Savoy Dynasty

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1. Before conquering the rest of Italy the Savoy Kings reigned as Kings of ___________? Piedmont. Turin. Savoy. Sardinia.

2. Who was the first Savoy King of Italy in 1861? Vittorio Emanuele I. Vittorio Emanuele II. Carlo Alberto. Umberto I.

3. Who was the last King of Italy? Vittorio Emanuele IV. Vittorio Emanuele III. Umberto II. Arduino.

4. Why was Umberto II nicknamed the "May King"? He was very dubious. His wife was called May. He reigned only in May. He loved Italian Springtime.

5. Where does the would-be heir to the crown of Italy live as of October 2002? Rome. Naples. Milan. Geneva.

6. What did Vittorio Emanuele III do in September 1943 after the Cassibile armistice between Italian and Allied armed forces? He stood his ground, He fled as fast as he could. He leaded the resistance, He went in a Nazi lager,

7. What did Vittorio Emanuele III do wrong in the view of most Italians ? All of them, He signed racial Laws against Jews in 1938, He fled Rome in 1943, He appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister in 1922.

8. King Vittorio Emanuele was for a short period of time as Emperor of ___________? The Roman Empire. Ethiopia. Byzantium. Rome.

9. What was the first capital of the Savoy states until the 16th Century? Geneve. Palermo. Turin. Chambery.

10. Which French town was under Savoy rule for many centuries until 1859? Marseille. Ajaccio. Avignon. Nice.