AP Euro napoleonic era quiz

The following question refers to the topic of crisis, upheaval, and revolution in the eighteenth century.

The model of political sovereignty that inspired the French Revolution posed the most direct challenge to which of the following forms of government?

A. Absolute Monarchy

The following question refers to the topic of crisis, upheaval, and revolution in the eighteenth century.

In 1815 the immediate political result of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars was

A. The reestablishment of conservative monarchies across much of Europe

The following question refers to the topic of crisis, upheaval, and revolution in the eighteenth century.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political development of France and the political development of Britain over the course of the 1700s?

B. France preserved its political system until it was violently overthrown, while Britain remained relatively stable.

Accounts of non-European peoples similar to Cook's portrayal of the inhabitants of Australia contributed most directly to the development of which of the following?

A. Romanticism

Cook's voyages were primarily a result of which of the following eighteenth-century developments?

A. Competition among European powers to create commercial empires.

A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in eighteenth-century France was the

A. dominant influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the cultural life of the elites

A historian would be most likely to use the two images as evidence that the Napoleonic Wars

B. inspired nationalist sentiment in both Germany and Spain

The dark areas in the map above represent the

D. farthest extent of lands ruled directly by Napoleonic France

The painting of Napoleon shown above portrays him as which of the following?

D. An imperial ruler

At the Congress of Vienna, a principle that guided the deliberations of the diplomats was

A. Balance of power

Both of the authors dealt with the issue of slavery in the context of the

C. long period of conflict between France and Britain

Grenville's warning regarding Santo Domingo (Source 2) was a response to which of the following?

D. The outbreak of a slave revolt led by Toussaint L'Ouverture

The Romantic movement in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Europe was characterized by

A. reaction against the principles of the Enlightenment

Countries in the coalitions that opposed Revolutionary and Napoleonic France were most eager to adopt which provision of the decree?

B. The creation of nationally based mass conscript armies

In subsequent years, the French government used the institutions created by the decree to

A. attempt to spread French Revolutionary ideals throughout Europe

Pils' choice of subject matter and his treatment of it were probably most strongly influenced by which of the following contemporary developments?

B. The outbreak of revolution in France in the previous year

Young's account provides potential information about the origins of the French Revolution. A historian wishing to evaluate the usefulness of his account would likely be interested in all the following questions EXCEPT:

A. What was the typical amount of labor required to run a printing press?

The sentiments expressed in the poem are best understood in the context of which of the following?

B. Reactions against the occupation of Germany by Napoleon's armies

The policy of extending the French Revolution beyond France's borders was most closely associated with the

D. Girondin party

Which of the following best explains why many saw Napoleon as an oppressor, as stated in the passage?

B. While he created some representative institutions in conquered regions, in practice these were manipulated to keep Napoleon's regime in power.

Which of the following best explains why Napoleon's empire provoked nationalist reactions across Europe, as suggested by the passage?

A. Napoleon used nationalism to mobilize the mass armies that facilitated his conquests, and his methods were copied and in some cases amplified by his rivals.

All the following statements are historically accurate. Which would most strongly support Gruner's characterization in the second paragraph of the rule of German princes before Napoleon?

A. There were virtually no instances of significant popular rebellions against German princes in the eighteenth century.

There were virtually no instances of significant popular rebellions against German princes in the eighteenth century.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau differed significantly from other Enlightenment philosophes in his

A. emphasis on emotions and his admiration for the "noble savage"

Which of the following best describes the most significant effect during the Napoleonic Wars of the ideas expressed in the passage?

C. They strengthened Spaniards' nationalist resistance against the perceived illegitimacy of Napoleon's rule.

Napoleon Bonaparte's repressive occupation sparked a violent popular revolt in

A. Spain

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Napoleonic Code?

D. It protected private property and the authority of husbands within the family.

The basic goal of Napoleon's Continental System was to

B. weaken England economically

Napoleon's primary aim in establishing the Continental System was to

D. destroy Great Britain's economy

Which of the following actions by Napoleon aided the cause of German unification?

A. The elimination of many small states and the political reorganization of territory

Napoleon's efforts to limit civil rights and restrict domestic opposition are best explained by which of the following?

A. The need to maintain a unified France in the face of continued resistance by other European powers to his imperial conquests

Napoleon's mobilization of large conscript armies is best understood as a continuation of the military practices of

D. the French Revolutionary period

Napoleon's establishment of what he called republics in various conquered territories is best explained by

B. his nominal adherence to the French Revolutionary principle of popular sovereignty

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's calls for the moral improvement of society are best understood in the context of

C. intellectual discontent with the existing political and economic system of old regime Europe

The Romantic movement's increased emphasis on the importance of emotional bonds is best understood in the context of which eighteenth-century social development?

B. Increased resources devoted to child-rearing and a growing emphasis on education

Religious revival movements of the eighteenth century such as Methodism and Pietism are best understood in the context of

A. continuations of Protestant traditions of religious and social reform

All of the following statements are factually accurate. Which describes the most serious limitation of the data showing only a small increase in sugar consumption by continental Europe in the period from 1750 to 1800 ?

A. In 1800, the British navy was blockading French-controlled ports and seriously interfering with the overseas trade of Revolutionary France and its allies.