Lesson Y203.1

Y203.1 The First Crusade Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

20 questions

Written by Revision Ninja · Last reviewed 11 October 2026

In partnership with Revision Ninja

Lesson Y203.1, The First Crusade: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

Host it live on the board and students join with a game code on their own devices, or revise alone with Free Play. The answers are revealed in the game.

Host this setFree Play

The 20 questions

  1. Which Byzantine Emperor sent an appeal to Pope Urban II in 1095 asking for military help?

    • Basil II
    • Manuel I Komnenos
    • Justinian I
    • Alexios I Komnenos

  2. In which French council did Pope Urban II launch the First Crusade in November 1095?

    • Council of Troyes
    • Council of Clermont
    • Council of Piacenza
    • Council of Nicaea

  3. Who famously led the ill-fated People's Crusade alongside Walter the Penniless in 1096?

    • Godfrey of Bouillon
    • Peter the Hermit
    • Raymond of Toulouse
    • Bohemond of Taranto

  4. Which city was captured first by the main Crusader army in Anatolia in June 1097?

    • Edessa
    • Nicaea
    • Jerusalem
    • Antioch

  5. Who established the County of Edessa in 1098, founding the first Crusader state?

    • Stephen of Blois
    • Tancred of Hauteville
    • Hugh of Vermandois
    • Baldwin of Boulogne

  6. Which holy relic was allegedly discovered inside Antioch in June 1098 during its siege?

    • True Cross
    • Crown of Thorns
    • The Holy Lance
    • Holy Grail

  7. In which year did the Crusaders capture the city of Jerusalem, completing the First Crusade?

    • 1095
    • 1104
    • 1099
    • 1098

  8. Which religious and political leader was the ruler of Sunni Islam's Abbasid Caliphate during 1095?

    • Caliph of Baghdad
    • Fatimid Vizier
    • Emir of Mosul
    • Sultan of Rûm

  9. A crusade preacher promises total forgiveness of sins for crusaders. Which term describes this spiritual benefit?

    • Indulgence
    • Interdict
    • Investiture
    • Excommunication

  10. A Norman leader claims rule of Antioch for himself rather than returning it to Byzantium. Who was he?

    • Robert of Normandy
    • Bishop Adhemar
    • Raymond of Toulouse
    • Bohemond of Taranto

  11. Islamic disunity helped Crusaders succeed. Which rival Muslim dynasty controlled Fatimid Egypt in 1099?

    • Abbasids
    • Seljuks
    • Fatimids
    • Ayyubids

  12. Which battle in July 1097 saw Crusaders defeat Kilij Arslan through heavy cavalry force after an ambush?

    • Battle of Harran
    • Battle of Ascalon
    • Battle of Dorylaeum
    • Siege of Nicaea

  13. Pope Urban II appointed which papal legate to act as the spiritual leader of the First Crusade?

    • Peter the Hermit
    • Bernard of Clairvaux
    • Bishop Adhemar
    • Anselm of Canterbury

  14. Which major Syrian city suffered an eight-month crusade siege before falling due to betrayal in June 1098?

    • Aleppo
    • Tripoli
    • Damascus
    • Antioch

  15. Before reaching Jerusalem in 1099, from which Shia rival faction had Muslims recently captured the city?

    • Seljuk Empire
    • Abbasid Caliphate
    • Zengid Dynasty
    • Fatimid Caliphate

  16. Which crusade leader accepted the title Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre after Jerusalem's fall?

    • Baldwin of Boulogne
    • Bohemond of Taranto
    • Raymond of Toulouse
    • Godfrey of Bouillon

  17. Which Turkish ruler of Nicaea and Sultan of Rûm initially underestimated Crusader military strength in 1097?

    • Kilij Arslan I
    • Kerbogha of Mosul
    • Ridwan of Aleppo
    • Duqaq of Damascus

  18. Which Muslim ruler of Mosul led a massive relief army that besiegers turned and defeated outside Antioch?

    • Nur ad-Din
    • Saladin
    • Zengi
    • Kerbogha

  19. Which oath did Byzantine Emperor Alexios I demand from western Crusade leaders before crossing into Anatolia?

    • Treaty of Devol
    • Truce of God
    • Pact of Umar
    • Oath of Fealty

  20. Which popular peasant preacher claimed visions of St Andrew leading to the discovery of Antioch's relic?

    • Peter Bartholomew
    • Peter the Hermit
    • Walter the Penniless
    • Fulcher of Chartres

All OCR History quizzes