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AIT103

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the conquest of Constantinopolis in 1453, the Ottomans renamed it as......................

a)

İzmir

b)

Ankara

c)

İstanbul

d)

Edirne

e)

Bursa

2.

In 1571, the Ottomans captured Cyprus from the................

a)

Venetians

b)

Lusignans

c)

Byzantines

d)

Arabs

e)

Iranians

3.

The Ottoman-French alliance in 16th century was formed against .....................which was the archenemy of both states.

a)

Britain

b)

Iran

c)

Netherland

d)

Portugual

e)

Habsburg Empire

4.

In 16th and 17th Centuries, the most poweful state on the eastern front that the Ottomans had to cope with was the Iranian---------------state.

a)

Savafid

b)

Sasanid

c)

Memeluk

d)

Candarlid

e)

Lusignan

5.

..............., as the basic principle of Ottoman Statecraft, means the protection of subjects against abuse from the representatives of authority and in particular against illegal taxation.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Solidarity

c)

Justice

d)

Equality

e)

Freedom

6.

Which of the following was the official that served as the sultan’s absolute deputy and head of government, assumed the the role of chairing the Imperial Council?

a)

Treasurer

b)

Kadi

c)

Mufti

d)

Grand Vizier

e)

Seyhülislam

7.

One of the classification within the Ottoman society is that it was divided into two classes: The Ruling or askerî and the Ruled or............

a)

Devshirme

b)

Beylerbeyi

c)

Murabaha

d)

Reaya

e)

Nahiya

8.

The ottoman law system was based on Şhariat (Islamic law) and Sultanic Law called.................

a)

Jizya

b)

Gâzi

c)

Kanun

d)

Kadi

e)

Hutbe

9.

Who interpreted the Islamic Law for the Ottoman Sultan and issued fetva (legal opinion)?

a)

Kadi

b)

Seyhülislam

c)

Muderris

d)

Sadrazam

e)

Kapudan Pasha

10.

Who established the Ottoman permanent embassies in important european cities?

a)

Selim III

b)

Mahmud II

c)

Abdülmajid I

d)

Mustafa III

e)

Ahmed I

11.

What was the Vaka-i Hayriye(Beneficiary event) in Ottoman History?

a)

The opening of the first modern secondary schools by Mahmud II

b)

Creation of Nizam-ı Cedid army

c)

Abolishment of the Janissary Corps by Mahmut II

d)

The foundation of the Engineering school

e)

The defeat of the Ottoman armies by Mehmed Ali Pasha of Egypt

12.

Which of the following was the first Ottoman newspaper?

a)

Tercüman-ı Ahval

b)

Takvim-i Vekayi

c)

Havadis

d)

Hürriyet

e)

Cumhuriyet

13.

Which of the following did not take place among the reforms that Ottoman sultan promised his subjects in the edict of TANZİMAT?

a)

Eguality between the Muslim and non-Muslim Subjects before Law

b)

A just taxation System

c)

Guarantee for life, property and honour of the subjects

d)

Abolishment of Tax-farming (İltizam) system

e)

Abolishment of Tax-farming (İltizam) system

14.

What was the Kura (Lot) system about?

a)

Conscription for the army

b)

Occupation of official posts

c)

Promotion in the Judiciary System

d)

Promotion in the Educational posts

e)

Marriage betwen the Muslim and non-Muslims

15.

Who were the Young Ottomans?

a)

The pioneers of Ottoman Muslim intellegentsia, who opposed the Tanzimat reforms and were pro constitutional regime.

b)

A reformist group who thought the best political model for the Ottoman society was absolutism

c)

The young students in the madrasas who worked for the complete removal of shariat from the Law system.

d)

The militiant Armenians who fought for the independence of Armenia

e)

The revolutionist Greeks who supported a Greek-Ottoman Federation

16.

In the treaty of Berlin which revised the treaty of San Stefano, Austria-Hungary occupied……………

a)

Cyprus

b)

Bosnia-Herzegovina

c)

Malta

d)

İstanbul

e)

Greece

17.

In return for supporting the Ottomans in the Berlin Conference and protecting them against the Russian threat in the east, the island of Cyprus was ceded to the...................in1878.

a)

French

b)

Germans

c)

Italians

d)

Americans

e)

British

18.

Which of the following statements about sultan Adülhamid II is NOT TRUE?

a)

Both First and Second Constitutional Periods coincides with his rule

b)

He followed a Pan-Islamist policy both in internal and external political affairs

c)

The first Ottoman University in real sense was opened during his reign

d)

He closed down all the modern schools opened during the Tanzimat period

e)

During his reign The Ottoman empire continued to loose territory

19.

What was the main political goal of the Community of Union and Progress (İttihat ve Terakkki Cemiyeti?

a)

Establishing the Ottoman republic

b)

Establishing a Ottoman-Greek Federal State

c)

Reinstating constitution and parliament

d)

Establishing an Ottoman-Armenian Confederation

e)

Removing all the secular elements from the state mechanism

20.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the first Ottoman Constitutional Regime?

a)

The parliament had two chambers, Meclis-i Mebusan and Meclis-i ayan

b)

The presidents of both chambers were appointed by the sultan

c)

The first constitutional regime ended when Abdulhamid II suspended the constitution and closed the parliament in 1877

d)

The non-Muslim subjects were not allowed to have seats in the Meclis-i Mebusan

e)

The members of the Meclis-i Ayan were appointed by the sultan, while the members of the Meclis-i Mebusan were supposed to be elected by people

21.

The Ottomans lost Tripolitana (modern day Libya), their last remaining land in North Africa, to ...................in 1911.

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Russia

e)

Britain

22.

What happened in 1915 about the Armenians of Anatolia?

a)

The Ottoman government, on the initiative of of the Interior minister, Talat Pasha, decided to relocate (tehcir) the entire Armenian population of the War zone to Zor in the Syrian desert.

b)

All the Armenians in the War zone were recruited for the Ottoman army

c)

All the Armenians were allowed to settle in Russian territories

d)

All the Armenians voluntarily fought for the Ottomans against the Russians

e)

The ottoman government decided to allow the Armenians to establish their own state in Eastern Anatolia

23.

For the Ottomans/Turks the victory over the British in the battles of...................in 1915-16 during the First World War, became a source of tremendous national pride.

a)

Palestine

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Galicia

d)

Gallipoli

e)

Macedonia

24.

Which of the following statements about the social,economicaland legal status of Ottoman Muslim women during the 1913-1918 period is NOT TRUE?

a)

Their right to take the initiative for divorce was expanded

b)

Under the family law of 1917, brides had to be aged over 16

c)

Polygamy was prohibited

d)

The Young Turks encouraged women to take part in social life, and women started to appear in public with their husbands and go to theatres and musical performances.

e)

Primary education was made compulsory for Girls in 1913

25.

During the First World War, the British promised......................the support for the establishment of an Arab Kingdom, in exchange for an Arab revolt against the Ottoman authority?

a)

Egyptian Khediv

b)

Şeyhülislam of Medina

c)

Sharif of Macca

d)

Governor of Damascus

e)

Governor of Beirut