Lesson 2H.2.1

2H.2.1 Rise of Napoleon and his impact, 1795–1815 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 19

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Lesson 2H.2.1, Rise of Napoleon and his impact, 1795–1815: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 19: 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815, written with Revision Ninja.

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  1. Which constitution of 1795 established the Directory as the executive of the French Republic?

    • The Constitution of Year III
    • The Constitution of Year VIII
    • The Constitution of Year I
    • The Constitution of 1791

  2. Who suppressed the royalist insurrection of Vendemiaire in October 1795 with a concentrated artillery barrage?

    • Lazare Carnot
    • Paul Barras
    • Georges Danton
    • Napoleon Bonaparte

  3. Which campaign of 1796-97 saw Napoleon defeat Austrian armies in northern Italy?

    • The Russian campaign
    • The Iberian campaign
    • The Egyptian campaign
    • The Italian campaign

  4. Which 1798-99 expedition took Napoleon to North Africa and the Middle East?

    • The Waterloo campaign
    • The Peninsular War
    • The Russian campaign
    • The Egyptian campaign

  5. What was the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799?

    • A Jacobin rising to restore the Committee of Public Safety
    • The overthrow of the Directory by Napoleon and his supporters
    • A royalist attempt to restore the Bourbon monarchy by force
    • A rebellion by the Vendee against the Republic in the west

  6. Which 1801 agreement restored relations between France and the Catholic Church?

    • The Concordat
    • The Treaty of Tilsit
    • The Treaty of Campo Formio
    • The Treaty of Amiens

  7. Which legal code, first promulgated in 1804, became known as the Napoleonic Code?

    • The Civil Code
    • The Code Noir
    • The Code of Hammurabi
    • The Penal Code of 1791

  8. Which 1806 policy attempted to exclude British goods from European markets?

    • The Berlin Decree and Continental System
    • The Treaty of Tilsit
    • The Act of Mediation
    • The Concordat of 1801

  9. Which 1805 battle, fought in Moravia, secured Napoleon's victory over Austria and Russia?

    • Friedland
    • Jena
    • Austerlitz
    • Wagram

  10. Which naval battle of October 1805 destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleet and ended Napoleon's invasion plans?

    • Trafalgar
    • The Nile
    • Copenhagen
    • Cape St Vincent

  11. Which conflict from 1808 to 1814 saw French forces fighting guerrilla resistance and British armies in Spain and Portugal?

    • The Italian War
    • The Seven Years' War
    • The Crimean War
    • The Peninsular War

  12. Which campaign of 1812 ended in catastrophic losses for the Grande Armee?

    • The Egyptian campaign
    • The Peninsular campaign
    • The Austrian campaign
    • The Russian campaign

  13. What was the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813 often called?

    • The Battle of Ulm
    • The Battle of Nations
    • The Battle of the Pyramids
    • The Battle of the Three Emperors

  14. Which battle ended Napoleon's Hundred Days in June 1815?

    • Borodino
    • Leipzig
    • Waterloo
    • Austerlitz

  15. Which 1814 treaty exiled Napoleon to the island of Elba?

    • The Treaty of Campo Formio
    • The Treaty of Tilsit
    • The Treaty of Basel
    • The Treaty of Fontainebleau

  16. Which 1814-15 conference reorganised the political order of Europe after Napoleon's defeat?

    • The Congress of Aachen
    • The Congress of Berlin
    • The Congress of Vienna
    • The Congress of Paris

  17. Which best evaluates Napoleon's legacy for France by 1815?

    • It was lasting in areas such as the legal code, administration and the Concordat, even though the empire collapsed
    • It was limited to the army, since his civil reforms were abolished after 1804
    • It had no lasting effect, since all of his institutions were abolished immediately after 1815
    • It was entirely negative, since Napoleon left France with fewer institutions than before 1799

  18. Which best explains the failure of the Continental System to damage Britain's economy?

    • Britain had no trade with Europe, so the blockade had no effect on its economy
    • Britain built up new markets in Latin America and Asia and smuggling continued through Europe
    • The Russian Tsar refused to join the system and so it was never enforced
    • Napoleon abandoned the blockade in 1806 when Britain offered a peace treaty

  19. Which best evaluates Napoleon's religious policy and the Concordat of 1801?

    • It returned all Church lands to the Pope and abolished the state's role in religion
    • It gave the Pope complete control of education and the courts in France
    • It secured Catholic loyalty to the state while keeping the Church under government supervision
    • It ended all religious freedom in France and banned the Catholic Church

  20. Which best explains the collapse of Napoleon's Empire between 1812 and 1814?

    • Napoleon's armies were never defeated in battle, and the Empire collapsed because of internal rebellion alone
    • The Pope ordered all French soldiers to desert the army in 1813
    • The French people turned against Napoleon because of his support for the Catholic Church
    • Heavy losses in Russia, the Peninsular War and the coalition of Europe's great powers overwhelmed the French, despite Napoleon's skill

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