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Not Just Another Italian Quiz

I really hope you like this quiz. It is my very first one. I am pretty much full blooded Italian and this quiz is centered on Rome, in my opinion the greatest city.

A multiple-choice quiz by ker1992. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ker1992

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,550

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
534

Question 1 of 10

1. What empire did Italy conquer in 1936? Hint

Libya

Ethiopia

Jordan

Greece

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Question 2 of 10

2. Francis IV of Modena ruled Modena and later also various other states in northern Italy from 1814-1846. A member of the House of Habsburg, he was a notorious reactionary. What did he do to those revolutionaries who were not put to death? Hint

He imprisoned them in damp dungeons, where most died of pneumonia

He sent them to the galleys

Had them publicly whipped (at least 50 lashes each)

Expelled them from his domains

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Roman Empire 'began' when who took the throne? Hint

Emperor Augustus

Emperor Nero

Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Emperor Caesar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these dates is widely acknowledged as the start of the Italian Renaissance? Hint

c. 1400

c. 1490

c. 1453

c. 1330

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who built the original St. Peter's Basilica? Hint

Emperor Constantine the Great

Emperor Julius

Emperor Constans the Great

Emperor Octavian

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year was the 'Rule of the Popes' interrupted by 'The Roman Republic'? Hint

1987

1798

1799

1797

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Question 7 of 10

7. During whose reign was Rome annexed into The French Empire? Hint

Napoleon

Nepal

Neapolitan

Custard

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these was NOT one of the Seven Hills of Rome? Hint

The Aventine Hill

The Palatine Hill

The Vatican Hill

The Capitoline Hill

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Italy enter WWI on the Entente side? Hint

December 1914

June 1916

May 1915

April 1917

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi? Hint

an ancient Roman architect

an Italian artist

an Italian political figure

an Italian cake and cookie manufacturer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What empire did Italy conquer in 1936?

Answer: Ethiopia

The Italian invasion of Ethiopia began in October of 1935. It was a brief war that is remembered in history as the second Italo-Abyssinian war.

Answer: He sent them to the galleys

He was particularly active in suppressing the Carbonari in the early 1820s and would-be revolutionaries in 1830-31. He was one of the most hated Italian rulers of his time.

3. The Roman Empire 'began' when who took the throne?

Answer: Emperor Augustus

Also known as Octavian before he took the throne, Emperor Augustus lived from 63 BC till AD 14.

4. Which of these dates is widely acknowledged as the start of the Italian Renaissance?

Answer: c. 1330

The Italian Renaissnace was a time of change and achievement. The dated generally given are c. 1330-1600. (The Renaissance did not reach northern Europe till considerably later).

5. Who built the original St. Peter's Basilica?

Answer: Emperor Constantine the Great

St. Peter's Basilica has been pulled down and rebuilt from the ground up a number of times. The present building dates from the the Renaissnace period.

6. In what year was the 'Rule of the Popes' interrupted by 'The Roman Republic'?

Answer: 1798

This so called Roman Republic was very short-lived and came about because of the French Revolution.

7. During whose reign was Rome annexed into The French Empire?

Answer: Napoleon

After Napoleon's fall in 1814, the pope reinstated The Church States through the Congress of Vienna.

8. Which of these was NOT one of the Seven Hills of Rome?

Answer: The Vatican Hill

Rome lies on the Tiber River. The Rome of the Kings was built on seven hills. Those hills are: The Aventine Hill, The Caelian Hill, The Capitoline Hill, The Esquiline Hill, The Palatine Hill, The Quirinal Hill, and The Viminal Hill.

9. When did Italy enter WWI on the Entente side?

Answer: May 1915

Italy was allied with Germany and Austria/Hungary but refused to join them when the war started and then later came into play. Italy had joined the pre-existing alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary in haste in 1882. In 1914 it claimed that the alliance was purely defensive.

10. Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi?

Answer: an Italian political figure

When he was in his twenties he joined the Carbonari, the patriotic Italian Revolutionaries. He was called the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military expeditions in South America and Europe.

Source: Author ker1992

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