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Inner Carniola, known as Notranjska in Slovene, is geographically located in the northeastern part of the broader Carniola region.
Answer: False
Explanation: Inner Carniola, or Notranjska, is geographically located in the southwestern part of the broader Carniola region, not the northeastern.
The Hrušica karst plateau is a defining geographical feature of Inner Carniola's eastern border, extending towards Postojna Gate.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Hrušica karst plateau defines Inner Carniola's western border, extending up to Postojna Gate, not its eastern border.
The English name 'Inner Carniola' is a direct translation of the German term 'Innerkrain', established by analogy with 'Inner Austria'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Both the English name 'Inner Carniola' and its Slovene counterpart 'Notranjska' are direct translations of the German 'Innerkrain', a naming convention derived from 'Inner Austria'.
The Slovene name for Inner Carniola is Innerkrain, and its German name is Notranjska.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Slovene name for Inner Carniola is Notranjska, and its German name is Innerkrain. The question reverses these.
Inner Carniola is considered a historical region of Slovenia, not merely a traditional one.
Answer: False
Explanation: Inner Carniola is considered a traditional region of Slovenia, as explicitly stated in the source material, rather than solely a historical region.
The demonym for people from Inner Carniola is 'Carnioli'.
Answer: False
Explanation: The demonym for people from Inner Carniola is 'Inner Carniolan', not 'Carnioli'.
Which of the following best describes Inner Carniola's geographical relationship to the broader Carniola region?
Answer: It is the southwestern part of Carniola.
Explanation: Inner Carniola constitutes the southwestern part of the broader Carniola region, which is one of Slovenia's historical territories.
What geographical feature primarily defines Inner Carniola's western border?
Answer: The Hrušica karst plateau
Explanation: The Hrušica karst plateau, extending up to Postojna Gate, is the key geographical feature defining Inner Carniola's western border.
The English name 'Inner Carniola' and its Slovene equivalent 'Notranjska' are direct translations of which German term?
Answer: Innerkrain
Explanation: Both the English name 'Inner Carniola' and its Slovene counterpart 'Notranjska' are direct translations of the German term 'Innerkrain'.
What is the Slovene name for Inner Carniola?
Answer: Notranjska
Explanation: The Slovene name for Inner Carniola is Notranjska, which is a direct translation of the German 'Innerkrain'.
Which of the following is considered a traditional region of Slovenia?
Answer: Inner Carniola
Explanation: Inner Carniola is explicitly identified as a traditional region of Slovenia.
What is the demonym for people from Inner Carniola?
Answer: Inner Carniolan
Explanation: The demonym for people from Inner Carniola is 'Inner Carniolan'.
The western border of Inner Carniola, defined by the Hrušica karst plateau, borders which specific region of the Slovenian Littoral?
Answer: Gorizia
Explanation: The Hrušica karst plateau, which defines Inner Carniola's western border, specifically borders the Gorizia region of the Slovenian Littoral.
What is the approximate pronunciation of the Slovene name 'Notranjska'?
Answer: 'nōt͡ʃranska'
Explanation: The Slovene name Notranjska is pronounced approximately as 'nòːt͡ʃranska', as indicated in the source material.
Postojna serves as the primary administrative and economic center for the Inner Carniola region.
Answer: True
Explanation: Postojna is explicitly identified as the primary administrative and economic center for the Inner Carniola region.
Vrhnika, Logatec, and Cerknica are considered major administrative centers within Inner Carniola, alongside Postojna.
Answer: False
Explanation: While Vrhnika, Logatec, and Cerknica are centers within Inner Carniola, they are considered minor centers, with Postojna being the primary administrative and economic hub.
Which city is recognized as the primary administrative and economic center of Inner Carniola?
Answer: Postojna
Explanation: The city of Postojna serves as the primary administrative and economic center for the Inner Carniola region.
Which of the following minor centers is located in Inner Carniola?
Answer: Pivka
Explanation: Pivka is listed among the minor centers located within the Inner Carniola region.
Historically, Inner Carniola was structured as a duchy under the rule of the archducal House of Habsburg.
Answer: False
Explanation: Inner Carniola was historically structured as a *kreis*, or administrative district, within the larger Duchy of Carniola, which was under Habsburg rule, rather than being a duchy itself.
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor documented the territorial arrangement of the Duchy of Carniola in his 1689 publication, *The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola*.
Answer: True
Explanation: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor is credited with describing the territorial arrangement of the Duchy of Carniola in his 1689 work, *The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola*.
How was Inner Carniola historically structured as an administrative division within the Duchy of Carniola?
Answer: As a *kreis* (administrative district)
Explanation: Historically, Inner Carniola was organized as a *kreis*, or administrative district, within the larger Duchy of Carniola.
Which scholar described the territorial arrangement of the Duchy of Carniola in his 1689 publication, *The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola*?
Answer: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
Explanation: Johann Weikhard von Valvasor documented the territorial arrangement of the Duchy of Carniola in his 1689 publication, *The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola*.
Inner Carniola was part of the Inner Austrian lands from which century onwards?
Answer: 14th century
Explanation: Inner Carniola formed part of the Inner Austrian lands from the 14th century onwards, under the rule of the archducal House of Habsburg.
During the Napoleonic era, Inner Carniola was incorporated into the Austrian Empire's Kingdom of Illyria.
Answer: False
Explanation: During the Napoleonic era (from 1809), Inner Carniola was incorporated into the Illyrian Provinces of the First French Empire. It became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Illyria only after returning to Austrian rule in 1814.
Carniola returned to Austrian rule in 1814 after the Treaty of Paris and remained a Habsburg crown land until 1919.
Answer: True
Explanation: Carniola, including Inner Carniola, returned to the Austrian Empire in 1814 following the Treaty of Paris and remained a Habsburg crown land from 1849 until 1919.
During the Napoleonic era (from 1809), Inner Carniola was incorporated into which political entity?
Answer: The Illyrian Provinces
Explanation: From 1809, during the Napoleonic era, Inner Carniola was incorporated into the Illyrian Provinces, which were part of the First French Empire.
When did Carniola, including Inner Carniola, return to Austrian rule after the Napoleonic period?
Answer: 1814
Explanation: Carniola, encompassing Inner Carniola, returned to Austrian rule in 1814 following the Treaty of Paris.
After returning to Austrian rule in 1814, Carniola was initially administered as part of which entity?
Answer: The Austrian Kingdom of Illyria
Explanation: After returning to Austrian rule in 1814, Carniola, including Inner Carniola, was initially administered as part of the Austrian Kingdom of Illyria.
After World War I, the entire region of Inner Carniola was immediately incorporated into the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Answer: False
Explanation: After World War I, the western portion of Inner Carniola was occupied by the Italian military. Following the Treaty of Rapallo in 1920, only the eastern third of Inner Carniola became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, not the entire region.
The Treaty of Rapallo in 1920 transferred the eastern two-thirds of Inner Carniola's population to the Kingdom of Italy.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Treaty of Rapallo in 1920 transferred the *western* part of Inner Carniola, encompassing approximately two-thirds of its population, to the Kingdom of Italy, not the eastern two-thirds.
The districts of Vipava, Postojna, and Idrija were among those ceded to Italy under the Treaty of Rapallo.
Answer: True
Explanation: The Treaty of Rapallo resulted in Italy acquiring the districts of Vipava, Postojna, Ilirska Bistrica, Senožeče, and Idrija from Inner Carniola.
The Italian-annexed parts of Inner Carniola were consolidated into a single new Italian province called Carniola.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Italian-annexed districts of Inner Carniola were not consolidated into a single new province but were divided and incorporated into the existing Italian provinces of Gorizia, Trieste, and Fiume (Rijeka).
Fascist Italy implemented a policy of violent Italianization in the annexed part of Inner Carniola until the downfall of Fascism.
Answer: True
Explanation: With the rise of Fascism, the Italian administration subjected the annexed part of Inner Carniola to a policy of violent Italianization, aiming to assimilate the Slovene population, which continued until the downfall of Fascism.
Approximately 327,000 Slovenes were subjected to Fascist Italianization after the Treaty of Rapallo.
Answer: True
Explanation: After the Treaty of Rapallo, approximately 327,000 out of a total population of 1.3 million Slovenes were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization in the annexed western quarter of Slovene ethnic territory.
What significant political event occurred in the western portion of Inner Carniola immediately after World War I?
Answer: It was occupied by the Italian military.
Explanation: Immediately after World War I, the western portion of Inner Carniola was occupied by the Italian military.
According to the Treaty of Rapallo in 1920, approximately what proportion of Inner Carniola's population was transferred to the Kingdom of Italy?
Answer: Two-thirds
Explanation: The Treaty of Rapallo in 1920 resulted in the transfer of the western part of Inner Carniola, encompassing approximately two-thirds of its population, to the Kingdom of Italy.
Which of the following districts was NOT ceded to Italy under the Treaty of Rapallo?
Answer: Ljubljana
Explanation: Under the Treaty of Rapallo, Italy acquired the districts of Vipava, Postojna, Ilirska Bistrica, Senožeče, and Idrija. Ljubljana was not among them.
Into which Italian provinces were the annexed districts of Inner Carniola incorporated?
Answer: Gorizia, Trieste, and Fiume (Rijeka)
Explanation: The districts of Inner Carniola annexed by Italy were divided and incorporated into the Italian provinces of Gorizia, Trieste, and Fiume (Rijeka).
What policy did the Italian administration implement in the annexed part of Inner Carniola with the rise of Fascism?
Answer: Violent Italianization
Explanation: With the advent of Fascism, the Italian administration implemented a policy of violent Italianization in the annexed part of Inner Carniola, aiming to assimilate the Slovene population.
Approximately how many Slovenes were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization after the Treaty of Rapallo?
Answer: 327,000
Explanation: After the Treaty of Rapallo, approximately 327,000 out of a total population of 1.3 million Slovenes were subjected to forced Fascist Italianization.
The Italian-administered part of Inner Carniola was transferred to Yugoslavia in 1945, immediately after the end of World War II.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Italian-administered part of Inner Carniola was formally transferred to Yugoslavia in 1947, although Yugoslavia had occupied the territory since 1945.
Nearly three decades of Italian administration led to the western part of Inner Carniola being commonly perceived as part of the Slovene Littoral region.
Answer: True
Explanation: A lasting consequence of nearly three decades of Italian administration is that the western part of Inner Carniola is now commonly perceived as being part of the Slovene Littoral region.
In what year was the Italian-administered part of Inner Carniola formally transferred to Yugoslavia?
Answer: 1947
Explanation: The Italian-administered part of Inner Carniola was formally transferred to Yugoslavia in 1947, following its occupation since 1945.
What is a lasting consequence of nearly three decades of Italian administration on the perception of western Inner Carniola?
Answer: It is commonly perceived as being part of the Slovene Littoral region.
Explanation: A lasting consequence of nearly three decades of Italian administration is that the western part of Inner Carniola is now commonly perceived as being part of the Slovene Littoral region.
Lake Cerknica is specifically mentioned as a feature in a typical Inner Carniolan rural landscape.
Answer: True
Explanation: Lake Cerknica is explicitly featured in images illustrating a typical rural landscape within Inner Carniola.
The map titled 'Borders of the Historical Habsburgian Lands in the Republic of Slovenia' identifies Inner Carniola as region 2a within Carniola.
Answer: False
Explanation: The map titled 'Borders of the Historical Habsburgian Lands in the Republic of Slovenia' identifies Inner Carniola as region 2b within the larger Carniola region, not 2a.
Predjama Castle is highlighted as a notable landmark located within the Inner Carniola region.
Answer: True
Explanation: Predjama Castle is explicitly showcased as a notable landmark situated within the Inner Carniola region.
Postojna Cave is identified as a significant natural attraction in Inner Carniola.
Answer: True
Explanation: Postojna Cave is highlighted in the source material as a significant natural attraction in Inner Carniola.
Snežnik Castle is a historical building shown in images related to the Slovene Littoral, not Inner Carniola.
Answer: False
Explanation: Snežnik Castle is depicted in images specifically related to Inner Carniola, indicating its location within this region, not the Slovene Littoral.
St. Wolfgang's Church in Zelše is mentioned as a culturally significant site within Inner Carniola.
Answer: True
Explanation: St. Wolfgang's Church in Zelše is explicitly mentioned and depicted as a culturally significant site within Inner Carniola.
The village of Prem is highlighted by an image as a settlement located outside of Inner Carniola.
Answer: False
Explanation: The village of Prem is highlighted by an image as a settlement located *within* Inner Carniola, not outside of it.
Which body of water is specifically featured in images illustrating a typical Inner Carniolan rural landscape?
Answer: Lake Cerknica
Explanation: Lake Cerknica is specifically featured in images illustrating a typical Inner Carniolan rural landscape.
What historical landmark located within Inner Carniola is showcased by an image in the source material?
Answer: Predjama Castle
Explanation: Predjama Castle is highlighted by an image as a notable historical landmark located within the Inner Carniola region.
Which natural attraction in Inner Carniola is highlighted by an image in the source?
Answer: Postojna Cave
Explanation: Postojna Cave is highlighted by an image in the source material as a significant natural attraction in Inner Carniola.
Which historical building is shown in the images related to Inner Carniola?
Answer: Snežnik Castle
Explanation: Snežnik Castle is a historical building shown in the images related to Inner Carniola.
Which church in Zelše is mentioned and depicted as culturally significant within Inner Carniola?
Answer: St. Wolfgang's Church
Explanation: St. Wolfgang's Church in Zelše is mentioned and depicted as a culturally significant site within Inner Carniola.
The map labeled 'Inner Carniola or Postojna District' illustrates the region as it appeared during which historical period?
Answer: Late 18th century
Explanation: The map labeled 'Inner Carniola or Postojna District' depicts the region as it appeared in the late 18th century.