Josip Broz Tito - Quiz
Josip Broz Tito
  • 1. Which king was assassinated in Marseilles on 9 October 1934?
A) King Alexander
B) King Milan
C) King Peter
D) King Paul
  • 2. Which organization's assassin killed King Alexander?
A) The Black Hand
B) Red Front
C) Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
D) Young Bosnia
  • 3. What type of passport did Tito use to travel to Vienna after the assassination?
A) A fake Soviet passport
B) A forged diplomatic passport
C) A forged Czechoslovak passport
D) An authentic Austrian passport
  • 4. Where did the Politburo travel after deciding Vienna was too hostile to communism?
A) Berlin
B) Budapest
C) Brno
D) Prague
  • 5. When was Tito first elected as a member of the Politburo?
A) October Revolution Day 1934
B) Christmas Day 1934
C) May Day 1935
D) New Year's Eve 1934
  • 6. What was the name of the main Comintern residence in Moscow where Tito lodged?
A) Hotel Lux
B) Hotel Moskva
C) Hotel National
D) Hotel Metropol
  • 7. Which military organization ran the course on military tactics that Tito attended?
A) International Brigades
B) White Army
C) Yugoslav Partisans
D) Red Army
  • 8. At which event did Tito briefly see Joseph Stalin for the first time?
A) Bolshevik Party Conference
B) Sixth Comintern Plenum
C) Seventh World Congress of the Comintern
D) Congress of Soviets
  • 9. What was the name of the Austrian woman Tito fell in love with at the Hotel Lux?
A) Rosa Luxemburg
B) Anna Frank
C) Clara Zetkin
D) Johanna Koenig
  • 10. What communist alias was used by Johanna Koenig?
A) Polka
B) Natasha
C) Lucia Bauer
D) Vera
  • 11. When did Polka divorce Tito?
A) October 1936
B) August 1936
C) December 1936
D) April 1936
  • 12. When did Tito marry Johanna Koenig?
A) 13 December 1936
B) 13 October 1936
C) 13 August 1936
D) 13 April 1936
  • 13. What was the new Comintern line on Yugoslavia that Tito worked to promote?
A) Establish a monarchy in Yugoslavia
B) Defend the integrity of Yugoslavia against Nazism and Fascism
C) Merge Yugoslavia into the Soviet Union
D) Break up the country into smaller republics
  • 14. Where were the shipyards located where Tito helped organize strikes from a distance?
A) Split
B) Trbovlje
C) Zagreb
D) Kraljevica
  • 15. Where were the coal mines located where Tito helped organize strikes from a distance?
A) Kraljevica
B) Samobor
C) Belgrade
D) Trbovlje
  • 16. Where did Gorkić and the Politburo relocate while Tito worked inside Yugoslavia?
A) Prague
B) Vienna
C) Berlin
D) Paris
  • 17. In what year did Tito's father die?
A) 1938
B) 1936
C) 1937
D) 1934
  • 18. Which Soviet secret police arrested and shot Filip Filipović?
A) Cheka
B) OGPU
C) KGB
D) NKVD
  • 19. What was Tito's specific mission when sent back to Yugoslavia in late 1936?
A) To steal state documents
B) To establish a new government
C) To recruit volunteers for the International Brigades
D) To assassinate King Alexander
  • 20. According to historian Ivo Banac, what was the real reason the Comintern sent Tito back to Yugoslavia?
A) To organize a general strike
B) To purge the CPY
C) To hide from the NKVD
D) To escape the Great Purge
  • 21. How many men did Tito send in total to fight in the Spanish Civil War?
A) 1,192
B) 330
C) 500
D) 671
  • 22. How many volunteers sent by Tito to Spain actually came from Yugoslavia?
A) 500
B) 1,192
C) 330
D) 671
  • 23. How many of the volunteers sent by Tito to the Spanish Civil War were killed in fighting?
A) 330
B) 671
C) 1,192
D) 300
  • 24. Did Tito ever admit to fighting in the Spanish Civil War?
A) Yes, but only under interrogation
B) Yes, he admitted to being wounded
C) Yes, he claimed he was a commander
D) No, he denied going to Spain
  • 25. Where was the separate Communist Party of Croatia inaugurated in August 1937?
A) Split
B) Ljubljana
C) Zagreb
D) Samobor
  • 26. What happened to Gorkić after being summoned to Moscow in June 1937?
A) He was exiled to Siberia
B) He became the head of the Comintern
C) He was arrested and shot
D) He escaped to Paris
  • 27. When did Tito become acting General Secretary of the CPY?
A) June 1937
B) December 1937
C) August 1936
D) August 1937
  • 28. Which Slovene was part of Tito's new younger leadership team?
A) Milovan Đilas
B) Edvard Kardelj
C) Aleksandar Ranković
D) Ivo Lola Ribar
  • 29. Which Serb was part of Tito's new leadership team?
A) Franc Leskošek
B) Miha Marinko
C) Aleksandar Ranković
D) Edvard Kardelj
  • 30. Which Montenegrin was part of Tito's new leadership team?
A) Edvard Kardelj
B) Milovan Đilas
C) Aleksandar Ranković
D) Rade Končar
  • 31. Which foreign minister's visit to Belgrade did Tito arrange a 30,000-person demonstration to greet?
A) British foreign minister
B) German foreign minister
C) Italian foreign minister
D) French foreign minister
  • 32. The December 1937 protest march turned into a protest against the neutrality policy of which government?
A) Stojadinović government
B) Simović government
C) Cvetković government
D) Maček government
  • 33. Who did Tito stay with when he returned to Belgrade in March 1938?
A) Edvard Kardelj
B) Aleksandar Ranković
C) Vladimir Dedijer
D) Milovan Đilas
  • 34. What major geopolitical event occurred a few days after Tito arrived in Yugoslavia in March 1938?
A) Munich Agreement
B) German invasion of Poland
C) Italian invasion of Albania
D) Anschluss between Nazi Germany and Austria
  • 35. When did Tito arrive in Moscow after waiting two months in Paris for his Soviet visa?
A) 24 August 1938
B) 24 August 1937
C) 24 June 1938
D) 24 October 1938
  • 36. What fate befell Tito's ex-wife Polka and his wife Koenig/Bauer when they were arrested in Moscow?
A) They were arrested as 'imperialist spies'
B) They were exiled to Siberia forever
C) They were made leaders of the Comintern
D) They were executed immediately
  • 37. How long was Polka imprisoned in Moscow before being released?
A) 27 months
B) 12 months
C) 14 months
D) 36 months
  • 38. What happened to Tito's son Žarko in 1941?
A) He moved to Paris
B) He joined the Red Army to fight the invading Germans
C) He became a leader in the CPY
D) He was arrested by the NKVD
  • 39. What task was Tito given in Moscow alongside Vladimir Ćopić?
A) To write a biography of Joseph Stalin
B) To purge the Central Committee
C) To translate the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks) into Serbo-Croatian
D) To organize volunteers for the Spanish Civil War
  • 40. What accusation was made against Tito by a Yugoslav communist of German ethnicity in Moscow?
A) That he produced an inaccurate translation showing he was a Trotskyist
B) That he was an imperialist spy
C) That he embezzled Comintern funds
D) That he organized the assassination of King Alexander
  • 41. What personal factors helped Tito survive the Moscow purges?
A) His extensive wealth and noble background
B) Working-class origins, lack of interest in intellectual arguments, attractive personality, and influential friends
C) His military rank as a Red Army general
D) His close personal friendship with Joseph Stalin
  • 42. Where were volunteers offering their services to fight after Germany placed pressure on Czechoslovakia?
A) Czechoslovak embassy in Belgrade
B) The Comintern headquarters
C) The Soviet consulate in Zagreb
D) Czechoslovak embassy in Paris
  • 43. When was Tito formally appointed General Secretary of the CPY after his resolutions were ratified?
A) 5 January 1939
B) 5 October 1938
C) 5 August 1937
D) 5 January 1938
  • 44. Who was the representative of SKOJ included in the newly formed Politburo of the Central Committee?
A) Ivan Milutinović
B) Rade Končar
C) Franc Leskošek
D) Ivo Lola Ribar
  • 45. Where did Broz and his wife briefly move after he was unable to find employment as a metalworker in Kumrovec?
A) Kraljevica
B) Ogulin
C) Zagreb
D) Belgrade
  • 46. What job did Broz initially take after moving to Zagreb?
A) Mill mechanic
B) Metalworker
C) Waiter
D) Shipyard worker
  • 47. How many seats did the CPY win in the 1920 elections, making it the third-strongest party?
A) 59
B) 32
C) 4
D) 7
  • 48. Who was the Yugoslav Minister of the Interior who authored the Proclamation (Obznana)?
A) Alija Alijagić
B) Milorad Drašković
C) Milan Stojadinović
D) Stevo Sabić
  • 49. Who assassinated Milorad Drašković on 2 August 1921?
A) Stevo Sabić
B) Josip Broz
C) Alija Alijagić
D) Sima Marković
  • 50. To which village did Broz and his wife move after he was fired due to his communist links?
A) Kraljevica
B) Veliko Trojstvo
C) Smederevska Palanka
D) Kumrovec
  • 51. What job did Broz perform in the village of Veliko Trojstvo?
A) Waiter
B) Shipyard worker
C) Railway worker
D) Mill mechanic
  • 52. Who took over control of the CPY's operations after the arrest of its leadership in January 1922?
A) Sima Marković
B) Stevo Sabić
C) Milorad Drašković
D) Alija Alijagić
  • 53. In the internal CPY debate, did Broz side with those wanting moderate policies or violent revolution?
A) Violent revolution
B) Moderate policies
C) Social democracy
D) Pacifism
  • 54. Why was Broz arrested in 1924 after giving a speech at a comrade's funeral?
A) He violated the Obznana directly
B) He possessed illegal bombs
C) He led a shipyard strike
D) A priest complained
  • 55. How helped Broz and his co-accused get acquitted after being arrested for creating a public disturbance in 1924?
A) The Minister of the Interior
B) Stevo Sabić
C) A Serbian Orthodox prosecutor who hated Catholics
D) A Catholic priest
  • 56. What was the name of Broz and Pelagija's daughter who died at the age of two?
A) Pelagija
B) There was no daughter named Zlatica
C) Zlatica
D) Žarko
  • 57. What was the name of Broz's son who survived, born in 1924?
A) Josip
B) Žarko
C) Milorad
D) Stevo
  • 58. At what age did Broz become a professional revolutionary?
A) 33
B) 25
C) 40
D) 30
  • 59. In October 1926, Broz obtained work in a railway works near Belgrade located in which town?
A) Veliko Trojstvo
B) Smederevska Palanka
C) Ogulin
D) Kumrovec
  • 60. Where was Broz imprisoned in July 1927 after being arrested along with six other workers?
A) Ogulin
B) Smederevska Palanka
C) Belgrade
D) Zagreb
  • 61. What method did Broz use to force a date to be set for his trial while imprisoned without trial?
A) Posing as a middle-class technician
B) A hunger strike
C) Escaping from prison
D) Writing articles for the newspaper
  • 62. What sentence did Broz receive after his secret trial for being a member of the CPY in 1927?
A) Fourteen days' imprisonment
B) Eight days' detention
C) Five years' imprisonment
D) Four months' imprisonment
  • 63. In February 1928, Broz attended a conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY as one of how many delegates?
A) 7
B) 59
C) 32
D) 6
  • 64. Who was the long-term CPY leader whose Greater Serbia agenda was condemned by Broz at the February 1928 conference?
A) Alija Alijagić
B) Stevo Sabić
C) Sima Marković
D) Milorad Drašković
  • 65. Who supported Broz's proposal that the Communist International purge the Croatian branch of factionalism?
A) The Serbian Orthodox prosecutor
B) The mill owner in Veliko Trojstvo
C) Milan Stojadinović
D) A delegate sent from Moscow
  • 66. For how many days was Broz imprisoned after being arrested outside the Social-Democratic Party meeting under a false name?
A) 4 months
B) 14 days
C) 8 days
D) 3 months
  • 67. Who eventually helped the police track down Broz before his arrest in late 1928?
A) Stevo Sabić
B) A Serbian Orthodox prosecutor
C) A police informer
D) Milan Stojadinović
  • 68. What specific illegal item was alleged by police to have been found at Broz's address in November 1928?
A) Forged currency
B) Bombs
C) Illegal printing presses
D) Stolen weapons
  • 69. When was Josip Broz Tito born?
A) 12 June 1890
B) 7 May 1892
C) 25 March 1895
D) 4 May 1980
  • 70. In which village was Tito born?
A) Podsreda
B) Kumrovec
C) Zagreb
D) Omsk
  • 71. Which empire was Tito born in?
A) German Empire
B) Austro-Hungarian Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Russian Empire
  • 72. What was the highest rank Tito held in the Yugoslav People's Army?
A) Colonel
B) General
C) Marshal
D) Captain
  • 73. Which political movement did Tito co-found?
A) Warsaw Pact
B) League of Nations
C) Non-Aligned Movement
D) European Union
  • 74. What name is given to the political ideology and policies associated with Tito's rule?
A) Titoism
B) Stalinism
C) Leninism
D) Trotskyism
  • 75. Who was Tito's mother?
A) Antonina Chistyakova
B) Marija Javeršek
C) Franjo Broz
D) Pelagija Belousova
  • 76. What was Tito's father's profession?
A) Blacksmith
B) Locksmith
C) Doctor
D) Farmer
  • 77. In which military unit did Tito serve during his compulsory two-year service in the Austro-Hungarian Army?
A) Red Army
B) 25th Croatian Home Guard Regiment
C) Czechoslovak Legion
D) International Red Guard
  • 78. What skill did Tito learn during the winter of 1913 and 1914 in the Austro-Hungarian Army?
A) Horse riding
B) Flying
C) Skiing
D) Swimming
  • 79. Where was Tito imprisoned after being arrested for sedition in 1914?
A) Ural Mountains camp
B) Kazan monastery
C) Peter and Paul Fortress
D) Petrovaradin fortress
  • 80. Who wounded and captured Tito in March 1915?
A) A Serbian officer
B) A Czech legionnaire
C) A German infantryman
D) A Circassian cavalryman
  • 81. In which city was Tito imprisoned for three weeks in 1917 after the July Days demonstrations?
A) Kazan
B) Moscow
C) Omsk
D) Petrograd
  • 82. What traditional Kazakh drink did Tito credit with helping him recover his health?
A) Kefir
B) Kumis
C) Kvass
D) Vodka
  • 83. Who was Tito's first wife whom he married in Omsk in 1920?
A) Marija Javeršek
B) Antonina Chistyakova
C) Pelagija Belousova
D) Polka Zhaksymbayev
  • 84. In what year did Tito join the Communist Party in Omsk?
A) 1937
B) 1917
C) 1920
D) 1924
  • 85. Which event led to Yugoslavia's expulsion from the Cominform in 1948?
A) Tito–Stalin split
B) Warsaw Treaty
C) Balkan Pact
D) Yugoslav-Soviet trade war
  • 86. What model of economic organization did Tito initiate alongside Edvard Kardelj and Milovan Đilas?
A) Fascist corporatism
B) Agrarian socialism
C) Centralized state capitalism
D) Socialist self-management
  • 87. How many foreign decorations did Tito receive during his lifetime?
A) 12
B) 50
C) 150
D) 98
  • 88. What did John Gunther write in 1949 about Broz's wife?
A) She possibly died many years ago
B) She was a high-ranking spy
C) She was living in hiding in Vienna
D) She returned to Kumrovec
  • 89. What was Broz's job after arriving at Lepoglava prison?
A) Repairing prisoner uniforms
B) Maintaining the electrical system
C) Working in the prison kitchen
D) Managing the prison library
  • 90. Who was chosen by Broz as his assistant at Lepoglava prison?
A) John Gunther
B) Moša Pijade
C) Milan Gorkić
D) Edvard Kardelj
  • 91. What was Moša Pijade's sentence for his communist activities?
A) 5 years
B) 20 years
C) 10 years
D) Life imprisonment
  • 92. How often was Broz required to report to the police after his release?
A) Weekly
B) Yearly
C) Daily
D) Monthly
  • 93. Whose rise in Germany changed the political situation in Europe during Broz's imprisonment?
A) Moša Pijade
B) John Gunther
C) Milan Gorkić
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 94. Where was the executive committee of the CPY directing activities from after escaping?
A) Zagreb
B) Ljubljana
C) Kumrovec
D) Vienna
  • 95. What did Broz use to travel between Zagreb, Ljubljana, and Vienna over a six-month period?
A) False passports
B) A bishop's carriage
C) Military orders
D) A Heimwehr uniform
  • 96. Who blackmailed Broz in July 1934?
A) A local policeman
B) A smuggler
C) A Roman Catholic bishop
D) A prison guard
  • 97. Which paramilitary group detained Broz in July 1934?
A) Comintern
B) CPY Executive
C) Central Committee
D) Heimwehr
  • 98. What accent did Broz use to convince the Heimwehr that he was a wayward mountaineer?
A) Slovene accent
B) Serbian accent
C) Austrian accent
D) Russian accent
  • 99. Where did Milan Gorkić send Broz to arrange a secret conference of the CPY?
A) Kumrovec
B) Lepoglava
C) Zagreb
D) Ljubljana
  • 100. Who was the brother of the Roman Catholic bishop of Ljubljana and a communist sympathiser?
A) Milan Gorkić
B) Edvard Kardelj
C) Moša Pijade
D) The text does not name him, only mentions the bishop's brother
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