Q.1
Which of the following terms was used to describe IRA members by Unionists, Alliance Party supporters and the SDLP?
  • Soldiers
  • Volunteers
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Terrorists
Q.2
After 1976 Republican prisoners demanded to be treated as "Prisoners of War" and not as ordinary criminals. They launched a campaign in furtherance of this objective called the "blanket protest". What did this involve?
  • Refusing to wear prison uniform, and insisting on wearing only the blankets issued to keep them warm at night
  • Refusing to wear anything - they regarded the blankets as a form of unacceptable prison uniform
  • Agreeing to wear prison issue underwear, but only wearing blankets on top
  • Agreeing to wear prison uniform, but sewing badges of rank on top - made from the blankets supplied by the prison
Q.3
In 1972 several Provisional leaders met a British cabinet minister in London to see whether any basis for a settlement existed. Who was the British minister involved?
  • Patrick Mayhew
  • Peter Brooke
  • William Whitelaw
  • Robert Carr
Q.4
After 1981 IRA propaganda announced a new policy of "the ballot paper with one hand" and "the Armalite with the other". What was an Armalite?
  • A sub-machine gun made in the Soviet Union
  • A carbine produced in the United States
  • A portable bomb
  • A pistol manufactured in Scandinavia
Q.5
The PIRA had a political wing. What was it called?
  • The Social Democratic and Labour Party
  • Sinn Fein
  • The Alliance Party
  • The Irish National Independence Party
Q.6
What nickname was given to the prison where most paramilitaries were held - newly built outside Belfast, and having a distinctive shape when viewed from the air?
  • The H blocks
  • The E blocks
  • The T blocks
  • The F blocks
Q.7
A remaining stumbling block was the question of paramilitary weapons. The word "de-commissioning" was frequently used to describe what should be done with them as a condition of a settlement. What does "de-commissioning" mean?
  • All weapons to be handed over to the British security authorities
  • All weapons to be handed over to the United Nations
  • All weapons to be put manifestly "beyond use", but to remain under IRA control
  • All weapons to be totally destroyed under supervision
Q.8
The IRA split in 1969, when the Provisionals decided to embark on a campaign of "armed struggle" to force British troops to leave the Province. What was the name of the other faction that remained on ceasefire throughout?
  • The Official IRA
  • The Real IRA
  • The Continuity IRA
  • The Traditional IRA
Q.9
The IRA's 1994 ceasefire broke down, and they resumed their bombing campaign on the British mainland. Which of the following English targets was attacked before the ceasefire was resumed?
  • The London Docklands
  • Harrods
  • Hyde Park
  • Brighton
Q.10
When did the ceasefire by the IRA occur that enabled the Good Friday talks to continue?
  • 1996
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1999
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