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Medieval Times - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 125 times
- The average score is 25 of 35
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| When a king died, who would typically take over the throne? | His firstborn son | 100%
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| Who did Christians fight in the Crusades? | Muslims | 100%
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| What was the symbol of the Crusaders? | A red cross | 95%
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| What is the name of the social system that dominated medieval Europe? | Feudalism | 95%
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| Where were the Moors from? | Northern Africa | 95%
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| What was the name of the disease that killed nearly half the people of Europe in Middle Ages? | The Black death | 95%
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| What period of time is covered by the Middle Ages? | 500 AD to 1500 AD | 90%
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| What marked the end of the Byzantine Empire? | The fall of Constantinople | 90%
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| What event signaled the start of the Middle Ages? | The fall of the Roman Empire | 90%
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| What famous explorer did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella authorize an expedition for in 1492? | Christopher Columbus | 85%
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| What city was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? | Constantinople | 85%
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| What war did Joan of Arc fight in? | Hundred Years' War | 85%
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| What was the name for a powerful office within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy? | Inquisition | 85%
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| What were knights given in return for their service and loyalty? | Land | 85%
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| Who did the Byzantine Empire constantly fight with for control over the Holy Land and the eastern Mediterranean? | Muslims | 85%
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| What empire split into two with the eastern portion becoming the Byzantine Empire? | Roman Empire | 85%
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| What was the subject of much of the writing during the Middle Ages? | Christianity | 80%
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| Who wrote the novel Dracula inspired by Vlad Tepes, the 15th century Prince of Wallachia? | Bram Stoker | 75%
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| Who was the top leader in the land with the Middle age feudal system? | King | 75%
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| Which two houses in Medieval England fought for the throne in the Wars of the Roses? | Lancaster and York | 75%
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| How long did the Byzantine Empire remain in power? | 1000 years | 70%
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| What was the title of the person in charge of the Middle Age monastery? | Abbot | 70%
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| What two religious groups fought for control during the Reconquista? | Christians and Muslims | 70%
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| What Frankish king was crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor by the pope? | Charles the Great | 65%
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| Who captured Valencia from the Moors in 1094 and is considered the national hero of Spain? | El Cid | 65%
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| What Byzantine emperor embraced Christianity and made it the religion of the empire? | Constantine | 60%
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| What emperor brought the Byzantine Empire to its peak of power? | Justinian I | 60%
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| Which city became the major city of the Islamic presence in Spain? | Cordoba | 55%
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| Who quickly became the dominant power in Europe when the medieval age began? | The Catholic Church | 55%
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| Not counting the Crusade of Children, how many Crusades were there? | 9 | 35%
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| Who was the leader of the Catholic Church in a Medieval kingdom? | Bishop | 30%
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| Who is the author of "Le Morte d'Arthur", the book that tells the story of legendary King Arthur? | Sir Thomas Malory | 30%
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| Founded in 1088, which university was established as a center of study in law for students across Europe? | University of Bologna | 30%
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| Who reported directly to the king and ruled large areas of land called fiefs? | Baron | 25%
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| According to the legend William Tell is a 14th century folk hero from which country? | Switzerland | 20%
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