The armed Irish uprising against the British rule in 1916 is known as______ .
A.1867
B.the Netherlands
C.the Easter Rising
D.Thanksgiving Day
E.subject
F.James Joyce
G.Veterans Day
H.the prime minister
I.The English Civil War
J.Alfred
K.the Treaty of Waitangi
L.the Governor-General
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：Irish opposition to British rule remained strong through much of the 19th and 20th centuries. On Easter Monday in 1916, a group calling for independence staged an armed uprising in Dublin. The Easter Rising, as it came to be known, was crushed, and 15 of theIrish ringleaders were executed.参见教材P145、146。
