Francisco Franco - Quiz
Francisco Franco
  • 1. What event was largely seen as a plebiscite on the monarchy in April 1931?
A) The constitutional assembly
B) The presidential election
C) The municipal elections
D) The general parliamentary elections
  • 2. Which political alliance won a landslide victory in all large cities during the April 1931 elections?
A) Acción Española
B) The Republican-Socialist alliance
C) CEDA
D) The Radical Republican Party
  • 3. What did King Alfonso XIII do after the municipal elections of April 1931?
A) Fought the Republican-Socialist alliance in Madrid
B) Left the country and went into exile
C) Appointed Franco as Prime Minister
D) Dissolved the military forces
  • 4. What was Franco's initial reaction to the end of the monarchy?
A) He immediately organized a military coup
B) He publicly insulted Manuel Azaña
C) He regretted it but did not challenge the republic
D) He fled the country alongside Alfonso XIII
  • 5. Who was the provisional War Minister that closed the military academy in June 1931?
A) Manuel Azaña
B) Gil Robles
C) José Sanjurjo
D) Alejandro Lerroux
  • 6. Why did Manuel Azaña issue an official reprimand and place Franco under surveillance?
A) Franco refused to leave Madrid for the Balearic Islands
B) He found Franco's farewell speech to the cadets insulting
C) Franco participated in Sanjurjo's coup
D) Franco supported the Catalan state proclamation
  • 7. How long was Franco without a post following his clash with Azaña?
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Two years
D) Three months
  • 8. What type of constitution was declared in December 1931?
A) Monarchist and clerical
B) Conservative and military
C) Fascist and totalitarian
D) Reformist, liberal, and democratic
  • 9. What strong provision was included in the December 1931 constitution regarding religion?
A) Broad secularisation of the Catholic country
B) Mandatory church attendance for all citizens
C) Funding expansion of Catholic schools
D) Making Catholicism the official state religion
  • 10. Who was the historian that noted the constituent assembly should have arranged regular parliamentary elections and adjourned?
A) Salvador de Madariaga
B) Carlton J. H. Hayes
C) Alejandro Lerroux
D) Manuel Azaña
  • 11. Why did the Radical and Socialist majority postpone regular parliamentary elections?
A) Fearing increasing popular opposition
B) Because the king ordered an extension
C) To allow Franco to finish his military command
D) Due to a foreign military invasion
  • 12. What journal did Franco subscribe to, which was published by a monarchist organization?
A) El Sol
B) Acción Española
C) Dilectissima Nobis
D) Alianza Obrera
  • 13. What was the name of the supposed conspiracy that Franco firmly believed in?
A) Radical Socialist Alliance
B) Monarchist Restoration Front
C) Jewish-Masonic-Bolshevik conspiracy
D) Catalan Nationalist Plot
  • 14. Where was Franco given a military command on 5 February 1932?
A) Oviedo
B) Barcelona
C) A Coruña
D) Madrid
  • 15. Whose attempted military coup did Franco avoid participating in during 1932?
A) Manuel Azaña
B) José Sanjurjo
C) Alejandro Lerroux
D) Gil Robles
  • 16. How did Franco react to Sanjurjo's attempted coup in 1932?
A) He wrote a hostile letter expressing his anger
B) He reported it directly to the Pope
C) He joined the coup as a leader
D) He remained neutral without commenting
  • 17. As a result of Azaña's military reform in January 1933, what was Franco's new ranking among brigadiers?
A) 24th
B) 50th
C) 1st
D) 10th
  • 18. What military command was Franco given on 17 February 1933?
A) Army of Africa
B) Asturias division
C) Madrid garrison
D) Balearic Islands
  • 19. Why did the prime minister believe it was prudent to send Franco to the Balearic Islands?
A) To put him in charge of naval operations
B) To protect him from leftist assassins
C) To reward him for loyalty
D) To have him away from Madrid
  • 20. What happened to the Jesuits in Spain in 1932?
A) They were banned and had all their property confiscated
B) They were appointed to run all state schools
C) They were elected to the Catalan parliament
D) They were granted special tax exemptions
  • 21. What region was granted home rule with a local parliament and president in 1932?
A) Catalonia
B) Asturias
C) Galicia
D) Andalusia
  • 22. Which Pope issued the encyclical Dilectissima Nobis in June 1933?
A) Pope Leo XIII
B) Pope Pius XII
C) Pope Benedict XV
D) Pope Pius XI
  • 23. What was the subject of the encyclical Dilectissima Nobis issued in June 1933?
A) On the Modernization of Education
B) On the Necessity of Monarchy
C) On Oppression of the Church of Spain
D) On the Suppression of Military Coups
  • 24. Which political party won the most votes in the October 1933 elections?
A) Radical Republican Party
B) CEDA
C) Acción Española
D) Spanish Socialist Party
  • 25. Who was invited by President Alcalá-Zamora to form a government after the October 1933 elections instead of Gil Robles?
A) Alejandro Lerroux
B) José Sanjurjo
C) Manuel Azaña
D) Eduardo López Ochoa
  • 26. How long was CEDA denied cabinet positions despite receiving the most votes?
A) Only a few weeks
B) Two years
C) Nearly a year
D) Five years
  • 27. How many ministries was CEDA eventually successful in forcing into the government?
A) Seven
B) One
C) Three
D) Five
  • 28. What did the Socialists do when CEDA entered the government?
A) Joined the coalition cabinet
B) Triggered an insurrection
C) Celebrated a democratic victory
D) Fled into foreign exile
  • 29. How long had the socialists been preparing the insurrection they triggered in 1934?
A) Three weeks
B) Five years
C) Nine months
D) Two years
  • 30. What did leftist Republican leadership state regarding their relationship with the government during the 1934 socialist insurrection?
A) They fully supported the government troops
B) They were merging with CEDA
C) They were breaking all relations
D) They were forming a new cabinet
  • 31. What group took the lead in forming the new Alianza Obrera in Catalonia?
A) Bloc Obrer i Camperol
B) Acción Española
C) The Spanish Foreign Legion
D) The Jesuits
  • 32. What was the declared goal of the Alianza Obrera when it declared a general strike in Catalonia in 1934?
A) Enforcing the secularisation of schools
B) Defeating fascism and advancing the socialist revolution
C) Restoring King Alfonso XIII to the throne
D) Supporting CEDA's entry into the cabinet
  • 33. Who proclaimed a Catalan state that lasted just ten hours in 1934?
A) Gil Robles
B) Alejandro Lerroux
C) Diego Hidalgo
D) Lluis Companys
  • 34. Which workers were left to fight alone after general strikes failed to endure elsewhere in 1934?
A) Galician farmers
B) Asturian miners
C) Catalan industrial workers
D) Madrid civil guards
  • 35. On what date did the miners' strike in Asturias begin?
A) 12 April
B) 4 October
C) 17 February
D) 5 February
  • 36. How many priests were summarily executed by revolutionaries in Mieres and Sama?
A) Ten
B) Fifty-eight
C) One hundred
D) Thirty-four
  • 37. What was the age range of the young seminarists executed during the Asturian insurgency?
A) 18 and 21
B) 21 and 25
C) 15 and 18
D) 12 and 16
  • 38. How many religious buildings were burned and destroyed in Oviedo during the Asturias uprising?
A) 34
B) 100
C) 58
D) 10
  • 39. Who was the war minister when Franco was put in command of operations to suppress the insurgency in Asturias?
A) Manuel Azaña
B) Diego Hidalgo
C) Alejandro Lerroux
D) Gil Robles
  • 40. What military force carried out the operations to suppress the Asturian insurgency under Franco's command?
A) Catalan regional parliament guard
B) The Republican-Socialist militia
C) The local Civil and Assault Guards
D) Spanish Army of Africa
  • 41. Who served as the commander in the field during the suppression of the Asturias rebellion?
A) General Francisco Franco
B) General José Sanjurjo
C) General Eduardo López Ochoa
D) Gil Robles
  • 42. How long did the heavy fighting last to suppress the rebellion in Asturias?
A) One year
B) Two weeks
C) Ten hours
D) Six months
  • 43. What was the estimated death toll of the Asturias rebellion?
A) Between 1,200 and 2,000
B) Less than 50
C) Between 100 and 300
D) Between 5,000 and 10,000
  • 44. How did Franco describe the rebellion in Asturias to a journalist in Oviedo?
A) A local tax dispute
B) A frontier war
C) A peaceful democratic protest
D) A monarchist uprising
  • 45. Which colonial units were sent to the north at Franco's recommendation?
A) Catalan volunteer militia
B) The Balearic Island garrison
C) Civil and Assault Guards
D) Spanish Foreign Legion and Moroccan Regulares Indigenas
  • 46. How did the right-wing press portray the Asturian rebels?
A) Lackeys of a foreign Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy
B) Loyal defenders of the Spanish constitution
C) Misguided Catholic monarchists
D) Pioneers of modern democracy
  • 47. Which exiled vocal opponent of Francisco Franco described the 1934 uprising as unforgivable?
A) Carlton J. H. Hayes
B) Manuel Azaña
C) Salvador de Madariaga
D) Alejandro Lerroux
  • 48. What happened to López Ochoa at the start of the Civil War?
A) He was assassinated and his head was severed
B) He was elected president of the republic
C) He fled into permanent exile
D) He was appointed commander-in-chief of the army
  • 49. What was written on the card attached to the pole carrying López Ochoa's severed head?
A) This is the traitor of the army
B) This is the butcher of Asturias
C) This is the leader of the conspiracy
D) This is the defender of the republic
  • 50. When did Franco briefly serve as commander-in-chief of the Army of Africa?
A) From 4 October 1934 onwards
B) From 12 April 1931 onwards
C) From 15 February onwards
D) From 19 May 1935 onwards
  • 51. From what date did Franco serve as Chief of the General Staff?
A) 17 February 1933
B) 5 February 1932
C) 15 February 1934
D) 19 May 1935
  • 52. When did Francisco Franco die?
A) 20 November 1975
B) 1 April 1939
C) 20 November 1973
D) 4 December 1892
  • 53. Until what year was Franco the dictator of Spain?
A) 1975
B) 1939
C) 1973
D) 1967
  • 54. Which forces did Franco lead in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic?
A) Nationalist forces
B) Republican Army
C) Axis powers
D) Popular Front
  • 55. From what type of family did Franco originate?
A) Merchant family
B) Working-class peasant family
C) Upper-class military family
D) Political dynasty
  • 56. Where did Franco serve as a cadet from 1907 to 1910?
A) Asturias Training School
B) Canary Islands Military Post
C) Toledo Infantry Academy
D) General Military Academy in Zaragoza
  • 57. In what year did Franco become a brigadier general?
A) 1936
B) 1933
C) 1931
D) 1926
  • 58. How old was Franco when he became a brigadier general?
A) 25
B) 40
C) 33
D) 50
  • 59. In what year was the Second Republic established and the monarchy abolished?
A) 1933
B) 1931
C) 1926
D) 1936
  • 60. What event did Franco join in July 1936 that sparked the Spanish Civil War?
A) Technocratic reform
B) Military coup
C) Monarchist uprising
D) Democratic election
  • 61. Which powers did Franco support during World War II, damaging Spain's international reputation?
A) Comintern
B) League of Nations
C) Allied powers
D) Axis powers
  • 62. What was the period of accelerated economic growth in Spain known as?
A) The 'Spanish miracle'
B) The 'White Terror'
C) The 'Second Republic'
D) The 'Movimiento Nacional'
  • 63. What movement did Franco become a leader in, garnering Western support?
A) Fascist International
B) Non-Aligned Movement
C) Pan-African movement
D) Anti-communist movement
  • 64. Which Western country particularly provided support to Franco due to his anti-communist stance?
A) Soviet Union
B) Fascist Italy
C) Nazi Germany
D) United States
  • 65. Who became Franco's éminence grise as the government relaxed its hard-line policies?
A) King Juan Carlos
B) Luis Carrero Blanco
C) Manuel Azaña
D) Francisco Franco Bahamonde
  • 66. What disease did Franco begin struggling with in the 1960s?
A) Parkinson's disease
B) Cancer
C) Malaria
D) Tuberculosis
  • 67. In what year did Franco resign as prime minister?
A) 1967
B) 1973
C) 1939
D) 1975
  • 68. In what year was the office of prime minister separated from the office of head of state?
A) 1975
B) 1973
C) 1939
D) 1967
  • 69. At what age did Franco die?
A) 83
B) 33
C) 75
D) 82
  • 70. What form of government did Franco restore in his final years?
A) A parliamentary democracy
B) The monarchy
C) A communist council
D) The Second Republic
  • 71. Who succeeded Franco and led the Spanish transition to democracy?
A) King Juan Carlos
B) Adolfo Suárez
C) Luis Carrero Blanco
D) Manuel Azaña
  • 72. In which region of Spain is Ferrol located?
A) Catalonia
B) Andalusia
C) Castile
D) Galicia
  • 73. What was the name of the street where Franco was born?
A) Calle San Francisco
B) Calle Mayor
C) Calle Alcala
D) Calle Frutos Saavedra
  • 74. How many days after his birth was Franco baptised?
A) Twenty days
B) Thirteen days
C) Three days
D) Seven days
  • 75. What was the name of Franco's father?
A) Ramón Franco
B) Ladislao Bahamonde
C) Nicolás Franco Salgado-Araújo
D) Teódulo Franco
  • 76. What social class did Franco's mother belong to?
A) Aristocracy
B) Peasantry
C) Upper-middle-class
D) Working-class
  • 77. In what year did Franco's parents marry?
A) 1900
B) 1890
C) 1885
D) 1892
  • 78. What was the name of Franco's brother who was a naval officer and diplomat?
A) Nicolás
B) Teódulo
C) Ramón
D) Ladislao
  • 79. What was the profession of Franco's brother Ramón?
A) Diplomat
B) Priest
C) Aviator
D) Naval surgeon
  • 80. Which political leaning was Ramón Franco originally associated with?
A) Fascist
B) Conservative
C) Monarchist
D) Leftist
  • 81. Of what fraternal organization was Ramón Franco a member?
A) Opus Dei
B) Freemason
C) Rotary Club
D) Knights of Columbus
  • 82. In what year did Ramón Franco die?
A) 1892
B) 1942
C) 1938
D) 1934
  • 83. What rank did Franco's father reach in the navy?
A) Vice admiral
B) Commander
C) Admiral of the Fleet
D) Captain
  • 84. What caused Franco's father to move to Madrid?
A) Retirement
B) Exile
C) A promotion to General
D) A reassignment
  • 85. What type of literary work was Raza?
A) A collection of poems
B) A political manifesto
C) A brief novel
D) An autobiography
  • 86. What did Franco's mother always wear after being abandoned by her husband?
A) Widow's black
B) Traditional Galician colors
C) White mourning robes
D) Grey woolen dresses
  • 87. In what year did Franco enter the Infantry Academy in Toledo?
A) 1906
B) 1910
C) 1913
D) 1907
  • 88. How old was Franco when he entered the Infantry Academy?
A) Eighteen
B) Sixteen
C) Fourteen
D) Twelve
  • 89. In what month and year did Franco graduate from the Infantry Academy?
A) July 1907
B) February 1917
C) June 1912
D) July 1910
  • 90. What rank did Franco hold upon graduating from the Infantry Academy?
A) First lieutenant
B) Second lieutenant
C) Captain
D) Major
  • 91. Which campaign began in 1909 as a result of Spanish efforts to occupy the African protectorate?
A) Second Melillan campaign
B) First Melillan campaign
C) Rif War
D) Alhucemas campaign
  • 92. What saying described the choice military officers faced in Morocco regarding promotion and survival?
A) La gloria o la muerte
B) La caja o la faja
C) Victoria o derrota
D) Honor o deshonra
  • 93. Where was Franco shot in 1916 during an assault on Moroccan positions?
A) Shoulder
B) Chest
C) Abdomen
D) Leg
  • 94. Near which city did the assault at El Biutz take place?
A) Melilla
B) Madrid
C) Toledo
D) Ceuta
  • 95. What spiritual quality did Moroccan troops believe Franco possessed after surviving his severe wound?
A) Jihad
B) Baraka
C) Karma
D) Fatwa
  • 96. Which Spanish king reversed the denial of Franco's promotion and gallantry award?
A) Alfonso XII
B) Felipe VI
C) Juan Carlos I
D) Alfonso XIII
  • 97. At what age did Franco become the youngest major in the Spanish army?
A) Nineteen
B) Twenty-six
C) Twenty-three
D) Twenty-four
  • 98. Who led the Republic of the Rif that defeated the Spanish Army at Annual in 1921?
A) Abd el-Krim brothers
B) José Millán Astray
C) Miguel Primo de Rivera
D) Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
  • 99. Where did Franco lead the first wave of troops ashore in 1925?
A) Ceuta
B) Toledo
C) Melilla
D) Al Hoceima
  • 100. At what age did Franco become a brigadier general in February 1926?
A) Twenty-eight
B) Thirty-three
C) Thirty-six
D) Twenty-four
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