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Granada campaign (1125–1126) - Quiz
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  • 1. From Vélez-Málaga, where did the Christian contingent direct its steps towards?
A) Cordoba
B) Murcia
C) Granada
D) Seville
  • 2. How many days did the Christian contingent camp in the town of Dílar?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
  • 3. After Dílar, which town did the Christian contingent camp in and repel Almoravid attacks?
A) Alhendín
B) Guadix
C) Játiva
D) La Zubia
  • 4. How many days after Dílar did the contingent arrive at Vega de Granada?
A) Three days
B) Two days
C) One day
D) Four days
  • 5. In which town did the contingent settle, located six kilometers from the capital of Granada?
A) Alhendín
B) Caravaca
C) Dílar
D) La Zubia
  • 6. Where did the Islamic cavalry camp while following the Christian contingent?
A) Dílar and Alhendín
B) Meknes and Fez
C) Atsa fountain and Guadix
D) Vélez-Málaga and La Zubia
  • 7. From which North African cities did the reinforcements arrive?
A) Tunis and Tripoli
B) Ceuta and Tangier
C) Marrakesh and Algiers
D) Meknes and Fez
  • 8. Who led the African reinforcements from Meknes?
A) Abu Hafs ibn Tuzyin
B) Inalu al-Lamtuni
C) Ibn Rushd al-Jadd
D) Abul Tahir Tamin ibn Yusuf
  • 9. Who led the African reinforcements from Fez?
A) Abu Hafs ibn Tuzyin
B) Abul Tahir Tamin ibn Yusuf
C) Alfonso I
D) Inalu al-Lamtuni
  • 10. Who was forced to retreat towards the north due to the harassment of African reinforcements?
A) Abu Hafs ibn Tuzyin
B) Abul Tahir Tamin ibn Yusuf
C) Inalu al-Lamtuni
D) Alfonso I
  • 11. Who was the ineffective governor of Granada replaced by Inalu al-Lamtuni?
A) Abu Hafs ibn Tuzyin
B) Abul Tahir Tamin ibn Yusuf
C) Ibn Rushd al-Jadd
D) The Battler
  • 12. Through which location west of Murcia did the Aragonese militia continue to withdraw?
A) Vega de Granada
B) Vélez-Málaga
C) Alhendín
D) Caravaca de la Cruz
  • 13. Which city was assaulted and taken by the Battler during the retreat?
A) Guadix
B) Granada
C) Játiva
D) Córdoba
  • 14. On what date did the contingent led by Alfonso arrive back in Aragon?
A) June 23 1125
B) July 23 1126
C) June 23 1126
D) June 13 1126
  • 15. What group of people hindered the return march due to their large numbers?
A) Islamic cavalry
B) Mercenaries
C) Almoravid prisoners
D) Civilians
  • 16. What was the condition of the Aragonese army when it arrived in Aragon on June 23, 1126?
A) Decimated by diseases
B) Destroyed in a final battle
C) Largely deserted
D) Fresh and fully reinforced
  • 17. How many Mozarabs joined with the Aragonese during their return?
A) One thousand
B) Ten thousand
C) Twenty thousand
D) Five thousand
  • 18. How did the Almoravids punish the Mozarabs after the campaign?
A) Imposing heavy taxes
B) Executing their leaders
C) Deporting them from Andalusia
D) Enslaving them all
  • 19. Whose Fatwa ordered the deportation of Mozarabs to the Maghreb?
A) Ibn Rushd al-Jadd
B) Abul Tahir Tamin ibn Yusuf
C) Abu Hafs ibn Tuzyin
D) Inalu al-Lamtuni
  • 20. Where were many Mozarabs able to stay despite the deportation ruling?
A) Meknes and Fez
B) Córdoba and Granada
C) Vélez-Málaga and Dílar
D) Játiva and Caravaca
  • 21. Against which group was the Granada campaign directed?
A) Mozarabs
B) Aragonese
C) Almoravids
D) Castilians
  • 22. How long did the Granada campaign last?
A) One year
B) Six months
C) Nine months
D) Three years
  • 23. Where did Alfonso defeat the Almoravid army in a pitched battle?
A) Uncastillo
B) Zaragoza
C) Arnisol Anzur
D) Peña Cadiella
  • 24. Near which modern town is the battle site of Arnisol Anzur located?
A) Burgos
B) Puente Genil
C) Huesca
D) Bordeaux
  • 25. Which group of people did Alfonso rescue to repopulate the Ebro Valley?
A) Mozarabs
B) Castilians
C) Almoravids
D) Saracens
  • 26. By what name has the military raid gone down in historiography?
A) The Reconquista of Granada
B) The Host of Spain
C) The Battle of Corbins
D) The Ebro Expedition
  • 27. Which strategic gorge did Alfonso secure in the winter of 1124 to ensure free passage to the south?
A) Ebro Valley gorge
B) Granada plains
C) Uncastillo pass
D) Peña Cadiella gorge
  • 28. Who was the count of Perche and prominent knight who helped conquer Peña Cadiella?
A) Rotrou III
B) Auger III of Miramont
C) Centule II
D) Gaston IV
  • 29. Who was the viscount of Béarn and main architect of the assault on Zaragoza?
A) Pedro Librana
B) Esteban of Huesca
C) Gaston IV
D) Rotrou III
  • 30. In which month and year was the assembly in Uncastillo held to design the campaign strategy?
A) June 1126
B) March 1125
C) March 1118
D) September 1124
  • 31. Which religious institution provided financing to the Granada campaign?
A) Monastery of Peña Cadiella
B) Selva Major Abbey of Bordeaux
C) Cathedral of Zaragoza
D) Bishopric of Huesca
  • 32. Which bishop of Huesca accompanied Alfonso on the campaign?
A) Gaston
B) Raymond
C) Esteban
D) Pedro
  • 33. What city did the Aragonese army reach by October 10 where they engaged the Almoravid garrison?
A) Guadix
B) Granada
C) Valencia
D) Dénia
  • 34. Which city's siege resulted in a failure to capture it by the end of October?
A) Guadix
B) Dénia
C) Valencia
D) Zaragoza
  • 35. On what date did Alfonso reach Guadix and begin a one-month fight to capture it?
A) October 10th
B) December 4th
C) January 7th
D) November 11th
  • 36. On what date did Alfonso attack Guadix through one of its cemeteries?
A) December 4
B) October 10
C) January 7
D) November 11
  • 37. Which current municipality is associated with the chronicle's place 'Assica'?
A) Puente Genil
B) Lucena
C) Motril
D) Montefrío
  • 38. What was the result of the battle of Arnisol?
A) A crushing defeat for Alfonso I
B) A retreat by the Aragonese
C) A truce signed by both sides
D) A decisive victory for the Aragonese
  • 39. What river's narrow ravines did Alfonso follow through the Alpujarras?
A) Guadalfeo River
B) Guadalquivir River
C) Ebro River
D) Tagus River
  • 40. What coastal location did Alfonso reach after the Alpujarras?
A) Vélez-Málaga
B) Almería
C) Seville
D) Cádiz
  • 41. What animal did Alfonso catch after ordering a boat to be launched at the sea?
A) A fish
B) A crab
C) An octopus
D) A squid
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