Question: How did most European elites react to the French Revolution?
A) They saw the abolition of monarchy and the institution of a republic as the realization of Enlightenment principles and a model to be followed throughout Europe
B) Although many were originally in favor of the Revolution's aims, especially the establishment of a republic, the events of the terror made them wary of the revolutionary model
C) They admired the Enlightenment ideals of the Revolution but distrusted the populist emphasis on universal suffrage and equality
D) They were alarmed and even enraged by the abolition of monarchy and nobility and the encouragement of popular participation in politics
Question: The Confederation of the Rhine, established in 1806, resulted from
A) Austria's desire to rally the German-speaking lands against France and reassert Habsburg control over the former Holy Roman Empire
B) Napoleon's decision to reduce the number of German principalities under his control and organize the resulting larger states into a more coherent body
C) The Germans' determination to repel the French army through an organized military alliance even if it meant abdicating a degree of sovereignty to Prussia
D) A mere rumor disseminated by Metternich, who sought to sway Napoleon into negotiating a truce by feigning the establishment of a pan-German military alliance
Question: What measures did Napoleon impose on the colonized populations in the annexed territories and satellite kingdoms of France?
A) He abolished local customs and languages in favor of the French language and customs and forced the local populations to convert to Catholicism
B) He punished resistant populations by confiscating the bulk of their agricultural resources and forcing them to billet his troops
C) He confiscated the best farmland and urban dwellings to give to French citizens who intended to settle in the newly colonized territories
D) He forcibly introduced French-style reforms, including the abolition of serfdom and the introduction of the Napoleonic Code, as well as conscripting and taxing local populations