Lesson 2H.2.1

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

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The 20 questions

  1. Which French constitution established the Directory in 1795?

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

  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 overthrown by Napoleon in the coup of 18 Brumaire?

    • The French Monarchy
    • The National Assembly
    • The Directory
    • The Paris Commune

  6. Which 1801 agreement re-established official relations between France and the Catholic Church?

    • The Civil Code
    • The Concordat
    • Treaty of Amiens
    • Edict of Nantes

  7. Which legal code introduced in 1804 became known as the Napoleonic Code?

    • Penal Code
    • Civil Code
    • Commercial Code
    • Code of Concordat

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

    • Peninsular System
    • Concordat System
    • Continental System
    • Metternich System

  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 1808–1814 conflict saw French forces fighting British and guerrilla armies in Spain and Portugal?

    • The Vendée Rebellion
    • The Austrian Campaign
    • The Peninsular War
    • The Italian Campaign

  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 alternative name was given to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig?

    • Battle of Austerlitz
    • Battle of Waterloo
    • Battle of the Nations
    • Battle of Borodino

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

    • Borodino
    • Leipzig
    • Waterloo
    • Austerlitz

  15. Which 1814 treaty forced Napoleon to abdicate and sent him to Elba?

    • Treaty of Paris
    • Treaty of Fontainebleau
    • Treaty of Pressburg
    • Treaty of Tilsit

  16. Which 1814–1815 conference redrew the political map of Europe after Napoleon's defeat?

    • Congress of Vienna
    • Congress of Berlin
    • Council of Trent
    • Treaty of Utrecht

  17. Which administrative officials were created by Napoleon in 1800 to control French departments?

    • Jacobins
    • Intendants
    • Girondins
    • Prefects

  18. Which region became a vital alternative export market for Britain during the Continental System?

    • North Africa
    • Latin America
    • East Asia
    • Eastern Europe

  19. Which 1801 agreement reconciled Napoleon's regime with the Catholic Church?

    • Treaty of Amiens
    • The Concordat
    • Edict of Nantes
    • Civil Constitution

  20. Which failed 1812 military campaign marked the beginning of the collapse of Napoleon's Empire?

    • The Waterloo campaign
    • The Russian campaign
    • The Italian campaign
    • The Egyptian campaign

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