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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, The Emperor, pg. 33-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the cook serve Napoleon´s chicken in?
(a) A helmet.
(b) A skull.
(c) A wooden bowl carved especially to fit chicken.
(d) A silver platter.

2. What test does the recruiting officer give Henri to determine his position in the army?
(a) Asks him to crack a walnut with one hand.
(b) Asks him the rules of dinner service.
(c) Asks him to pluck a chicken in under 2 minutes.
(d) Asks him to hold a pole steady in the palm of his hand.

3. Finish this sentence: "Christ lost consciousness at ______."
(a) Thiry-two.
(b) Thrity-nine.
(c) Fifty.
(d) twenty-nine.

4. Why does Napoleon send Henri back to Boulogne?
(a) Because he lacks a soldier´s training.
(b) He thinks the front line needs his ingenuity.
(c) He is growing distrustful of Henri.
(d) He caught Henri looking at Josephine.

5. What does the cook use to surround the chicken he serves Napoleon?
(a) Parsley.
(b) Cilantro.
(c) Chives.
(d) Lettuce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of the owner of the brothel Henri goes to?

2. What is Henri´s first job when he joins the army?

3. What does Henri´s mother give him as he leaves to go to war?

4. Why is Henri unable to secure his first choice of job in the army?

5. Finish this sentence: ¨St Paul said it is better to marry than to ______.¨

(see the answer key)

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