Grade 10 - Napoleon

Where was Napoleon born?

• France

• Sicily

• England

• Corsica

In which battle was Napoleon finally defeated in 1815?

• Austerlitz

• Waterloo

• Leipzig

• Borodino

What emblem did Napoleon's legions take into battle?

• The Oriflamme banner

• The Fleur de Ly banner

• Imperial Bat

• Imperial Eagle

Napoleon's legal reforms form the basis for the legal systems of mainland Europe, much of Africa and the Americas. What was it called? (2 answers)

• The French Law

• The Code Bonaparte

• The Civic Code

• The Code Napoleon

After defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to which South Atlantic Island?

• St. Helena

• The Falklands

• The Orkneys

• The Seychelles

Tchaikovsky wrote which piece of music, which includes cannons, to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon by the Russians?

• Stairway to Heaven

• Peter and the Wolf

• The 1812 Overture

• The Nutcracker Suite

Which of the following was a way in which Napoleon's reforms positively impacted the French economy?

• Created a centralized banking system known as the National Bank of France
• Created an equal taxation system that helped finance new roads and canals
• Created a new currency which led to France's most stable economy in recent years
• All of the above

Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?

• The Pope

• He crowned himself

• The ex-King of France

• Lord Nelson

With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________

• Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
• Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
• Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
• Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks

Napoleon submitted a plebiscite to the people to gain support

• his invasion of Britain

• for the creation of the French Empire under him at emperor

• for the Concordat of 1801

• for the Continental System