Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography - Quiz
  • 1. Who wrote the biography Napoleon published in 1971?
A) Désirée Clary
B) Bill Clinton
C) Susan Howard
D) Vincent Cronin
  • 2. What is the alternative title of the 1971 book Napoleon?
A) My Life
B) Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography
C) Clisson et Eugénie
D) Napoleon: A Monster of Egoism
  • 3. In what year was Napoleon published under the title Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography?
A) 1972
B) 1971
C) 1951
D) 2004
  • 4. What is the primary focus of Vincent Cronin's biographical style in this book?
A) His military strategy alone
B) Napoleon's personality and relationships
C) His economic policies
D) His wars and battles exclusively
  • 5. What new material discovered since 1951 shed light on a new side of Napoleon, according to the author?
A) Financial records of the French Empire
B) Private journals of Susan Howard
C) Love letters to Désirée Clary and his autobiography Clisson et Eugénie
D) Military maps of his Russian campaign
  • 6. What was the title of Napoleon's autobiography mentioned in the text?
A) Clisson et Eugénie
B) My Life
C) Friendship is Only a Word
D) An Intimate Biography
  • 7. Who was a recipient of Napoleon's newly discovered love letters?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Eugénie
C) Susan Howard
D) Désirée Clary
  • 8. What was Cronin's second, more personal reason for writing another biography of Napoleon?
A) Orders from the French government
B) Dissatisfaction with existing pictures of Napoleon lacking a living, breathing man
C) Financial incentives from the publisher
D) A desire to prove Napoleon was a monster of egoism
  • 9. Which phrase did biographers frequently repeat that Cronin found contradictory?
A) Friendship is only a word. I love no man.
B) I am the ruler of France.
C) Napoleon was a monster of egoism.
D) Friendship is the foundation of the empire.
  • 10. How did other biographers typically explain the contradiction regarding Napoleon's friendships?
A) By calling him a monster of egoism or insincerity
B) By arguing he wrote fake love letters
C) By claiming he was actually a peaceful diplomat
D) By stating he had no friends at all
  • 11. What was Cronin's stance on whether Napoleon was a monster?
A) He did not believe in monsters
B) He thought Napoleon was a monster of insincerity
C) He agreed with previous biographers
D) He believed Napoleon was a monster of egoism
  • 12. Why has the book created much controversy?
A) Because it claims Napoleon never had friends
B) Due to its harsh criticism of French culture
C) Due to the depiction of Napoleon as a generally respectable person
D) Because it focuses exclusively on wars and battles
  • 13. What kind of reviews did the novel receive as a biography?
A) Mixed reviews
B) No reviews at all
C) Universally negative reviews
D) Unanimously glowing praise
  • 14. Who criticised the layout and biases of the book on napoleon-series.org?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Susan Howard
C) Vincent Cronin
D) Désirée Clary
  • 15. According to Susan Howard, how is Napoleon treated over controversial matters in the book?
A) His motives are always presented as malicious
B) He is heavily condemned every time
C) He is ignored completely
D) He is given the benefit of the doubt every time
  • 16. Which character defects are admitted about Napoleon in the book, according to Susan Howard?
A) Impatience, dislike of criticism, and over-optimism in later life
B) Laziness, incompetence, and cruelty
C) Greed, cowardice, and dishonesty
D) Arrogance, paranoia, and untrustworthiness
  • 17. How does the book describe Napoleon's use of censorship and press control?
A) As a necessary economic reform
B) As a great strength of his empire
C) As a brilliant military strategy
D) As a mark of weakness
  • 18. What does Susan Howard quote as Napoleon's guiding purpose in the Empire?
A) To conquer all of Europe and expand his royal lineage
B) To amass personal wealth and luxury
C) To control the global press and eliminate censorship
D) To export liberty, equality, justice and sovereignty of the people
  • 19. What are mentioned as blots on the imperial picture in the book?
A) The discovery of Clisson et Eugénie
B) Napoleon hated all of his close friends
C) Too often Napoleon acted brusquely, while Jerome overspent
D) Napoleon lost every single major battle
  • 20. Who overspent, acting as a blot on the imperial picture?
A) Bill
B) Susan
C) Jerome
D) Vincent
  • 21. In which 2004 autobiography is Vincent Cronin's biography of Napoleon referenced?
A) Friendship is Only a Word
B) Clisson et Eugénie
C) Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography
D) My Life
  • 22. Who wrote the 2004 autobiography My Life?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Bill Clinton
C) Susan Howard
D) Vincent Cronin
  • 23. Who read Vincent Cronin's biography of Napoleon together in front of the fire?
A) Susan Howard and Vincent Cronin
B) Bill and Hillary Clinton
C) Napoleon and Désirée Clary
D) Jerome and Eugénie
  • 24. What was the weather like when Bill and Hillary read Cronin's book?
A) A windy autumn evening
B) A cold winter day
C) A rainy spring morning
D) A warm summer afternoon
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