Lesson 2D.1.4

2D.1.4 Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861–70 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 4

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  1. What was the violent guerrilla resistance in southern Italy between 1861 and 1865 called?

    • Mafia Uprising
    • Red Shirt Rising
    • Brigands' War
    • Carbonari Revolt
  2. Under the September Convention of 1864, which foreign nation agreed to withdraw troops from Rome?

    • France
    • Spain
    • Austria
    • Britain
  3. Which Italian city served as the national capital from 1865 until the capture of Rome?

    • Florence
    • Naples
    • Milan
    • Turin
  4. At which 1862 clash was Giuseppe Garibaldi wounded by regular Italian government troops?

    • Battle of Custoza
    • Battle of Novara
    • Battle of Mentana
    • Battle of Aspromonte
  5. Which territory did Italy acquire following its 1866 military alliance with Prussia against Austria?

    • Savoy
    • Venetia
    • Lombardy
    • Nice
  6. At which 1867 battle were Garibaldi's forces defeated by French and papal troops near Rome?

    • Battle of Aspromonte
    • Battle of Magenta
    • Battle of Solferino
    • Battle of Mentana
  7. Italian troops entered Rome through a breach at which city gate in September 1870?

    • Porta Maggiore
    • Porta Pia
    • Porta San Giovanni
    • Porta del Popolo
  8. Which 1863 law introduced military courts and martial law to combat southern brigandage?

    • Siccardi Law
    • Pica Law
    • Casati Law
    • Rattazzi Law
  9. Through which major European power was Venetia transferred from Austria to Italy in 1866?

    • Prussia
    • Britain
    • Russia
    • France
  10. Which conflict in 1870 forced Napoleon III to withdraw French troops from Rome?

    • Second Italian War
    • Austro-Prussian War
    • Franco-Prussian War
    • Crimean War
  11. Which nation protected the Pope in Rome, causing the Italian government to restrain Garibaldi?

    • Austria
    • Prussia
    • France
    • Britain
  12. Why were French troops withdrawn from Rome in 1870, allowing Italian forces to take the city?

    • Crimean War
    • Austro-Prussian War
    • Franco-Prussian War
    • Second Italian War
  13. Which territories remained unredeemed 'irredenta' claimed by Italy after 1870?

    • Lombardy and Venetia
    • Trento and Trieste
    • Nice and Savoy
    • Corsica and Sardinia
  14. Which 1864 document published by Pope Pius IX condemned modern liberalism and the unified Italian state?

    • Syllabus of Errors
    • Unam Sanctam
    • Rerum Novarum
    • Pacem in Terris
  15. What was the constitution of Piedmont-Sardinia applied to the united Kingdom of Italy in 1861?

    • Frankfurt Constitution
    • Statuto Albertino
    • Basic Law
    • Code Napoléon
  16. What term describes the economic and social division between northern and southern Italy post-unification?

    • Roman Question
    • Southern Question
    • Venetian Question
    • Irredentist Movement
  17. Which 1866 conflict allowed Italy to acquire Venetia from Austria?

    • Franco-Prussian War
    • First Italian War
    • Austro-Prussian War
    • Crimean War
  18. Which foreign power's military presence prevented Italy from capturing Rome prior to 1870?

    • Spain
    • Austria
    • Russia
    • France
  19. What major southern uprising against central Italian control occurred in the 1860s?

    • Carbonari Rising
    • Brigands' War
    • Decembrist Revolt
    • Sicilian Vespers
  20. What term describes the controversial imposition of northern laws and administration across united Italy?

    • Federalisation
    • Centralisation
    • Piedmontisation
    • Italianisation

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