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6. The Prime Minister of Piedmont, who persuaded Charles Albert to attack Austria for a second time

  • D'Azeglio
  • Balbo
  • Gioberti
  • Cavour

7. Which battle occurred on 23rd March 1849?

  • Novara
  • Custozza
  • Goito
  • Peschiera

8. For how many months did Garibaldi 'inspire' his men to fight the French army and protect the Roman Republic?

  • Two
  • Four
  • One
  • Three

9. The percentage of the population who could vote for members of the lower house

  • Two
  • Ten
  • One
  • Five

10. The Autrian Prime Minister as of November 1848

  • Schwarzenberg
  • Metternich
  • Cavour
  • Chiodo

11. As a result of the Austrian's unwillingness to cooperate in the formation of a constitution in Lombardy, what famous event occurred?

  • Tobacco Riots
  • Storming of the Palace
  • Water Riots
  • Wheat Riots

12. As a result of Austrian activity in Ferarra, what did the Pope refuse to do in January 1848?

  • Allow Austrian nobles to take Communion
  • Allow Austrian Churchmen to receive their Pallium
  • Allow Austrian troops to help Naples
  • Allow Austria to be classed as a Catholic country

13. Which battle took place in May 1848?

  • Novara
  • Goito
  • Custozza
  • Peschiera

14. Which battle took place on 24th July 1848?

  • Goito
  • Custozza
  • Novara
  • Peschiera

15. What was the size of the French King's army, sent to aid the Pope against the Roman Republic, to the nearest thousand?

  • Fifty
  • Twenty
  • Thirty
  • Twenty-Five

16. Which French King, eager to win support of the French Catholics, sent an army to aid the Pope against the Roman Republic?

  • Louis XIX
  • Louis Phillipe
  • Louis Napoleon
  • Louis Charles

17. The composer of the patriotic Opera 'Nabucco'

  • Verdi
  • Vivaldi
  • Puccini
  • Rossini

18. The group which Mazzini joined in 1827 (though he later became disillusioned with them and started his own)

  • Carbonari
  • Nigreti
  • Adolfi
  • Alighieri

19. The name of the leader of the Venetian Republic

  • Giuseppe Mazzini
  • Benedetto Croce
  • Danielli Manin
  • Camillo Cavour

20. The city where Mazzini predominantly lived from 1834-49

  • Turin
  • London
  • Marseille
  • Paris