Crash Course European History Quiz

What does the word 'revolution' mean in history?

• A full turn of 360 degrees

• Radical change and a new world

• Replacing one government with another

• A violent overthrow of a king

Where did Napoleon grow up?

• France

• Italy

• Corsica

• England

What was Napoleon's first task as 'First Consul'?

• Mending fences with the Catholic Church

• Overthrowing the Directory

• Creating a police state

• Conquering Europe

What did the Concordat of 1801 recognize?

• Catholicism as the primary French religion

• The sale of Church lands

• The state's payment of clergymen's salaries

• All of the above

What did the Napoleonic Code standardize?

• Laws of citizenship

• Laws of family

• Laws of property

• All of the above

What rights did women lose under the Napoleonic Code?

• Right to own property

• Right to serve as witnesses in court

• Right to control their own children

• All of the above

What did Napoleon do to unify Europe?

• Imposed the Napoleonic Code

• Implemented the metric system

• Created schools for higher education

• All of the above

What effect did Napoleon's European ambitions have on nationalism?

• Inspired nationalism among his new subjects

• Opposed his dictatorial regimes

• Both A and B

• Neither of these

What happened to Napoleon's forces in Russia?

• They were defeated at the Battle of Leipzig

• They were forced to retreat due to scorched earth tactics

• They successfully conquered Moscow

• They surrendered to the Russian army

What led to Napoleon's final defeat?

• The formation of a coalition by European powers

• His abdication and exile on Elba

• The Battle of Waterloo

• All of the above