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This set of History of the Medieval World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on History Of The Medieval World Set 3

Q1 | Al-Khwarzmi was a
  • soldier
  • astronomer
  • mathematician
  • none of these
Q2 | Baghdad was conquered and sacked by Halaku Khan in:
  • 1258 a.d.
  • 1260 a.d.
  • 1265 a
Q3 | ________ was the Tutor of Haroon-ur-Rashid:
  • khalid rarmaki
  • yahya barmaki
  • ghazali
  • none of these
Q4 | Spain was conquered by:
  • mohmud ghaznawi
  • musa bin nusair
  • tariq bin ziyad
  • none of these
Q5 | Ibn Khaldun was an:
  • architect
  • historian
  • muhaddith
  • none of these
Q6 | Ibn Zaidun was:
  • historian
  • philosopher
  • poet
  • none of these
Q7 | Ibn Tufail lived in:
  • egypt
  • spain
  • syria
  • none of these
Q8 | Cordova is a city of:
  • libya
  • al-andalus
  • lebanon
  • none of these
Q9 | “Thafa-tul-Thafat” is a book on:
  • science
  • history
  • philosophy
  • none of these
Q10 | Berbers originally were:
  • iranians
  • arabs
  • africans
  • none of these
Q11 | Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered
  • spain
  • iran
  • sindh
  • none of these
Q12 | The Mongols defeated
  • salahuddin ayyubi
  • the abbasids
  • the ghaznawids
  • none of these
Q13 | Bait-al-Hikmah was established by
  • babar
  • akber
  • harun al-rashid
  • none of these
Q14 | The greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved incomparable success is
  • paintings
  • architecture
  • calligraphy
  • none of these
Q15 | umar khayyam is known for his work
  • shah nama
  • siyasat nama
  • ruba'iyyat
  • none of these
Q16 | With some exceptions, Europe between the A.D. 400s and 1100s is characterized by
  • the absence of strong monarchs.
  • powerful religious authorities.
  • stratified social hierarchies.
  • wars between rival feudal lords.
Q17 | The monk who established strict rules for monastic life was named
  • benedict.
  • patrick.
  • gregory.
  • charlemagne.
Q18 | At the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William of Normandy conquered
  • jerusalem.
  • italy.
  • germany.
  • england.
Q19 | Despite the fact that Christians viewed Muslims with hostility,
  • they refused to select a muslim ruler.
  • they learned from muslim advances in science and mathematics.
  • they treated them with charity and kindness.
  • they lost the battle of tours in france.
Q20 | Under feudalism, lords granted land to vassals in exchange for which of the following?
  • food
  • military service
  • farm labor
  • housing
Q21 | Why did some religious people want to reform the Church during medieval times?
  • it had grown too big.
  • it had grown weak.
  • it had grown corrupt.
  • it had grown too powerful.
Q22 | Which of the following helped unite Charlemagne's empire?
  • a strong, efficient government.
  • the treaty of verdun.
  • magyar attacks.
  • viking attacks
Q23 | Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
  • vassals
  • peasants
  • knights
  • lords
Q24 | The Church had great power over people during the middle Ages because
  • it protected them in times of warfare.
  • it decided who could achieve salvation.
  • it provided them with education.
  • it controlled food production.
Q25 | Which of the following groups dominated the economic and political life of towns during theHigh Middle Ages?
  • nobles
  • merchant guilds
  • knights
  • the clergy