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Mussolini diaries - Quiz
Contributed by: Crossley
  • 1. Who produced the forged Mussolini diaries in 1957?
A) Emilio Gentile
B) Roberto Travaglini
C) Marcello Dell'Utri
D) Amalia and Rosa Panvini
  • 2. In what year were Amalia and Rosa Panvini convicted for forgery?
A) 1983
B) 2007
C) 1960
D) 1957
  • 3. Who claimed in 2007 to have found a new set of Mussolini diaries?
A) Marcello Dell'Utri
B) Denis Mack Smith
C) Silvio Berlusconi
D) Nicholas Burgess Farrell
  • 4. Which years were the 2007 diaries supposed to cover?
A) 1930 to 1935
B) 1940 to 1942
C) 1939 to 1945
D) 1935 to 1939
  • 5. Where did Dell'Utri claim the 2007 diaries were located?
A) With a lawyer in Bellinzona
B) In a library in Rome
C) In a private villa in Dongo
D) In the Italian National Archives
  • 6. According to the forgery narrative, where were the diaries found when Mussolini was caught?
A) In his briefcase
B) In a suitcase
C) In his coat pocket
D) In a wooden chest
  • 7. Who identified the 2007 diaries as forgeries?
A) Emilio Gentile and Roberto Travaglini
B) Silvio Berlusconi and Elizabetta Sgarbi
C) Nicholas Burgess Farrell and Marco Travaglio
D) Amalia and Rosa Panvini
  • 8. Which publication rejected the diaries as forgeries in 1980?
A) L'Espresso
B) Libero
C) The Guardian
D) The Times
  • 9. What did Emilio Gentile claim the diaries contained?
A) Historical errors
B) Authentic military orders
C) Secret diplomatic correspondence
D) Confessions of war crimes
  • 10. In 2010, what year of diaries did Dell'Utri claim to have found?
A) 1945
B) 1942
C) 1935
D) 1939
  • 11. Who was a close friend of Dell'Utri and supported the authenticity of the diaries?
A) Emilio Gentile
B) Silvio Berlusconi
C) Denis Mack Smith
D) Nicholas Burgess Farrell
  • 12. Which newspaper distributed copies of the diaries in 2011?
A) L'Espresso
B) Libero
C) The Times
D) Le Monde
  • 13. Who is the British journalist that argued in favor of the diaries' authenticity?
A) Marco Travaglio
B) Roberto Travaglini
C) Nicholas Burgess Farrell
D) Denis Mack Smith
  • 14. What was the result of the 1957 forgery attempt?
A) The diaries were proven authentic
B) The government suppressed them
C) The diaries were sold at auction
D) The forgers were convicted
  • 15. How did Dell'Utri describe the handwriting in the 2007 diaries?
A) Clear but a bit hurried
B) Illegible and messy
C) Typewritten
D) Sharp and precise
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