History Of The Medieval World Set 4

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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 4

Q1 | How did medieval cathedrals help to educate an illiterate public?
  • they held religious education classes.
  • they featured sculptures and stained glass that portrayed biblical stories.
  • they supported tax-based public education.
  • they required church members to learn and to read the bible.
Answer: they held religious education classes.
Q2 | Which of the following was a result of the plague in Europe
  • economic decline
  • the rebirth of christianity
  • political reform
  • the hundred years' war
Answer: economic decline
Q3 | Which of the following best describes the Church during the late Middle Ages?
  • it provided strong moral leadership.
  • it wielded great political power.
  • it grew weak and divid
Answer: it wielded great political power.
Q4 | Why is Joan of Arc remembered
  • she led a peasant uprising that ended feudalism.
  • she led the french to victories against the english in the hundred years war.
  • she led the english troops in the hundred years war.
  • she drove the english from calais.
Answer: she led the french to victories against the english in the hundred years war.
Q5 | By 800, the strongest kingdom in Europe was ruled by
  • gregory.
  • pepin the short.
  • charlemagne.
  • alcuin.
Answer: charlemagne.
Q6 | The feudal system was based on control of
  • cattle.
  • land.
  • crops.
  • the church.
Answer: land.
Q7 | How did Europeans use the term 'middle ages'?
  • the crisis of western europe
  • the medieval era of european history
  • the fact that europe became mature from 500 to 1500
  • the time between the fall of rome and the emergence of christianity
Answer: the time between the fall of rome and the emergence of christianity
Q8 | When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
  • 1305
  • 1378
  • 1453
  • 1414
Answer: 1453
Q9 | The first revelation came to Prophet (p.b.u.h) in:
  • hira
  • thaur
  • dar-e-arqam
  • none
Answer: hira
Q10 | Umm-ul- Banin was a remarkable --- women
  • arab
  • spanish
  • egyptian
  • european
Answer: arab
Q11 | with the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transfer from Syria to
  • iran
  • egypt
  • iraq
  • bagdad
Answer: bagdad
Q12 | During Abbasid times, the Arabs learned from China the technique of making
  • fine silk.
  • gunpowder and cannons.
  • paper.
  • all these answers are correct.
Answer: all these answers are correct.
Q13 | Which of the following was true of Sufis?
  • they sought an emotional and mystical union with allah.
  • they used emotional sermons and song and dance to encourage devotion.
  • they tolerated observances of some non-islamic customs.
  • all these answers are correct.
Answer: all these answers are correct.
Q14 | The hajj
  • is one of the five pillars of islam
  • brought muslims from disparate parts of the world together.
  • ends at the ka'ba in mecca.
  • contributed to the spread of islamic beliefs and values.
Answer: is one of the five pillars of islam
Q15 | Which of the following is not correct in describing cultural influences on Islam?
  • persian literature deeply influenced islamic literary works.
  • indian numerals had a profound influence on the development of mathematical thinking among muslims.
  • the caliphs adopted persian ideas of kingship.
  • greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of islam.
Answer: greek rational reasoning had a long-lasting influence on the theological development of islam.
Q16 | The nature of the society into which the prophet Muhammad was born was
  • an urban-based culture with small manufacturing.
  • a strictly disciplined military society.
  • an agricultural society dominated by warriors.
  • a society made up largely of nomads and merchants.
Answer: a society made up largely of nomads and merchants.
Q17 | Under pressure from authorities in Mecca, Muhammad and his followers fled to Medina in 622. Muslims call this move
  • the hijra.
  • the umra.
  • yathrib.
  • the hajj.
Answer: the hijra.
Q18 | Which one does not contribute to the formation of International Government?
  • expansion of international trade
  • establishment of international organization
  • inter-state rivalry
  • means of communication
Answer: inter-state rivalry
Q19 | The theory of social contract primarily seeks
  • to explore the historical origin of the state
  • to explain the basis of political obligation
  • to justify the status quo
  • to bring out a radical transformation of society by revolution
Answer: to explain the basis of political obligation
Q20 | Which one of the following statements about Rousseau is correct?
  • he perfected the theory of social contract
  • he repudiated the theory of contract altogether
  • he transformed the theory of contract into an idealist mode of political discourse
  • he added nothing to the theories of hobbes and locke beyond combining their
Answer: he transformed the theory of contract into an idealist mode of political discourse
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