Question 1
The Renaissance originated in
a. the papal territory of Rome.
b. the city-states of northern Italy.
c. commercial and trading centers of southern Germany.
d. Paris.
e. the kingdoms of southern Italy.
Question 2
Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?
a. Discovery of anti-Austrian messages of the Black Hand Society
b. A violent border clash of customs agents
c. A belligerent telegram of Kaiser Wilhelm to the Russian tsar
d. The internal crisis of Bosnia
e. The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand