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