Second period english questionnaire

1. QUESTIONNAIRE SECOND PERIOD (1968 - 1989)
1) Did USSR obtain a head start in the so-called "space race", leaving in this way the
USA on their back?
a) yes, but soon after the launch into orbit of the little dog Laika, the USA retrieved their
lead
b) yes, in fact it launched into orbit the first artificial satellite, the first animal, the first man,
the first woman
c) no, because since the beginning USSR and the USA were equivalent
d) no, NASA showed its scientific-technological superiority
2) The sad phenomenon of the so-called desaparecidos is linked to:
a) the Francoist dictatorship
b) Cuba and Castro's government
c) the military dictatorship of Argentina
d) Falkland's War

2. 3) On 20 July 1969 there was an important fact for the human history:
a) Armstrong , Collins e Aldrin arrived on the Moon
b) A Russian-American equipment, on a space-shuttle, travelled around the earth and its
atmosphere
c) There was the first contact between a man and an extraterrestrial form of life
d) It was launched the first carrier to Mars
4) When did it occur the Italian "P2 Lodge Scandal"? It was a sort of Mason secret
branch which was included in the political world, in bureaucracy and in military top
brasses and which wanted to rebluild an authoritarian State.
a) In 1969.
b) At the beginning of 1990s
c) At the beginning of 1980s
d) In 1974.
5) Between 1980 and 1988 there was a terrible war caused by the goal of controlling the
strait of Ormuz in the Persian Gulf. This war opposed:
a) Iraq and Egypt
b) Iran and Iraq.
c) Syria and Iran.
d) Libya and Iran
6) When did the phenomena of the youth revolt and students protest take place during
1960s?
a) In France, in particular at the University of Paris.
b) In Belgium, in particular at the University of Bruxelles.
c) In the USA, in particular at the University of Berkeley.
d) In Spain, in particular at the University of Valencia.
7) When did the drama of Cernobyl occur?
a) In 1986.
b) In 1973.
c) In 1999.
d) In 1980.

3. 8) The fall of Berlin Wall occurred in:
a) 1990
b) 1989
c) 1991
d) 1992
9) In which way did the Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro die in 1979?
a) In a road accident
b) During a DC meeting
c) By the Red Brigades
d) By mafia
10)Which Pope called for Vatican Council II?
a) Giovanni XXIII
b) Paolo VI
c) Pio IX
d) Pio XII
11)On 12 May 1974 in Italy there was:
a) A referendum for the abrogation of escalators
b) The divorce referendum
c) The abortion referendum
d) A referendum for soft drugs liberatization
12)Which was Richard Nixon's behaviour in foreign policy?
a) He was against the instauration of Castro's communist regime at Cuba, which could
create an atomic contrast against USSR
b) He lead Egypt and Israel to sign Camp David Peace and he also normalized relationships
to China.
c) In 1973 he ordered the retirement of American troops from Vietnam and he also
inaugurated a period of dialogue with USSR which led to SALT1 agreement.
d) In 1969 he financed the USA Moon landing

4. 13)Why did Gorbcëv have a principal role in the process of dissolution of communism?
a) Because he inaugurated a policy of democratic and economic reforms
b) Because he released the communist party
c) Because he pushed away all those people who, in the past, had responsibilities in his
country's management
d) Because he decided to demolish the BErlin Wall
14) The "Historical Compromised" in Italy was proposed by:
a) Bettino Craxi
b) Aldo Moro
c) Giulio Andreotti
d) Enrico Berlinguer
15) The European Parliament of Strasbourg was first elected in:
a) 1983
b) 1979
c) 1969
d) 1991
16) Who was elected Pope in 1978?
a) Paul VI
b) Pio IX
c) John Paul XXIII
d) John Paul II
17) In 1985 thousands of black people were killed after apartheid. Who was black people
leader?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Mao Tse Tung
c) Martin Luther King
d) Che Guevara

5. 18) Who was the last Italian king?
a) Vittorio Emanuele III
b) Vittorio Emanuele II
c) Umberto II di Savoia
d) Umberto I di Savoia
19) In 1980s there was the dissemination of a disease. Which was this disease?
a) Cholera
b) AIDS
c) Mad Cow Virus
d) Salmonella
20) In 1970s there was the birth of a new musical genre:
a) punk
b) rock
c) rap
d)blues