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