Ottoman Empire
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Quiz about the Ottoman Empire.
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- 1.
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Which Sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453 ?- A.
Osman I
- B.
Mehmed II
- C.
Suleiman I the Magnificent
- D.
Abdül Aziz
- 2.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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