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