QUIZ
1. Which English monarch, through his actions, encouraged the Protestant Reformation in England even though he despised Martin Luther?
A. Edward VI
B. George VI
C. William I
D. Henry VIII
2. Who was the first Germanic king to convert to Catholicism?
A. Charlemagne
B. Alaric
C. Attila the Hun
D. Clovis I
3. Which emperor was also known as the ‘Little Corporal’?
A. Napoleon I
B. Otto III
C. Justinian I
D. Peter II
4. Which king was known as ‘the Merry Monarch’?
A. James II
B. William II
C. Henry II
D. Charles II
5. Which English king suffered from periodic episodes of madness during his reign?
A.. William IV
B. George III
C. George I
D. Edward VIII
6. Who was the longest-reigning monarch in Japanese history?
A. Akihito
B. Hirohito
C. Minamoto Yoritomo
D. Taisho
7. Who was the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain?
A. George I
B. James I
C. William I
D. Edward I
8. Which English king was deposed and then, after his supporters attempted to restore him to the throne, put to death by his successor in 1400?
A. Henry I
B. Richard II
C. Edward II
D. Richard III
9. Which Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453, bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire?
A. Selim I B. Suleiman I
C. Mehmed II D. Murad I
10. Which Ottoman ruler was known in Europe as ‘the Magnificent’ and in the Islamic world as ‘the Lawgiver’?
A. Bayezid II B. Selim II
C. Murad IV D. Suleiman I
11. Which Mughal emperor is best known for his policy of religious tolerance and efforts to unite his diverse empire?
A. Babur B. Humayun
C. Akbar D. Aurangzeb
12. Which Mughal emperor commissioned the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
A. Jahangir B. Shah Jahan
C. Babur D. Alamgir II