1. How many republics made up the former Soviet Union?

2. When was the first Nobel Prize in economics awarded?

3. Which book was written by Niccolò Machiavelli?

4. Of what country was Simón Bolívar president?

5. Which Indian president was involved in the struggle for Irish independence?

6. Who was Karl Marx’s associate and fellow political theoretician?

7. Where were the Aegean Bronze Age civilizations located?

8. Which of these battles did not involve Roman soldiers?