Quiz for Source 10.5: The Crusades as Cultural Encounter

1. Question 10.21

   Who was Nicetas Choniates?
   

   Who was Nicetas Choniates?

   A.

   An Arab Muslim historian

   B.

   A Western European chronicler of the Crusades

   C.

   The bishop of Constantinople

   D.

   A Byzantine official and historian

2. Question 10.22

   What motivation for the Crusaders’ actions does this account imply?
   

   What motivation for the Crusaders’ actions does this account imply?

   A.

   Religion

   B.

   Plunder

   C.

   Conversion of Eastern Orthodox Christians to the Roman Catholic faith

   D.

   Politics

3. Question 10.23

   Based on his speech in Source 10.1: A Western Christian Perspective, how would Urban II have reacted to the events recounted in this source?
   

   Based on his speech in Source 10.1: A Western Christian Perspective, how would Urban II have reacted to the events recounted in this source?

   A.

   He would have approved of all the Crusaders’ actions.

   B.

   He would have approved of all the Crusaders’ actions except the desecration of the churches.

   C.

   He would have opposed the killing of civilians but otherwise would have approved of the Crusaders’ actions.

   D.

   He would have opposed the Crusaders’ actions because they desecrated churches and harmed fellow Christians.

4. Question 10.24

   Which of the following is present in Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades and Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades?
   

   Which of the following is present in Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades and Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades?

   A.

   Both emphasize the plundering of holy sites.

   B.

   Both stress the lack of control that Crusader leaders had over their men.

   C.

   Both express admiration for the Crusaders’ military prowess.

   D.

   Both reject the efforts of Crusaders to convert local populations to the Roman Catholic faith.

5. Question 10.25

   What insight does Source 10.5 offer concerning the Crusades that is NOT found in any of the other sources?
   

   What insight does Source 10.5 offer concerning the Crusades that is NOT found in any of the other sources?

   A.

   That Crusaders attacked fellow Christians

   B.

   That Crusaders, for all their violence, respected religious sites

   C.

   That Crusaders attacked Jews

   D.

   That Crusaders looted holy sites