Top 80+ Solved History of the Medieval World MCQ Questions Answer
Q. An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the
a. orthodox christian religion
b. use of the latin alphabet
c. beginning of democracy
d. factory system
Q. Which empire introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia?
a. mongol
b. byzantine
c. british
d. gupta
Q. What city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
a. adrianople
b. ankara
c. constantinople
d. nicodemia
Q. Which of the following modern countries was not part of the Byzantine Empire?
a. bulgaria
b. egypt
c. france
d. germany
Q. What group conquered Constantinople in 1453?
a. bulgarians
b. greco-romans
c. kievan rus
d. ottomans
Q. The city of Constantinople is now called __________.
a. athens
b. byzantium
c. istanbul
d. sarajevo
Q. What was the state language of the Eastern Roman Empire after the 7th century?
a. arabic
b. greek
c. latin
d. russian
Q. What renowned church was built by Emperor Justinian in the sixth century?
a. canterbury cathedral
b. st. sophia
c. notre dame
d. st. peter's basilica
Q. "Middle Ages" in Western Europe includes the period __________________________.
a. ad 300 - ad 1600
b. beginning of byzantine through the end of the roman empire
c. beginning of early christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
d. end of the roman empire through the byzantine period
Q. Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
a. the right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
b. the right to move from one manor to another
c. the right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
d. all the above
Q. What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
a. commercial and urban
b. long-distance trade
c. agriculture
d. all the above
Q. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
a. charlemagne converted many muslims to christianity
b. charles martel became king of france
c. it stopped the muslim advance into europe
d. muslims gained control of spain
Q. What is Chivalry?
a. the code charlemagne implemented
b. the code by which a christian family lived
c. the code by which knights lived
d. the code by which young men lived
Q. Where can the finest examples of medieval architecture are seen?
a. cathedrals
b. castles
c. universities
d. all of the above