Béla III of Hungary - Quiz
Béla III of Hungary
  • 1. When did Béla III of Hungary reign as King of Hungary?
A) 1212–1235
B) 1054–1061
C) 1300–1322
D) 1172–1196
  • 2. Who was Béla III's father?
A) Stephen II of Hungary
B) Andrew II of Hungary
C) Ladislaus II of Hungary
D) Géza II of Hungary
  • 3. Which of the following titles did Béla III hold before becoming King of Hungary?
A) Count of Provence
B) Baron of Burgundy
C) Archduke of Austria
D) Duke of Croatia
  • 4. In what year did Béla III die?
A) 1167
B) 1196
C) 1203
D) 1218
  • 5. What was an important language of administration during Béla III's reign?
A) Turkic
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Arabic
  • 6. In which region did Béla III expand Hungarian influence?
A) Iberian Peninsula
B) Middle East
C) Scandinavia
D) Balkans
  • 7. Which pope formally recognized Béla III's kingship through a coronation in 1173?
A) Boniface VIII
B) Urban II
C) Alexander III
D) Innocent III
  • 8. How many children did Béla III have?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 2
D) 4
  • 9. To which city did Béla move in 1163 as per the peace treaty between Stephen III and Emperor Manuel I Komnenos?
A) Vienna
B) Constantinople
C) Belgrade
D) Rome
  • 10. What title was Béla granted by the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople?
A) Emperor
B) Kaisar
C) Duke
D) Despotes
  • 11. Who did Béla III become betrothed to while in Constantinople?
A) Stephen III's sister
B) The Emperor's daughter, Maria
C) A Byzantine noblewoman named Euphrosyne
D) Lucas' niece
  • 12. Why was Béla-Alexios designated as Emperor Manuel's heir in 1165?
A) Because he was betrothed to the emperor's daughter, Maria
B) As a reward for capturing Stephen III
C) For renouncing his claim to Hungary
D) Due to his military prowess
  • 13. What architectural style was first seen in Central Europe during Béla III's reign?
A) Gothic architecture
B) Baroque architecture
C) Renaissance architecture
D) Romanesque architecture
  • 14. Who escorted Béla to the Byzantine Empire?
A) Alexios Axouch
B) George Palaiologos
C) Stephen IV
D) Andronikos Komnenos
  • 15. In what year did Béla arrive in Constantinople?
A) 1165
B) 1166
C) 1163
D) 1164
  • 16. Which fortress did Béla persuade Emperor Manuel to spare Hungarian soldiers from execution?
A) Sirmium
B) Zimony (now Zemun)
C) Dalmatia
D) Bosnia
  • 17. What was the outcome of the Battle of Sirmium in 1167?
A) The Hungarians won decisively
B) It ended in a stalemate
C) Both sides retreated
D) The Byzantine army annihilated the Hungarian troops
  • 18. Who condemned Emperor Manuel's decision to make Béla-Alexios his heir?
A) Stephen IV
B) Luke Chrysoberges
C) Niketas Choniates
D) Andronikos Komnenos
  • 19. What was the result of the peace treaty signed after the 1167 war?
A) It resulted in no territorial changes
B) It confirmed Byzantine dominion over central Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Syrmium
C) It divided the territories equally between both empires
D) It ceded all territories to Hungary
  • 20. What did Béla-Alexios and his wife donate to the Knights Hospitaller during their pilgrimage?
A) A precious cloak
B) The Holy Crown of Hungary
C) Land in Dalmatia
D) 10,000 bezants
  • 21. Who did Géza flee to after escaping from prison?
A) Byzantium
B) Austria
C) Bohemia
D) Hungary
  • 22. What was primarily used by the Church of the Byzantine Empire that appeared on Hungarian coins?
A) A single-barred cross
B) An image of a lion
C) A depiction of Saint George
D) A two-barred cross
  • 23. Who did Béla appoint to administer Croatia and Dalmatia in 1194?
A) Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
B) His eldest son, Emeric
C) His second son, Andrew
D) His brother-in-law, Emperor Isaac II
  • 24. Which Holy Roman Emperor marched through Hungary in the summer of 1189?
A) Frederick I
B) Otto IV
C) Lothair III
D) Henry VI
  • 25. In what year was Béla's son, Emeric, baptized?
A) 1175
B) 1176
C) 1174
D) 1173
  • 26. Where did Béla-Alexios and his wife go on pilgrimage?
A) Bulgaria
B) The Holy Land
C) Hungary
D) Byzantine Empire
  • 27. Where did the Hungarian delegation visit Emperor Manuel and Béla?
A) Székesfehérvár
B) Sardica
C) Esztergom
D) Jerusalem
  • 28. Who was Béla's second son?
A) Andrew
B) Emeric
C) Solomon
D) Stephen
  • 29. Who attempted to occupy Zadar in 1193 but failed?
A) Doge Enrico Dandolo
B) Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
C) Andronikos Komnenos
D) Pope Innocent III
  • 30. What did Béla III establish that contributed to the expansion of written records in Hungary?
A) The Royal Chancery
B) The University of Hungary
C) The Academy of Sciences
D) The National Library
  • 31. Where was Béla buried after his death in 1196?
A) Székesfehérvár Cathedral
B) The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
C) Matthias Church in Budapest
D) A monastery in Constantinople
  • 32. How tall was Béla according to archeological findings?
A) 175 centimetres (69 inches)
B) 200 centimetres (79 inches)
C) 190 centimetres (75 inches)
D) 165 centimetres (65 inches)
  • 33. Who participated in the 1166 Council of Blachernae?
A) Stephen III and Andronikos Komnenos
B) Béla-Alexios, Emperor Manuel, and Ecumenical Patriarch Luke Chrysoberges
C) Alexios Axouch and Henry of Mügeln
D) Only Emperor Manuel
  • 34. What event led Béla III to invite French masons to Hungary?
A) An earthquake damaged the city
B) A war devastated the area
C) A fire destroyed Esztergom
D) A flood ruined the structures
  • 35. Which Duke of Austria was ordered to storm Bohemia?
A) Leopold V
B) Soběslav II
C) Frederick I
D) Henry Jasomirgott
  • 36. When did Béla's coronation take place?
A) 14 September 1169
B) Late April or early May 1172
C) 18 January 1173
D) 4 March 1172
  • 37. What Y-haplogroup is the Árpád dynasty proposed to belong to?
A) Y-haplogroup I2a
B) Y-haplogroup R1a subclade R-SUR51 > R-ARP
C) Y-haplogroup J2
D) Y-haplogroup E1b1b
  • 38. What accusation did Archbishop Lucas make against Béla?
A) Murder
B) Heresy
C) Treason
D) Simony
  • 39. What name was Agnes given upon her marriage in Constantinople?
A) Theodora
B) Anna
C) Constance
D) Maria
  • 40. What title did Emperor Manuel bestow upon Béla-Alexios after dissolving his daughter's betrothal?
A) Despotes
B) Duke
C) Kaisar
D) Emperor
  • 41. Which archbishop fell out of favor with Béla III?
A) Emperor Frederick
B) The Archbishop of Kalocsa
C) Soběslav II
D) Archbishop Lucas
  • 42. Which of Béla's children survived infancy and married King Ottokar I of Bohemia?
A) Emeric
B) Constance
C) Andrew
D) Margaret
  • 43. Which Duke of Austria refused to extradite Géza?
A) Soběslav II
B) Henry Jasomirgott
C) Leopold V
D) Frederick I
  • 44. Which city did Orio Mastropiero, Doge of Venice, lay siege to in 1187?
A) Zadar
B) Venice
C) Constantinople
D) Rome
  • 45. Who did Béla confine after imprisoning his brother?
A) Emeric
B) Géza's wife
C) Their mother, Euphrosyne
D) Archbishop Lucas
  • 46. Who did Béla III style himself as King of after his conquest?
A) Serbia
B) Hungary
C) Dalmatia
D) Galicia
  • 47. When did the first charters issued by barons appear in Hungary?
A) In the 1200s
B) In the 1170s
C) In the 1190s
D) In the 1150s
  • 48. Which county in Croatia did Béla III grant to Bartholomew of Krk in 1193?
A) Dubrovnik County
B) Modruš County
C) Split County
D) Zadar County
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