1A.4 The changing Muslim response to the crusades, 1095–1192 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which two rival Muslim powers controlled the Levant and Egypt in 1095?

   • Ayyubids and Mamluks
   • Seljuks and Fatimids
   • Abbasids and Umayyads
   • Ottomans and Safavids

2. Which city did the crusaders capture from Fatimid control in July 1099?

   • Edessa
   • Tripoli
   • Antioch
   • Jerusalem

3. Which group was led by Kilij Arslan at the Battle of Dorylaeum in 1097?

   • Mamluks
   • Fatimids
   • Abbasids
   • Seljuk Turks

4. Which Muslim commander led the relief force defeated by crusaders at Antioch in 1098?

   • Zengi
   • Nur ad-Din
   • Kerbogha
   • Kilij Arslan

5. The fall of Edessa to Zengi in 1144 directly triggered which major event?

   • The First Crusade
   • The Third Crusade
   • The Fall of Acre
   • The Second Crusade

6. Which Muslim leader worked to consolidate power in Syria between 1146 and 1154?

   • Saladin
   • Kerbogha
   • Nur ad-Din
   • Kilij Arslan

7. Which Muslim leader took control of Egypt and Syria between 1169 and 1184?

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

8. Which battle in 1187 led to the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin later that year?

   • Hattin
   • Dorylaeum
   • Antioch
   • Arsuf

9. Which fortress city did Saladin besiege in July 1187 to lure the crusader army out?

   • Tiberias
   • Jerusalem
   • Acre
   • Tyre

10. Which major battle did Richard I win against Saladin in September 1191?

    • Battle of Hattin
    • Battle of Dorylaeum
    • Battle of Arsuf
    • Battle of Harran

11. Which holy city remained under Saladin's control at the end of the Third Crusade?

    • Jerusalem
    • Tyre
    • Acre
    • Jaffa

12. Which ruler consolidated Muslim power across Syria following Zengi's death in 1146?

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

13. Control over which region caused growing political tension between Nur ad-Din and Saladin?

    • Cilicia
    • Tripoli
    • Edessa
    • Egypt

14. Which religious division weakened the Muslim response to the First Crusade?

    • Abbasid-Umayyad schism
    • Kharijite-Ibadi division
    • Sufi-Hanbali conflict
    • Sunni-Shi'ah split

15. Which Muslim leader captured Edessa in 1144, initiating a more unified Muslim response?

    • Imad ad-Din Zengi
    • Mu'in ad-Din Unur
    • Kilij Arslan
    • Saladin

16. What major military consequence resulted from Saladin's victory at Hattin in 1187?

    • Mongol fleet sunken
    • Crusader army destroyed
    • Mamluk revolt triggered
    • Byzantine army routed

17. Which Muslim leader attempted to relieve the siege of Acre between 1189 and 1191?

    • Imad ad-Din Zengi
    • Nur ad-Din
    • Sultan Baibars
    • Saladin

18. Put these events in order: A) Zengi takes Edessa, B) Saladin captures Jerusalem, C) Nur ad-Din consolidates power in Syria.

    • B, then A, then C
    • A, then C, then B
    • A, then B, then C
    • C, then B, then A

19. Which two territories did Saladin unite to create a powerful base against the Crusader States?

    • Anatolia and Iraq
    • Egypt and Syria
    • Hejaz and Yemen
    • Tripoli and Antioch

20. Which city was recaptured by Saladin in October 1187 following his victory at Hattin?

    • Tripoli
    • Antioch
    • Tyre
    • Jerusalem

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