Alfred Dreyfus convicted of treason
  • 1. In which year was Alfred Dreyfus convicted of treason?
A) 1894
B) 1900
C) 1910
D) 1870
  • 2. Which country did Alfred Dreyfus serve in the military?
A) United Kingdom
B) Germany
C) France
D) Italy
  • 3. Alfred Dreyfus was falsely accused of providing military secrets to which country?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) United States
  • 4. What was Alfred Dreyfus' military rank at the time of his conviction?
A) Lieutenant
B) Captain
C) Sergeant
D) General
  • 5. Who played a key role in exposing the injustice against Alfred Dreyfus?
A) Émile Zola
B) Marie Antoinette
C) Marie Curie
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 6. Who was the French President who pardoned Alfred Dreyfus in 1899?
A) Napoleon III
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Émile Loubet
  • 7. How long was Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned on Devil's Island before his pardon?
A) 7 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) 3 years
  • 8. In which French city was Alfred Dreyfus publicly degraded in 1895?
A) Nice
B) Lyon
C) Marseille
D) Paris
  • 9. Who was the French military officer who discovered the evidence clearing Dreyfus' name?
A) Alfred Dreyfus
B) Émile Zola
C) Georges Picquart
D) Édouard Drumont
  • 10. What was the motto of the campaign for Dreyfus' innocence?
A) J'Accuse!
B) Allons enfants de la Patrie
C) Vive la France!
D) Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
  • 11. In what year did Alfred Dreyfus' conviction finally get overturned?
A) 1910
B) 1906
C) 1899
D) 1900
  • 12. What ethnicity was Alfred Dreyfus, which fueled accusations against him during the affair?
A) French
B) Russian
C) German
D) Jewish
  • 13. What was the title of Émile Zola's open letter in defense of Alfred Dreyfus?
A) Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
B) J'Accuse...!
C) De Profundis
D) Vive la Vérité!
  • 14. Which French newspaper published Émile Zola's open letter exposing the injustice against Dreyfus?
A) Le Monde
B) L'Aurore
C) Le Petit Journal
D) Le Figaro
  • 15. Which branch of the military was Dreyfus a part of?
A) Marines
B) Army
C) Navy
D) Air Force
  • 16. What was the verdict of the court in the first trial of Alfred Dreyfus?
A) Not guilty
B) Inconclusive
C) Dismissed
D) Guilty
  • 17. What was the outcome of the second trial of Alfred Dreyfus?
A) Again found guilty
B) Retired from the military
C) Found innocent
D) Sentenced to exile
  • 18. Where was Alfred Dreyfus imprisoned during his wrongful conviction?
A) Devil's Island
B) Alcatraz
C) Sing Sing
D) Robben Island
  • 19. What was the secret military file that Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly accused of leaking known as?
A) The Blueprint
B) The Bordereau
C) The Manifesto
D) The Cipher
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