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Vlad the Impaler

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Introduction:
"Vlad Tepes Dracula, the historical figure who inspired Bram Stoker for his blood thirsting Count, was a machiavellian leader of the 15th century. The true story of the legend that hides behind a myth."


1. Prince Vlad III Dracula was known as Vlad Tepes, meaning 'Vlad the Impaler'. The Turks called him 'the Impaler Prince' or...
    Kaziglu Bey
    Bilge Sadi
    Tamer Ilke
    Esin Kamer


2. The legend implies that Dracula, the Prince of Walachia, was born in 1431. Where he was born?
    Walachia
    Hungary
    Moldavia
    Transylvania


3. On how many occasions did Dracula rule as Prince of Walachia?
    On three separate occasions.
    Never.
    Only once.
    On two separate occasions.


4. Dracula was well known throughout his land for his intense assertion on honesty and order. Impalement could be a punishment for every crime, from lying to stealing. He was so certain on the efficiency of his law, that he placed something valuable in the central square of Tirgoviste. What was this object?
    A golden Cross
    A golden crown
    A golden sword
    A golden cup


5. When Transylvania was invaded by the Turks in 1442, Vlad tried to stay neutral. The monarchs of Hungary accused him and drove him and his family out of Walachia. One of the Hungarian generals, Janos Hunyadi, throned a Danesti named Basarab II in Walachia but one year later the sultan of Turkey helped and restored Vlad to his throne. To prove his loyalty to the sultan he sent in 1444 two of his sons in Turkey. Who did he send?
    Radu and Mircea
    Vlad and Radu
    Mircea and Vlad
    He decided not to send them


6. It is said that Vlad the Impaler had a kind and respectful wife. One night an arrow entered through one of the windows of the fortress. There was a letter in the point of the arrow. The content of that letter made her so sad that she threw herself into the Arges River. What was said in that letter?
    She would be impaled accused for adultery.
    Vlad was seduced by another woman.
    Her husband was impalled by the Turks.
    The fortress was surrounded by the Turks.


7. Vlad later married a woman who was related to Matthias Corvinus, the king of Hungary. What was her name?
    Dumitrita
    Celestina
    Elizabeta
    Ilona


8. Why was impaling Dracula's favourite punishment?
    Because it was an easy and cheap way of execution.
    Because it was humiliating.
    Because the death was slow.
    Because impalement was similar to crucifixion.


9. In Romania Vlad III is remembered as what?
    A national hero
    A vampire
    A blood-thirsty tyrant
    A traitor


10. Vlad was killed in battle in a forest just north of Bucharest under unclear circumstances. A Russian source claims that he was mistaken by one of his own men for a Turk and consequently killed. Where was his body buried?
    He was buried in a monastery.
    His body was beheaded and burnt.
    He was buried in his castle.
    His body was left unburried.


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