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