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