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Crusades Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Turks gained control of Palestine, which was known to Christians as

a)

The Christian Home

b)

Constantinople

c)

The Holy Land

d)

The Roman Empire

2.

The Crusades were an attempt to

a)

regain the Holy Land

b)

spread Christianity

c)

reunite the Byzantine Empire

d)

unite Germany and Italy

3.

The Second Crusade resulted in the crusaders'

a)

capture of Damascus

b)

capture of Palestine

c)

defeat at Damascus

d)

defeat at Palestine

4.

The disastrous march by young people to regain the Holy Land is known as

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Fourth Crusade

c)

Last Crusade

d)

Young People's Crusade

5.

One positive result of the Crusades was

a)

a cultural exchange of ideas

b)

an increase in the emperor's power

c)

the French rise to power

d)

an increase in the Pope's power

6.

The purpose of the Crusades was for Christians to regain the Holy Land from the

a)

Byzantines

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Muslim Turks

7.

The Crusaders captured Jerusalem and

a)

exiled the Jews

b)

exiled the Muslims

c)

killed the Muslims and Jews

d)

made peace with the people

8.

The Third Crusade was the result of the recapturing of Jerusalem by

a)

Frederick Barbarossa

b)

the Byzantines

c)

Saladin

d)

the Turks

9.

An indirect result of the Crusades was that commerce

a)

declined and the power of the kings declined

b)

declined and the kings gained more power

c)

increased and the power of the kings increased

d)

increased and the power of the kings decreased

10.

The march to Palestine was difficult because of

a)

the hot weather

b)

a lack of leadership

c)

a lack of soldiers

d)

poor weapons

11.

Anyone who questioned the principles or beliefs of the church was called a heretic

a)

True

b)

False

12.

During the Children's Crusade many of the crusaders were sold into slavery

a)

True

b)

False

13.

All of the Crusades failed to regain land

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Some crusaders only participated to gain land and wealth

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A cross of cloth on their clothes identified the crusaders as Christians

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Crusades helped to unite eastern and western Europeans

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Crusades helped to make feudalism stronger

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Muslims won the Crusades

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A group of unprepared youth tried to regain the Holy Land for Christians

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Crusade of Kings

c)

Noble's Crusade

d)

Peasant's Crusade

20.

The only Crusade that succeeded in capturing Jerusalem

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Crusade of Kings

c)

Noble's Crusade

d)

Peasant's Crusade

21.

This Crusade began when the nobles were taking too long to organize

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Crusade of Kings

c)

Noble's Crusade

d)

Peasant's Crusade

22.

This Crusade was meant to regain Jerusalem from Saladin

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Crusade of Kings

c)

Noble's Crusade

d)

Peasant's Crusade

23.

The Crusades led to a growth in

a)

diseases

b)

hunger

c)

religion

d)

trade

24.

__________ are military expeditions to the Holy Land

a)

Battles

b)

Crusades

c)

Inquisitions

d)

Offensives

25.

The _______ took control of Christian shrines in Jerusalem leading to the Crusades

a)

Byzantines

b)

Jews

c)

Romans

d)

Turks

26.

_________ was the Muslim leader who signed a truce with Richard

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Ali

c)

Muhammad

d)

Saladin

27.

Church courts that tried heretics

a)

Communion

b)

Inquisition

c)

Interrogation

d)

Trial by Ordeal

28.

The title given to the Middle Ages due to the importance of the Roman Catholic Church

a)

Age of Faith

b)

Catholic Enclave

c)

Roman Revolution

d)

Time of Holy Trinity

29.

When beliefs and opinions conflict with official church teachings

a)

blasphemy

b)

counterpoint

c)

heresy

d)

transgression

30.

Money or goods paid to the church that is equal to about 10% of your income

a)

alms

b)

inquisition

c)

offerings

d)

tithes