Who is reported to have introduced marijuana to Europe after obtaining it as a spoil of war?

• A. Hitler
• B. Queen Elizabeth I
• C. Napoleon
• D. Cortez

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how marijuana first entered Europe through military spoils of war. Napoleon is the best fit because, in popular historical accounts, his campaigns—especially in Egypt and the Middle East—b exposed soldiers to cannabis products. When these troops returned home with cannabis as loot, it contributed to its introduction and spread in European societies during the 19th century. The other figures don’t fit this narrative: Hitler is associated with a later period and has no well-known connection to bringing marijuana back as spoils of war; Cortez is tied to earlier exchanges between Europe and the Americas rather than Europe receiving cannabis as war loot; and Queen Elizabeth I has no historical link to introducing marijuana to Europe in this way.