Ottoman Empire

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Quiz about the Ottoman Empire.

Questions and Answers

1.

Which Sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453 ?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Osman I
- B.
  
  Mehmed II
- C.
  
  Suleiman I the Magnificent
- D.
  
  Abdül Aziz
2.

Who was the famous architect who built the The Suleymaniye and over 300 other buildings and bridges during the reign of Suleiman I the Magnificent
- A.
  
  Mimar Sinan
- B.
  
  Envar Pasha
- C.
  
  Kara Mustafa
- D.
  
  Nasreddin Hoja
3.

What did the Janissaries symbolically do to show they were in revolt ?
- A.
  
  Burn their turbans.
- B.
  
  Break their lances.
- C.
  
  Sing a certain song.
- D.
  
  Overturn their large communal cooking pots.
4.

What was the name of the autonomous self-governing religious community, each organized under its own laws and headed by a religious leader, who was responsible to the government ?
- A.
  
  Millet
- B.
  
  Sanjak
- C.
  
  Sipahis
- D.
  
  Tekke
5.

Which Sultan defeated the Persians at the battle Chaldiran in 1514 and the Malmuk Dynasty in Egypt and claimed the Caliphate ?
- A.
  
  Bajazet
- B.
  
  Selim I
- C.
  
  Osman I
- D.
  
  Abdul Hamid II
6.

What was the highly stylized calligrahic symbol of the Sultan use for official documents ?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Yataghan
- B.
  
  Mihrab
- C.
  
  Kazan
- D.
  
  Tughra
7.

What was the name of the room of apartments ' the Cage ' in the Tokapi palace where possible successors to the throne were kept in isolation until they would become sultan, making many mentally unstable ?
- A.
  
  Cubuk
- B.
  
  Fatwa
- C.
  
  Lonja
- D.
  
  Kafes
8.

Which Ottoman admiral defeated Andrea Doria of the Holy League at the Battle of Preveza in 1538 and brought most of North Africa into the Ottoman Empire ?
- A.
9.

What was the name of the Ukrainian concubine Suleiman the Magnificent married, whose son who became Sultan and marks the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire ?
- A.
  
  Mihr-i shah
- B.
  
  Roxelana
- C.
  
  Pukasha
- D.
  
  Ayse Seniyeperver
10.

The battle of Vienna which took place in ________ marks the high water mark of Ottoman expansion into Europe.
- A.
  
  1453
- B.
  
  1683
- C.
  
  1721
- D.
  
  1501
11.

The ________ Dervish order perform whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God)
- A.
  
  Mevlevi
- B.
  
  Kadiri
- C.
  
  Rifai
- D.
  
  Kalenderi

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