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Level Two Examination

THE CRUSADES
Cross and the Crescent

1). In which century was Jerusalem seized by Islam?

a. 4th

b. 6th

c. 7th

d. none of the above

 

2). The first crusade was thought to be a

a. conquest for wealth

b. spiritual war

c. an orthodox issue

d. none of the above

 

3). Catholicism dominated 11th century

a. Europe

b. power struggles

c. Jerusalem

d. none of the above

 

4). The Pope of the first crusade was  

a. Gregory IV

b. Paul I

c. Urban II

d. none of the above

 

5). During the crusades, the Popes were   

a.  very pious

b.  politicians

c.  powerless

d. none of the above

 

6). Godfrey and Baldwin were   

a. brothers

b. arch enemies

c. Islam leaders

d. none of the above

 

7). In 1085 the Turkish armies had taken

a. Jerusalem

b. Edessa

c. Antioch

d. none of the above

  

8).  Peter Bartholomew claimed to have found 

a. the original cross of Christ

b. the holy grail

c. the holy lance

d. none of the above

 

9). The Christian crusaders attacked Jerusalem

a.  in July of 1099

b.  on December 25,1097

c.  in August 1099

d. none of the above

 

10). Duke Godfrey refused to

a.  kill the women and children of Jerusalem

b.  be called the king of Jerusalem

c.  go back to Europe

d. none of the above

 

11). After the first crusade had conquered Jerusalem,

a.  it started to decline in population

b.  the city was barely inhabited

c.  it became a thriving spiritual metropolis

d. none of the above

 

12).  It was said that the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem

a. was the road the apostle Paul was converted on 

b. was the most scenic part of the pilgrim’s journey

c. was littered with the bones of dead pilgrims

d. none of the above

 

13). The “Knights Templar” were formed in Jerusalem

a. from a group of pilgrims who had journeyed there 

b. as both a monastic and military order

c. before the first crusade had begun

d. none of the above

 

14).  On December 1, 1145

a. Jerusalem was conquered by Islam

b. the Pope called for a second crusade

c. the world was thought to have come to an end

d. none of the above

 

15).  Saladin was the leader of the

a. Muslim armies

b. the Knights Templar

c. the soldiers in Damascus

d. none of the above

 

15). The Christians in Jerusalem threatened to destroy the Muslim mosque if they were attacked by Saladin

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

16).  Pope Gregory the IV called for the third crusade

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

17). The Third Crusade was about the reclaiming of Jerusalem.

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

18). Richard I, King of England, ended up leading the Third Crusade.

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

19). Saladin died in March of 1195

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

20). Richard the Lionhearted never reclaimed Jerusalem because of the size of his army.  

a.  TRUE        b.  FALSE  

 

 

21). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

What do you believe are the true motivations that caused the first crusade to conquer Jerusalem?

 

22). Essay Question Your answer must be a minimum of 500 words and should contain your beliefs and understandings of the designated topic. Your answer is worth 30% of your grade

 

Explain what impact that the crusades have had between Christian and Muslim relationships over the last nine hundred years?

 


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