Italy Unified
1. Which state played the leading role in the unification of Italy?
A) Kingdom of Naples
B) Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
C) Papal States
D) Kingdom of Sicily
Answer: B) Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
2. Who was the king of Sardinia-Piedmont during the unification of Italy?
A) Otto von Bismarck
B) Victor Emmanuel II
C) Giuseppe Mazzini
D) Napoleon III
Answer: B) Victor Emmanuel II
3. Who was the chief minister of Sardinia-Piedmont who played a crucial role in the unification of Italy?
A) Giuseppe Garibaldi
B) Camillo di Cavour
C) Giuseppe Mazzini
D) Victor Emmanuel II
Answer: B) Camillo di Cavour
4. Which secret society was founded by Giuseppe Mazzini to promote Italian nationalism?
A) Red Shirts
B) Young Europe
C) Young Italy
D) Carbonari
Answer: C) Young Italy
5. In which year was Victor Emmanuel II proclaimed King of unified Italy?
A) 1848
B) 1859
C) 1861
D) 1870
Answer: C) 1861
6. Giuseppe Garibaldi led which famous military expedition during the unification of Italy?
A) The Expedition of the Thousand
B) The Roman Campaign
C) The Red Shirts’ March
D) The Battle of Lombardy
Answer: A) The Expedition of the Thousand
7. Which foreign power controlled Lombardy and Venetia before they were unified with Italy?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Austria
D) Prussia
Answer: C) Austria
8. The final act of Italian unification was completed with the annexation of which city in 1870?
A) Venice
B) Milan
C) Naples
D) Rome
Answer: D) Rome
9. Which treaty allowed Sardinia-Piedmont to gain Lombardy from Austria in 1859?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Treaty of Turin
C) Treaty of Vienna
D) Treaty of Frankfurt
Answer: B) Treaty of Turin
10. What was the major objective of Giuseppe Mazzini’s political activities?
A) Establishing a monarchy in Italy
B) Promoting industrialization
C) Creating a united and democratic Italian republic
D) Expanding the territories of Sardinia-Piedmont
Answer: C) Creating a united and democratic Italian republic
