Quiz for Document Project 17: Hürrem: An Ottoman Sultana as Seen Through the Eyes of a Habsburg Ambassador

  1. Question

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    Correct: The answer is a. Busbecq’s interpretation was, however, incorrect. The custom was actually meant to prevent elite families from gaining too much influence.
    Incorrect: The answer is a. Busbecq’s interpretation was, however, incorrect. The custom was actually meant to prevent elite families from gaining too much influence.
    How did Busbecq explain the Ottoman custom of sultans only having children with their concubines and never with their wives (see Document 17.1)?

  2. Question

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    Correct: The answer is c. Since all sons know that only one can survive, each son naturally sees his brothers as enemies.
    Incorrect: The answer is c. Since all sons know that only one can survive, each son naturally sees his brothers as enemies.
    How did Busbecq explain the intense rivalry between the sons of Ottoman sultans (see Document 17.1)?

  3. Question

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    Correct: The answer is d. They could also initiate a divorce if their husbands engaged in “unnatural behavior.”
    Incorrect: The answer is d. They could also initiate a divorce if their husbands engaged in “unnatural behavior.”
    According to Busbecq, Ottoman women (see Document 17.2)

  4. Question

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    Correct: The answer is b. Even when proof had been acquired of Bajazet’s intent to seize power, Hürrem was able to convince the sultan to forgive him.
    Incorrect: The answer is b. Even when proof had been acquired of Bajazet’s intent to seize power, Hürrem was able to convince the sultan to forgive him.
    Busbecq’s account of Bajazet’s failed conspiracy was likely meant to provide evidence of (see Document 17.3)