Historical Controversies and Debates Online Test

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Historical Controversies and Debates

Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of historical controversies and debates.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot
Tags: history controversies debates

Which of the following is not a major historical controversy?

The existence of Atlantis
The authorship of Shakespeare's plays
The cause of the Great Fire of Rome
The identity of Jack the Ripper

Who is generally considered to be the author of Shakespeare's plays?

William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Francis Bacon

What was the cause of the Great Fire of Rome?

Arson by Nero
An accidental fire
A lightning strike
A volcanic eruption

Who is the most likely suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders?

Aaron Kosminski
Montague John Druitt
James Maybrick
George Chapman

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

Slavery
States' rights
Tariffs
The expansion of slavery into new territories

Who was the leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

A document that freed all slaves in the United States
A document that freed slaves in the Confederate states
A document that freed slaves in the border states
A document that freed slaves in the District of Columbia

What was the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

An amendment that abolished slavery
An amendment that granted citizenship to African Americans
An amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
An amendment that desegregated schools

What was the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

An amendment that granted citizenship to African Americans
An amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
An amendment that desegregated schools
An amendment that outlawed segregation

What was the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution?

An amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
An amendment that desegregated schools
An amendment that outlawed segregation
An amendment that established affirmative action

What was the main cause of the French Revolution?

Economic inequality
Political inequality
Social inequality
All of the above

Who was the leader of the French Revolution?

Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the Reign of Terror?

A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
A period of mass executions during the Russian Revolution
A period of mass executions during the Chinese Revolution
A period of mass executions during the Cambodian Revolution

What was the outcome of the French Revolution?

The establishment of a republic
The establishment of a monarchy
The establishment of a dictatorship
The establishment of a communist state

What was the main cause of the Russian Revolution?

Economic inequality
Political inequality
Social inequality
All of the above

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