McqMate
1. |
An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the |
A. | orthodox christian religion |
B. | use of the latin alphabet |
C. | beginning of democracy |
D. | factory system |
Answer» A. orthodox christian religion |
2. |
Which empire introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia? |
A. | mongol |
B. | byzantine |
C. | british |
D. | gupta |
Answer» B. byzantine |
3. |
What city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire? |
A. | adrianople |
B. | ankara |
C. | constantinople |
D. | nicodemia |
Answer» C. constantinople |
4. |
Which of the following modern countries was not part of the Byzantine Empire? |
A. | bulgaria |
B. | egypt |
C. | france |
D. | germany |
Answer» B. egypt |
5. |
What group conquered Constantinople in 1453? |
A. | bulgarians |
B. | greco-romans |
C. | kievan rus |
D. | ottomans |
Answer» D. ottomans |
6. |
The city of Constantinople is now called __________. |
A. | athens |
B. | byzantium |
C. | istanbul |
D. | sarajevo |
Answer» C. istanbul |
7. |
What was the state language of the Eastern Roman Empire after the 7th century? |
A. | arabic |
B. | greek |
C. | latin |
D. | russian |
Answer» B. greek |
8. |
What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century? |
A. | canterbury cathedral |
B. | st. sophia |
C. | notre dame |
D. | st. peter's basilica |
Answer» B. st. sophia |
9. |
"Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes the period __________________________. |
A. | ad 300 - ad 1600 |
B. | beginning of byzantine through the end of the roman empire |
C. | beginning of early christian through the 13th or 14th centuries |
D. | end of the roman empire through the byzantine period |
Answer» D. end of the roman empire through the byzantine period |
10. |
When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor? |
A. | 800 |
B. | 860 |
C. | 871 |
D. | 899 |
Answer» A. 800 |
11. |
Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs? |
A. | the right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs |
B. | the right to move from one manor to another |
C. | the right to marry whomever they wanted to marry |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
12. |
What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages? |
A. | commercial and urban |
B. | long-distance trade |
C. | agriculture |
D. | all the above |
Answer» D. all the above |
13. |
What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732? |
A. | charlemagne converted many muslims to christianity |
B. | charles martel became king of france |
C. | it stopped the muslim advance into europe |
D. | muslims gained control of spain |
Answer» D. muslims gained control of spain |
14. |
What is Chivalry? |
A. | the code charlemagne implemented |
B. | the code by which a christian family lived |
C. | the code by which knights lived |
D. | the code by which young men lived |
Answer» C. the code by which knights lived |
15. |
Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture are seen? |
A. | cathedrals |
B. | castles |
C. | universities |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above |
16. |
Who proclaimed the First Crusade? |
A. | alexios i komnenos |
B. | peter the hermit |
C. | pope gregory vii |
D. | pope urban ii |
Answer» D. pope urban ii |
17. |
When did Europe capture Jerusalem? |
A. | 1081 |
B. | 1099 |
C. | 1095 |
D. | 1096 |
Answer» B. 1099 |
18. |
When did Saladin capture Jerusalem? |
A. | 1118 |
B. | 1187 |
C. | 1193 |
D. | 1203 |
Answer» C. 1193 |
19. |
Feudal society was characterized by |
A. | a hierarchical system of relationships and obligations. |
B. | the rule of a strong government. |
C. | increasing consolidation of power by frankish kings. |
D. | the absence of hostility between neighboring fiefs. |
Answer» A. a hierarchical system of relationships and obligations. |
20. |
The Crusades were undertaken to |
A. | keep the holy land out of muslim control. |
B. | end the great schism. |
C. | free rome from the byzantines. |
D. | reform the medieval church. |
Answer» A. keep the holy land out of muslim control. |
21. |
The Crusades contributed to all of the following except |
A. | the growth of mediterranean trading cities. |
B. | improvement in the level of european technology. |
C. | greater contact between europe and the byzantine and muslim civilizations. |
D. | an increase in the power of feudal lords. |
Answer» D. an increase in the power of feudal lords. |
22. |
. The Third Crusade ended with the |
A. | decisive victory of richard i in palestine. |
B. | the defeat of the french at agincourt. |
C. | defeat of seljuk turks by french-led crusaders. |
D. | continued control of jerusalem by saladin. |
Answer» D. continued control of jerusalem by saladin. |
23. |
The Crusades contributed to the breakdown of feudalism because. |
A. | muslims captured the property of feudal landholders. |
B. | the authority of kings increased while many nobles were financially weakened. |
C. | many peasants converted to islam. |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» D. all of the above |
24. |
Which of these factors did NOT shape the evolution of society in Western Europe during the early medieval period? |
A. | roman heritage |
B. | customs of barbarian tribes |
C. | roman catholic church |
D. | eastern orthodox church |
Answer» B. customs of barbarian tribes |
25. |
Monks and nuns served the community by |
A. | providing social services. |
B. | remaining secluded and rarely seeing outsiders. |
C. | pressuring feudal lords to provide social services. |
D. | performing little manual labor. |
Answer» A. providing social services. |
26. |
Which of the following is credited to Charlemagne? |
A. | the defeat of the muslims at the battle of tours |
B. | the development of banking |
C. | the development of feudalism |
D. | the revival of latin learning |
Answer» D. the revival of latin learning |
27. |
The manor economy was based on |
A. | trade among many villages. |
B. | metalworking. |
C. | farming and self-sufficiency. |
D. | herding and weaving. |
Answer» C. farming and self-sufficiency. |
28. |
How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages? |
A. | they cared for the sick and poor. |
B. | they opposed the feudal system. |
C. | they gave land to the peasants. |
D. | they excommunicated criminals. |
Answer» A. they cared for the sick and poor. |
29. |
What change in education developed in the middle Ages? |
A. | the first universities evolved. |
B. | large universities with permanent buildings came into being. |
C. | students with very little training could qualify to be a teacher. |
D. | women began to attend universities. |
Answer» A. the first universities evolved. |
30. |
The Black Death was caused by |
A. | malnutrition. |
B. | lack of vaccines. |
C. | a disease spread by rats. |
D. | wounds suffered during the hundred years war. |
Answer» C. a disease spread by rats. |
31. |
- the pre- Islamic era is known as: |
A. | modern age |
B. | age of ignorance |
C. | golden age |
D. | none |
Answer» B. age of ignorance |
32. |
Ma'rib dam was located in: |
A. | iraq |
B. | yaman |
C. | egypt |
D. | none |
Answer» B. yaman |
33. |
Ka'bah is situated in the valley of: |
A. | faran |
B. | makkah |
C. | taif |
D. | medina |
Answer» B. makkah |
34. |
The capital of Umayyad dynasty was: |
A. | baghdad |
B. | cairo |
C. | khusran |
D. | damascus |
Answer» D. damascus |
35. |
Samarra was built by |
A. | al-mansur |
B. | al mahdi |
C. | al-must'asim |
D. | none |
Answer» C. al-must'asim |
36. |
The ottoman dynasty fell in: |
A. | 1857 |
B. | 1926 |
C. | 1940 |
D. | 1924 |
Answer» D. 1924 |
37. |
Literal meaning of Jihad is ; |
A. | exemption |
B. | sacrifice |
C. | fight |
D. | struggle |
Answer» D. struggle |
38. |
For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim Coinage Know as: |
A. | pound |
B. | deenar |
C. | dirham |
D. | ruppe |
Answer» B. deenar |
39. |
Al-Firdousi was the poet of: |
A. | persia |
B. | asia |
C. | africa |
D. | america |
Answer» A. persia |
40. |
- ---- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty |
A. | al-safah |
B. | abu jafar |
C. | muhammad musa |
D. | abdullah |
Answer» A. al-safah |
41. |
In the adminstration of the ummayads the court language was: |
A. | persian |
B. | arabics |
C. | french |
D. | german |
Answer» A. persian |
42. |
Al-Qanun - Fil tib was written by; |
A. | almasudi |
B. | ibn-ishq |
C. | al- yaqubi |
D. | ibn sina |
Answer» D. ibn sina |
43. |
The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was |
A. | al-hashmiyah |
B. | samrah |
C. | baghdad |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. baghdad |
44. |
Al-Idrisi was a famous |
A. | musician |
B. | poet |
C. | geographer |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. geographer |
45. |
Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in |
A. | 1453 |
B. | 1543 |
C. | 1354 |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. 1453 |
46. |
During muslim rule was the capital of Spain |
A. | cordava |
B. | toledo |
C. | garnada |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. cordava |
47. |
Under the emperors after Justinian, the chief concern of the Byzantine state was |
A. | religious heresy and controversy. |
B. | the over taxation of the peasants and frequent peasant rebellions. |
C. | the defense against slavs, russians, and the arabs |
D. | the conversion of the slavs to christianity. |
Answer» C. the defense against slavs, russians, and the arabs |
48. |
Grand Mosque at Damascus was built by |
A. | abdul malik |
B. | waleed |
C. | umar bin abdul aziz |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. abdul malik |
49. |
Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by |
A. | hajjaj |
B. | yahya barmaki |
C. | hassan basri |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. hajjaj |
50. |
Mamun-ur-Rashid following __________ doctrines. |
A. | ismaili |
B. | ashari |
C. | mutazilla |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. mutazilla |
51. |
Al-Khwarzmi was a |
A. | soldier |
B. | astronomer |
C. | mathematician |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. mathematician |
52. |
Baghdad was conquered and sacked by Halaku Khan in: |
A. | 1258 a.d. |
B. | 1260 a.d. |
C. | 1265 a |
Answer» A. 1258 a.d. |
53. |
________ was the Tutor of Haroon-ur-Rashid: |
A. | khalid rarmaki |
B. | yahya barmaki |
C. | ghazali |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. khalid rarmaki |
54. |
Spain was conquered by: |
A. | mohmud ghaznawi |
B. | musa bin nusair |
C. | tariq bin ziyad |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. tariq bin ziyad |
55. |
Ibn Khaldun was an: |
A. | architect |
B. | historian |
C. | muhaddith |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. historian |
56. |
Ibn Zaidun was: |
A. | historian |
B. | philosopher |
C. | poet |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. poet |
57. |
Ibn Tufail lived in: |
A. | egypt |
B. | spain |
C. | syria |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. spain |
58. |
Cordova is a city of: |
A. | libya |
B. | al-andalus |
C. | lebanon |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. al-andalus |
59. |
“Thafa-tul-Thafat” is a book on: |
A. | science |
B. | history |
C. | philosophy |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. philosophy |
60. |
Berbers originally were: |
A. | iranians |
B. | arabs |
C. | africans |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. africans |
61. |
Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered |
A. | spain |
B. | iran |
C. | sindh |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. sindh |
62. |
The Mongols defeated |
A. | salahuddin ayyubi |
B. | the abbasids |
C. | the ghaznawids |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the abbasids |
63. |
Bait-al-Hikmah was established by |
A. | babar |
B. | akber |
C. | harun al-rashid |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. harun al-rashid |
64. |
The greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved incomparable success is |
A. | paintings |
B. | architecture |
C. | calligraphy |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. architecture |
65. |
umar khayyam is known for his work |
A. | shah nama |
B. | siyasat nama |
C. | ruba'iyyat |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. ruba'iyyat |
66. |
With some exceptions, Europe between the A.D. 400s and 1100s is characterized by |
A. | the absence of strong monarchs. |
B. | powerful religious authorities. |
C. | stratified social hierarchies. |
D. | wars between rival feudal lords. |
Answer» B. powerful religious authorities. |
67. |
The monk who established strict rules for monastic life was named |
A. | benedict. |
B. | patrick. |
C. | gregory. |
D. | charlemagne. |
Answer» A. benedict. |
68. |
At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William of Normandy conquered |
A. | jerusalem. |
B. | italy. |
C. | germany. |
D. | england. |
Answer» D. england. |
69. |
Despite the fact that Christians viewed Muslims with hostility, |
A. | they refused to select a muslim ruler. |
B. | they learned from muslim advances in science and mathematics. |
C. | they treated them with charity and kindness. |
D. | they lost the battle of tours in france. |
Answer» B. they learned from muslim advances in science and mathematics. |
70. |
Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following? |
A. | food |
B. | military service |
C. | farm labor |
D. | housing |
Answer» B. military service |
71. |
Why did some religious people want to reform the Church during medieval times? |
A. | it had grown too big. |
B. | it had grown weak. |
C. | it had grown corrupt. |
D. | it had grown too powerful. |
Answer» C. it had grown corrupt. |
72. |
Which of the following helped unite Charlemagne's empire? |
A. | a strong, efficient government. |
B. | the treaty of verdun. |
C. | magyar attacks. |
D. | viking attacks |
Answer» A. a strong, efficient government. |
73. |
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society? |
A. | vassals |
B. | peasants |
C. | knights |
D. | lords |
Answer» B. peasants |
74. |
The Church had great power over people during the middle Ages because |
A. | it protected them in times of warfare. |
B. | it decided who could achieve salvation. |
C. | it provided them with education. |
D. | it controlled food production. |
Answer» B. it decided who could achieve salvation. |
75. |
Which of the following groups dominated the economic and political life of towns during the High Middle Ages? |
A. | nobles |
B. | merchant guilds |
C. | knights |
D. | the clergy |
Answer» B. merchant guilds |
76. |
How did medieval cathedrals help to educate an illiterate public? |
A. | they held religious education classes. |
B. | they featured sculptures and stained glass that portrayed biblical stories. |
C. | they supported tax-based public education. |
D. | they required church members to learn and to read the bible. |
Answer» A. they held religious education classes. |
77. |
Which of the following was a result of the plague in Europe |
A. | economic decline |
B. | the rebirth of christianity |
C. | political reform |
D. | the hundred years' war |
Answer» A. economic decline |
78. |
Which of the following best describes the Church during the late Middle Ages? |
A. | it provided strong moral leadership. |
B. | it wielded great political power. |
C. | it grew weak and divid |
Answer» B. it wielded great political power. |
79. |
Why is Joan of Arc remembered |
A. | she led a peasant uprising that ended feudalism. |
B. | she led the french to victories against the english in the hundred years war. |
C. | she led the english troops in the hundred years war. |
D. | she drove the english from calais. |
Answer» B. she led the french to victories against the english in the hundred years war. |
80. |
By 800, the strongest kingdom in Europe was ruled by |
A. | gregory. |
B. | pepin the short. |
C. | charlemagne. |
D. | alcuin. |
Answer» C. charlemagne. |
81. |
The feudal system was based on control of |
A. | cattle. |
B. | land. |
C. | crops. |
D. | the church. |
Answer» B. land. |
82. |
How did Europeans use the term 'middle ages'? |
A. | the crisis of western europe |
B. | the medieval era of european history |
C. | the fact that europe became mature from 500 to 1500 |
D. | the time between the fall of rome and the emergence of christianity |
Answer» D. the time between the fall of rome and the emergence of christianity |
83. |
When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans? |
A. | 1305 |
B. | 1378 |
C. | 1453 |
D. | 1414 |
Answer» C. 1453 |
84. |
The first revelation came to Prophet (p.b.u.h) in: |
A. | hira |
B. | thaur |
C. | dar-e-arqam |
D. | none |
Answer» A. hira |
85. |
Umm-ul- Banin was a remarkable --- women |
A. | arab |
B. | spanish |
C. | egyptian |
D. | european |
Answer» A. arab |
86. |
with the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transfer from Syria to |
A. | iran |
B. | egypt |
C. | iraq |
D. | bagdad |
Answer» D. bagdad |
87. |
During Abbasid times, the Arabs learned from China the technique of making |
A. | fine silk. |
B. | gunpowder and cannons. |
C. | paper. |
D. | all these answers are correct. |
Answer» D. all these answers are correct. |
88. |
Which of the following was true of Sufis? |
A. | they sought an emotional and mystical union with allah. |
B. | they used emotional sermons and song and dance to encourage devotion. |
C. | they tolerated observances of some non-islamic customs. |
D. | all these answers are correct. |
Answer» D. all these answers are correct. |
89. |
The hajj |
A. | is one of the five pillars of islam |
B. | brought muslims from disparate parts of the world together. |
C. | ends at the ka'ba in mecca. |
D. | contributed to the spread of islamic beliefs and values. |
Answer» A. is one of the five pillars of islam |
90. |
Which of the following is not correct in describing cultural influences on Islam? |
A. | persian literature deeply influenced islamic literary works. |
B. | indian numerals had a profound influence on the development of mathematical thinking among muslims. |
C. | the caliphs adopted persian ideas of kingship. |
D. | greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of islam. |
Answer» D. greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of islam. |
91. |
The nature of the society into which the prophet Muhammad was born was |
A. | an urban-based culture with small manufacturing. |
B. | a strictly disciplined military society. |
C. | an agricultural society dominated by warriors. |
D. | a society made up largely of nomads and merchants. |
Answer» D. a society made up largely of nomads and merchants. |
92. |
Under pressure from authorities in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers fled to Medina in 622. Muslims call this move |
A. | the hijra. |
B. | the umra. |
C. | yathrib. |
D. | the hajj. |
Answer» A. the hijra. |
93. |
Which one does not contribute to the formation of International Government? |
A. | expansion of international trade |
B. | establishment of international organization |
C. | inter-state rivalry |
D. | means of communication |
Answer» C. inter-state rivalry |
94. |
The theory of social contract primarily seeks |
A. | to explore the historical origin of the state |
B. | to explain the basis of political obligation |
C. | to justify the status quo |
D. | to bring out a radical transformation of society by revolution |
Answer» B. to explain the basis of political obligation |
95. |
Which one of the following statements about Rousseau is correct? |
A. | he perfected the theory of social contract |
B. | he repudiated the theory of contract altogether |
C. | he transformed the theory of contract into an idealist mode of political discourse |
D. | he added nothing to the theories of hobbes and locke beyond combining their |
Answer» C. he transformed the theory of contract into an idealist mode of political discourse |
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