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