Provisional IRA, terrorist offshoot of IRA, formed
  • 1. What does IRA stand for in Provisional IRA?
A) Irish Republican Army
B) Independent Rebels Alliance
C) International Rescue Association
D) Islamic Revolutionary Army
  • 2. Which political ideology did the Provisional IRA support?
A) Capitalism
B) Communism
C) Fascism
D) Irish republicanism
  • 3. What international support did the Provisional IRA receive during its early years?
A) China
B) Russia
C) Libya
D) United States
  • 4. Which country supplied arms to the British government to counter the Provisional IRA?
A) Germany
B) China
C) France
D) United States
  • 5. Who was the most prominent leader of the Sinn Féin political party associated with the Provisional IRA?
A) Mary Lou McDonald
B) Gerry Adams
C) Ian Paisley
D) Micheál Martin
  • 6. What agreement largely ended the Troubles and led to peace in Northern Ireland?
A) Good Friday Agreement
B) Versailles Treaty
C) Treaty of Lisbon
D) Potsdam Agreement
  • 7. What was the main tactic of the Provisional IRA during the Troubles?
A) Economic warfare
B) Guerrilla warfare
C) Conventional warfare
D) Biological warfare
  • 8. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Troubles with the Provisional IRA?
A) Tony Blair
B) Winston Churchill
C) David Cameron
D) Margaret Thatcher
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