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