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