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North Macedonia - Exam
Contributed by: Alvarado
  • 1. When did the 2001 insurgency in North Macedonia take place?
A) Between March and September 2001
B) Between February and August 2001
C) Between January and June 2001
D) Between April and October 2001
  • 2. What was the role of NATO in the 2001 insurgency?
A) NATO imposed economic sanctions on North Macedonia
B) NATO intervened with a ceasefire monitoring force
C) NATO provided military support to the government
D) NATO mediated the conflict without any military presence
  • 3. What did the Ohrid Agreement entail for the Albanian minority?
A) Full independence
B) Greater political power and cultural recognition
C) Limited cultural recognition
D) Complete autonomy
  • 4. What did the Albanian side agree to under the Ohrid Agreement?
A) To join NATO
B) To demand more autonomy
C) To form a separate government
D) To abandon separatist demands and recognise all Macedonian institutions
  • 5. What was the NLA required to do according to the Ohrid Agreement?
A) Move to another country
B) Form a political party
C) Disarm and hand over their weapons to a NATO force
D) Join the Macedonian army
  • 6. In which years did Macedonian security forces have armed confrontations with Albanian militant groups after the 2001 insurgency?
A) 2005 and 2010
B) 2008 and 2012
C) 2010 and 2014
D) 2007 and 2015
  • 7. What event in 2012 involved inter-ethnic tensions in Macedonia?
A) Economic sanctions
B) A natural disaster
C) Peaceful protests
D) Incidents of violence between ethnic Albanians and Macedonians
  • 8. Who was elected as the Speaker of the Assembly in April 2017, causing protests?
A) Hristijan Mickoski
B) Talat Xhaferi
C) Zoran Zaev
D) Gjorge Ivanov
  • 9. What was the political affiliation of the protesters who stormed the Macedonian Parliament in 2017?
A) Mostly from the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM)
B) Mostly from the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI)
C) Mostly from the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party
D) Mostly from the Albanian Alternative party
  • 10. What policy did the VMRO-DPMNE government pursue starting in 2006?
A) Globalisation
B) Antiquisation
C) Europeanisation
D) Modernisation
  • 11. What was one of the reasons for the Antiquisation policy?
A) To establish a monarchy
B) To join the European Union
C) To put pressure on Greece
D) To form an alliance with Russia
  • 12. What figures were prominently featured in the Antiquisation policy?
A) Statues of Napoleon and Charlemagne
B) Statues of Alexander the Great and Philip of Macedon
C) Statues of Julius Caesar and Augustus
D) Statues of Skanderbeg and Mother Teresa
  • 13. What was a domestic consequence of the Antiquisation policy?
A) Increased tourism
B) Economic growth
C) Widespread public support
D) Criticism from EU diplomats and domestic critics
  • 14. What agreement led to the partial reversal of the Antiquisation policy?
A) The Ohrid Agreement
B) The Prespa agreement
C) The Brussels Agreement
D) The Skopje Agreement
  • 15. What did the Prespa agreement acknowledge about the terms 'Macedonia' and 'Macedonian'?
A) They are exclusive to Greece
B) They refer to different historical contexts and cultural heritages
C) They are irrelevant to the dispute
D) They are identical in both countries
  • 16. Which city is the capital of North Macedonia?
A) Skopje
B) Bitola
C) Prilep
D) Ohrid
  • 17. What percentage of the population do Albanians form in North Macedonia?
A) Around 35%
B) Around 15%
C) Around 25%
D) Around 45%
  • 18. Which empire conquered North Macedonia by the mid-2nd century BC?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Bulgarian Empire
C) Persian Empire
D) Rome
  • 19. Which empire ruled North Macedonia after the Balkan Wars until 1918?
A) Bulgarian Empire
B) Austro-Hungarian Empire
C) Serbian Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 20. Which country ruled North Macedonia during the First World War?
A) Greece
B) Bulgaria
C) Serbia
D) Austria-Hungary
  • 21. In which year did North Macedonia join the United Nations?
A) 1993
B) 1991
C) 1995
D) 2001
  • 22. When did North Macedonia change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia?
A) February 2018
B) June 2018
C) January 2019
D) October 2018
  • 23. What was the required majority for the constitutional change to rename the country?
A) Two-thirds majority
B) Three-fourths majority
C) Unanimous vote
D) Simple majority
  • 24. What is the World Bank's classification of North Macedonia's economy?
A) Lower-middle-income country
B) Upper-middle-income country
C) High-income country
D) Low-income country
  • 25. What is North Macedonia's rank on the Human Development Index?
A) 80th
B) 68th
C) 90th
D) 50th
  • 26. Which of these organizations is North Macedonia NOT a member of?
A) Council of Europe
B) World Bank
C) African Union
D) NATO
  • 27. When did North Macedonia become a candidate for joining the European Union?
A) 2015
B) 2005
C) 2020
D) 2010
  • 28. What is the origin of the name 'Macedonia' according to the text?
A) Serbian word
B) Albanian word
C) Bulgarian word
D) Greek word Μακεδονία
  • 29. Which empire ruled North Macedonia from the late-14th century until the Balkan Wars?
A) Roman Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Bulgarian Empire
D) Serbian Empire
  • 30. What was the turnout percentage in the non-binding national referendum on the name change?
A) Exceeded 70%
B) Exceeded 90%
C) Did not reach 50%
D) Reached exactly 50%
  • 31. Who was the chief town and seat of the Paeonian kings in early times?
A) Gradsko
B) Scupi
C) Bylazora
D) Stobi
  • 32. In what year did Philip II of Macedon absorb parts of Paeonia?
A) 279 BC
B) 356 BC
C) 310 BC
D) 479 BC
  • 33. Who led a Paeonian cavalry contingent in Alexander the Great's army?
A) Brennus
B) Langarus
C) Ariston
D) Lycceius
  • 34. Which tribe's king was Alexander the Great supposed to marry his sister Cynane to?
A) Dardani
B) Paeonians
C) Agrianians
D) Enchelae
  • 35. Who defeated the Celtic armies that attacked the area in 310 BC?
A) Philip II
B) Antigonus Doson
C) Alexander the Great
D) Cassander
  • 36. Which chieftain led the Gauls who overran Paeonia in 279 BC?
A) Brennus
B) Longarus
C) Agis
D) Leon
  • 37. Who reestablished the Paeonian kingdom after the Celtic invasion?
A) Leon
B) Brennus
C) Philip V
D) Longarus
  • 38. Which Macedonian ruler reconquered the southern part of Paeonia in 227 BC?
A) Antigonus Doson
B) Philip II
C) Cassander
D) Alexander the Great
  • 39. Which city did Antigonus Doson found after reconquering part of Paeonia?
A) Bylazora
B) Astraion
C) Antigoneia
D) Perseis
  • 40. What was the capital of Macedonia Salutaris?
A) Scupi
B) Ohrid
C) Stobi
D) Skopje
  • 41. Which Roman emperor's reign saw the Scupi area come under Roman rule?
A) Domitian
B) Trajan
C) Augustus
D) Hadrian
  • 42. Which language spread to Macedonia during the Roman period?
A) Latin
B) Bulgarian
C) Slavic
D) Greek
  • 43. By which century did Slavic tribes settle in the Balkan region including North Macedonia?
A) 6th century AD
B) 8th century AD
C) 10th century AD
D) 4th century AD
  • 44. Who led the Sermesianoi to settle in the region of Pelagonia around 680 AD?
A) Presian
B) Kuber
C) Samuil
D) Stefan Dušan
  • 45. Which literary school became a major cultural center of the First Bulgarian Empire?
A) Skopje Literary School
B) Ohrid Literary School
C) Preslav Literary School
D) Thessaloniki Literary School
  • 46. Who defeated Samuil's armies in 1014?
A) King Stefan Dušan
B) Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II
C) Byzantine Emperor Basil II
D) King Simeon I
  • 47. Who was the ruler of the Serbian Empire when Skopje became its capital?
A) Tsar Simeon I
B) Tsar Simeon Uroš
C) Tsar Samuel
D) Tsar Stefan Dušan
  • 48. What happened to the Kingdom of Prilep in the 14th century?
A) It joined the Byzantine Empire
B) It was seized by the Ottomans
C) It became independent
D) It was annexed by the Serbian Empire
  • 49. Which city served as the capital of Rumelia Eyalet in the 19th century?
A) Ohrid
B) Manastir (present-day Bitola)
C) Skopje
D) Veles
  • 50. In what year was the Rumelia Eyalet abolished?
A) 1903
B) 1867
C) 1912
D) 1870
  • 51. Which organization was established in 1870 that some bishoprics joined?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) IMRO
C) Rumelia Eyalet
D) Bulgarian Exarchate
  • 52. Which movement aimed to establish an autonomous Macedonia in the late 19th century?
A) Ottoman National Committee
B) Serbian Revolutionary Organization
C) Greek Liberation Society
D) Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees
  • 53. What was the original name of the organization that later became IMARO?
A) Bulgarian Revolutionary Committee
B) Thracian National Committee
C) Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
D) Secret Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (SMARO)
  • 54. In which year was the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising organized by IMRO?
A) 1912
B) 1867
C) 1903
D) 1870
  • 55. Who is one of the IMRO revolutionaries celebrated in the national anthem of North Macedonia?
A) Svetozar Marković
B) Vasil Levski
C) Gotse Delchev
D) Ivan Mihailov
  • 56. Which religious figures' day coincides with the celebration of Republic Day in North Macedonia?
A) St. Nicholas
B) St. George
C) St. Elijah
D) St. Demetrius
  • 57. Which of the following reformers was part of the Bulgarian National Revival in the 19th century?
A) Hristo Botev
B) Kiril Pejčinoviḱ
C) Ivan Vazov
D) Lyuben Karavelov
  • 58. Which vilayet did the territory of Macedonia become part of after the abolition of Rumelia Eyalet?
A) Manastir
B) Edirne
C) Thessaloniki
D) Istanbul
  • 59. Which uprising is considered a precursor to the establishment of the Macedonian state?
A) Balkan Wars Uprising
B) Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising
C) Greek War of Independence
D) Serbian Uprising
  • 60. Which of the following figures was not a leader of the Ilinden uprising?
A) Dame Gruev
B) Pitu Guli
C) Gotse Delchev
D) Ivan Mihailov
  • 61. Which city was not a bishopric that voted to join the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1870?
A) Skopje
B) Bitola
C) Debar
D) Veles
  • 62. Which region was passed to Bulgaria following the partition after the Balkan Wars?
A) Bitola region
B) Skopje region
C) Ohrid region
D) Strumica region
  • 63. How many Bulgarian schools were closed by the Serbs after the Balkan Wars?
A) 800
B) 500
C) 641
D) 761
  • 64. Which organization, along with local Albanians, organized the Ohrid–Debar uprising?
A) Bulgarian National Committee
B) Greek Epirotic League
C) IMRO
D) Serbian Chetniks
  • 65. How many Serbian regulars were reported to have suppressed the Ohrid–Debar uprising?
A) 75,000
B) 100,000
C) 200,000
D) 50,000
  • 66. What policy did Bulgaria initiate in the occupied region during World War I?
A) Albanianisation
B) Bulgarisation
C) Greekisation
D) Serbianisation
  • 67. Which country controlled the area after the capitulation of Bulgaria and the end of the First World War?
A) Bucharest
B) Athens
C) Belgrade
D) Sofia
  • 68. What measures were reintroduced under Belgrade's control?
A) Pro-Bulgarian measures
B) Pro-Serbian measures
C) Anti-Bulgarian measures
D) Pro-Greek measures
  • 69. What policy did the Serbian government pursue in the region?
A) Forced Bulgarianisation
B) Forced Romanisation
C) Forced Hellenisation
D) Forced Serbianisation
  • 70. How many Serbian colonies were established by 1940?
A) 300
B) 280
C) 200
D) 400
  • 71. What was South Serbia, including present-day North Macedonia, called after 1929?
A) Thessaloniki Banovina
B) Bitola Banovina
C) Vardar Banovina
D) Skopje Banovina
  • 72. Which organization suggested a platform of a 'United Macedonia'?
A) NATO
B) UN
C) Communist International (Comintern)
D) League of Nations
  • 73. Who assassinated Alexander I of Yugoslavia?
A) Aleksandar Protogerov
B) Ivan Mihailov
C) Vlado Chernozemski
D) Todor Alexandrov
  • 74. Which Axis power occupied Yugoslavia during World War II?
A) Italy
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) Bulgaria
  • 75. Who was the leader of the Vardar Macedonian communists during World War II?
A) Metodi Shatorov ('Sharlo')
B) Josip Broz Tito
C) Georgi Dimitrov
D) Ante Pavelić
  • 76. Where did the Bulgarian army reach by the end of World War II?
A) The Carpathians in Romania
B) The Ural Mountains in Russia
C) The Alps in Austria
D) The Pyrenees in Spain
  • 77. In what year did the Bulgarian Communist Party formally confirm the envisioned unification of the Macedonian region?
A) 1947
B) 1946
C) 1948
D) 1945
  • 78. In which year did the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) proclaim the People's Republic of Macedonia?
A) 1950
B) 1944
C) 1941
D) 1946
  • 79. What event is celebrated on 8 September in North Macedonia?
A) Unity Day
B) Republic Day
C) Constitution Day
D) Independence Day
  • 80. Who recommended EC recognition of Macedonia in January 1992?
A) François Mitterrand
B) Robert Badinter
C) Helmut Kohl
D) Kofi Annan
  • 81. Which war led to an influx of 360,000 ethnic Albanian refugees into Macedonia?
A) The Kosovo War
B) The Bosnian War
C) The Slovenian War of Independence
D) The Croatian War of Independence
  • 82. In which year did what was then the Republic of Macedonia sign a friendship agreement with Bulgaria?
A) 2020
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2018
  • 83. Under the Prespa agreement, what did North Macedonia agree to stop using publicly?
A) The national emblem
B) The Vergina Sun
C) The Macedonian flag
D) The national anthem
  • 84. What was removed from textbooks and maps as part of the Prespa agreement?
A) Cultural references
B) Historical maps
C) Geographical names
D) Irredentist material
  • 85. What was the turnout percentage in the non-binding referendum on changing the country's name?
A) 37%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 91%
  • 86. On what date did North Macedonia accede to NATO?
A) February 2019
B) June 2019
C) July 2018
D) March 2020
  • 87. How many MPs voted in favour of the Prespa agreement in the Macedonian parliament?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 80
D) 69
  • 88. Which organization did the Macedonian government inform about the country's name change?
A) The United Nations
B) The World Bank
C) The European Union
D) NATO
  • 89. Which mountain is the tallest in North Macedonia?
A) Mount Korab
B) Mount Skopska Crna Gora
C) Mount Baba
D) Mount Vardar
  • 90. How many spa towns and resorts are there in North Macedonia?
A) Twelve
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 91. What is the name of the river that forms the Adriatic basin in North Macedonia?
A) Binačka Morava
B) Danube
C) Vardar
D) Black Drin
  • 92. Which month in 2022 did North Macedonia officially begin EU accession talks?
A) July
B) September
C) November
D) March
  • 93. What was cited as the primary reason for blocking North Macedonia's further EU accession path in the 2023 report?
A) Unfulfilled constitutional changes
B) Human rights violations
C) Lack of military cooperation
D) Economic instability
  • 94. Which mountain range includes Mount Korab?
A) West Vardar/Pelagonia
B) Osogovo-Belasica
C) Šar Mountains
D) Rhodope
  • 95. What percentage of North Macedonia's territory does the Aegean basin cover?
A) 25%
B) 87%
C) 50%
D) 13%
  • 96. What is the primary reason for the EU's interest in North Macedonia's accession?
A) Cultural exchange
B) Military alliance
C) Economic benefits
D) Maintaining geopolitical influence
  • 97. Which river flows into the Black Sea basin in North Macedonia?
A) Danube
B) Binačka Morava
C) Black Drin
D) Vardar
  • 98. Which country's proposal led to the start of North Macedonia's EU accession talks in 2022?
A) Germany
B) Bulgaria
C) Italy
D) France
  • 99. Which of the following crops is not mentioned as being cultivated in North Macedonia?
A) Soybeans.
B) Peanuts.
C) Maize.
D) Wheat.
  • 100. How many main and regular weather stations are there in North Macedonia?
A) Thirty.
B) Forty.
C) Fifty.
D) Twenty.
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