- 1. When did Francis Joseph accede to the Austrian throne?
A) 1850
B) 1848
C) 1870
D) 1865
- 2. Which monarch did Francis Joseph succeed?
A) Leopold I
B) Josef II
C) Ferdinand I
D) Karl I
- 3. How old was Francis Joseph when he acceded to the throne?
A) 40
B) 30
C) 25
D) 18
- 4. Under Francis Joseph's rule, what was the official language of the Austrian Empire?
A) Czech
B) Hungarian
C) Italian
D) German
- 5. Who was Francis Joseph's wife?
A) Sophie of Bavaria
B) Elisabeth of Bavaria
C) Charlotte of Belgium
D) Maria Theresa of Austria
- 6. Francis Joseph was the emperor of not only Austria but also which other nation?
A) Serbia
B) Hungary
C) Croatia
D) Poland
- 7. In which year was the Austro-Hungarian Compromise signed?
A) 1875
B) 1867
C) 1856
D) 1880
- 8. Who was the famous nationalist leader involved in an attempted assassination of Francis Joseph?
A) Giuseppe Garibaldi
B) Otto von Bismarck
C) Gavrilo Princip
D) Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte
- 9. What was the nickname of Francis Joseph's wife, Elisabeth of Bavaria?
A) Vicky
B) Sisi
C) Lili
D) Neni
- 10. Which country's unification posed a challenge to the Austrian Empire during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Russia
- 11. Under Francis Joseph, which city became a symbol of cultural and intellectual achievements in the Austrian Empire?
A) Vienna
B) Budapest
C) Krakow
D) Prague
- 12. Which famous composer was associated with the Austrian Empire during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) Franz Liszt
B) Johann Strauss II
C) Richard Wagner
D) Giuseppe Verdi
- 13. In which year did Francis Joseph sign the October Diploma granting a constitution to Austria?
A) 1860
B) 1855
C) 1870
D) 1880
- 14. Who was the leader of the rebellion against Austrian rule in Hungary during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) Gyula Andrássy
B) Ferenc Deák
C) Lajos Kossuth
D) István Széchenyi
- 15. During Francis Joseph's reign, which country annexed the province of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Russia
C) Austria-Hungary
D) Serbia
- 16. In what year did Francis Joseph die?
A) 2000
B) 1940
C) 1850
D) 1916
- 17. Which war did Francis Joseph declare on Prussia?
A) World War I
B) Crimean War
C) Seven Years' War
D) Austro-Prussian War
- 18. How many children did Francis Joseph and Elisabeth have?
A) 8
B) 6
C) 4
D) 2
- 19. Which major city was occupied by a French army in 1859 during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) Milan
B) Budapest
C) Vienna
D) Prague
- 20. Under Francis Joseph's rule, what was the dominant religion in the Austrian Empire?
A) Judaism
B) Protestantism
C) Catholicism
D) Orthodox Christianity
- 21. Which important city was annexed by the Austrian Empire in 1849 during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) Venice
B) Madrid
C) London
D) Berlin
- 22. What was the name of the Austrian parliament established during Francis Joseph's reign?
A) Congress
B) Senate
C) Parliamentium
D) Reichsrat
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