The Crusades Quiz

What is a crusade?

• A war between European Christians and the Muslim Turks

• A war between European Christians and the Jews

• A war between European Christians and the Byzantine Empire

• A war between European Christians and the Muslim Arabs

What were the major religious groups fighting over?

• Control of Mecca

• Control of Rome

• Control of Constantinople

• Control of Jerusalem

Who claimed Jerusalem as their holy city?

• Christians and Jews

• Christians, Muslims, and Jews

• Christians and Muslims

• Muslims and Jews

Why did the Arabs close Jerusalem to Jewish and Christian pilgrims?

• To gain control of the holy city

• To prevent religious conflicts

• To protect their own religious sites

• To invade the Byzantine empire

Who called for the Crusades?

• Pope Urban II

• Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus

• Saladin

• Richard the Lion Hearted

What did Pope Urban II promise to those who fought in the Crusades?

• An adventure and riches

• Land and position in society

• A spot in Heaven with all sins forgiven

• Wealth and power

Why did knights want to fight in the Crusades?

• To gain land and position in society

• To escape from their dreary life

• To use their fighting skills

• To have an adventure and get rich

Why did peasants want to fight in the Crusades?

• To gain land and position in society

• To have an adventure and get rich

• To escape from their dreary life

• To use their fighting skills

What was the goal of the Christian soldiers in the Crusades?

• To establish a unified Christian empire

• To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land

• To conquer the Muslim Turks

• To recover Constantinople

What was the symbol of the crusaders?

• A blue cross

• A white cross

• A red cross

• A black cross