History

1.In 1815, representatives of the European powers gathered at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe. Who hosted this Congress?

• Giuseppe Mazzini

• Johann Gottfried Herder

• Duke Metternich

• Otto von Bismarck

2. Which of the following leaders established a code in 1804, which did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property?

• Bismarck

• Duke Metternich

• Louis Philippe

• Napoleon

3. Which of the following nations was recognised as an independent nation after the Treaty of Constantinople was signed in 1832?

• Italy

• Germany

• Greece

• France

4. Which of the following art movements became a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment in Europe in the nineteenth century?

• Romanticism

• Romanticis

• Rmanticism

• Romaticism

5. What was the role of 'junkers' in the liberal initiative to nation-building undertaken by the German middle class?

• They supported the elected parliament of the German confederation.

• They opposed the parliament and helped repress the liberal movement.

• Both 1 and 2

• They provided money and arms to the revolutionaries.

6. Who was responsible for the unification of Germany with Kaiser William I as its head?

• Mazzini

• Garibaldi

• Cavour

• Metternich

• Bismarck

7. Which of the following treaties was responsible for the formation of United Kingdom of Great Britain?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Vienna

• Civil code

• Act of Union

8. At the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the great European powers divided Poland. Which of the following countries were referred to as the Great Powers?

(a)  

9. Who led the forces of armed volunteers that helped the military of Sardinia-Piedmont succeed in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859?

• Garibaldi

• Cavour

• Victor Emmanuel

• Mazzini

10. Which of the following came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian dominance in Poland in the 1830s?

• Boycott of Russian made goods

• Use of Polish language for religious instruction and during church gatherings

• Boycott of Russian language in schools and official correspondence

• Regional nationalist music in plays and opera