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