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History Quiz #345

Ancient and Modern History Quiz for 24 August 2015

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Q1. Which of these events in World War II occurred first?

A
Signing of the final documents for the surrender of Japan
B
Announcement that the Armistice between Italy and the Allied armed forces had been signed
C
D-Day landings by the Allies in Normandy, northern France
D
Invasion of continental Italy by Allied Forces
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Q2. What was the name of the uprising in Rhode Island that attempted to extend voting rights because, by 1829, only landowners could vote, and thus 60% of the state's free white men could not (as well as non-whites and women)?

A
Rhode Island Tea Party
B
Suffragette movement
C
Dorr Rebellion
D
The War of the Roses
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Q3. T E Lawrence was known as Lawrence of where?

A
Australia
B
Kenya
C
Rhodesia
D
Arabia
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Q4. In Greek legend, who was the son of Daedalus who fell to his death?

A
Jason
B
Hercules
C
Sisyphus
D
Icarus
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Q5. What is the oldest surviving book printed using movable metal type?

A
The Auspicious Tantra of All-Reaching Union, China, sometime 1139-93 AD
B
Gutenberg's Bible, Germany, 1455 AD
C
Records of Jingde County, China, 1298 AD
D
The Jikji, Korea, 1377 AD
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Q6. What is the name for the period of French history from 2 December 1852 (when Napoleon III became Emperor) to 4 September 1870 (when the Third Republic was set up after the Battle of Sedan)?

A
Brotherhood
B
The Third Republic
C
Liberation
D
Second Empire
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Q7. What was the Japanese name for Manchuria after they occupied it in 1931?

A
Manchukuo
B
Peiping
C
Korea
D
Tojo
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