Question 1

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 2

By order of the king,the Estates-General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A declaration by some European states in 1791 that restoring the rights of the French monarchy was a matter of "common interest to all sovereigns of Europe" led to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Assembly's declaration of war against Austria and Prussia. 
B)  September Massacres. 
C)  Continental System. 
D)  creation of the Committee of Public Safety. 
E)  declaration of war against France by all the countries of Europe. 
A)  National Assembly's declaration of war against Austria and Prussia. 
B)  September Massacres. 
C)  Continental System. 
D)  creation of the Committee of Public Safety. 
E)  declaration of war against France by all the countries of Europe.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 one thousand 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 one thousand people died.

Question 6

At the Battle of the Nations,fought near Leipzig:

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  precipitated war with various European nations, but primarily Austria. 
B)  signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C)  were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D)  reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E)  led directly to the declaration of the French Republic. 
A)  precipitated war with various European nations, but primarily Austria. 
B)  signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C)  were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D)  reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E)  led directly to the declaration of the French Republic.

Question 8

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Question 10

How did the Convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Convention,unlike the first wave of

Question 11

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.

Question 12

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated on the battlefield. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish. 
A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated on the battlefield. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish.

Question 13

One of the most important discoveries made in Napoleon's excursion to Egypt was the Rosetta Stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

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

By order of the king,the Estates-General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

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

A declaration by some European states in 1791 that restoring the rights of the French monarchy was a matter of "common interest to all sovereigns of Europe" led to the:

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

At the Battle of the Nations,fought near Leipzig:

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

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

How did the Convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

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

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

One of the most important discoveries made in Napoleon's excursion to Egypt was the Rosetta Stone.

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

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

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