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The Oldest Schools in the World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which university was China's central university with the role of educating literate and virtuous citizens?

a)

Nalanda University

b)

Nanjing University

c)

University of Bologna

d)

Al-Azhar University

2.

The function of Nanjing University during the Song Dynasty was:

a)

A military training center for leaders to go in the army

b)

A religious institution

c)

Educate leaders to govern and serve the kingdom

d)

A commercial hub

3.

What were the five divisions of the Nanjing University?

a)
College of Arts and Crafts
b)

College of Business, math, science, art, and music

c)

College of Environmental Studies, poetry, arts, and Chinese writing

d)

Literature, History, Confucianism, Xuan Study, and Ying and Yang Study

4.

Match the Scholars:

a)

Zu Chongzhi

1.

Mathematician and astronomer

b)

Ge Hong

2.

writer of various forms of literature

c)

Wang Xizhi

3.

master of calligraphy

5.

Nalanda University was located in which country?

4 lines
6.

How many students and teachers did Nalanda University accommodate?

a)

10,000 students and 2,000 teachers

b)

5,000 students and 500 teachers

c)

15,000 students and 3,000 teachers

d)

20,000 students and 4,000 teachers

7.

What was the library complex at Nalanda known as?

a)

Ratnodadhi

b)

Dharma Gunj

c)

Ratnaranjaka

d)

Ocean of Jewels

8.

Did Muslim invaders set flame to the library complex in 1193 AD?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who provided the fullest description of Nalanda?

a)

Fatima al-Fihri

b)

Huanzinag

c)

Mohammed al-fihri

d)

Ibn Maimun

10.

Match the three main libraries buildings:

a)

Ratnasagar

1.

Sea of jewels

b)

Ratnodadhi

2.

Ocean of jewels

c)

Ratnaranjaka

3.

Delighter of jewels

11.

What was required before even attempting to apply to Nalanda?

a)

One must read old book and new book

b)

A written test

c)

Thorough grounding and Buddhist studies

d)

A prior degree

12.

Which university was the first residential university?

a)

Nanjing University

b)

Nalanda University

c)

University Al-Azhar

d)

University Bologna

13.

Who founded the University of Al-Karaouine?

a)

Fatima al-Fihri

b)

Huanzinag

c)

Mohammed al-fihri

d)

Ibn Maimun

14.

In what year was the University of Al-Karaouine founded?

a)

1193

b)

859

c)

635

d)

640

15.

The initial purpose of the University of Al-Karaouine was:

a)

For a religious instruction

b)

To be a center for scientific research

c)

Political Discussion

d)

natural sciences

16.

Who were the pioneer scholars connected with University of Karaouine?

a)

Ibn Maimum and Al-Idrissi

b)

Plato and Aristotle

c)

Galen and Hippocrates

d)

Euclid and Ptolemy

17.

Al-Azhar University was initially connected to?

a)

a mosque

b)

a library

c)

a school

d)

a hospital

18.

Which book did Chief Justice Abul Hasan Ali ibn Al-No'man start teaching at Al-Azhar University?

a)

Al-Muwatta

b)

Al-Ikhtisar

c)

Al-Mabsut

d)

Al-Mu'tamad

19.

What kind of academic degrees and coursework did Al-Azhar University issue and have?

a)

Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees

b)

Only Bachelor's degrees

c)

Vocational training certificates

d)

Law, astronomy, grammar, and philosophy

20.

Where is The University of Bologna is situated?

a)

Rome

b)

Milan

c)

Italy

d)

Florence

21.

The institution that we today call the University of Bologna began to take shape in which year?

a)

1088

b)

1200

c)

1300

d)

1400

22.

Who was the earliest great teacher mentioned in the passage?

a)
Confucius
b)
Plato
c)
Socrates
d)

Irnerius

23.

What was the name of the lawcode taught by Irnerius?

a)
Corpus Juris Civilis
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
The Twelve Tables
d)
Code of Justinian
24.

The recovery and revival of Roman law was a momentous event in European cultural history.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What were taught in the University of Bologna?

a)
Philosophy, engineering, and agriculture.
b)

Science, humanities, legal, and liberal arts

c)
Law, medicine, and the arts.
d)
Astronomy, chemistry, and physics.