Lesson Y203.3

Y203.3 The Second Crusade Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y203.3, The Second Crusade: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 2: Unit group 2: Non-British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Crusader state fell to Zengi in 1144, prompting the call for the Second Crusade?

    • Principality of Antioch
    • County of Edessa
    • Kingdom of Jerusalem
    • County of Tripoli

  2. Who issued the papal bull Quantum praedecessores calling for the Second Crusade in 1145?

    • Pope Urban II
    • Pope Innocent III
    • Pope Eugenius III
    • Pope Gregory VII

  3. Which influential Cistercian monk travelled across Europe to preach and recruit for the Second Crusade?

    • Peter the Hermit
    • Bernard of Clairvaux
    • Peter the Venerable
    • Walter the Penniless

  4. Which French monarch led the French contingent during the Second Crusade alongside Eleanor of Aquitaine?

    • Charlemagne
    • Philip II
    • Louis VI
    • Louis VII

  5. Which German king led the German forces during the Second Crusade alongside Louis VII?

    • Otto I
    • Conrad III
    • Frederick Barbarossa
    • Henry IV

  6. In which year did the unsuccessful siege of Damascus take place during the Second Crusade?

    • 1146
    • 1187
    • 1144
    • 1148

  7. Which Muslim ruler captured Edessa in 1144, initiating the crisis that triggered the Second Crusade?

    • Kilij Arslan
    • Imad al-Din Zengi
    • Nur ad-Din
    • Saladin

  8. At which 1148 council did Crusader leaders decide to target Damascus rather than recapturing Edessa?

    • Council of Troyes
    • Council of Clermont
    • Council of Nicaea
    • Council of Acre

  9. Where did Conrad III's German forces suffer a devastating ambush by Seljuk Turks in 1147?

    • Field of Blood
    • Battle of Dorylaeum
    • Siege of Antioch
    • Battle of Hattin

  10. Which Queen of Jerusalem co-ruled with her young son Baldwin III during the Second Crusade?

    • Eleanor of Aquitaine
    • Queen Melisende
    • Isabella I
    • Sibylla

  11. Who succeeded Zengi in Aleppo in 1146 and led the continued Muslim response to Crusaders?

    • Nur ad-Din
    • Shirkuh
    • Al-Adil
    • Saladin

  12. Which Anatolian mountain pass saw severe casualties for Louis VII's French army in early 1148?

    • Iconium
    • Tarsus
    • Mount Cadmus
    • Edessa

  13. Which ruler governed the Principality of Antioch when the Second Crusade arrived in 1148?

    • Bohemond I
    • Reynald of Châtillon
    • Tancred
    • Raymond of Poitiers

  14. What key religious concept did Zengi and Nur ad-Din promote to unify Syrian Muslim factions?

    • Jihad
    • Dhimmi
    • Sharia
    • Caliphate

  15. What fatal mistake did Crusaders make during the siege of Damascus in July 1148?

    • Surrendering the fleet
    • Moving camp location
    • Dividing the cavalry
    • Executing hostages

  16. How did Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus view the arriving Second Crusade armies?

    • By declaring war
    • With full neutrality
    • With deep suspicion
    • With enthusiastic support

  17. Which military order took control of rearguard discipline to protect Louis VII's retreating forces?

    • Knights Templar
    • Knights Hospitaller
    • Teutonic Knights
    • Varangian Guard

  18. What was a major long-term consequence of the Second Crusade's failure in Western Europe?

    • Disillusionment with crusading
    • Naval expansion
    • Mass conversion
    • Immediate Third Crusade

  19. Why was the Decision to attack Damascus in 1148 strategically controversial for Jerusalem?

    • Damascus was unfortified
    • Damascus lacked wealth
    • Damascus was Christian
    • Damascus was allied

  20. Which Muslim leader approached Damascus in 1148, convincing Crusaders to abandon the siege?

    • Baibars
    • Kilij Arslan II
    • Saladin
    • Nur ad-Din

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