- 1. When did the Greek War of Independence against the Turks begin?
A) 1821
B) 1776
C) 1867
D) 1899
- 2. Which major battle is known as the turning point in the Greek War of Independence?
A) Battle of Marathon
B) Battle of Navarino
C) Battle of Salamis
D) Battle of Thermopylae
- 3. What treaty recognized Greece as an independent nation in 1832?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Constantinople
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Vienna
- 4. What was the name of the secret organization formed to prepare for the Greek War of Independence?
A) Society of the Friends of the Greeks
B) Filiki Eteria
C) Hellenic Society
D) Revolutionary Brotherhood
- 5. Who was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire during the Greek War of Independence?
A) Selim III
B) Mahmud II
C) Mehmed VI
D) Suleiman the Magnificent
- 6. What island played a significant role in the Greek War of Independence and became the first part of Greece to be liberated?
A) Rhodes
B) Cyprus
C) Crete
D) Hydra
- 7. Who was the first head of state of independent Greece?
A) Ioannis Kapodistrias
B) Alexandros Mavrokordatos
C) Theodoros Kolokotronis
D) Georgios Kountouriotis
- 8. What is the title of the Greek national anthem, inspired by the struggle for independence?
A) Ode to Joy
B) Hymn to Liberty
C) La Marseillaise
D) God Save the Queen
- 9. What was the name of the first Greek steamship used in battle during the War of Independence?
A) Karteria
B) Arethusa
C) Evangelistria
D) Averof
- 10. What was the strategy of the Greeks against the Ottoman forces in the mountains and hidden bases?
A) Cavalry charges
B) Artillery bombardment
C) Trench warfare
D) Guerrilla warfare
- 11. What vehicle allowed the Ottomans to control the plains but was ineffective in the mountainous regions where the Greeks operated?
A) Artillery
B) Cavalry
C) Infantry
D) Chariots
- 12. What was the name of the Greek governor of the region of Mani, known for his leadership during the Revolution?
A) Dionysios Tsokos
B) Georgios Karaiskakis
C) Markos Botsaris
D) Petros Mavromichalis
- 13. Which famous poet and revolutionary figure played a key role in the Greek War of Independence?
A) Pablo Neruda
B) Lord Byron
C) William Shakespeare
D) Homer
- 14. What was the name of the Greek guerrilla bands that fought against the Ottoman forces?
A) Vikings
B) Samurai
C) Musketeers
D) Klephts
- 15. Who was the hero of the Greek War of Independence known as the 'Old Man of Morea'?
A) Achilles
B) Odysseus
C) Theodoros Kolokotronis
D) Leonidas
- 16. What term is used to describe the mass killings and expulsion of Greeks from Ottoman territories during the war?
A) Turkish Atrocities
B) Eastern Massacre
C) Greek Genocide
D) Ottoman Exodus
- 17. What was the role of the famous female fighter Laskarina Bouboulina in the War of Independence?
A) Naval commander
B) Spy
C) Diplomat
D) Poet
- 18. Who wrote the poem 'Hymn to Liberty', which later became the Greek national anthem?
A) Homer
B) Aristotle
C) Sophocles
D) Dionysios Solomos
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