| 1 |
Dutch scholar Dozy declared that nearly everyone could __________ and write |
- A. sing
- B. read
- C. cook
- D. sew
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| 2 |
Two yeas before his death in 788 Abd al Rahman founded the great ........... of cordova. |
- A. Church
- B. Mosque
- C. Palace
- D. Tomb
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| 3 |
Al-Hakam, Abd-al-Rahman's successor, was himself a ___________ and patronized learning |
- A. warrior
- B. builder
- C. painter
- D. scholar
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| 4 |
The Abbasids got engaged in the ruthless <u>extermination </u>of the Umayyads. |
- A. Killing
- B. Removal
- C. Dismissed
- D. Turning out
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| 5 |
The Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown by the ______ family |
- A. Mamluk
- B. Mughal
- C. Saljoq
- D. Abbasid
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| 6 |
All this when in Christian __________ only the rudiments of learning were known |
- A. Asia
- B. Africa
- C. America
- D. Europe
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| 7 |
It took Ubdul Rehman some years more to bring all of spain to subjection, but he <u>persisted</u>. |
- A. Insisted
- B. Stood firm
- C. Progressed
- D. Went forward
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| 8 |
Cordova took its place as the most ___________ city in Europe |
- A. cultured
- B. spacious
- C. populated
- D. filthy
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| 9 |
It was he who made his way to................... and fought his way to mastery; |
- A. Bokhara
- B. Spain
- C. Egypt
- D. Sudan
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| 10 |
All this when in Christian …. only the rudiments of learning were known. |
- A. Asia
- B. Africa
- C. America
- D. Europe
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