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