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