population subservient to his will. 
D)  Napoleon co-opted the image of Charlemagne to depict himself as the ruler who would unite Europe under French rule. 
A)  Like Louis XIV, Napoleon used art and architecture to depict himself as a warrior-hero of mythic proportions. 
B)  Napoleon modeled himself after Henry IV and once again brought religious tolerance back to France. 
C)  Just like Robespierre during the French Revolution, Napoleon used terror to keep the French population subservient to his will. 
D)  Napoleon co-opted the image of Charlemagne to depict himself as the ruler who would unite Europe under French rule.

Question 14

How did Napoleon's tactics for achieving order differ from those used during the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoleon replaced the local police with National Guard units that were trained in security surveillance and given authority to execute political dissenters. 
B)  Although he strictly limited political expression, imposing surveillance and arbitrary imprisonment on his opponents, Napoleon never used mass executions to maintain control. 
C)  Realizing that the suppression of dissent was at the root of the Terror, Napoleon conversely achieved order by allowing the free expression of democratic ideas. 
D)  Napoleon ordered massive urban reconstruction projects designed to both improve the economic situation of the citizens and promote surveillance. 
A)  Napoleon replaced the local police with National Guard units that were trained in security surveillance and given authority to execute political dissenters. 
B)  Although he strictly limited political expression, imposing surveillance and arbitrary imprisonment on his opponents, Napoleon never used mass executions to maintain control. 
C)  Realizing that the suppression of dissent was at the root of the Terror, Napoleon conversely achieved order by allowing the free expression of democratic ideas. 
D)  Napoleon ordered massive urban reconstruction projects designed to both improve the economic situation of the citizens and promote surveillance.

Question 15

Conservative European states agreed to Belgium's independence in 1831 under the condition that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Belgians allowed Charles X of France to become their new king. 
B)  Belgium would remain neutral in all international affairs. 
C)  the Belgians did not encourage other countries to gain their independence. 
D)  Belgium's new democracy banned any of the rebels from participating in the nation's new government. 
A)  the Belgians allowed Charles X of France to become their new king. 
B)  Belgium would remain neutral in all international affairs. 
C)  the Belgians did not encourage other countries to gain their independence. 
D)  Belgium's new democracy banned any of the rebels from participating in the nation's new government.

Question 16

Although Napoleon instituted a number of reforms throughout Europe that were based on Enlightenment ideas of reason and order, in at least one respect he was a conservative: he believed that people should follow the orders of their superiors without question. Explain how he attempted to promote this belief in France, using laws to regulate family structure, work relationships, public welfare programs, and religion.

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Question 17

When an adviser to Frederick William III of Prussia (r. 1797-1840) wrote, "We must do from above what the French have done from below," to what was he referring?

Accepted Answer

A)  The institution of French-inspired reforms that included the abolition of serfdom and an overhaul of the army to open the way for the appointment of middle-class officers 
B)  Ending religious toleration of the Catholic church in Prussia and instituting Lutheranism as the state religion 
C)  Instilling a spirit of patriotic nationalism in the Prussian population in order to reconquer the country's lost territory 
D)  The effort to make Prussia into a constitutional monarchy and end noble privileges that were based on heredity as opposed to merit 
A)  The institution of French-inspired reforms that included the abolition of serfdom and an overhaul of the army to open the way for the appointment of middle-class officers 
B)  Ending religious toleration of the Catholic church in Prussia and instituting Lutheranism as the state religion 
C)  Instilling a spirit of patriotic nationalism in the Prussian population in order to reconquer the country's lost territory 
D)  The effort to make Prussia into a constitutional monarchy and end noble privileges that were based on heredity as opposed to merit

Question 18

How did the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) set the parameters for future relations between European states?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shifted the balance of power from western to eastern Europe, as powerful leaders from Austria and Prussia took control of diplomatic and military negotiations. 
B)  It set limits on the number of military troops each country could maintain in order to limit future aggression and territorial expansion. 
C)  It established a new framework for international relations based on periodic meetings, or congresses, between the major powers. 
D)  It imposed severe penalties on France in order to greatly diminish its political and economic status, which served as a warning to other countries considering territorial expansion. 
A)  It shifted the balance of power from western to eastern Europe, as powerful leaders from Austria and Prussia took control of diplomatic and military negotiations. 
B)  It set limits on the number of military troops each country could maintain in order to limit future aggression and territorial expansion. 
C)  It established a new framework for international relations based on periodic meetings, or congresses, between the major powers. 
D)  It imposed severe penalties on France in order to greatly diminish its political and economic status, which served as a warning to other countries considering territorial expansion.

Question 19

How did Napoleon help to create nationalism in Germany and Italy, and how did this undermine his rule of these countries? What other factors contributed to nationalism in countries conquered or dominated by Napoleonic France?

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Question 20

Which of the following was part of Metternich's campaign to suppress dissent within the states of the German Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Enabling Law 
B)  The Act of Supremacy 
C)  The Burschenschaften 
D)  The Carlsbad Decrees 
A)  The Enabling Law 
B)  The Act of Supremacy 
C)  The Burschenschaften 
D)  The Carlsbad Decrees

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

Who benefited the most from Napoleon's introduction of a hierarchy of noble titles?

What measures did Napoleon impose on the colonized populations in the annexed territories and satellite kingdoms of France?

In what sense can Methodism be seen as undermining established authority?

Which nation was allied with Napoleon's empire in 1812? ​ ​

In what way did the Civil Code limit political and social liberties?

How did romanticism address the political problems of the age and encourage nationalism?

Which of the following actions did Napoleon undertake in 1804 with the pope's blessing?

Napoleon's decisive defeat at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 came at the hands of

In 1812, Napoleon made what disastrous military error?

Which of the following provided a major test for the theory of conservatism in the post-Napoleonic order?

Which of the following ideologies argued for the restoration of social and religious hierarchies in the years after the Napoleonic wars?

In what manner did Napoleon build on the legacy of previous French rulers to demonstrate his power?

How did Napoleon's tactics for achieving order differ from those used during the French Revolution?

Conservative European states agreed to Belgium's independence in 1831 under the condition that

When an adviser to Frederick William III of Prussia (r. 1797-1840) wrote, "We must do from above what the French have done from below," to what was he referring?

How did the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) set the parameters for future relations between European states?

How did Napoleon help to create nationalism in Germany and Italy, and how did this undermine his rule of these countries? What other factors contributed to nationalism in countries conquered or dominated by Napoleonic France?

Which of the following was part of Metternich's campaign to suppress dissent within the states of the German Confederation?

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