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This quiz deals with the exile of Napoleon on St Helena. Far away from his lost empire, on this small mountainous rock, Emperor Napoleon would spend his last days.

A multiple-choice quiz by fred0518. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
fred0518
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
284,543
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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505
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 213 (5/10), Guest 154 (6/10), Guest 149 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Upon approaching the island of St Helena Napoleon, peering out of his field glasses at the island's steep cliffs, is reported to have said what? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was distinctive about Longwood, the residence of Napoleon during his time on St Helena? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Napoleon was accompanied by Comte de Las Cases, a close friend who kept a dairy of the journey to St Helena.


Question 4 of 10
4. The British kept a close eye on Napoleon to prevent the fear of embarrassment if he was allowed to escape. Which of these is NOT one of the security measures the British took? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who became island governor on April 14th 1815? He was specially appointed by the British government to make any changes to the island to prevent the prisoner escaping. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Napoleon quickly arranged a routine at Longwood where he was active for most of the day. However despite this he still complained of being bored. What would Napoleon usually do after lunch? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Being familiar with the lifestyle of a French aristocrat, Napoleon made sure the finest butter, meat, duck, turkeys and bottles of wine and champagne were brought to Longwood from Jamestown. What was the cost of food for Longwood in a year? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Napoleon constantly reflected and spoke about his past whilst at St Helena. He spoke of the ups and downs and controversy surrounding his reign. Which of these events did he see as his darkest hour? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Napoleon became increasingly attached to his garden while on St Helena. As the garden grew prettier he demanded that British guards be pushed back to 80 feet. Napoleon saw this as a victory against Lowe and his snoopers. Whilst guarding this piece of land he also shot a goat, three hens and a bullock.


Question 10 of 10
10. 'France, the army, head of the army! Josephine'. These were the words of the dying emperor on 5th May 1821. Antommarchi, Napoleon's chosen doctor, noted violent seizures then three separate sighs before Napoleon finally died. What did Antommarchi give as the cause of death? Hint



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1. Upon approaching the island of St Helena Napoleon, peering out of his field glasses at the island's steep cliffs, is reported to have said what?

Answer: 'It's not an attractive place. I would have done better to remain in Egypt'

St Helena was slightly larger than Elba but clearly Napoleon was not impressed. "This is a disgraceful island, it is a prison", Napoleon said upon landing. Despite its size it was chosen well by the British to prevent the escape of Napoleon. It was so remote the nearest land, being 1,140 miles away, was the west coast of Africa. France was a further 5,000 miles.
2. What was distinctive about Longwood, the residence of Napoleon during his time on St Helena?

Answer: It was infested with rats

Longwood was so heavily infested with rats that servants caught at least 20 a day. On one occasion Napoleon took his hat from the sideboard and a large rat sprung out of it and scuttled down between his legs. Napoleon did not mind the rats. Instead he was profoundly annoyed by the huge presence of sentries around Longwood - 125 sentries during the day and 72 at night.
3. Napoleon was accompanied by Comte de Las Cases, a close friend who kept a dairy of the journey to St Helena.

Answer: True

Napoleon chose four friends who he had chosen to share his exile with: Generals Bertrand, de Montholon and Gourgaud, and Comte de Las Cases. It is well known that Napoleon often went to General Bertrand's house to play with his children. Another interesting fact is that Napoleon once tried to learn English from Comte de Las Cases. Once he was overheard saying: "Veech you tink de best town?". Napoleon, who was not an able linguist, abandoned his attempts to learn English after nine months.
4. The British kept a close eye on Napoleon to prevent the fear of embarrassment if he was allowed to escape. Which of these is NOT one of the security measures the British took?

Answer: Preventing trade with the island

The British realised the naval importance the island held so decided banning trade would not be necessary. The threat of Napoleon disguising himself and stowing away on a ship was the biggest fear. Despite being, remote Jamestown was a regular port of call for ships on the Cape route.

As many as 50 ships could be in harbour on any given day. In 1815 there were around 2,000 natives and 1,380 British soldiers on the island.
5. Who became island governor on April 14th 1815? He was specially appointed by the British government to make any changes to the island to prevent the prisoner escaping.

Answer: Sir Hudson Lowe

Hudson Lowe was appointed to the island and certainly made an impact on Napoleon's stay. "Didn't you tell me that Lowe was at Champaubert and Montmirail? We probably fired guns at each other", Napoleon was heard saying when he discovered Lowe would be taking over. One example of their turbulent relationship was when Napoleon arranged for new shoes to be made in Jamestown. Lowe prevented this and demanded that Napoleon hand the old shoes to him and he would get a new pair. Napoleon, who found this arrangement humiliating, was reported to observe, "You are sticking pins into us, you wish to prevent us escaping, there is only one way, to kill us."

One way Lowe could easily wind up Napoleon was by refusing to call him Napoleon but instead 'General Bonaparte'. Lowe ordered that all British soldiers referring to him call him that instead.
6. Napoleon quickly arranged a routine at Longwood where he was active for most of the day. However despite this he still complained of being bored. What would Napoleon usually do after lunch?

Answer: Dictate the history of his campaigns

This dictation would often last for three hours. One way that Napoleon conquered boredom would be to instruct the driver of his carriage to ride quickly around the devil's punchbowl so as to terrify his guests. When first arriving on the island ,while staying privately with the Balcombes, Napoleon was permitted to visit Jamestown and talk to the islanders. With the move to Longwood these visits were forbidden and harsher security restrictions were imposed on the prisoner.
7. Being familiar with the lifestyle of a French aristocrat, Napoleon made sure the finest butter, meat, duck, turkeys and bottles of wine and champagne were brought to Longwood from Jamestown. What was the cost of food for Longwood in a year?

Answer: £20,000

Lowe decided that this was to much and wrote to the government saying that he planned to reduce the cost of food to £12,000. Anything over this would have to be paid with French funds. Napoleon did not believe the British would make their own prisoner pay for his detention but he was proved wrong. Napoleon was furious when Lowe declared the French funds were exhausted. In order to pay for the food Napoleon ordered that his silver be cut up and sold in Jamestown. Lowe was deeply annoyed by Napoleon's attention seeking. One day when Cipriani was selling the silver in Jamestown a British officer asked how Napoleon was. Cipriani replied, "Fairly well. Just as you'd imagine someone who had to sell their plate to live."
Lowe angrily shouted at Cipriani, "Why do you need so much money?."
"To buy food, your excellency."
"What, haven't you enough?"
Napoleon ended the silver incident by remarking: "The next thing I must sell will be my clothes."
8. Napoleon constantly reflected and spoke about his past whilst at St Helena. He spoke of the ups and downs and controversy surrounding his reign. Which of these events did he see as his darkest hour?

Answer: Losing the Battle of Waterloo

Above all these Napoleon missed his son the most. It had been a well known fact across Europe. In his bedroom alone there were seven portraits of his son. The Italian firm Beaggini decided to smuggle a bust of his son, who at the time was king of Rome.

The bust was stowed away in the store ship the 'Baring'. However the master gunner fell delirious and revealed the plan. The bust was handed over to Lowe at the dock.
9. Napoleon became increasingly attached to his garden while on St Helena. As the garden grew prettier he demanded that British guards be pushed back to 80 feet. Napoleon saw this as a victory against Lowe and his snoopers. Whilst guarding this piece of land he also shot a goat, three hens and a bullock.

Answer: True

It was in his garden on St Helena that he often put to test his theories about fieldworks and the formation of troops. This was his favourite topic of interest with Bertrand. Even whilst at St Helena Napoleon still had political ambitions. He often spoke of escaping to US and settling the border disputes in south America and creating a Latin American empire.

Upon the arrival of Lowe, Napoleon made it as hard as possible for the guards to spy on him. Whilst in his bedroom if ever a guard came over to look in he would shut the blinds and stare at them through his Austerlitz field glasses until they left him alone.
10. 'France, the army, head of the army! Josephine'. These were the words of the dying emperor on 5th May 1821. Antommarchi, Napoleon's chosen doctor, noted violent seizures then three separate sighs before Napoleon finally died. What did Antommarchi give as the cause of death?

Answer: Stomach cancer

Napoleon had said beforehand that he wished for a post mortem to be carried out so that if there any cancer was detected there might, he hoped, be a way of preserving his son from it. Many French officers protested at having it done immediately so it was delayed till the afternoon. Antommarchi opened the stomach and observed 'a very extended cancerous ulcer.'

The 'arsenic poisoning' theory came about after his death.

Napoleon's wishes had been to be buried in the banks of the Seine. However the British government told Lowe that Napoleon's body was not to leave St Helena. Napoleon's friends had once remembered a little spring that Napoleon had once admired. It was there at Torbitts Spring that Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte came to rest. In 1840 his remains were moved to Paris and re-interred in splendour in the Dome des Invalides.
Source: Author fred0518

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