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Historical Politics Trivia Quiz
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Historical Politics Trivia Quiz
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1. In order to finance the Civil War, the United States government taxed what at $1 per barrel?

2. Finish the following quote by Plato: 'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by…'

3. Montezuma II fatally welcomed Hernan Cortés in what ancient Aztec city?

4. What was Julius Caesar's first name?

5. What did the US buy from France for $15 million in 1803?

6. Which country declared independence from Spain in 1816?

7. Who was the last of the 'Five Good Emperors' of Rome?

8. What title was given to the rulers in Ancient Egypt?

9. Introduced to England and Wales in 1696 (and later seen in France, Scotland and Ireland), what tax was designed to charge according to the relative prosperity of the individual but without the controversy of an income tax?

10. From Babylonian times, which code is the earliest known set of laws?

11. What moniker was given to the German Otto von Bismarck?