Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- A "jihad" refers to a
a) Christian crusade against Moslems.
b) small fast sail boat used for transporting Crusaders.
c) place to find water in the desert.
d) Moslem Holy War.
- Peter the Hermit
a) taught there was no conflict between faith and reason.
b) promoted the First Crusade through his preaching.
c) opposed the pope during the First Crusade.
d) preached a message of peace between Moslems and Christians.
- Saladin
a) taught there was no conflict between faith and reason.
b) commanded Muslim armies in Palestine.
c) organized the Hanseatic League.
d) conquered Constantinople in 1453.
- A lasting result of the Crusades was
a) an increase in the power and prestige of the church.
b) the creation of Crusader states in Palestine.
c) a rapid increase in trade and travel among Europeans.
d) the strengthening of the Byzantine Empire.
- In 1095 at the Council of Clermont,
a) Pope Urban II preached the need for a crusade.
b) Christian bankers agreed to finance the First Crusade.
c) the French king organized the first crusader army.
d) the Catholic and Byzantine churches agreed to unite.
- Crusaders were motivated by all of the following EXCEPT
a) Christian faith.
b) desire for adventure.
c) greed.
d) sympathy for Islam.
Answer key 1. d 6. d 11. 16. 21. 2. b 7. 12. 17. 3. b 8. 13. 18. 4. c 9. 14. 19. 5. a 10. 15. 20.
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