Question

multiple choice: choose the best answer

1. which of the following is an accurate statement about napoleons military career?

a. he did not have any military training until his mid-twenties
b. he was not successful in his role as brigadier general.
c. he was excellent at military strategy and usually successful in battle.
d. he mostly fought for corsicas army, since he was born there

1. which of the following best completes the analogy?

first exile - second exile st. helena
a. corsica b. paris c. elba d. waterloo

1. how did napoleon initially become a hero in france?

a. he joined the radical jacobins. b. he drove the austrians out of italy
c. he defeated the russians. d. he won the battle of trafalgar.

1. what is the most likely reason napoleon sold louisiana to the united states?

a. france was in a deep depression. b. he was tired of taking care of the land.
c. he needed to support his wars. d. the americans threatened to revolt.

1. napoleon was required to abdicate the throne and forced into exile on the island of elba.

what is the best meaning of abdicate in the previous quote?
a. to give up a power of position b. to take over a power of position
c. to be sent away d. to be executed

1. what is the most likely reason napoleon often placed his hand inside his vest?

a. it was a way of demonstrating his power.
b. he suffered from pain from stomach cancer.
c. he suffered from terrible heartburn.
d. he had a mangled hand from a previous battle.

1. which of the following is not a reason napoleon was unsuccessful in his invasion of russia?

a. the weather turned extremely cold. b. they ran out of supplies.
c. much of his army starved to death. d. he was outsmarted in his military strategy

1. how did the french army react when napoleon returned to france after his first exile?

a. they executed him. b. they captured and imprisoned him
c. they supported him. d. they ignored him.

1. why did napoleon divorce his first wife?

a. she was having an affair. b. she was too young for him
c. he found out she was previously married. d. she had not produced a male heir.

1. which of the following was not a reform made by napoleon?

a. he created the napoleonic code.
b. he had several new roads and monuments built.
c. he forced all french to practice catholicism.
d. he set up non-religious schools.

Explanation:

1. Napoleon was highly skilled in military strategy and had many battlefield successes.
2. Napoleon's first exile was to Elba, and his second exile was to St. Helena.
3. Napoleon drove the Austrians out of Italy, which made him a hero in France.
4. Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States to get funds to support his wars.
5. "Abdicate" means to give up a power or position.
6. One of the common theories is that he suffered from pain from stomach cancer.
7. Being outsmarted in military strategy was not a reason for the failure of the Russian invasion.
8. The French army supported Napoleon when he returned after his first exile.
9. Napoleon divorced his first wife because she had not produced a male heir.
10. Napoleon did not force all French to practice Catholicism.

Answer:

1. C. He was excellent at military strategy and usually successful in battle.
2. C. Elba
3. B. He drove the Austrians out of Italy.
4. C. He needed to support his wars.
5. A. To give up a power of position.
6. B. He suffered from pain from stomach cancer.
7. D. He was outsmarted in his military strategy.
8. C. They supported him.
9. D. She had not produced a male heir.
10. C. He forced all French to practice Catholicism.