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Revolutionary Ideals: Napoleonic Empire and the Idea of Nationalism Class 9 WBBSE MCQ Questions
Multiple Choice Questions :
Question 1.
The ‘Child of the French Revolution’ was-
(A) Charles IV
(B) Napoleon
(C) Arthur Wellesley
(D) Louis XVI
Answer:
(B) Napoleon
Question 2.
Napoleon invaded Milan in-
(A) 1795
(B) 1796
(C) 1797
(D) 1798
Answer:
(B) 1796
Question 3.
The currency system in France was reformed by-
(A) Louis XVI
(B) Louis XVIII
(C) Napoleon
(D) Calonne
Answer:
(C) Napoleon
Question 4.
Conferring of the Legion of Honour on men of eminence was an important reform introduced by-
(A) Montesquieu
(B) Voltaire
(C) Napoleon
(D) Charies II
Answer:
(C) Napoleon
Question 5.
The number of departments into which Napoleon divided France-
(A) 80
(B) 82
(C) 83
(D) 93
Answer:
(C) 83
Question 6.
Napoleon by the Concordat of 1801 solved the question of conflict between-
(A) The First Estate and the Third Estate
(B) The French government and the army
(C) The French government and the clergy
(D) The French government and the Pope
Answer:
(D) The French government and the Pope
Question 7.
The greatest achievement of Napoleon’s financial system was the foundation of the-
(A) Heavy industries
(B) Rationing system
(C) Bank of France
(D) Employment exchange
Answer:
(C) Bank of France
Question 8.
Napoleon was born in-
(A) Elba island
(B) Britain
(C) Spain
(D) Corsica island
Answer:
(D) Corsica island
Question 9.
After the Reign of Terror in France, a new government known as the Directory came into power in-
(A) 1795
(B) 1792
(C) 1789
(D) 1804
Answer:
(A) 1795
Question 10.
Napoleon overthrew the Directory and assumed supreme power as the First consul in-
(A) 1795
(B) 1796
(C) 1799
(D) 1800
Answer:
(C) 1799
Question 11.
The University of France was established by-
(A) Metternich
(B) Napoleon
(C) Louis X
(D) Guizot
Answer:
(B) Napoleon
Question 12.
The French Art Gallery was established by-
(A) Leopold
(B) Louis XVI
(C) Talleyrand
(D) Napoleon
Answer:
(D) Napoleon
Question 13.
Napoleon was totally defeated in the Battle of Trafalgar by the naval chief of-
(A) Russia
(B) England
(C) Prussia
(D) Italy
Answer:
(B) England
Question 14.
In the Battle of Austerlitz Napoleon defeated the joint army of –
(A) Austria and Russia
(B) Austria and Prussia
(C) Austria and spain
(D) Spain and Russia
Answer:
(A) Austria and Russia
Question 15.
The Confederation of the Rhine was created in the year-
(A) 1807
(B) 1806
(C) 1802
(D) 1808
Answer:
(B) 1806
Question 16.
The kingdom of Westphalia was created in-
(A) 1802
(B) 1805
(C) 1807
(D) 1811
Answer:
(C) 1807
Question 17.
The treaty by which Russia promised to help France against England was the-
(A) Treaty of Pressburg
(B) Treaty of Portsmouth
(C) Treaty of Tilsit
(D) Treaty of Paris
Answer:
(C) Treaty of Tilsit
Question 18.
The kingdom of Westphalia was carved out of the territory of-
(A) Prussia
(B) Russia
(C) Austria
(D) Spain
Answer:
(B) Russia
Question 19.
The kingdom of Westphalia was entrusted to Napoleon’s brother-
(A) Jerome
(B) Francis Ferdinand
(C) Louis XIV
(D) Charles IV
Answer:
(A) Jerome
Question 20.
Napoleon was a supporter of-
(A) Liberty
(B) Democracy
(C) Colonialism.
(D) Slavery
Answer:
(A) Liberty
Question 21.
Who is called the ‘Destroyer of the Revolution’?
(A) Alexander II
(B) Nelson
(C) Nepoleon
(D) Charles II
Answer:
(C) Nepoleon
Question 22.
The French blockade was a paper blockade because France did not have adequate-
(A) arms
(B) cavalry
(C) navy
(D) soldiers
Answer:
(C) navy
Question 23.
The Pope was imprisoned for his refusal to accept the Continental System by –
(A) Michel Ney
(B) Napoleon
(C) Garbriel
(D) Nicholas
Answer:
(B) Napoleon
Question 24.
Napoleon made the most daring adventure in his life by launching the invasion of-
(A) Spain
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) Russia
Answer:
(D) Russia
Question 25.
The ‘Scorched Earth Policy’ was followed by –
(A) England
(B) Spain
(C) Russia
(D) Portugal
Answer:
(C) Russia
Question 26.
After the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was sent to-
(A) Elba
(B) St. Helena
(C) Sporta
(D) Corsica
Answer:
(B) St. Helena
Question 27.
In the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated by-
(A) Nelson
(B) Talleyrand
(C) Alexander II
(D) Duke of Wellington
Answer:
(D) Duke of Wellington
Question 28.
The fate of Napoleon was sealed forever in the fierce battle of-
(A) Trafalgar
(B) Austerlitz
(C) Leipzig
(D) Waterloo
Answer:
(D) Waterloo
Question 29.
Napoleon issued the Milan Decree in-
(A) 1807
(B) 1808
(C) 1809
(D) 1810
Answer:
(A) 1807
Fill in the blanks :
1. Napoleon was influenced by contemporary philosophers like _____ (Karl Marx/ Rousseau/Thomas Paine).
Answer:
Rousseau
2. Napoleon denied _____, (fundamental rights/liberty/fraternity) one of the major ideals of the French Revolution.
Answer:
liberty
3. _____ (Louis XVI/Louis XVIII/Napoleon/ Pope) introduced the doctrine of career open to talent.
Answer:
Napoleon
4. The Bank of France was established in _____ (1800/1899/1799).
Answer:
1800
5. Concordat means agreement especially between _____ (King/Church/Bishop) and state.
Answer:
Church
6. The Legion of Honour was introduced by _____ (Louis XIV/Napoleon/James I).
Answer:
Napoleon
7. Napoleon provided equality to his people but took away _____ (personality/ fraternity/liberty).
Answer:
liberty
8. The treaty of Campo Formio was signed in _____ (1792/1793/1797).
Answer:
1797
9. Napoleon’s greatest enemy was _____ (Austria/Germany/England).
Answer:
England
10. The Battle of Pyramid was fought in the year _____ (1793/1798/1799).
Answer:
1798
11. In _____ (1799/1796/1899) Napoleon seized the political power of France.
Answer:
1799
12. In 1799 Napoleon took away the powers of the _____ (National convention/Directory/ States General).
Answer:
Directory
13. By the treaty of Campo Formio Italy accepted the supremacy of _____ (Germany/Britain/France) over Lombardy.
Answer:
France
14. Napoleon was defeated by Nelson in the battle of _____ (Leipzing/Waterloo/Nile).
Answer:
Nile
15. The Egyptian army was defeated by _____ (Louis XVI/Leopold/Napoleon).
Answer:
Napoleon
16. Napoleon became the emperor of France in _____ (1803/1804/1805).
Answer:
1804
17. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought in the year _____ (1804/1805/1806).
Answer:
1805
18. The naval chief of England in the Battle of Trafalgar was _____ (Talleyrand/ Metternich/ Nelson).
Answer:
Nelson
19. The Treaty of Pressburg was signed after the Battle of _____ (UIm/Waterloo/ Austerlitz).
Answer:
Austerlitz
20. In the Battle of Austerlitz the joint army of Austria and _____ was defeated (Italy/ Germany/Russia).
Answer:
Russia
21. In the Battle of Jena _____ was defeated (Russia/Prussia/England).
Answer:
Prussia
22. The Treaty of Tilsit was signed in _____ (1806/1807/1804).
Answer:
1807
23. ____ (Germany/Russia/England) declared a counter blockade against the Berlin Decree known as Orders-in-Council.
Answer:
England
24. The ‘Spanish Ulcer’ ruined ____. (Arthur Wellesley/Napoleon/Duke of Wellington).
Answer:
Napoleon
25. The Moscow Expedition of the ____ (British/Italian/French) soldiers failed.
Answer:
French
26. Charles IV was the ruler of ____ (Italy/ Germany/Spain).
Answer:
Spain
27. Arthur Wellesley was the army general of (Russia/Britain/France)
Answer:
Britain
28. Spain and Portugal jointly declared war against Napoleon which is known as the ____ (Peninsular/Cold/Cudgel) war.
Answer:
Peninsular
29. ____ (Pope/Calonne/Napoleon) lost his Grand army in Russia.
Answer:
Napoleon
30. Napoleon was defeated in the battle of Waterloo by the ____ (Duke of Wellington/ Arthur Wellesley/Kutuzov).
Answer:
Duke of Wellington
31. Through the Milan Decree, Napoleon proclaimed that any ship of any country trying to reach ____ (Spain/Portugal/ England) would be confiscated.
Answer:
England
32. Napoleon drove out the Spanish king Ferdinand and appointed his brother ____ (Nelson/Kutuzov/Joseph) as the king of Spain.
Answer:
Joseph
33. The Fontainebleau Decree was issued by Napoleon in ____ (1807/1810/1812).
Answer:
1810
Mark True or False :
1. Religious tolerance was one of the chief features of the Napoleonic empire.
Answer: True
2. Napoleon’s legal code is still the basis of French laws.
Answer: True
3. Code Napoleon guaranteed civil liberties.
Answer: True
4. Napoleon was called the ‘Child of the Revolution’.
Answer: True
5. Napoleon laid great stress on liberty but destroyed equality.
Answer: False
6. Napoleon believed in absolute monarchy.
Answer: True
7. Napoleon was a supporter of the principles of French Revolution, viz, liberty, equality and socialism
Answer: False
8. Napoleon used to live in the Palace of Tuileries like the Bourbon kings.
Answer: True
9. Napoleon became the consul of France in 1798.
Answer: False
10. The Bank of France was established in 1799.
Answer: False
11. Napoleon introduced the Legion of Honour in 1804.
Answer: False
12. Napoleon removed the English from the port of Toulon in 1794.
Answer: False
13. The British admiral Nelson defeated Napoleon.
Answer: True
14. In the Battle of Pyramid France was defeated.
Answer: False
15. After the Treaty of Campo Formio Napoleon dropped his plan of invasion of England.
Answer: False
16. In 1804 a royalist insurrection broke out in France and Napoleon declared himself as the ‘Emperor of France’.
Answer: True
17. The supremacy of the English naval fleet was established after the Battle of Trafalgar.
Answer: True
18. After the Battle of Trafalgar Napoleon realised that England could not be defeated in direct war and abandoned the idea of defeating England on the sea.
Answer: True
19. Napoleon routed the English navy in the historic Battle of Trafalgar.
Answer: False
20. Nelson forced Austria to sign the Treaty of Pressburg.
Answer: False
21. According to the Treaty of Tilsit Napoleon recognised the Russian settlement in Germany, Italy and Poland.
Answer: False
22. According to the terms of the Treaty of Tilsit a new state named Westphalia was created.
Answer: True
23. After the Treaty of Tilsit Napoleon was virtually the lord of Europe.
Answer: True
24. The Third Coalition was formed by England, Austria and Britain against France.
Answer: False
25. Alexander I was the ruler of Russia.
Answer: True
26. Napoleon appointed his stepson Prince Engene as the governor of North Italy.
Answer: True
27. Napoleon appointed his brother Leopold III as the king of Naples.
Answer: False
28. The Berlin Decree was issued by Napoleon in 1806.
Answer: True
29. The Milan Decree was issued by Napoleon in 1808.
Answer: False
30. The Continental System was introduced by Napoleon in 1806.
Answer: True
31. The Continental System was declared by Napoleon against Prussia.
Answer: False
32. Napoleon introduced the Continental System in order to defeat Austria in an indirect war.
Answer: False
33. France did not have the naval power required to successfully enforce the Continental System.
Answer: True
34. The ‘Spanish Ulcer’ ruined Napoleon.
Answer: True
35. Napoleon was defeated in the ‘Battle of Nations’.
Answer: True
36. Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo.
Answer: False
37. Louis XVI ascended the throne of France after Napoleon’s departure to Elba.
Answer: False
38. The Italian provinces rose in revolt against Napoleon.
Answer: True
39. Napoleon ruled in France for only 200 days after his return from Elba.
Answer: False
40. Russia was invaded by France in 1815.
Answer: False
41. The Russians smarting from their humiliation of Tilsit decided to withdraw from the Continental System.
Answer: True
42. The Kingdom of Westphalia was carved out of Russian territory and entrusted to Napoleon’s brother Jerome.
Answer: True
43. Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Answer: False
44. Napoleon died in 1840.
Answer: False
Choose the best explanation :
1. Statement: Napoleon is called the ‘Destroyer of the Revolution’.
Explanation (A): He was against individual freedom, rule of law, freedom of speech and press.
Explanation (B): He provided equality to his people by implementing the Code Napoleon.
Explanation (C): Every individual, however, low born could attain high posts on the basis of merit.
Answer:
Explanation (A): He was against individual freedom, rule of law, freedom of speech and press.
2. Statement: Napoleon introduced the Civil code in 1804.
Explanation (A): To punish the French.
Explanation (B): To prove his worth as an emperor.
Explanation (C): To estabilsh equality before law in France.
Answer:
Explanation (C): To estabilsh equality before law in France.
3. Statement: Austria signed the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805.
Explanation (A): Austria was defeated by the French in the Battle of Austerlitz.
Explanation (B): Austria was defeated in the Battle of Jena by France.
Explanation (C): Ausrtria was defeated in the Battle of Trafalgar.
Answer:
Explanation (A): Austria was defeated by the French in the Battle of Austerlitz.
4. Statement: The Battle of Trafalgar is noteworthy.
Explanation (A): It indirectly paved the way for the downfall of Napoleon.
Explanation (B): Napoleon devised a scheme to disrupt the commercial connections of the English.
Explanation (C): After the battle a royalist insurrection broke out in France.
Answer:
Explanation (A): It indirectly paved the way for the downfall of Napoleon.
5. Statement: The Continental System was imposed by Napoleon.
Explanation (A): to bring Russia under control.
Explanation (B): to bring Austria under control.
Explanation (C): to bring England under control.
Answer:
Explanation (C): to bring England under control.
6. Statement: Napoleon’s Moscow expedition failed.
Explanation (A): It was because of natural features and climatic condition.
Explanation (B): It was because of shortage of arms and weapons.
Explanation (C): It was because of revolt by Napoleon’s soldiers.
Answer:
Explanation (A): It was because of natural features and climatic condition.
Match the columns :
Question 1.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Napoleon | A. Czar of Russia |
| 2. Alexander | B. Concordat of 1801 |
| 3. Milan Decree | C. Napoleon |
| 4. One Hundred Days Rule | D. 1806 |
Answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Napoleon | B. Concordat of 1801 |
| 2. Alexander | A. Czar of Russia |
| 3. Milan Decree | D. 1806
|
| 4. One Hundred Days Rule | C. Napoleon |
Question 2.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Louvre Museum | A. Naval Chief of England |
| 2. Rule of Consulate | B. Ruler of France |
| 3. Nelson | C. 1799-1804 |
| 4. Louis XVIII | D. Napoleon |
Answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Louvre Museum | D. Napoleon |
| 2. Rule of Consulate | C. 1799-1804 |
| 3. Nelson | A. Naval Chief of England |
| 4. Louis XVIII | B. Ruler of France |
Question 3.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Nation of Shopkeepers | A. 1808 |
| 2. University of France | B. Mother of Napoleon |
| 3. Litizia Remolinio | C. Toulon |
| 4. Napoleon attacked | D. Britain |
Answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Nation of Shopkeepers | D. Britain |
| 2. University of France | A. 1808 |
| 3. Litizia Remolinio | B. Mother of Napoleon |
| 4. Napoleon attacked | C. Toulon |
Question 4.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Battle of Trafalgar | A. 1807 |
| 2. Battle of Jena | B. 1805 |
| 3. Battle of Nations | C. 1815 |
| 4. Battle of Waterloo | D. 1813 |
Answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. Battle of Trafalgar | B. 1805 |
| 2. Battle of Jena | A. 1807 |
| 3. Battle of Nations | D. 1813 |
| 4. Battle of Waterloo | C. 1815 |
Question 5.
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. 1807 | A. Treaty of Pressburg |
| 2. 1805 | B. 1806 |
| 3. Milan Decree | C. Treaty of Tilsit |
| 4. Napoleon died | D. 1821 |
Answer:
| Column I | Column II |
| 1. 1807 | C. Treaty of Tilsit |
| 2. 1805 | A. Treaty of Pressburg |
| 3. Milan Decree | B. 1806 |
| 4. Napoleon died | C. Treaty of Tilsit |