Basil II - Quiz
A) Bardas Phokas B) Bardas Skleros C) George Tzoul D) David III of Tao
A) 960 B) 1016 C) 976 D) 1022
A) Mstislav of Chernigov B) Senekerim of Vaspurakan C) George I D) Bagrat III
A) George Tzoul B) Bardas Phokas C) Bardas Skleros D) Nikephoros Xiphias
A) David III of Tao B) George I C) Bagrat III D) Mstislav of Chernigov
A) Oltisi B) Kerch C) Theodosiopolis D) Trebizond
A) Bardas Skleros B) Bardas Phokas C) Al-Hakim D) Senekerim of Vaspurakan
A) 1018 B) 1021 C) 1016 D) 1022
A) Kerch B) Shirimni C) Theodosiopolis D) Trebizond
A) Tao B) Oltisi C) Theodosiopolis D) Trebizond
A) Senekerim of Vaspurakan B) Bagrat III C) George I D) David III of Tao
A) Battle of Pankaleia B) Battle of Svindax C) Battle of Shirimni D) Battle of Kerch
A) Bardas Skleros B) Bagrat C) Senekerim D) George Tzoul
A) Khazar army B) Varangian Guard C) Egyptian mercenaries D) Bulgarian guard
A) Trebizond B) Kerch C) Theodosiopolis D) Oltisi
A) Bardas Skleros B) Bardas Phokas C) Basil Lekapenos D) Constantine
A) Religious reformers B) Great military commanders C) Leaders of the senate D) His puppets
A) He was assassinated by Bardas Skleros B) He died of natural old age C) He died in battle against the Rus' D) He was poisoned by Lekapenos
A) 979 B) 989 C) 985 D) 988
A) He was exiled and his property was confiscated B) He was killed in battle C) He retired to a monastery voluntarily D) He was crowned co-emperor
A) Constantine B) Lekapenos C) Anna D) Bardas
A) He escaped to Kiev B) He was executed by beheading C) He became a monk D) He died blind
A) Admit no woman to the imperial councils B) Consult the empress regularly C) Allow women to manage the treasury D) Appoint women as governors
A) Tornikios B) David III C) Vladimir I D) Skleros
A) Chersonesos B) Constantinople C) Kiev D) Tao
A) The governorship of Crimea B) Marriage to Basil's sister Anna C) Gold and jewels D) A seat on the Byzantine Senate
A) Vladimir adopted the Roman pagan faith B) Basil converted to the Rus' religion C) The empire adopted Islam D) Vladimir converted to Christianity
A) The Third Rome B) The Holy Empire C) The New Byzantium D) The Second Kiev
A) 960 B) 963 C) 955 D) 958
A) Royal heir B) Crown prince C) Golden child D) Born into the purple
A) Romanos II B) Nikephoros Phokas C) Constantine VII D) John Tzimiskes
A) Theophano B) Theodora C) Anna D) Helena
A) Senator B) Tavern-keeper C) Merchant D) General
A) 22 April 960 B) 15 March 963 C) 20 September 963 D) 10 January 976
A) 28 B) 26 C) 24 D) 30
A) Fever B) Battle wound C) Heart failure D) Poisoning with hemlock
A) Basil Lekapenos B) Joseph Bringas C) John Tzimiskes D) Nikephoros Phokas
A) 10 January 976 B) 16 August 963 C) 22 April 960 D) 20 September 963
A) Romanos II B) John Tzimiskes C) Basil II D) Constantine VIII
A) 16 August 963 B) 15 March 963 C) 10 January 976 D) December 969
A) Helena B) Theodora C) Anna D) Theophano
A) The Bulgar-Slayer B) The Conqueror C) The Pious D) The Great
A) Green B) Dark-brown C) Light-blue D) Hazel
A) Gold-embroidered silk B) Sombre, dark-purple C) Bright red velvet D) White linen
A) 991 B) 987–988 C) 998 D) 995
A) Michael Bourtzes B) Damian Dalassenos C) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama D) Manjutakin
A) Tripoli B) Tartus C) Aleppo D) Damascus
A) They captured the city of Damascus B) They retreated without a fight C) They won a decisive victory D) They suffered a major defeat
A) Varangian guards B) Bulgarian defectors C) Armenian troops D) Local Arab mercenaries
A) Manjutakin B) Al-Aziz Billah C) Yaqub ibn Killis D) Jaysh ibn al-Samsama
A) Aron B) Boris II C) Svyatoslav I D) Samuel
A) Nikephoros Xiphias B) Theodorokanos C) Nikephoros Ouranos D) Basil II
A) They were conscripted into the Byzantine army B) They were executed C) They were ransomed for gold D) They were blinded
A) Patrikios B) Exarch C) Caesar D) Despot
A) Taxes in kind B) Gold coinage C) Military service D) Land grants
A) 17 nomismata B) 25 nomismata C) 10 nomismata D) 30 nomismata
A) Urban intellectuals B) Country farmers C) Foreign merchants D) The aristocracy
A) 992 B) 1028 C) 1002 D) 996
A) 14.4 million nomismata B) 10.2 million nomismata C) 30 million nomismata D) 7 million nomismata
A) 200,000 nomismata B) 7 million nomismata C) 10.2 nomismata D) 14.4 million nomismata
A) Dynatoi B) Doge C) Nomismata D) Novels
A) Nikephoros Phokas B) Constantine VIII C) John Tzimiskes D) Isaac Komnenos
A) Bulgaria B) Armenia C) Venice D) Genoa
A) 160,000 men B) 200,000 men C) 50,000 men D) 110,000 men
A) Constantinople B) The Levant C) Sicily D) Southern Italy
A) A military seal B) A gold coin C) A cross D) A shepherd's flute
A) Northern Africa B) Spain C) Southern Italy D) Gaul
A) Small themes centered around a fortress town B) Naval-based administrative districts C) Mercenary-led city-states D) Centralized legions without local command
A) 1025 B) 1018 C) 1000 D) 1021
A) Julius Caesar B) Artaxerxes C) Alexander the Great D) Cyrus the Great
A) The Odyssey B) The Histories C) The Iliad D) The Persians
A) Golden Age of Athens B) Macedonian Renaissance C) Carolingian Renaissance D) Hellenistic Period
A) The Seljuk Empire B) The Hungarians C) The Pechenegs D) The Normans
A) Penelope Delta B) Kostas Kyriazis C) Rosemary Sutcliff D) Ion Dragoumis
A) Penelope Delta B) Ion Dragoumis C) Rosemary Sutcliff D) Kostas Kyriazis
A) David Gamsakhurdia B) Gustave Schlumberger C) Chrysa Sakel D) Theocharis Spyros
A) The Greek War of Independence B) The Crusades C) The Struggle for Macedonia D) The Byzantine-Persian Wars
A) Exiled them B) Killed them C) Enslaved them D) Imprisoned them
A) Indifference B) Admiration C) Resentment D) Compassion
A) Four B) Five C) Two D) Three
A) A new Bulgarian Empire B) A unified Macedonian state C) Diplomatic peace treaties D) New Basils
A) Narrator B) Antagonist C) Hero D) Protagonist
A) 1976 B) 1963 C) 1964 D) 1907 |
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