Lesson Y215.4

Y215.4 Italy 1861–1896 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. What 1848 Piedmontese constitution was extended across the newly united Kingdom of Italy in 1861?

    • Pact of Plombières
    • Statuto Albertino
    • Legge Pica
    • Non Expedit
  2. Which city served as the first official capital of the unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861?

    • Rome
    • Milan
    • Florence
    • Turin
  3. What term describes the imposition of Piedmontese laws, administrative systems, and leaders across united Italy?

    • Piedmontisation
    • Risorgimento
    • Irredentism
    • Trasformismo
  4. Which conflict erupted in southern Italy between 1861 and 1865 against the new Italian state?

    • War of Outlaws
    • Brigands' War
    • Sicilian Revolt
    • Ten Years' War
  5. Which hated tax on grain milling was introduced by the Italian government in 1868?

    • Salt tax
    • Macinato tax
    • Dog tax
    • Window tax
  6. What regional socio-economic disparity between northern and southern Italy emerged as a major national issue?

    • Campagna
    • Risorgimento
    • Mezzogiorno
    • Trasformismo
  7. What Italian territory was acquired from Austria following the Austro-Prussian War of 1866?

    • Venetia
    • Savoy
    • Rome
    • Lombardy
  8. Which battle in 1867 saw Garibaldi defeated by French and Papal forces near Rome?

    • Battle of Custoza
    • Battle of Lissa
    • Battle of Solferino
    • Battle of Mentana
  9. What major European war in 1870 allowed Italian troops to enter and capture Rome?

    • Austro-Prussian War
    • Crimean War
    • Russo-Turkish War
    • Franco-Prussian War
  10. Which papal decree issued in 1874 forbade Italian Catholics from participating in national elections?

    • Rerum Novarum
    • Non Expedit
    • Syllabus of Errors
    • Unam Sanctam
  11. What political practice of forming centrist parliamentary coalitions was introduced by Prime Minister Agostino Depretis?

    • Piedmontisation
    • Clientelismo
    • Squadrismo
    • Trasformismo
  12. Which military alliance did Italy join in 1882 alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary?

    • Dual Alliance
    • Triple Entente
    • Triple Alliance
    • Holy Alliance
  13. Which East African territory became Italy's first official colony in 1890?

    • Eritrea
    • Libya
    • Abyssinia
    • Somalia
  14. At which 1896 battle was the Italian army disastrously defeated by Ethiopian forces?

    • Battle of Dogali
    • Battle of Massawa
    • Battle of Keren
    • Battle of Adwa
  15. Which authoritarian Prime Minister dominated Italian politics between 1887 and 1896, promoting imperial expansion?

    • Giovanni Giolitti
    • Camillo Cavour
    • Francesco Crispi
    • Agostino Depretis
  16. Which 1863 emergency law suspended constitutional rights to suppress anti-government unrest in southern Italy?

    • Siccardi Law
    • Rattazzi Law
    • Zanardelli Code
    • Pica Law
  17. What name was given to the dispute between the Italian state and the Papacy after 1870?

    • Eastern Question
    • Southern Question
    • Papal Schism
    • Roman Question
  18. Which law was passed by the Italian parliament in 1871 to guarantee the Pope's independence?

    • Law of Guarantees
    • Law of Concordat
    • Law of Encroachments
    • Law of Vatican
  19. Which popular peasant movement in Sicily was crushed by Prime Minister Crispi in 1894?

    • Carbonari
    • Young Italy
    • Fasci Siciliani
    • Red Brigades
  20. What naval defeat did Italy suffer against Austria during the Third War of Independence in 1866?

    • Battle of Novara
    • Battle of Lissa
    • Battle of Taranto
    • Battle of Lepanto

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