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10RE Fascism and WW2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fascism is a radical form of authoritarian.....

a)

nationalism

b)

culturalism

2.

Modern Fascism was born in Italy by Adolf Hitler

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Lateran Treaty was signed in....

a)

1992

b)

1929

c)

1939

d)

1989

4.

By signing the Lateran Treaty, the papacy recognized the Italian government and king.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was the single religion of the Italian nation?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Roman Catholicism

d)

Protestantism

6.

What was the encyclical published by Pope Pius XI in 1931?

a)

Quadragesimo Banno

b)

Quad Anno

c)

Anno Quadragesimo

d)

Quadragesimo Anno

7.

The encyclical Quadragesimo Anno introduced the concept of Subsidiarity.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Prior to 1939, Spain was a largely Catholic country run by....

a)

Priests

b)

a Dictator

c)

Communists

d)

Nationalists

9.

the Vatican and the Franco government agreed to recognise Protestantism as the official religion of Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The German Catholic Church reacted in a variety of ways to Hitler and the 12 years of Nazi rule.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Catholic bishops warned people about Nazi racism, particularly........

a)

Racism against people from Asia

b)

Racism against people from Africa

c)

anti-Semitism

d)

Racism against people from Eurasia

12.

Many Catholics voted for Hitler

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What did Pope Pius XI do to oppose the Nazis?

a)

Met with Hitler and told him to stop.

b)

Wrote a letter and smuggled it into Germany.

c)

Travelled around Germany to tell people Hitler is bad.

d)

Nothing

14.

Who was elected Pope in 1939?

a)

Pope Pius X

b)

Pope Pius XI

c)

Pope Pius XII

d)

Pope Pius XIII

15.

The Vatican was officially neutral during the war.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Who was Konrad Preysing?

a)

A Bishop of Berlin

b)

A religious advisor to Hitler

c)

A Jewish man

17.

The extract from the records of Righteous Gentiles details...

a)

How Catholics persecuted Jews

b)

How Jews helped save the lives of a Catholic family

c)

How a Catholic priest helped save the lives of a Jewish family

18.

Pope Pius XII was a cautious diplomat

a)

True

b)

False