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Béla III of Hungary - Quiz
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  • 1. When did Béla III of Hungary reign as King of Hungary?
A) 1212–1235
B) 1172–1196
C) 1054–1061
D) 1300–1322
  • 2. Who was Béla III's father?
A) Ladislaus II of Hungary
B) Stephen 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) Count of Provence
B) Duke of Croatia
C) Baron of Burgundy
D) Archduke of Austria
  • 4. In what year did Béla III die?
A) 1203
B) 1167
C) 1218
D) 1196
  • 5. What was an important language of administration during Béla III's reign?
A) Latin
B) Turkic
C) Arabic
D) Greek
  • 6. In which region did Béla III expand Hungarian influence?
A) Balkans
B) Scandinavia
C) Middle East
D) Iberian Peninsula
  • 7. Which pope formally recognized Béla III's kingship through a coronation in 1173?
A) Urban II
B) Boniface VIII
C) Alexander III
D) Innocent III
  • 8. How many children did Béla III have?
A) 8
B) 6
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) Belgrade
C) Constantinople
D) Rome
  • 10. What title was Béla granted by the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople?
A) Despotes
B) Duke
C) Emperor
D) Kaisar
  • 11. Who did Béla III become betrothed to while in Constantinople?
A) A Byzantine noblewoman named Euphrosyne
B) The Emperor's daughter, Maria
C) Lucas' niece
D) Stephen III's sister
  • 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) Due to his military prowess
D) For renouncing his claim to Hungary
  • 13. What architectural style was first seen in Central Europe during Béla III's reign?
A) Baroque architecture
B) Romanesque architecture
C) Renaissance architecture
D) Gothic architecture
  • 14. Who escorted Béla to the Byzantine Empire?
A) George Palaiologos
B) Alexios Axouch
C) Andronikos Komnenos
D) Stephen IV
  • 15. In what year did Béla arrive in Constantinople?
A) 1166
B) 1165
C) 1164
D) 1163
  • 16. Which fortress did Béla persuade Emperor Manuel to spare Hungarian soldiers from execution?
A) Sirmium
B) Dalmatia
C) Zimony (now Zemun)
D) Bosnia
  • 17. What was the outcome of the Battle of Sirmium in 1167?
A) The Byzantine army annihilated the Hungarian troops
B) Both sides retreated
C) The Hungarians won decisively
D) It ended in a stalemate
  • 18. Who condemned Emperor Manuel's decision to make Béla-Alexios his heir?
A) Luke Chrysoberges
B) Niketas Choniates
C) Andronikos Komnenos
D) Stephen IV
  • 19. What was the result of the peace treaty signed after the 1167 war?
A) It ceded all territories to Hungary
B) It confirmed Byzantine dominion over central Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Syrmium
C) It divided the territories equally between both empires
D) It resulted in no territorial changes
  • 20. What did Béla-Alexios and his wife donate to the Knights Hospitaller during their pilgrimage?
A) Land in Dalmatia
B) 10,000 bezants
C) A precious cloak
D) The Holy Crown of Hungary
  • 21. Who did Géza flee to after escaping from prison?
A) Bohemia
B) Hungary
C) Austria
D) Byzantium
  • 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 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) His second son, Andrew
C) His eldest son, Emeric
D) Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
  • 24. Which Holy Roman Emperor marched through Hungary in the summer of 1189?
A) Lothair III
B) Otto IV
C) Henry VI
D) Frederick I
  • 25. In what year was Béla's son, Emeric, baptized?
A) 1175
B) 1173
C) 1176
D) 1174
  • 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) Sardica
B) Székesfehérvár
C) Esztergom
D) Jerusalem
  • 28. Who was Béla's second son?
A) Emeric
B) Solomon
C) Andrew
D) Stephen
  • 29. Who attempted to occupy Zadar in 1193 but failed?
A) Pope Innocent III
B) Doge Enrico Dandolo
C) Andronikos Komnenos
D) Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
  • 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 Royal Chancery
D) The University of Hungary
  • 31. Where was Béla buried after his death in 1196?
A) The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
B) Matthias Church in Budapest
C) A monastery in Constantinople
D) Székesfehérvár Cathedral
  • 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) Stephen III and Andronikos Komnenos
B) Alexios Axouch and Henry of Mügeln
C) Béla-Alexios, Emperor Manuel, and Ecumenical Patriarch Luke Chrysoberges
D) Only Emperor Manuel
  • 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 flood ruined the structures
D) A war devastated the area
  • 35. Which Duke of Austria was ordered to storm Bohemia?
A) Leopold V
B) Frederick I
C) Henry Jasomirgott
D) Soběslav II
  • 36. When did Béla's coronation take place?
A) 18 January 1173
B) 14 September 1169
C) 4 March 1172
D) Late April or early May 1172
  • 37. What Y-haplogroup is the Árpád dynasty proposed to belong to?
A) Y-haplogroup J2
B) Y-haplogroup R1a subclade R-SUR51 > R-ARP
C) Y-haplogroup E1b1b
D) Y-haplogroup I2a
  • 38. What accusation did Archbishop Lucas make against Béla?
A) Murder
B) Simony
C) Treason
D) Heresy
  • 39. What name was Agnes given upon her marriage in Constantinople?
A) Constance
B) Maria
C) Theodora
D) Anna
  • 40. What title did Emperor Manuel bestow upon Béla-Alexios after dissolving his daughter's betrothal?
A) Emperor
B) Despotes
C) Kaisar
D) Duke
  • 41. Which archbishop fell out of favor with Béla III?
A) Emperor Frederick
B) Archbishop Lucas
C) The Archbishop of Kalocsa
D) Soběslav II
  • 42. Which of Béla's children survived infancy and married King Ottokar I of Bohemia?
A) Emeric
B) Margaret
C) Andrew
D) Constance
  • 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) Venice
B) Rome
C) Zadar
D) Constantinople
  • 45. Who did Béla confine after imprisoning his brother?
A) Emeric
B) Archbishop Lucas
C) Their mother, Euphrosyne
D) Géza's wife
  • 46. Who did Béla III style himself as King of after his conquest?
A) Dalmatia
B) Hungary
C) Serbia
D) Galicia
  • 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) Modruš County
B) Split County
C) Dubrovnik County
D) Zadar County
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