Provisional IRA, terrorist offshoot of IRA, formed - Quiz
- 1. What does IRA stand for in Provisional IRA?
A) International Rescue Association
B) Islamic Revolutionary Army
C) Irish Republican Army
D) Independent Rebels Alliance
- 2. Which political ideology did the Provisional IRA support?
A) Fascism
B) Irish republicanism
C) Communism
D) Capitalism
- 3. What international support did the Provisional IRA receive during its early years?
A) Russia
B) China
C) United States
D) Libya
- 4. Which country supplied arms to the British government to counter the Provisional IRA?
A) China
B) France
C) United States
D) Germany
- 5. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Troubles with the Provisional IRA?
A) David Cameron
B) Tony Blair
C) Winston Churchill
D) Margaret Thatcher
- 6. Who was the most prominent leader of the Sinn Féin political party associated with the Provisional IRA?
A) Gerry Adams
B) Mary Lou McDonald
C) Ian Paisley
D) Micheál Martin
- 7. What was the main tactic of the Provisional IRA during the Troubles?
A) Guerrilla warfare
B) Biological warfare
C) Conventional warfare
D) Economic warfare
- 8. What agreement largely ended the Troubles and led to peace in Northern Ireland?
A) Potsdam Agreement
B) Good Friday Agreement
C) Versailles Treaty
D) Treaty of Lisbon
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