World History - Middle Ages - MCQs with answers -Part 4

World History - Middle Ages - MCQs with answers -Part 4


1. In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions?

a) Battle of Fontenoy
b) Battle of Lechfeld
c) Battle of Verdun
d) Battle of Vouille

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ANSWER: c) Battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun lasted for 303 days. It became the longest and one of the most costly battles in human history.



2. 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

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ANSWER: c) The code by which knights lived

It was developed between 1170 and 1220.



3. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?

a) Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
b) Preaching against the importance of monasteries
c) Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
d) Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'

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ANSWER: a) Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy

He was a leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the German parts of the Frankish empire.



4. When did Otto I secure recognition of his title?

a) 936
b) 972
c) 973
d) 967

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ANSWER: b) 972

Byzantine empire secured the recognition of his title.



5. When was the Ottonian dynasty replaced by the Salian dynasty?

a) 1024
b) 1084
c) 1105
d) 1111

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ANSWER: a) 1024

The Salian dynasty was a dynasty in the High Middle Ages of four German Kings.



6. When did William I conquer England?

a) 1066
b) 1084
c) 1105
d) 1111

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ANSWER: a) 1066

He was the first Norman King of England.



7. When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?

a) 1200
b) 1248
c) 1203
d) 1261

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ANSWER: b) 1248

Seville is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville, Spain.



8. When did the Turkish army defeat the Byzantine army?

a) 1040
b) 1060
c) 1070
d) 1071

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ANSWER: d) 1071

At the Battle of Manzikert, the Turkish army captured the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV.



9. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?

a) Alexios I Komnenos
b) Peter the Hermit
c) Pope Gregory VII
d) Pope Urban II

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ANSWER: d) Pope Urban II

He is best known for setting up the modern-day Roman Curia in the manner of a royal ecclesiastical court to help run the Church.



10. When did Europe capture Jerusalem?

a) 1081
b) 1088
c) 1095
d) 1099

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ANSWER: d) 1099

On June 7, 1099, the Christian army began building three enormous siege towers. On July 14, Godfrey's men were the first to penetrate the defenses, and the Gate of Saint Stephen was opened. Jerusalem was in Christian hands and five small Christian states were set up in the region under the rule of the leaders of the crusade.


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