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