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The Great Siege

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The biggest enemies of the Knights of St John were...

a)

The French

b)

The Italians

c)

The Turks

2.

The Turk sultan was...

a)

Dragut

b)

Suleiman

c)

Jean la Valette

3.

The Turkish general that died during the Great Siege was...

a)

Piali Paxa'

b)

Dragut

c)

Suleiman

4.

In 1565 the Maltese defensive system was based from the fortifications round...

a)

Imdina

b)

Gozo

c)

The Grand Harbour

5.

The bastions of Imdina and Cittadella were considered to be...

a)

big

b)

weak

c)

strong

6.

The Grand Master of the Knights during the Great Siege was...

a)

Jean La Valette

b)

Dragut

c)

Toni Bajada

7.

After the Great Siege, Birgu was known as...

a)

Città Invicta

b)

Vittoriosa

c)

Città Bellissima

8.

We celebrate the victory of the Great Siege on the feast of...

a)

Republic Day

b)

Saint John

c)

the Victory (7th September)

9.

Where did the Turks put their camps when they arrived?

a)

Imdina

b)

Marsa

c)

Valletta

10.

Who was the general of the Turkish fleet?

a)

Dragut

b)

Mustafà Paxà

c)

Mustafà Pialì