History of Italy

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1. What happened in Italy in 1527? Battle of Pavia Death of Cristoforo Colombo Sack of Rome Death of Michelangelo

2. In which year did King Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia die? 1921 1878 1727 1648

3. Which person do we connect with the year 1498 in Italian history? Girolamo Savonarola Niccolò Machiavelli Pier Capponi Francesco Guicciardini

4. Which King of Italy was assassinated in 1900? Vittorio Emanuele II Vittorio Emanuele III Umberto II Umberto I

5. In which year did Charles VIII of France attack Florence? 1494 1327 1265 1512

6. What significant development began in 1861? Fall of the Byzantine Empire The fall of the Western Roman Empire Italian Unification Death of Giuseppe Garibaldi

7. Which year is generally associated with la Spedizione dei Mille? 1860 1867 1859 1848

8. Who said: "If you play your trumpets, we will ring our bells"? Piero Soderini Pier Capponi Giovanni Dalle Bande Nere Lorenzo il Magnifico

9. Who was known as "the King of May"? Carlo Emanuele I Umberto II Carlo Alberto Umberto I

10. Do you know which year saw the devastating Plague in Florence? 1369 1265 1348 1321