20. NAPOLEON AND THE REVOLUTIONARY LEGACY, 1800

Quiz for Document 20.1: Napoleon’s Army Retreats from Moscow (1812)

Printed Page 670

1. What explains the reversal from victory to defeat for Napoleon’s armies?

The great heat of the march of Moscow exhausted the troops.

The generals could not agree on a strategy of withdrawal.

The Russian soldiers refused to fight.

The discipline of the soldiers collapsed as they had to search for their own food and shelter.

2. What best describes the point of view of the author of this document?

He thinks the disintegration of discipline is all Napoleon’s fault.

He thinks the soldiers are to blame for their lack of discipline.

He blames the combination of cold weather and the ferocity of local people.

He thinks the Russian army is a superior fighting force.