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