Josip Broz Tito - Quiz
Josip Broz Tito
  • 1. Which king was assassinated in Marseilles on 9 October 1934?
A) King Milan
B) King Alexander
C) King Paul
D) King Peter
  • 2. Which organization's assassin killed King Alexander?
A) Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
B) Red Front
C) The Black Hand
D) Young Bosnia
  • 3. What type of passport did Tito use to travel to Vienna after the assassination?
A) A forged Czechoslovak passport
B) A fake Soviet passport
C) A forged diplomatic passport
D) An authentic Austrian passport
  • 4. Where did the Politburo travel after deciding Vienna was too hostile to communism?
A) Brno
B) Prague
C) Budapest
D) Berlin
  • 5. When was Tito first elected as a member of the Politburo?
A) October Revolution Day 1934
B) New Year's Eve 1934
C) May Day 1935
D) Christmas Day 1934
  • 6. What was the name of the main Comintern residence in Moscow where Tito lodged?
A) Hotel Moskva
B) Hotel Lux
C) Hotel National
D) Hotel Metropol
  • 7. Which military organization ran the course on military tactics that Tito attended?
A) White Army
B) International Brigades
C) Yugoslav Partisans
D) Red Army
  • 8. At which event did Tito briefly see Joseph Stalin for the first time?
A) Sixth Comintern Plenum
B) Bolshevik Party Conference
C) Seventh World Congress of the Comintern
D) Congress of Soviets
  • 9. What was the name of the Austrian woman Tito fell in love with at the Hotel Lux?
A) Clara Zetkin
B) Rosa Luxemburg
C) Anna Frank
D) Johanna Koenig
  • 10. What communist alias was used by Johanna Koenig?
A) Natasha
B) Lucia Bauer
C) Polka
D) Vera
  • 11. When did Polka divorce Tito?
A) August 1936
B) April 1936
C) December 1936
D) October 1936
  • 12. When did Tito marry Johanna Koenig?
A) 13 October 1936
B) 13 April 1936
C) 13 August 1936
D) 13 December 1936
  • 13. What was the new Comintern line on Yugoslavia that Tito worked to promote?
A) Defend the integrity of Yugoslavia against Nazism and Fascism
B) Merge Yugoslavia into the Soviet Union
C) Break up the country into smaller republics
D) Establish a monarchy in Yugoslavia
  • 14. Where were the shipyards located where Tito helped organize strikes from a distance?
A) Kraljevica
B) Split
C) Trbovlje
D) Zagreb
  • 15. Where were the coal mines located where Tito helped organize strikes from a distance?
A) Kraljevica
B) Trbovlje
C) Samobor
D) Belgrade
  • 16. Where did Gorkić and the Politburo relocate while Tito worked inside Yugoslavia?
A) Berlin
B) Vienna
C) Paris
D) Prague
  • 17. In what year did Tito's father die?
A) 1937
B) 1934
C) 1936
D) 1938
  • 18. Which Soviet secret police arrested and shot Filip Filipović?
A) KGB
B) NKVD
C) Cheka
D) OGPU
  • 19. What was Tito's specific mission when sent back to Yugoslavia in late 1936?
A) To assassinate King Alexander
B) To steal state documents
C) To recruit volunteers for the International Brigades
D) To establish a new government
  • 20. According to historian Ivo Banac, what was the real reason the Comintern sent Tito back to Yugoslavia?
A) To escape the Great Purge
B) To organize a general strike
C) To purge the CPY
D) To hide from the NKVD
  • 21. How many men did Tito send in total to fight in the Spanish Civil War?
A) 500
B) 330
C) 671
D) 1,192
  • 22. How many volunteers sent by Tito to Spain actually came from Yugoslavia?
A) 330
B) 500
C) 1,192
D) 671
  • 23. How many of the volunteers sent by Tito to the Spanish Civil War were killed in fighting?
A) 1,192
B) 671
C) 300
D) 330
  • 24. Did Tito ever admit to fighting in the Spanish Civil War?
A) Yes, he claimed he was a commander
B) Yes, he admitted to being wounded
C) Yes, but only under interrogation
D) No, he denied going to Spain
  • 25. Where was the separate Communist Party of Croatia inaugurated in August 1937?
A) Ljubljana
B) Split
C) Zagreb
D) Samobor
  • 26. What happened to Gorkić after being summoned to Moscow in June 1937?
A) He became the head of the Comintern
B) He was exiled to Siberia
C) He was arrested and shot
D) He escaped to Paris
  • 27. When did Tito become acting General Secretary of the CPY?
A) June 1937
B) August 1936
C) August 1937
D) December 1937
  • 28. Which Slovene was part of Tito's new younger leadership team?
A) Edvard Kardelj
B) Aleksandar Ranković
C) Milovan Đilas
D) Ivo Lola Ribar
  • 29. Which Serb was part of Tito's new leadership team?
A) Franc Leskošek
B) Aleksandar Ranković
C) Edvard Kardelj
D) Miha Marinko
  • 30. Which Montenegrin was part of Tito's new leadership team?
A) Edvard Kardelj
B) Milovan Đilas
C) Aleksandar Ranković
D) Rade Končar
  • 31. Which foreign minister's visit to Belgrade did Tito arrange a 30,000-person demonstration to greet?
A) British foreign minister
B) Italian foreign minister
C) German foreign minister
D) French foreign minister
  • 32. The December 1937 protest march turned into a protest against the neutrality policy of which government?
A) Stojadinović government
B) Cvetković government
C) Simović government
D) Maček government
  • 33. Who did Tito stay with when he returned to Belgrade in March 1938?
A) Vladimir Dedijer
B) Edvard Kardelj
C) Milovan Đilas
D) Aleksandar Ranković
  • 34. What major geopolitical event occurred a few days after Tito arrived in Yugoslavia in March 1938?
A) German invasion of Poland
B) Munich Agreement
C) Anschluss between Nazi Germany and Austria
D) Italian invasion of Albania
  • 35. When did Tito arrive in Moscow after waiting two months in Paris for his Soviet visa?
A) 24 June 1938
B) 24 August 1938
C) 24 October 1938
D) 24 August 1937
  • 36. What fate befell Tito's ex-wife Polka and his wife Koenig/Bauer when they were arrested in Moscow?
A) They were exiled to Siberia forever
B) They were arrested as 'imperialist spies'
C) They were made leaders of the Comintern
D) They were executed immediately
  • 37. How long was Polka imprisoned in Moscow before being released?
A) 12 months
B) 27 months
C) 36 months
D) 14 months
  • 38. What happened to Tito's son Žarko in 1941?
A) He was arrested by the NKVD
B) He moved to Paris
C) He became a leader in the CPY
D) He joined the Red Army to fight the invading Germans
  • 39. What task was Tito given in Moscow alongside Vladimir Ćopić?
A) To organize volunteers for the Spanish Civil War
B) To write a biography of Joseph Stalin
C) To translate the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) into Serbo-Croatian
D) To purge the Central Committee
  • 40. What accusation was made against Tito by a Yugoslav communist of German ethnicity in Moscow?
A) That he embezzled Comintern funds
B) That he organized the assassination of King Alexander
C) That he produced an inaccurate translation showing he was a Trotskyist
D) That he was an imperialist spy
  • 41. What personal factors helped Tito survive the Moscow purges?
A) His extensive wealth and noble background
B) His close personal friendship with Joseph Stalin
C) His military rank as a Red Army general
D) Working-class origins, lack of interest in intellectual arguments, attractive personality, and influential friends
  • 42. Where were volunteers offering their services to fight after Germany placed pressure on Czechoslovakia?
A) The Comintern headquarters
B) The Soviet consulate in Zagreb
C) Czechoslovak embassy in Belgrade
D) Czechoslovak embassy in Paris
  • 43. When was Tito formally appointed General Secretary of the CPY after his resolutions were ratified?
A) 5 August 1937
B) 5 October 1938
C) 5 January 1938
D) 5 January 1939
  • 44. Who was the representative of SKOJ included in the newly formed Politburo of the Central Committee?
A) Ivo Lola Ribar
B) Rade Končar
C) Franc Leskošek
D) Ivan Milutinović
  • 45. Where did Broz and his wife briefly move after he was unable to find employment as a metalworker in Kumrovec?
A) Kraljevica
B) Ogulin
C) Belgrade
D) Zagreb
  • 46. What job did Broz initially take after moving to Zagreb?
A) Mill mechanic
B) Metalworker
C) Shipyard worker
D) Waiter
  • 47. How many seats did the CPY win in the 1920 elections, making it the third-strongest party?
A) 32
B) 7
C) 4
D) 59
  • 48. Who was the Yugoslav Minister of the Interior who authored the Proclamation (Obznana)?
A) Alija Alijagić
B) Stevo Sabić
C) Milan Stojadinović
D) Milorad Drašković
  • 49. Who assassinated Milorad Drašković on 2 August 1921?
A) Stevo Sabić
B) Sima Marković
C) Josip Broz
D) Alija Alijagić
  • 50. To which village did Broz and his wife move after he was fired due to his communist links?
A) Kraljevica
B) Kumrovec
C) Veliko Trojstvo
D) Smederevska Palanka
  • 51. What job did Broz perform in the village of Veliko Trojstvo?
A) Waiter
B) Mill mechanic
C) Railway worker
D) Shipyard worker
  • 52. Who took over control of the CPY's operations after the arrest of its leadership in January 1922?
A) Stevo Sabić
B) Sima Marković
C) Alija Alijagić
D) Milorad Drašković
  • 53. In the internal CPY debate, did Broz side with those wanting moderate policies or violent revolution?
A) Pacifism
B) Social democracy
C) Moderate policies
D) Violent revolution
  • 54. Why was Broz arrested in 1924 after giving a speech at a comrade's funeral?
A) He violated the Obznana directly
B) A priest complained
C) He led a shipyard strike
D) He possessed illegal bombs
  • 55. How helped Broz and his co-accused get acquitted after being arrested for creating a public disturbance in 1924?
A) Stevo Sabić
B) A Serbian Orthodox prosecutor who hated Catholics
C) A Catholic priest
D) The Minister of the Interior
  • 56. What was the name of Broz and Pelagija's daughter who died at the age of two?
A) Žarko
B) There was no daughter named Zlatica
C) Pelagija
D) Zlatica
  • 57. What was the name of Broz's son who survived, born in 1924?
A) Žarko
B) Stevo
C) Josip
D) Milorad
  • 58. At what age did Broz become a professional revolutionary?
A) 30
B) 33
C) 40
D) 25
  • 59. In October 1926, Broz obtained work in a railway works near Belgrade located in which town?
A) Kumrovec
B) Smederevska Palanka
C) Ogulin
D) Veliko Trojstvo
  • 60. Where was Broz imprisoned in July 1927 after being arrested along with six other workers?
A) Belgrade
B) Zagreb
C) Ogulin
D) Smederevska Palanka
  • 61. What method did Broz use to force a date to be set for his trial while imprisoned without trial?
A) A hunger strike
B) Posing as a middle-class technician
C) Escaping from prison
D) Writing articles for the newspaper
  • 62. What sentence did Broz receive after his secret trial for being a member of the CPY in 1927?
A) Eight days' detention
B) Four months' imprisonment
C) Fourteen days' imprisonment
D) Five years' imprisonment
  • 63. In February 1928, Broz attended a conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY as one of how many delegates?
A) 7
B) 32
C) 59
D) 6
  • 64. Who was the long-term CPY leader whose Greater Serbia agenda was condemned by Broz at the February 1928 conference?
A) Alija Alijagić
B) Sima Marković
C) Milorad Drašković
D) Stevo Sabić
  • 65. Who supported Broz's proposal that the Communist International purge the Croatian branch of factionalism?
A) A delegate sent from Moscow
B) Milan Stojadinović
C) The mill owner in Veliko Trojstvo
D) The Serbian Orthodox prosecutor
  • 66. For how many days was Broz imprisoned after being arrested outside the Social-Democratic Party meeting under a false name?
A) 4 months
B) 14 days
C) 3 months
D) 8 days
  • 67. Who eventually helped the police track down Broz before his arrest in late 1928?
A) A police informer
B) A Serbian Orthodox prosecutor
C) Milan Stojadinović
D) Stevo Sabić
  • 68. What specific illegal item was alleged by police to have been found at Broz's address in November 1928?
A) Bombs
B) Stolen weapons
C) Illegal printing presses
D) Forged currency
  • 69. When was Josip Broz Tito born?
A) 25 March 1895
B) 12 June 1890
C) 7 May 1892
D) 4 May 1980
  • 70. In which village was Tito born?
A) Kumrovec
B) Omsk
C) Podsreda
D) Zagreb
  • 71. Which empire was Tito born in?
A) German Empire
B) Russian Empire
C) Austro-Hungarian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 72. What was the highest rank Tito held in the Yugoslav People's Army?
A) General
B) Marshal
C) Colonel
D) Captain
  • 73. Which political movement did Tito co-found?
A) Warsaw Pact
B) Non-Aligned Movement
C) European Union
D) League of Nations
  • 74. What name is given to the political ideology and policies associated with Tito's rule?
A) Titoism
B) Stalinism
C) Trotskyism
D) Leninism
  • 75. Who was Tito's mother?
A) Marija Javeršek
B) Pelagija Belousova
C) Antonina Chistyakova
D) Franjo Broz
  • 76. What was Tito's father's profession?
A) Doctor
B) Farmer
C) Blacksmith
D) Locksmith
  • 77. In which military unit did Tito serve during his compulsory two-year service in the Austro-Hungarian Army?
A) Red Army
B) International Red Guard
C) Czechoslovak Legion
D) 25th Croatian Home Guard Regiment
  • 78. What skill did Tito learn during the winter of 1913 and 1914 in the Austro-Hungarian Army?
A) Horse riding
B) Flying
C) Skiing
D) Swimming
  • 79. Where was Tito imprisoned after being arrested for sedition in 1914?
A) Kazan monastery
B) Ural Mountains camp
C) Peter and Paul Fortress
D) Petrovaradin fortress
  • 80. Who wounded and captured Tito in March 1915?
A) A German infantryman
B) A Circassian cavalryman
C) A Serbian officer
D) A Czech legionnaire
  • 81. In which city was Tito imprisoned for three weeks in 1917 after the July Days demonstrations?
A) Moscow
B) Omsk
C) Petrograd
D) Kazan
  • 82. What traditional Kazakh drink did Tito credit with helping him recover his health?
A) Vodka
B) Kefir
C) Kumis
D) Kvass
  • 83. Who was Tito's first wife whom he married in Omsk in 1920?
A) Antonina Chistyakova
B) Polka Zhaksymbayev
C) Pelagija Belousova
D) Marija Javeršek
  • 84. In what year did Tito join the Communist Party in Omsk?
A) 1937
B) 1917
C) 1924
D) 1920
  • 85. Which event led to Yugoslavia's expulsion from the Cominform in 1948?
A) Warsaw Treaty
B) Yugoslav-Soviet trade war
C) Balkan Pact
D) Tito–Stalin split
  • 86. What model of economic organization did Tito initiate alongside Edvard Kardelj and Milovan Đilas?
A) Fascist corporatism
B) Socialist self-management
C) Agrarian socialism
D) Centralized state capitalism
  • 87. How many foreign decorations did Tito receive during his lifetime?
A) 50
B) 98
C) 12
D) 150
  • 88. What did John Gunther write in 1949 about Broz's wife?
A) She possibly died many years ago
B) She returned to Kumrovec
C) She was a high-ranking spy
D) She was living in hiding in Vienna
  • 89. What was Broz's job after arriving at Lepoglava prison?
A) Managing the prison library
B) Repairing prisoner uniforms
C) Maintaining the electrical system
D) Working in the prison kitchen
  • 90. Who was chosen by Broz as his assistant at Lepoglava prison?
A) Milan Gorkić
B) John Gunther
C) Edvard Kardelj
D) Moša Pijade
  • 91. What was Moša Pijade's sentence for his communist activities?
A) 20 years
B) Life imprisonment
C) 10 years
D) 5 years
  • 92. How often was Broz required to report to the police after his release?
A) Daily
B) Yearly
C) Weekly
D) Monthly
  • 93. Whose rise in Germany changed the political situation in Europe during Broz's imprisonment?
A) Moša Pijade
B) Milan Gorkić
C) Adolf Hitler
D) John Gunther
  • 94. Where was the executive committee of the CPY directing activities from after escaping?
A) Kumrovec
B) Zagreb
C) Ljubljana
D) Vienna
  • 95. What did Broz use to travel between Zagreb, Ljubljana, and Vienna over a six-month period?
A) Military orders
B) A Heimwehr uniform
C) False passports
D) A bishop's carriage
  • 96. Who blackmailed Broz in July 1934?
A) A prison guard
B) A smuggler
C) A local policeman
D) A Roman Catholic bishop
  • 97. Which paramilitary group detained Broz in July 1934?
A) CPY Executive
B) Comintern
C) Heimwehr
D) Central Committee
  • 98. What accent did Broz use to convince the Heimwehr that he was a wayward mountaineer?
A) Russian accent
B) Slovene accent
C) Serbian accent
D) Austrian accent
  • 99. Where did Milan Gorkić send Broz to arrange a secret conference of the CPY?
A) Zagreb
B) Ljubljana
C) Kumrovec
D) Lepoglava
  • 100. Who was the brother of the Roman Catholic bishop of Ljubljana and a communist sympathiser?
A) Edvard Kardelj
B) Moša Pijade
C) The text does not name him, only mentions the bishop's brother
D) Milan Gorkić
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