ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
Theodoros Kolokotronis - Quiz
Contributed by: Garner
  • 1. When did Theodoros Kolokotronis return to the mainland?
A) December 1820
B) March 1821
C) August 1822
D) July 1821
  • 2. What title was given to Kolokotronis in May 1821?
A) Archistrategos
B) Sultan
C) Pasha
D) Admiral
  • 3. What is the meaning of the nickname 'O Geros tou Morea'?
A) The Elder of Morea
B) The King of the Peloponnese
C) The General of Greece
D) The Liberator of Tripoli
  • 4. What was the contemporary name for the Peloponnese during the war?
A) Morea
B) Corinth
C) Larissa
D) Attica
  • 5. What was Kolokotronis's age when he was named commander-in-chief?
A) 40
B) 30
C) 50
D) 60
  • 6. What was the first military action led by Kolokotronis?
A) Defense of Valtetsi
B) Siege of Nafplio
C) Siege of Corinth
D) Battle of Dervenakia
  • 7. Who commanded the Ottoman army from the north?
A) Andreas Miaoulis
B) Muhammad Ali
C) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
D) Sultan Mahmud II
  • 8. What castle commanded the plain of Argos?
A) Palamidi
B) Larissa
C) Nafplio
D) Valtetsi
  • 9. What was the primary weakness of the castle of Larissa?
A) It was located on flat ground
B) It had no spring for fresh water
C) The walls were made of wood
D) It had no food supplies
  • 10. Who commanded the Greek fleet that blockaded the Ottoman supply fleet?
A) Theodoros Kolokotronis
B) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
C) Demetrios Ypsilantis
D) Andreas Miaoulis
  • 11. Where were the Ottoman forces trapped and annihilated by Kolokotronis in 1822?
A) Athens
B) Corinth
C) Dervenaki Pass
D) Tripoli
  • 12. Who did Sultan Mahmud II turn to for help after the Ottoman defeat?
A) Andreas Miaoulis
B) Muhammad Ali
C) Theodoros Kolokotronis
D) Demetrios Ypsilantis
  • 13. In what month did the fortress at Nafplio fall to the Greeks?
A) March
B) July
C) December
D) August
  • 14. What fortress did Kolokotronis ride his horse up to celebrate the victory at Nafplio?
A) Corinth
B) Larissa
C) Tripolitsa
D) Palamidi
  • 15. What style of uniform was Kolokotronis fond of wearing?
A) Pseudo-classical Greek Light Infantry
B) Ottoman military garb
C) Egyptian royal robes
D) Modern European naval uniform
  • 16. In what year was Theodoros Kolokotronis born?
A) 1760
B) 1821
C) 1770
D) 1780
  • 17. What was the name of the mountain where Kolokotronis was born?
A) Libovitsi
B) Piana
C) Ramavouni
D) Alonistaina
  • 18. Who was Kolokotronis's father?
A) Ioannis Kapodistrias
B) Konstantinos Kolokotronis
C) Mahmud Dramali Pasha
D) Mitros Petrovas
  • 19. In which conflict did Kolokotronis's father fight and die?
A) Orlov Revolt
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) Greek Civil War
D) Russo-Turkish War
  • 20. Who mentored Kolokotronis after his father's death?
A) Mitros Petrovas
B) Fyodor Orlov
C) Richard Church
D) Prince Otto
  • 21. What military rank did Kolokotronis achieve while serving in the British army?
A) Colonel
B) General
C) Major
D) Captain
  • 22. Where was Kolokotronis briefly imprisoned following the Greek civil wars?
A) Zakynthos
B) Peloponnese
C) Athens
D) Hydra
  • 23. Which political figure did Kolokotronis support after the war?
A) Prince Otto
B) Catherine the Great
C) Richard Church
D) Ioannis Kapodistrias
  • 24. What was the result of the treason charges brought against Kolokotronis by the regency?
A) Executed immediately
B) Sentenced to death but pardoned
C) Acquitted of all charges
D) Exiled to Russia
  • 25. Which clothing item did Kolokotronis adopt from his service in the British Army?
A) Blue uniform
B) Silver sword
C) Leather boots
D) Red helmet
  • 26. Kolokotronis served as a 'kapos' for which family?
A) Orlov
B) Deligiannis
C) Petrovas
D) Kotsaki
  • 27. In what year did Kolokotronis die?
A) 1843
B) 1835
C) 1831
D) 1829
  • 28. Where did Kolokotronis grow up during his childhood?
A) Piana
B) Libovitsi
C) Mani
D) Ramavouni
  • 29. Theodoros was named in honour of which historical figure?
A) Prince Otto
B) Catherine the Great
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Fyodor Orlov
Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.