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