Power Corrupts

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1. What state of the U.S. did Rod Blagojevich govern? New York Virginia California Illinois

2. Which of these Romans were NOT responsible for stopping Julius Caesar's rise to power on the Ides of March? Pompey Brutus Cassius Casca

3. In the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which character betrayed his allies in a quest for more power? Saruman Theoden Aragorn Denethor

4. Which Japanese shogun bloodily seized control of the country? Koizumi Junichiro Hideki Tojo Tokugawa Ieyasu Yamamoto Isoroku

5. The political satire, "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, is directed against the Russian Revolution of 1917 and especially against subsequent developments in the newly founded USSR. Which animals mirrored the rise and tyranny of the Communist Party? The Pigs The Cats The Horses The Cows

6. Which Biblical person had ordered that distinguished men be killed at word of his death? Manasseh Ahab Herod Saul

7. Which of these Shakespearean characters killed a king in order to advance to the throne? Lorenzo Tybalt Benedick Macbeth

8. Which English king broke with the Pope so that he could divorce the queen? Richard II James I Edward V Henry VIII

9. Which world leader is officially referred to as the 'Dear Leader'? Kim Jong Il Ali Khamenei Vladmir Putin Fidel Castro

10. Which composer dedicated a symphony to Napoleon but later changed his mind? Beethoven Haydn Mozart Berlioz