Monument of Liberty, Istanbul

Monument of Liberty, Istanbul - Quiz

1. What is the Turkish name for the Monument of Liberty?

A) Zafer Abidesi
B) Taksim Anıtı
C) Abide-i Milliyet
D) Hürriyet Anıtı

2. In which district of Istanbul is the Monument of Liberty located?

A) Fatih
B) Beşiktaş
C) Şişli-Mecidiyeköy
D) Kadıköy

3. What event does the Monument of Liberty honour?

A) The exile of Sultan Abdulhamid II
B) The victory of the Russian War
C) Soldiers killed defending the Ottoman Parliament during the 31 March Incident
D) The beginning of the Tanzimat reforms

4. What is the name of the hill where the monument is situated?

A) Yeditepe
B) Pierre Loti Tepesi
C) Çamlıca Tepesi
D) Hürriyet-i Ebediye Tepesi

5. What is the elevation of the hill where the monument stands?

A) 130 m
B) 100 m
C) 75 m
D) 200 m

6. What shape do the pathways radiating out from the monument form?

A) A five-angled star surrounded by a circle
B) A crescent moon and cross
C) A square surrounded by a triangle
D) A hexagon surrounded by a pentagon

7. The pathways surrounding the monument symbolize what?

A) The four cardinal directions
B) The founding members of the Ottoman Parliament
C) The star and crescent of the Turkish flag
D) The seasons of the year

8. When did the Tanzimat reforms begin?

A) 1876
B) 1911
C) 1908
D) 1839

9. Who hoped to re-affirm their powers as an absolute monarch in the late 19th century?

A) The Hareket Ordusu
B) The Young Turks
C) Sultan Abdulhamid II
D) Mahmud Șevked Pasha

10. In what year was the first Ottoman Parliament opened?

A) 1876
B) 1839
C) 1908
D) 1909

11. What excuse did Abdulhamid II use to adjourn Parliament in 1878?

A) The Russian War
B) The 31 March Incident
C) The Tanzimat reforms
D) An economic depression

12. Until what year did Abdulhamid II reign as an absolute monarch after adjourning Parliament?

A) 1909
B) 1908
C) 1876
D) 1911

13. When did the uprising known as the 31 March Incident begin according to the Gregorian calendar?

A) March 31, 1909
B) July 23, 1909
C) April 13, 1909
D) February 15, 1876

14. What is the Rumi calendar date for the start of the 31 March Incident?

A) March 31, 1255 AH
B) April 13, 1325 AH
C) July 23, 1325 AH
D) March 31, 1325 AH

15. What was the name of the army that came from Rumelia to suppress the countercoup?

A) Tanzimat Forces
B) Hareket Ordusu
C) Abide-i Hürriyet
D) The Young Turks

16. Who was the commander of the Army of Action?

A) Enver Pasha
B) Sultan Abdulhamid II
C) Mustafa Kemal
D) Mahmud Șevked Pasha

17. When was the countercoup suppressed by the Army of Action?

A) July 23, 1909
B) March 31, 1909
C) April 13, 1909
D) 1911

18. Which party deposed Sultan Abdulhamid II?

A) Committee of Union and Progress
B) Conservatives of the 19th Century
C) Hareket Ordusu
D) Ottoman Parliament

19. To where was Abdulhamid II sent into exile?

A) Ankara
B) Salonica
C) Cairo
D) Damascus

20. When was the Abide-i Hürriyet monument inaugurated?

A) 1876
B) 1911
C) 1909
D) 1908

21. What does the monument symbolize in modern Turkey?

A) Religious fundamentalism
B) Absolute monarchy and conservatism
C) Modernity, democracy, and secularism
D) Military conquest and imperialism

22. What function does the monument serve today?

A) A parliament building
B) A royal palace
C) A military barracks
D) A venue for official ceremonies and public gatherings

23. Who designed the Monument of Liberty?

A) Mahmud Shevket Pasha
B) Talat Pasha
C) Midhat Pasha
D) Muzaffer Bey

24. What shape does the monument take?

A) A tall clock tower
B) A cannon firing into the sky
C) A pyramid with flat sides
D) An obelisk with carvings

25. Whose tughra is borne on the monument?

A) Murad V
B) Mehmed V Reşad
C) Abdul Hamid II
D) Mehmed VI

26. How many soldiers killed during the 31 March Incident were initially buried in the monument?

A) 31
B) 50
C) 100
D) 74

27. In what year was Mahmud Shevket Pasha assassinated?

A) 1913
B) 1921
C) 1911
D) 1996

28. Who assassinated Talat Pasha?

A) Enver Pasha
B) Muzaffer Bey
C) Midhat Pasha
D) Soghomon Tehlirian

29. In what year was Talat Pasha assassinated?

A) 1996
B) 1921
C) 1909
D) 1913

30. From which city were Talat Pasha's remains brought to the monument in 1943?

A) Ab-i Derya, Tajikistan
B) Vienna, Austria
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Taif, Arabia

31. In what year were Enver Pasha's remains brought to the monument?

A) 1911
B) 1921
C) 1996
D) 1943

32. From where were Enver Pasha's remains brought in 1996?

A) Paris, France
B) Taif, Arabia
C) Ab-i Derya, today Tajikistan
D) Berlin, Germany

33. Following which event did trade unions celebrate Labour Day demonstrations at the monument for many years?

A) Republic Protests in 2007
B) Taksim Square massacre in 1977
C) 31 March Incident
D) Assassination of Mahmud Shevket Pasha

Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.