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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?
Napoleon's greatest battle victory ✓
serving as Napoleon's foreign minister ✓
being Napoleon's favorite horse ✓
2. Who dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to Napoleon, but later withdrew the dedication?
Richard Wagner ✓
Ludwig van Beethoven ✓
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ✓
3. Why did the composer initially dedicate his works to him?
Napoleon promised him money for it ✓
he thought Napoleon was a paragon of democracy and enlightenment ✓
he revered Napoleon's will to power ✓
Beethoven was very angry when Napoleon crowned himself emperor.
4. Which discovery was made during an expedition in Egypt (1798-1801)?
Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amun's tomb ✓
the Rosetta Stone ✓
the Pyramids of Giza ✓
This discovery propelled a new interest in ancient Egypt and created the field of Egyptology.
5. Who crowned him Emperor of France?
Pope Pius VII. ✓
the Archbishop of Reims ✓
he did it himself ✓
6. Match three life destinations with their three associated islands!
Birth: Corsica. 1st Exile: Elba. 2nd Exile: St. Helena ✓
Birth: Elba. 1st Exile: Corsica. 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?
a message that was caught by the British at Waterloo ✓
a dress code for the French public ✓
a set of progressive laws ✓
It highly influenced the legal system in many European and Middle Eastern countries
8. What did he sell to the United States?
the Statue of Liberty ✓
the Louisiana Territory ✓
Alaska ✓
9. Which British admiral defeated the French and was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805?
the Duke of Wellington ✓
James Cook ✓
Horatio Nelson ✓
Trafalgar Square in London is named after the battle.
10. What did Napoléon dissolve in 1806?
the Spanish Empire ✓
the Holy Roman Empire ✓
the Ottoman Empire ✓
11. Why was the seizure of Moscow not a victorious moment for the French army?
it was a mere village during that time ✓
it was pest-ridden ✓
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 ✓
average ✓
tall ✓
14. The disastrous campaign against which country proved to be a turning point in Napoleon's career?
Austria-Hungary ✓
the United States ✓
Russia ✓
He assembled the largest army in history, at 685 000 men. More than 500 000 of them died.
15. When Napoleon left France for good in 1815, who seized power?
British occupying forces ✓
a democratic government ✓
King Louis XVIII. ✓
His brother was Louis XVI., who had been beheaded during the French Revolution.
16. Who tried to mount an epic film about Napoleon for years, before abandoning the project?
James Cameron ✓
Steven Spielberg ✓
Stanley Kubrick ✓
Kubrick was said to have read a hundred books about him.
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AnnikaKim
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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.
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