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