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Monument of Liberty, Istanbul - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the Turkish name for the Monument of Liberty?
A) Zafer Abidesi
B) Taksim Anıtı
C) Hürriyet Anıtı
D) Abide-i Milliyet
  • 2. In which district of Istanbul is the Monument of Liberty located?
A) Fatih
B) Beşiktaş
C) Şişli-Mecidiyeköy
D) Kadıköy
  • 3. What event does the Monument of Liberty honour?
A) The beginning of the Tanzimat reforms
B) The exile of Sultan Abdulhamid II
C) Soldiers killed defending the Ottoman Parliament during the 31 March Incident
D) The victory of the Russian War
  • 4. What is the name of the hill where the monument is situated?
A) Hürriyet-i Ebediye Tepesi
B) Pierre Loti Tepesi
C) Çamlıca Tepesi
D) Yeditepe
  • 5. What is the elevation of the hill where the monument stands?
A) 200 m
B) 130 m
C) 100 m
D) 75 m
  • 6. What shape do the pathways radiating out from the monument form?
A) A crescent moon and cross
B) A square surrounded by a triangle
C) A five-angled star surrounded by a circle
D) A hexagon surrounded by a pentagon
  • 7. The pathways surrounding the monument symbolize what?
A) The founding members of the Ottoman Parliament
B) The star and crescent of the Turkish flag
C) The seasons of the year
D) The four cardinal directions
  • 8. When did the Tanzimat reforms begin?
A) 1911
B) 1876
C) 1839
D) 1908
  • 9. Who hoped to re-affirm their powers as an absolute monarch in the late 19th century?
A) The Hareket Ordusu
B) The Young Turks
C) Sultan Abdulhamid II
D) Mahmud Șevked Pasha
  • 10. In what year was the first Ottoman Parliament opened?
A) 1909
B) 1876
C) 1908
D) 1839
  • 11. What excuse did Abdulhamid II use to adjourn Parliament in 1878?
A) An economic depression
B) The Russian War
C) The Tanzimat reforms
D) The 31 March Incident
  • 12. Until what year did Abdulhamid II reign as an absolute monarch after adjourning Parliament?
A) 1911
B) 1908
C) 1909
D) 1876
  • 13. When did the uprising known as the 31 March Incident begin according to the Gregorian calendar?
A) February 15, 1876
B) July 23, 1909
C) March 31, 1909
D) April 13, 1909
  • 14. What is the Rumi calendar date for the start of the 31 March Incident?
A) April 13, 1325 AH
B) July 23, 1325 AH
C) March 31, 1255 AH
D) March 31, 1325 AH
  • 15. What was the name of the army that came from Rumelia to suppress the countercoup?
A) Tanzimat Forces
B) Hareket Ordusu
C) The Young Turks
D) Abide-i Hürriyet
  • 16. Who was the commander of the Army of Action?
A) Mustafa Kemal
B) Enver Pasha
C) Mahmud Șevked Pasha
D) Sultan Abdulhamid II
  • 17. When was the countercoup suppressed by the Army of Action?
A) April 13, 1909
B) July 23, 1909
C) March 31, 1909
D) 1911
  • 18. Which party deposed Sultan Abdulhamid II?
A) Ottoman Parliament
B) Committee of Union and Progress
C) Conservatives of the 19th Century
D) Hareket Ordusu
  • 19. To where was Abdulhamid II sent into exile?
A) Cairo
B) Damascus
C) Salonica
D) Ankara
  • 20. When was the Abide-i Hürriyet monument inaugurated?
A) 1909
B) 1908
C) 1876
D) 1911
  • 21. What does the monument symbolize in modern Turkey?
A) Absolute monarchy and conservatism
B) Religious fundamentalism
C) Military conquest and imperialism
D) Modernity, democracy, and secularism
  • 22. What function does the monument serve today?
A) A venue for official ceremonies and public gatherings
B) A royal palace
C) A military barracks
D) A parliament building
  • 23. Who designed the Monument of Liberty?
A) Talat Pasha
B) Muzaffer Bey
C) Midhat Pasha
D) Mahmud Shevket Pasha
  • 24. What shape does the monument take?
A) An obelisk with carvings
B) A cannon firing into the sky
C) A pyramid with flat sides
D) A tall clock tower
  • 25. Whose tughra is borne on the monument?
A) Mehmed V Reşad
B) Abdul Hamid II
C) Murad V
D) Mehmed VI
  • 26. How many soldiers killed during the 31 March Incident were initially buried in the monument?
A) 31
B) 74
C) 100
D) 50
  • 27. In what year was Mahmud Shevket Pasha assassinated?
A) 1921
B) 1913
C) 1996
D) 1911
  • 28. Who assassinated Talat Pasha?
A) Midhat Pasha
B) Enver Pasha
C) Soghomon Tehlirian
D) Muzaffer Bey
  • 29. In what year was Talat Pasha assassinated?
A) 1913
B) 1921
C) 1996
D) 1909
  • 30. From which city were Talat Pasha's remains brought to the monument in 1943?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Vienna, Austria
C) Ab-i Derya, Tajikistan
D) Taif, Arabia
  • 31. In what year were Enver Pasha's remains brought to the monument?
A) 1996
B) 1943
C) 1921
D) 1911
  • 32. From where were Enver Pasha's remains brought in 1996?
A) Paris, France
B) Taif, Arabia
C) Ab-i Derya, today Tajikistan
D) Berlin, Germany
  • 33. Following which event did trade unions celebrate Labour Day demonstrations at the monument for many years?
A) Assassination of Mahmud Shevket Pasha
B) Republic Protests in 2007
C) Taksim Square massacre in 1977
D) 31 March Incident
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