Chapter 2 Revolutionary Ideals: Napoleonic Empire And The Idea Of Nationalism MCQs
Question 1. Napoleon’s greatest enemy was
(1) Austria
(2) England
(3) Prussia
(4) Russia
Answer: (2) England
Question 2. The ‘Child of the French Revolution was
(1) Charles IV
(2) Napoleon
(3) Arthur Wellesley
(4) Louis XVI
Answer: (2) Napoleon
Question 3. Napoleon invaded Milan in
(1) 1795
(2) 1796
(3) 1797
(4) 1798
Answer: (2) 1796
Question 4. The currency system in France was reformed by
(1) Louis XVI
(2) Louis XVIII
(3) Napoleon
(4) Calonne
Answer: (3) Napoleon
Question 5. Conferring of the Legion of Honour on men of eminence was an important reform introduced by
(1) Montesquieu
(2) Voltaire
(3) Napoleon
(4) Charles II
Answer: (3) Napoleon.
Question 6. The number of departments into which Napoleon divided France was
(1) 80
(2) 82
(3) 83
(4) 93
Answer: (3) 83
Question 7. Napoleon, by the Concordat of 1801, solved the question of conflict between
(1) The First Estate and the Third Estate
(2) The French Government and the army
(3) The French Government and the clergy
(4) The French Government and the Pope
Answer: (4) The French Government and the Pope
Question 8. The greatest achievement of Napoleon’s financial system was the foundation of the
(1) Heavy Industries
(2) Rationing system
(3) Bank of France
(4) Employment exchange
Answer: (3) Bank of France
Question 9. After the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was sent to
(1) Elba
(2) Sparta
(3) St Helena
(4) Corsica
Answer: (3) St Helena
Question 10. In the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated by
(1) Nelson
(2) Talleyrand
(3) Alexander II
(4) Duke of Wellington
Answer: (4) Duke of Wellington
Question 11. In 1804 the legal veil of republicanism was dropped and
(1) Dictatorship was established in France.
(2) Monarchy was established in France.
(3) Democracy was established in France.
(4) Kingship was established in France.
Answer: (1) Dictatorship was established in France.
Question 12. The Code Napoleon incorporated the noble principles of the French Revolution such as
(1) Banning of trade unions.
(2) Equality before the law.
(3) Abolition of private property.
(4) Censorship of the press.
Answer: (2) Equality before the law.
Question 13. The Continental System imposed by Napoleon intended to
(1) Bring Russia under control.
(2) Bring Austria under control.
(3) Bring England under control.
(4) Bring Spain under control.
Answer: (3)Bring England under control.
Question 14. Napoleon’s Moscow expedition failed because of
(1) Natural features and climatic conditions.
(2) Shortage of arms and weapons.
(3) Revolt by Napoleon’s soldiers.
(4) Lack of adequate preparation for war.
Answer: (1) Natural features and climatic conditions.
Question 15. One of the causes of the downfall of the Napoleonic empire was
(1) Military weakness
(2) Financial weakness
(3) Built on military force and not on the consent of the people
(4) Vast extent
Answer: (3) Built on military force and not on the consent of the people
Question 16. Napoleon was influenced by contemporary philosophers like
(1) Karl Marx
(2) Rousseau
(3) Engels
(4) Thomas Paine
Answer: (2) Rousseau
Question 17. Napoleon denied, one of the major ideals of the French Revolution
(1) Fundamental rights
(2) Liberty
(3) Equality
(4) Fraternity
Answer: (2) Liberty
Question 18. Declared a counter blockade against the Berlin Decree known as Orders-in-Council
(1) Italy
(2) Germany
(3) Russia
(4) England
Answer: (4) England
Question 19. The ‘Spanish Ulcer’ ruined
(1) Arthur Wellesley
(2) Nelson
(3) Duke of Wellington
(4) Napoleon
Answer: (4) Napoleon
Question 20. The Moscow Expedition of the soldiers failed.
(1) British
(2) Germans
(3) Italian
(4) French
Answer: (4) French
Question 21. Introduced the doctrine of career open to talent.
(1) Louis XVI
(2) Louis XVIII
(3) Napoleon
(4) Pope
Answer: (3) Napoleon
