History of the Medieval World MCQs

Question. What group conquered Constantinople in 1453?
(a) Bulgarians
(b) Greco-Romans
(c) Kievan Rus
(d) Ottomans

Answer: C

Question. 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

Question. 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: B

Question. Ma'rib dam was located in:
(a) iraq
(b) yaman
(c) Egypt
(d) none

Answer: C

Question. Literal meaning of Jihad is ;
(a) exemption
(b) sacrifice
(c) fight
(d) struggle

Answer: B

Question. 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: C

Question. With the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transfer from Syria to
(a) Iran
(b) Egypt
(c) Iraq
(d) Bagdad

Answer: B

Question. The greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved incomparable success is
(a) Paintings
(b) Architecture
(c) Calligraphy
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Baghdad was conquered and sacked by Halaku Khan in:
(a) 1258 A.D.
(b) 1260 A.D.
(c) 1265 A.D.
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. Umm-ul- Banin was a remarkable --- women
(a) Arab
(b) Spanish
(c) Egyptian
(d) European

Answer: D

Question. Which empire introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia?
(a) Mongol
(b) Byzantine
(c) British
(d) Gupta

Answer: C

Question. Which of the following modern countries was not part of the Byzantine Empire?
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Egypt
(c) France
(d) Germany

Answer: B

Question. 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

Question. Grand Mosque at Damascus was built by
(a) Abdul Malik
(b) Waleed
(c) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. 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: C

Question. “Thafa-tul-Thafat” is a book on:
(a) Science
(b) History
(c) Philosophy
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. 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: A

Question. A Byzantine-made version of the ancient Roman legal code became known as the __________.
(a) Byzantine Constitution
(b) Justinian Code
(c) Ten Commandments
(d) Twelve Tables

Answer: D

Question. - the pre- Islamic era is known as:
(a) Modern age
(b) Age of ignorance
(c) Golden age
(d) none

Answer: B

Question. Al-Firdousi was the poet of:
(a) Persia
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) America

Answer: A

Question. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
(a) Alexios I Komnenos
(b) Peter the Hermit
(c) Pope Gregory VII
(d) Pope Urban II

Answer: B

Question. Al-Khwarzmi was a
(a) Soldier
(b) Astronomer
(c) Mathematician
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered
(a) Spain
(b) Iran
(c) Sindh
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. "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: A

Question. 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: C

Question. 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

Question. 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 divided.
(d) It offered great comfort to people during hard times.

Answer: B

Question. Rulers of Pre- Islamic Iran were called:-
(a) qaiser
(b) kisra
(c) shahan- shah
(d) none

Answer: B

Question. 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: A

Question. 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: D

Question. 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

Question. 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: C

Question. “Western Europe owed a debt of gratitude to the Empire that for almost a thousand years ensured the survival of Christianity during a time when Europe was too weak to accomplish the task.” Which Empire is referred to in this quotation?
(a) Hellenistic
(b) Mongol
(c) Byzantine
(d) Ottoman

Answer: A

Question. 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: D

Question. Al-Idrisi was a famous
(a) Musician
(b) poet
(c) Geographer
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. When did Saladin capture Jerusalem?
(a) 1118
(b) 1187
(c) 1193
(d) 1203

Answer: A

Question. 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: D

Question. 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: A

Question. The manor economy was based on
(a) Trade among many villages.
(b) Metalworking.
(c) Farming and self-sufficiency.
(d) Herding and weaving.

Answer: A

Question. 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: A

Question. Ibn Khaldun was an:
(a) Architect
(b) Historian
(c) Muhaddith
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Ibn Zaidun was:
(a) Historian
(b) Philosopher
(c) Poet
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. 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: C

Question. 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: B

Question. During muslim rule was the capital of Spain
(a) Cordava
(b) Toledo
(c) Garnada
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. For the first time Abdul Malik issued purely Muslim Coinage Know as:
(a) Pound
(b) Deenar
(c) Dirham
(d) Ruppe

Answer: A

Question. 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

Question. 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

Question. What city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
(a) Adrianople
(b) Ankara
(c) Constantinople
(d) Nicodemia

Answer: B

Question. 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: B

Question. The ottoman dynasty fell in:
(a) 1857
(b) 1926
(c) 1940
(d) 1924

Answer: D

Question. The capital of Umayyad dynasty was:
(a) Baghdad
(b) Cairo
(c) Khusran
(d) Damascus

Answer: C

Question. 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: C

Question. Samarra was built by
(a) Al-mansur
(b) Al mahdi
(c) Al-must'asim
(d) none

Answer: D

Question. In the adminstration of the ummayads the court language was:
(a) Persian
(b) Arabics
(c) French
(d) German

Answer: D

Question. Umar khayyam is known for his work
(a) shah nama
(b) siyasat nama
(c) ruba'iyyat
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. 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: C

Question. Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in
(a) 1453
(b) 1543
(c) 1354
(d) None of the options

Answer: A

Question. What was the state language of the Eastern Roman Empire after the 7th century?
(a) Arabic
(b) Greek
(c) Latin
(d) Russian

Answer: B

Question. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
(a) 1305
(b) 1378
(c) 1453
(d) 1414

Answer: A

Question. 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: A

Question. 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 views

Answer: C

Question. By 800, the strongest kingdom in Europe was ruled by
(a) Gregory.
(b) Pepin the Short.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Alcuin.

Answer: B

Question. The city of Constantinople is now called __________.
(a) Athens
(b) Byzantium
(c) Istanbul
(d) Sarajevo

Answer: B

Question. 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

Question. 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

Question. 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: B

Question. 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

Question. ----- was the real founder of the Abbasid dynasty
(a) Al-Safah
(b) Abu jafar
(c) Muhammad musa
(d) Abdullah

Answer: A

Question. Ka'bah is situated in the valley of:
(a) Faran
(b) Makkah
(c) Taif
(d) Medina

Answer: D

Question. The first capital of Abbasid Caliphate was
(a) Al-Hashmiyah
(b) Samrah
(c) Baghdad
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Spain was conquered by:
(a) Mohmud Ghaznawi
(b) Musa bin Nusair
(c) Tariq bin Ziyad
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. The first revelation came to Prophet (p.b.u.h) in:
(a) Hira
(b) Thaur
(c) Dar-e-Arqam
(d) none

Answer: A

Question. 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: D

Question. Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture are seen?
(a) Cathedrals
(b) Castles
(c) Universities
(d) All of the above

Answer: D

Question. 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

Question. 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

Question. When did Europe capture Jerusalem?
(a) 1081
(b) 1099
(c) 1095
(d) 1096

Answer: C

Question. Ulama and qadis were important in Islamic society because they
(a) Developed public policies and heard cases in accordance with the Quran and the sharia.
(b) Were learned priests in the roles of magistrates and judges
(c) Was part of the military arm of Islam, responsible for its expansion?
(d) None of the above

Answer: D

Question. At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William of Normandy conquered
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

Answer: B

Question. 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: B

Question. Mamun-ur-Rashid following __________ doctrines.
(a) Ismaili
(b) Ashari
(c) Mutazilla
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Dots on Arabic letter was introduced by
(a) Hajjaj
(b) Yahya Barmaki
(c) Hassan Basri
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Which city was called ―Queen of the cities?
(a) Baghdad
(b) Cordova
(c) Damascus
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. The Mongols defeated
(a) Salahuddin Ayyubi
(b) The Abbasids
(c) The Ghaznawids
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Bait-al-Hikmah was established by
(a) Babar
(b) Akber
(c) Harun al-Rashid
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. Berbers originally were:
(a) Iranians
(b) Arabs
(c) Africans
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. Al-Qanun - Fil tib was written by;
(a) Almasudi
(b) Ibn-ishq
(c) al- yaqubi
(d) Ibn Sina

Answer: C

Question. The monk who established strict rules for monastic life was named
(a) Benedict.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Charlemagne.

Answer: A

Question. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
(a) 800
(b) 860
(c) 871
(d) 899

Answer: D

Question. Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
(a) vassals
(b) peasants
(c) knights
(d) lords

Answer: B

Question. 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: A

Question. 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: B

Question. The feudal system was based on control of
(a) Cattle.
(b) Land.
(c) Crops.
(d) The Church.

Answer: D

Question. ________ was the Tutor of Haroon-ur-Rashid:
(a) Khalid Rarmaki
(b) Yahya Barmaki
(c) Ghazali
(d) None of the options

Answer: C

Question. 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

Question. 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: D

Question. 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: A

Question. Ibn Tufail lived in:
(a) Egypt
(b) Spain
(c) Syria
(d) None of the options

Answer: B

Question. Cordova is a city of:
(a) Libya
(b) Al-Andalus
(c) Lebanon
(d) None of the options

Answer: C