Deck 8: Italian Unification and the Risorgimento Movement

Question 1

Who wrote 'Asia and Western Dominance'

A)k.n.panikkar
B)leonardo da vinci
C)k.m.panikkar
D)sumit sarkar

Answer 1

k.m.panikkar

Question 2

'Age of Capital' was the work of …………

A)e.j. hobsbaum
B)abraham lincoln
C)k.m.panikkar
D)bipan chandra

Answer 2

e.j. hobsbaum

Question 3

The unification of Italy is an outstanding achievement in the ………… century history of Europe.

A)17th
B)18th
C)19th
D)20th

Answer 3

19th

Question 4

The …………….Revolution of 1789 produced in Italians, a sense of nationalism.

A)french
B)american
C)vietnam
D)indian

Question 5

………………gave the first impulse to Italian unification.

A)napoleon
B)metternich
C)mussolini
D)hitler

Question 6

………………drove away the Austrians and the Bourbons at Sadova.

A)napoleon
B)cavour
C)louie philip
D)metternich

Question 7

Early in the 19th century, national feeling in ………….was stirred by revolutionary secret societies known as Carbonari

A)italy
B)germany
C)spain
D)britain

Question 8

The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the Vienna settlement and unify……………..

A)italy
B)germany
C)france
D)america

Question 9

The Carbonari wanted to overthrow foreign rule imposed by the ………….settlement and unify Italy. The movement was known as Risorgimento.

A)vienna
B)paris
C)boston
D)german

Question 10

In July, 1830, when a revolution in France placed ……………….on the throne and established a constitutional monarch.

A)louie philip
B)mazzini
C)peter the great
D)louis xiv

Question 11

To carry out his ideals, ……….established, in 1831, a movement known as "Young Italy."

A)garibaldi
B)joseph mazzini
C)cavour
D)charles albert

Question 12

The "Young Italy" of …………………..lit the flames of patriotism throughout Italy and helped the cause of Italian unification.

A)joseph mazzini
B)charles albert
C)garibaldi
D)louie philip

Question 13

The Austrian army crushed the revolt at Custozza near……………

A)venice
B)portsmouth
C)algeria
D)malaysia

Question 14

Mazzini roused the people of the Papal States against the…………….

A)victor emmanuel ii
B)charles albert
C)garibaldi
D)pope

Question 15

The Pope was expelled from …………….and a Republic was proclaimed under a committee of three, of which Mazzini was one.

A)austria
B)rome
C)sardinia
D)lombardy

Question 16

The Austrians defeated ………………at Navora and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.

A)charles albert
B)garibaldi
C)louie philip
D)napoleon

Question 17

The Austrians defeated Charles Albert at …………….and he abdicated in favor of his son, Victor Emmanuel II.

A)algeria
B)plombieres
C)sadova
D)navora

Question 18

…………….., the "Bismarck" of Italy realized that without any external help, Italy could never be free.

A)napoleon iii
B)count cavour
C)joseph garibaldi
D)charles albert

Question 19

By a stroke of diplomatic genius, ……………offered the services of Scandinavian troops to Napoleon III at a critical stage of the Crimean war.

A)count cavour
B)charles albert
C)victor emmanuel ii
D)hitler

Question 20

The Italians aided by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians at Magenta and Solferino in…………..

A)1759
B)1789
C)1859
D)1879

Question 21

The Dutchies of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and Romagna expelled their despotic rulers and joined with…………..

A)hong kong
B)malaysia
C)sardinia
D)singapore

Question 22

In 1860, the people of Naples and Sicily rose against the Bourbon King……………….

A)francis ii
B)victor emmanuel ii
C)queen isabella
D)louis xvi

Question 23

……………..along with his volunteers landed in Sicily and annexed the two kingdoms to Sardinia.

A)garibaldi
B)charles albert
C)victor emmanuel ii
D)louis xvi

Question 24

………………..himself led an army into the Papal States and defeated the Papal forces at Casgifigaria.

A)queen isabella
B)charles albert
C)victor emmanuel
D)edward vi

Question 25

In 1861, the first Italian Parliament except Rome met at …………..and conferred upon Victor Emmanuel II, the title of "King of Italy."

A)turin
B)portsmouth
C)algeria
D)hong kong