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The Great Siege of Malta

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is-sena li fiha seħħ l-Assedju l-Kbir:

The year in which the Great Siege took place:



(a)  

2.

L-Ordni ta' San Ġwann kellhom iktar suldati mit-Torok u dan wassalhom għar-rebħa tal-Assedju l-Kbir.

The Order of St. John had more soldiers than the Turks which led to the victory of the Great Siege.

a)

Veru / True

b)

Falz / False

3.

Biex rebħu Sant'Iermu t-Torok damu...

To conquer St. Elmo, it took the Turks...

a)

ġimgħa / a week

b)

ġimagħtejn / 2 weeks

c)

xahar / a month

d)

ftit iktar minn xahar / slightly more than a month

4.

X'kienet id-data meta Sant'Iermu waqgħet f'idejn it-Torok?

What was the date when St Elmo fell in the hands of the Turks?

a)

18 ta' Mejju 1565

18/05/1565

b)

11 ta' Settembru 1565

11/09/1565

c)

23 ta' Ġunju 1565

23/06/1565

d)

14 ta' Novembru 1565

14/11/1565

5.

______________________ kien mexxej Tork li tilef ħajtu waqt l-Assedju.

______________________ was a Turkish leader that died during the Siege.

(a)  

6.

Agħżel il-post fejn qagħdu l-Kavallieri u l-Maltin.

Choose the place where the Knights and the Maltese stayed.

a)

Fil-Marsa

b)

fil-fortizzi

c)

f'Dellimara

7.

Għala kienu mgħaġġla t-Torok biex jirbħu l-Assedju?

Why were the Turks in a rush to win the Siege?

a)

Minħabba li kellhom ftit suldati

Due to having few soldiers

b)

Minħabba li Dragut kien miet

Due to the death of Dragut

c)

Minħabba li kienet riesqa x-xitwa u din iġġib magħha l-maltemp

Due to Winter approaching since it brings along storms

d)

Minħabba li bdew jaqtgħu qalbhom is-suldati

Due to the soldiers giving up

8.

Dak li ma daħħlux fil-fortizzi magħhom, il-Maltin qerduh sabiex it-Torok ma jkunux jistgħu jagħmlu użu minnhom.

The items that were not brought into the forts were destroyed by the Maltese, so that they would not be available for the Turks.

a)

Veru / True

b)

Falz / False

9.

X'kienet il-ħaġa li għamlitha kważi impossibbli sabiex it-Torok jużaw it-tattika tagħhom?

What made it almost impossible for the Turks to make use of their strategy?

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10.

Semmi żewġ (2) protagonisti tal-Assedju l-Kbir li kienu ħbieb tal-Maltin.

Mention two (2) protagonists of the Great Siege who were allies of the Maltese.

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11.

Semmi żewġ (2) personaġġi tal-Assedju li kienu għedewwa tal-Maltin.

Mention two (2) protagonists of the Siege who were enemies of the Maltese.

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12.

Min kien il-Gran Mastru tal-Kavallieri u l-mexxej tal-Maltin?

Who was the Grand Master and leader of the Maltese?

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