Crusades NDA Questions

NDA Medieval World History

Crusades MCQ Questions


13.
The Second Crusade, fought during the period 1147-1149, is generally regarded by historians as having been:
A.
Entirely uneventful, with no significant military engagements taking place
B.
Immediately followed by the permanent loss of all Crusader states
C.
An overwhelming and complete success for the Crusader forces
D.
A significant failure, achieving few of its intended objectives
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ANSWER :
D. A significant failure, achieving few of its intended objectives
14.
The Third Crusade, sometimes referred to as the 'Kings' Crusade' due to the direct involvement of several prominent European monarchs, was launched primarily in response to the:
A.
Recapture of Jerusalem by Muslim forces under Saladin in 1187
B.
Sack of Constantinople (an event associated with the later Fourth Crusade, not this one)
C.
Fall of Edessa (the trigger for the earlier Second Crusade, not this Crusade)
D.
Death of Pope Urban II (an earlier event, not the trigger for this specific Crusade)
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ANSWER :
A. Recapture of Jerusalem by Muslim forces under Saladin in 1187
15.
The formidable Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from Crusader control in 1187, thereby triggering the Third Crusade, was:
A.
Suleiman the Magnificent (a much later Ottoman Sultan, unrelated to this Crusade)
B.
Saladin (Salah ad-Din)
C.
Alp Arslan (an earlier Seljuk Turk leader, not the leader responsible for this specific recapture)
D.
Nur ad-Din (an important predecessor figure to Saladin, but not the leader who personally recaptured Jerusalem in 1187)
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ANSWER :
B. Saladin (Salah ad-Din)
16.
Saladin's decisive victory over Crusader forces, which paved the way for his subsequent recapture of Jerusalem in 1187, was achieved at the:
A.
Battle of Arsuf (a later battle, occurring during the subsequent Third Crusade itself)
B.
Battle of Acre (a related but distinct military engagement)
C.
Battle of Hattin
D.
Battle of Antioch (an earlier battle, from the period of the First Crusade)
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ANSWER :
C. Battle of Hattin
17.
Among the European monarchs who personally participated in the Third Crusade was King Richard I of England, widely known by the epithet:
A.
'The Bold'
B.
'The Great'
C.
'The Conqueror'
D.
'The Lionheart'
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ANSWER :
D. 'The Lionheart'
18.
Another prominent monarch who participated in the Third Crusade was King Philip II of France, though tensions between him and Richard the Lionheart eventually led Philip to:
A.
Return to France relatively early in the campaign
B.
Switch allegiance and fight alongside Saladin's forces
C.
Continue the Crusade alongside Richard for its full, entire duration with no disputes
D.
Be captured and imprisoned by Saladin
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ANSWER :
A. Return to France relatively early in the campaign