Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Test
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • 1. Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated in 1914, triggering the start of World War I?
A) Tsar Nicholas II
B) Kaiser Wilhelm II
C) Franz Ferdinand
D) King George V
  • 2. Which organization was behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Red Cross
B) Yellow Ribbon
C) Green Thumb
D) Black Hand
  • 3. Who fired the fatal shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Gavrilo Princip
B) Otto von Bismarck
C) Franz Joseph
D) Vladimir Lenin
  • 4. Which city was the capital of Austria-Hungary during the time of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
A) Prague
B) Sarajevo
C) Vienna
D) Budapest
  • 5. Who was the leader of Austria-Hungary at the time of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B) Franz Joseph
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Gavrilo Princip
  • 6. Which country was an ally of Austria-Hungary and declared war on Serbia, helping spark World War I?
A) Germany
B) France
C) United Kingdom
D) Russia
  • 7. Which country was the first to declare war on Austria-Hungary in response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Serbia
B) Germany
C) France
D) Russia
  • 8. Which country mobilized its troops in support of Serbia after Austria-Hungary declared war?
A) United States
B) Italy
C) Japan
D) Russia
  • 9. Which country did Archduke Franz Ferdinand belong to?
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Serbia
C) Russia
D) Germany
  • 10. What was the political objective of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) To annex Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia
B) To overthrow Emperor Franz Joseph
C) To free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austro-Hungarian rule and establish a common South Slav state
D) To start a war between Austria-Hungary and Russia
  • 11. Who was the chief of the military intelligence section of the Serbian general staff that supported the assassination?
A) Vojislav Tankosić
B) Dragutin Dimitrijević
C) Rade Malobabić
D) Danilo Ilić
  • 12. What was the fate of Gavrilo Princip after his trial?
A) He was executed
B) He was acquitted
C) He was sentenced to 20 years in jail
D) He was sentenced to life imprisonment
  • 13. What was the name of the Serbian king installed after the 1903 coup?
A) Dragutin Dimitrijević
B) Milan I of Serbia
C) Alexander I Obrenović
D) Peter I of the House of Karađorđević
  • 14. What was the name of the Serbian nationalist society formed in 1908?
A) Committee of Union and Progress
B) The Black Hand
C) Narodna Odbrana
D) Young Bosnia
  • 15. What was the name of the Bosnian Serb student who attempted to assassinate the Austrian governor of Bosnia in 1910?
A) Muhamed Mehmedbašić
B) Vaso Čubrilović
C) Cvjetko Popović
D) Bogdan Žerajić
  • 16. What was the name of the battle commemorated on the day of the assassination?
A) The Battle of Sarajevo
B) The Battle of Belgrade
C) The Battle of Kosovo
D) The Battle of Vukovar
  • 17. What was the condition set by Emperor Franz Joseph for Archduke Franz Ferdinand's marriage?
A) They would have no children
B) Sophie would renounce her title
C) Franz Ferdinand would renounce his claim to the throne
D) Their descendants would never ascend the throne
  • 18. What was the name of the literary work that inspired Princip and other members of Young Bosnia?
A) The Mountain Wreath by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
B) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
C) The Iliad by Homer
D) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
  • 19. What was the age range of the assassins at the time of the assassination?
A) All assassins were teenagers
B) Five of the six assassins were under 20 years old
C) All assassins were between 18 and 22 years old
D) All assassins were over 25 years old
  • 20. What was the role of Major Vojislav Tankosić in the assassination plot?
A) He was a bystander who witnessed the assassination
B) He provided bombs and pistols to the assassins and trained them
C) He was the mastermind behind the assassination
D) He was the driver of the car carrying the assassins
  • 21. What was the fate of the Black Hand members after their trial in 1917?
A) They were all executed
B) Three of its leaders were executed
C) They were all acquitted
D) They were all sentenced to life imprisonment
  • 22. What was the name of the Bosnian Croat student involved in a plot to assassinate the Governor of Croatia in 1912?
A) Cvjetko Popović
B) Vaso Čubrilović
C) Luka Jukić
D) Muhamed Mehmedbašić
  • 23. What was the name of the movement that included Bosnian Croats and Muslims along with Bosnian Serbs?
A) The Black Hand
B) Narodna Odbrana
C) The Committee of Union and Progress
D) Young Bosnia
  • 24. What was the name of the Austro-Hungarian governor of Bosnia who was targeted for assassination in 1910?
A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B) Emperor Franz Joseph
C) General Marijan Varešanin
D) Count Slavko Cuvaj
  • 25. Where did Major Vojislav Tankosić call a Serbian irredentist planning meeting?
A) Sarajevo, Bosnia.
B) Toulouse, France.
C) Užice, Serbia.
D) Belgrade, Serbia.
  • 26. Who informed Mehmedbašić that an attack on Franz Ferdinand would be more important?
A) Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević.
B) Vladimir Gacinović.
C) Danilo Ilić.
D) Major Vojislav Tankosić.
  • 27. Who showed Gavrilo Princip a newspaper cutting about Archduke Franz Ferdinand's visit to Bosnia?
A) Vaso Čubrilović
B) Trifko Grabež
C) Nedeljko Čabrinović
D) Cvjetko Popović
  • 28. Which of the following was not recruited by Ilić for the assassination?
A) Cvjetko Popović
B) Trifko Grabež
C) Mehmed Mehmedbašić
D) Vaso Čubrilović
  • 29. When did the recruitment of assassins occur, according to the Sarajevo trial?
A) In early autumn
B) Shortly after Orthodox Easter
C) At the beginning of spring
D) During the summer
  • 30. Who was the fellow Bosnian Serb and former guerrilla fighter approached for arms?
A) Milan Ciganović
B) Ilić
C) Nedeljko Čabrinović
D) Major Tankosić
  • 31. What type of pistol did the assassins practice shooting with?
A) Mauser Model 1910
B) Browning Model 1910
C) FN Model 1910
D) Walther Model 1910
  • 32. In what year did J. Jovanović go public about his warning?
A) 1914
B) 1918
C) 1920
D) 1924
  • 33. Who did Čabrinović meet in Tuzla?
A) Captain Popović
B) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
C) Captain Prvanović
D) Sarajevo Police Detective Ivan Vila
  • 34. Where did Franz Ferdinand and his party arrive for a scheduled reception?
A) Sarajevo Hospital
B) Appel Quay
C) Latin Bridge
D) Town Hall
  • 35. Who admitted ordering the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
A) Colonel Petar Živković
B) Regent Alexander
C) Stojan Protić
D) Apis
  • 36. Who led Princip and Grabež to Isaković's Island?
A) Detective Ivan Vila
B) Captain Popović
C) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
D) Captain Prvanović
  • 37. Who was the new military conspirator added to the report?
A) Major Kosta Todorović
B) Captain Prvanović
C) Captain Popović
D) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
  • 38. Who wrote about Prime Minister Pašić reviewing the assassination plot with his cabinet?
A) Ljubomir Jovanović
B) Milenko Vesnić
C) Miroslav Spalajković
D) Colonel Lešjanin
  • 39. How many death sentences were originally handed down to Apis and his associates?
A) Ten
B) Seven
C) Nine
D) Eight
  • 40. Where did Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović reach on 29 May?
A) Zvornik
B) Loznica
C) Šabac
D) Tuzla
  • 41. Who was in charge of the Russian Military Attaché's office while Viktor Artamonov was on vacation?
A) Apis
B) Sergey Sazonov
C) Assistant Military Attaché Alexander Werchovsky
D) Milan Ciganović
  • 42. What was the initial report of the Danube incident to Emperor Franz-Joseph?
A) Not reported at all
B) Erroneously reported as a substantial skirmish
C) Reported as a successful negotiation
D) Accurately reported as a minor incident
  • 43. Which Great Power did not initially choose sides in the conflict?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) Italy
  • 44. What was the maximum sentence for conspiracy to commit high treason?
A) 20 years imprisonment
B) Life imprisonment
C) 10 years imprisonment
D) Death penalty
  • 45. Which novel introduced the myth about Princip eating a sandwich?
A) The Fall of an Empire
B) Twelve Fingers
C) The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
D) The Sarajevo Diary
  • 46. How was Sophie's coffin positioned relative to her husband's?
A) Placed higher than her husband's
B) Positioned at the same level
C) Placed in a separate room
D) Slanted down from her husband's
  • 47. On what date did Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović leave Belgrade by boat?
A) 28 May
B) 29 May
C) 30 May
D) 31 May
  • 48. Who proposed that the couple remain at the Town Hall until troops could be brought in?
A) Count Harrach
B) Governor-General Oskar Potiorek
C) Baron Rumerskirch
D) Duchess Sophie
  • 49. What happened when the driver of the Archduke's car attempted to reverse?
A) The car accelerated forward
B) The car veered off the road
C) The engine stalled
D) The brakes failed
  • 50. How did Serb nationalists and dignitaries respond to the World War I commemorations?
A) They actively participated in the commemorations.
B) They organized the commemorations.
C) They boycotted the commemorations.
D) They ignored the commemorations.
  • 51. Who was Čabrinović's father?
A) A revenue sergeant
B) A Serbian Border Guard
C) A Sarajevo police official
D) A Narodna Odbrana agent
  • 52. What were Franz Ferdinand's last words according to Count Harrach?
A) "I am dying."
B) "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!"
C) "Long live the Empire!"
D) "I am sorry."
  • 53. At what time did the imperial couple die on 28 June 1914?
A) 11:30 a.m.
B) 12:00 p.m.
C) 10:00 a.m.
D) 1:00 p.m.
  • 54. Who was pointedly disinvited from the funeral?
A) Most foreign royalty
B) The officer corps
C) The immediate imperial family
D) The local clergy
  • 55. Where were Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife interred?
A) Imperial Crypt
B) Vienna Central Cemetery
C) Artstetten Castle
D) Trieste Cathedral
  • 56. On which island did Princip and Grabež reach with their weapons?
A) Isaković's Island
B) Sava Island
C) Drina Island
D) Loznica Island
  • 57. On what date did Ilić begin distributing weapons to the assassins?
A) 29 June
B) 30 June
C) 27 June
D) 28 June
  • 58. What was Serbia's response to point #8 of the July Ultimatum?
A) Partially accepted
B) Completely accepted
C) Rejected outright
D) Ignored completely
  • 59. How many death sentences were reduced by the Serbian High Court?
A) Three
B) One
C) Two
D) Four
  • 60. Where did the Salonika trial take place?
A) In Vienna
B) In Belgrade
C) In Geneva
D) On the French-controlled Salonica front
  • 61. What did the assassins send to Vladimir Gaćinović?
A) A package
B) A postcard
C) A telegram
D) A letter
  • 62. What caliber was the ammunition for the pistols provided to the assassins?
A) .9mm
B) .45 ACP
C) .22 LR
D) .380 ACP
  • 63. Who met Franz Ferdinand and his party at Sarajevo station?
A) General Michael von Appel
B) Governor Oskar Potiorek
C) Mehmedbašić
D) Vladimir Gaćinović
  • 64. Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II decline the invitation to the funeral?
A) Illness
B) Travel restrictions
C) Security concerns
D) Political disagreements
  • 65. Who provided Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović with a letter to Captain Prvanović?
A) Captain Popović
B) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
C) Captain Ilić
D) Detective Ivan Vila
  • 66. What did Duchess Sophie do during Franz Ferdinand's interruption?
A) She whispered into his ear
B) She left the room
C) She shouted at the mayor
D) She gave a speech
  • 67. Who was dispatched from Serbia to Sarajevo to reauthorize the assassination?
A) Rade Malobabić
B) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
C) Major Kosta Todorović
D) Captain Prvanović
  • 68. What was the relationship between Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo, and Franz Ferdinand?
A) Lifelong enemy
B) Military ally
C) Cousin
D) Close friend
  • 69. What did Franz Ferdinand and Sophie decide to do instead of their planned program?
A) Return to the Town Hall
B) Hold a press conference
C) Visit the wounded at the hospital
D) Meet with local officials
  • 70. Where did the interview between Emperor Nicholas and King Charles I take place?
A) Bucharest
B) St. Petersburg
C) Vienna
D) Constanza
  • 71. Where did Franz Ferdinand and his party travel from to Sarajevo?
A) Zagreb
B) Belgrade
C) Ilidža Spa
D) Vienna
  • 72. Who took a position on the left-hand running board of Franz Ferdinand's car?
A) Baron Rumerskirch
B) Count Harrach
C) Governor-General Oskar Potiorek
D) Duchess Sophie
  • 73. How many police officers were on duty in Sarajevo on the day of the visit?
A) About 80
B) About 100
C) About 30
D) About 60
  • 74. Who was not put on trial due to dying in battle in late 1915?
A) Vojislav Tankosić
B) Colonel Petar Živković
C) Apis
D) Stojan Protić
  • 75. What was placed on top of Sophie's casket?
A) A bouquet of flowers
B) A military medal
C) A crown
D) Gloves
  • 76. Which battleship transported the bodies of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife to Trieste?
A) HMS Dreadnought
B) USS Maine
C) Battleship Potemkin
D) SMS Viribus Unitis
  • 77. Who was the Narodna Odbrana President that received the report?
A) Božidar Janković
B) Captain Prvanović
C) Major Kosta Todorović
D) Nikola Pašić
  • 78. Who was unable to give the driver the information about the change in plans?
A) Baron Rumerskirch
B) Erik von Merizzi
C) Count Harrach
D) Duchess Sophie
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