Hungarian Culture in the Middle Ages

Choose the statements that are true about the Illuminated Chronicle.

• It was written by Márk Kálti.

• It was written in the 12th century.

• It is about Hungarian history.

• It was a summary of many previous chronicles.

Most medieval pieces of literature focus on ___.

• fantasy

• poetry

• religious topics

• history

Who is the author of the first (known) book on Hungarian history?

• Anonymus

• Antonio Bonfini

• Ahmad Ibh Rustah

• János Thuróczy

The 'illuminated' in Illuminated Chronicle refers to the fact that ___.

• it was written on lighter, more expensive paper

• it dealt with religious topics

• it recorded events in the royal court

• there were illustrations

Pick the true statement.

• There are many Romanesque style buildings in Hungary that were preserved.

• The Castle of Visegrád was built in Romanesque style.

• The Castle of Buda was built in Gothic style.

• Gothic style architecture was followed by the Romanesque style.

You can see some famous medieval buildings in Hungary. Pick the ones that are in Romanesque style.

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Which king built a huge library of books referred to as corvinas?

• Matthias I

• Charles I

• Louis I

• Sigismund I

Who is referred to as 'the king' in the source?

• Charles I

• Louis I

• Sigismund I

• Matthias I

Who is referred to as 'the arriving queen' in the source?

• Catherine, the first wife of Matthias

• Beatrice, the first wife of Matthias

• Beatrice, the second wife of Matthias

• Elizabeth, the second wife of Matthias

The source describes the introduction of which style to Hungary?

• Romanesque

• Gothic

• Renaissance

• Classical