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