Classroom quiz

Classroom quiz

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Five questions, four choices each, twenty seconds per question. Choose with keys 1 to 4 or with a click, then press Enter for the next question.

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1. Question 1 of 5

   In which year did the Franks first enter Jerusalem?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 11099
   2. 21187
   3. 31258
   4. 41291

2. Question 2 of 5

   What did Nur al-Din do before facing the Franks?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1Built a fleet
   2. 2United the cities of Syria under his rule
   3. 3Allied with Byzantium
   4. 4Moved to Egypt

3. Question 3 of 5

   What was the outcome of the battle of Hattin in 1187?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1A Frankish victory
   2. 2A stalemate
   3. 3Salah al-Din's victory, then the entry into Jerusalem
   4. 4The fall of Damascus

4. Question 4 of 5

   How do the sources' accounts of Jerusalem's surrender in 1187 differ from 1099?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1There is no difference
   2. 21099 was by terms and 1187 by force
   3. 3Both were without fighting
   4. 41187 was a negotiated surrender and 1099 a forced entry

5. Question 5 of 5

   Who ended the crusader presence in Syria in 1291?

   Hands up: show the number on your fingers, then choose it.

   1. 1The Mamluks
   2. 2The Umayyads
   3. 3The Ottomans
   4. 4The Mongols