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Theodoros Kolokotronis - Quiz
Theodoros Kolokotronis
  • 1. When did Theodoros Kolokotronis return to the mainland?
A) August 1822
B) December 1820
C) March 1821
D) July 1821
  • 2. What title was given to Kolokotronis in May 1821?
A) Archistrategos
B) Pasha
C) Sultan
D) Admiral
  • 3. What is the meaning of the nickname 'O Geros tou Morea'?
A) The Liberator of Tripoli
B) The Elder of Morea
C) The General of Greece
D) The King of the Peloponnese
  • 4. What was the contemporary name for the Peloponnese during the war?
A) Attica
B) Corinth
C) Larissa
D) Morea
  • 5. What was Kolokotronis's age when he was named commander-in-chief?
A) 40
B) 30
C) 50
D) 60
  • 6. What was the first military action led by Kolokotronis?
A) Battle of Dervenakia
B) Defense of Valtetsi
C) Siege of Corinth
D) Siege of Nafplio
  • 7. Who commanded the Ottoman army from the north?
A) Muhammad Ali
B) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
C) Andreas Miaoulis
D) Sultan Mahmud II
  • 8. What castle commanded the plain of Argos?
A) Palamidi
B) Valtetsi
C) Larissa
D) Nafplio
  • 9. What was the primary weakness of the castle of Larissa?
A) The walls were made of wood
B) It had no spring for fresh water
C) It had no food supplies
D) It was located on flat ground
  • 10. Who commanded the Greek fleet that blockaded the Ottoman supply fleet?
A) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
B) Demetrios Ypsilantis
C) Theodoros Kolokotronis
D) Andreas Miaoulis
  • 11. Where were the Ottoman forces trapped and annihilated by Kolokotronis in 1822?
A) Tripoli
B) Corinth
C) Athens
D) Dervenaki Pass
  • 12. Who did Sultan Mahmud II turn to for help after the Ottoman defeat?
A) Theodoros Kolokotronis
B) Andreas Miaoulis
C) Demetrios Ypsilantis
D) Muhammad Ali
  • 13. In what month did the fortress at Nafplio fall to the Greeks?
A) July
B) August
C) December
D) March
  • 14. What fortress did Kolokotronis ride his horse up to celebrate the victory at Nafplio?
A) Tripolitsa
B) Larissa
C) Palamidi
D) Corinth
  • 15. What style of uniform was Kolokotronis fond of wearing?
A) Ottoman military garb
B) Egyptian royal robes
C) Pseudo-classical Greek Light Infantry
D) Modern European naval uniform
  • 16. In what year was Theodoros Kolokotronis born?
A) 1770
B) 1821
C) 1780
D) 1760
  • 17. What was the name of the mountain where Kolokotronis was born?
A) Alonistaina
B) Piana
C) Libovitsi
D) Ramavouni
  • 18. Who was Kolokotronis's father?
A) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
B) Ioannis Kapodistrias
C) Mitros Petrovas
D) Konstantinos Kolokotronis
  • 19. In which conflict did Kolokotronis's father fight and die?
A) Orlov Revolt
B) Greek Civil War
C) Napoleonic Wars
D) Russo-Turkish War
  • 20. Who mentored Kolokotronis after his father's death?
A) Mitros Petrovas
B) Prince Otto
C) Richard Church
D) Fyodor Orlov
  • 21. What military rank did Kolokotronis achieve while serving in the British army?
A) Major
B) General
C) Captain
D) Colonel
  • 22. Where was Kolokotronis briefly imprisoned following the Greek civil wars?
A) Peloponnese
B) Zakynthos
C) Athens
D) Hydra
  • 23. Which political figure did Kolokotronis support after the war?
A) Prince Otto
B) Catherine the Great
C) Ioannis Kapodistrias
D) Richard Church
  • 24. What was the result of the treason charges brought against Kolokotronis by the regency?
A) Acquitted of all charges
B) Exiled to Russia
C) Sentenced to death but pardoned
D) Executed immediately
  • 25. Which clothing item did Kolokotronis adopt from his service in the British Army?
A) Silver sword
B) Red helmet
C) Leather boots
D) Blue uniform
  • 26. Kolokotronis served as a 'kapos' for which family?
A) Kotsaki
B) Deligiannis
C) Petrovas
D) Orlov
  • 27. In what year did Kolokotronis die?
A) 1835
B) 1829
C) 1831
D) 1843
  • 28. Where did Kolokotronis grow up during his childhood?
A) Libovitsi
B) Mani
C) Piana
D) Ramavouni
  • 29. Theodoros was named in honour of which historical figure?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Catherine the Great
C) Prince Otto
D) Fyodor Orlov
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