The Unification of Italy — Italy (1861, Italy) — Questions and answers

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What significant event was about to happen on March 17, 1861, in Turin?

Choices

  1. The start of a major war
  2. The proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy ✓
  3. A meeting of European kings
  4. A large festival

Answer: The proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy

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What was Giuseppe Mazzini's main goal for Italy?

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  1. To gain more land for Genoa
  2. To make Italy free from foreign domination ✓
  3. To raise money for the parliament
  4. To smooth his dark suit

Answer: To make Italy free from foreign domination

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What famous quote did Count Cavour mutter to himself about diplomacy?

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  1. "A calculated risk now will pay off with a kingdom later."
  2. "We must ignite the spirit of Risorgimento!"
  3. "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way." ✓
  4. "For Italy!"

Answer: "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way."

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What were General Garibaldi's followers called?

Choices

  1. The Bluecoats
  2. The Bourbons
  3. The Redshirts ✓
  4. The Messinas

Answer: The Redshirts

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What were Garibaldi's Redshirts fighting against in the Battle of Volturno?

Choices

  1. The French army
  2. The Austrian army
  3. The Bourbon army ✓
  4. The Piedmontese Parliament

Answer: The Bourbon army

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What did General Garibaldi declare when he met King Victor Emmanuel II in Teano?

Choices

  1. "Sire, I need more Redshirts!"
  2. "Sire, I deliver to you a united Italy!" ✓
  3. "Sire, the battle is lost!"
  4. "Sire, the Bourbon army won!"

Answer: "Sire, I deliver to you a united Italy!"

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What challenge did Count Cavour highlight after Italy was made?

Choices

  1. Finding more land for expansion
  2. Making Italians out of disparate cultures and economies ✓
  3. Fighting another war
  4. Electing a new king

Answer: Making Italians out of disparate cultures and economies

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What did Giuseppe Mazzini write in his journal about ideas?

Choices

  1. Ideas are hard to come by.
  2. Ideas grow when the multitude feels them deeply. ✓
  3. Ideas are only for philosophers.
  4. Ideas disappear quickly.

Answer: Ideas grow when the multitude feels them deeply.

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