The Dreyfus Affair and Its Impact

What was the primary reason for Alfred Dreyfus's conviction?

• He was a Jewish officer in a predominantly Catholic army.

• He confessed to the crime.

• He fled the country after the accusation.

• He was caught with secret documents.

What was Theodor Herzl's initial solution to the 'Jewish question'?

• Form a Jewish political party.

• Emigrate to America.

• Assimilate and convert to Christianity.

• Establish a Jewish state.

What did Herzl conclude about Jewish emancipation in Europe?

• It had no impact on Jewish life.

• It was only effective in France.

• It was successful in integrating Jews.

• It increased antisemitism.

What was the significance of Herzl's book 'Der Judenstaat'?

• It proposed the idea of a Jewish state.

• It was a biography of Alfred Dreyfus.

• It was a historical account of Jewish life in Europe.

• It was a critique of European politics.

Who was Ferdinand Esterhazy in the context of the Dreyfus Affair?

• A military judge in the trial.

• A journalist covering the trial.

• The actual culprit behind the espionage.

• A supporter of Dreyfus.

What was Emile Zola's role in the Dreyfus Affair?

• He was a political leader supporting Dreyfus.

• He was a defense lawyer for Dreyfus.

• He wrote an article exposing the injustice.

• He was a military officer involved in the trial.

What was the outcome of Dreyfus's retrial in 1899?

• He was exiled to another island.

• He was found guilty again but later pardoned.

• He was executed for treason.

• He was found innocent and released immediately.

How did the Dreyfus Affair impact Herzl's Zionist movement?

• It caused internal divisions within the movement.

• It delayed the movement's progress.

• It had no significant impact.

• It accelerated the movement's momentum.

What was the final resolution for Alfred Dreyfus?

• He became a political leader in France.

• He fled to another country.

• He was executed for treason.

• He was exonerated and reinstated in the army.

What major event did Herzl's Zionist efforts eventually lead to?

• The fall of the Ottoman Empire.

• The end of World War I.

• The establishment of the modern state of Israel.

• The French Revolution.