August 5 Quiz: Zenger Trial

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1735

Question 1 of 5

What triggered the trial of John Peter Zenger?

APublication of false information

BCriticism of the British government

CExposure of royal corruption

DColonial taxation policies

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1861

Question 2 of 5

What was the consequence of the US Army abolishing flogging?

AImproved soldier morale

BIncreased desertion rates

CReduced disciplinary actions

DEnhanced public image

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1192

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Who was the key commander in the battle of Jaffa?

ARichard I of England

BSaladin

CPhilip II of France

DFrederick I of Germany

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1963

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What was the main goal of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

ATo reduce nuclear arms production

BTo limit nuclear testing

CTo establish a nuclear-free zone

DTo promote nuclear energy

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1816

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What was the British Admiralty's reason for dismissing Francis Ronalds's electric telegraph?

ALack of funding

BTechnical difficulties

CPerceived lack of necessity

DCompetition from other inventors

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This quiz focuses on Zenger Trial. Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.

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TopicZenger Trial

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