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