Question # 1

Al-Hakam, probably the best scholar among Moslem caliphs, personally _________ several of these books

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used

destroyed

sold

tore

He did not assume the caliph's title but contented himself with the title.

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Wazir

Kabir

Amir

Jahangir

Besides the great mosque the capital could already boast a bridge over the river.

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Danube

Rhine

Guadalquivir

Thames

Al-Hakam was a lover of _________

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horses

buildings

books

mosques

When his realm consolidated Abd-al Rahman turned to the arts of __________

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war

peace

piece

pease

He erected for himself a palace and garden outside __________ in imitation of the palace built in Syria

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Cordova

Gharnata

Alhambra

Ceuta

His maternal uncles were Berbers from the district of North.

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Carolina

Africa

Europe

Australia

The Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown by the ______ family

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Mamluk

Mughal

Saljoq

Abbasid

The books thus gathered numbered 400,000, their tidies filling a catalogue of......................... volumes.

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ten

Forty four

Five

Twenty two

Never before was Cordova so prosperous, Andalusia so rich and the state to _________

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weak

defeated

triumphant

crippled

The royal revenue amounted to 624500

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Rupees

dollars

Pounds

Dinars

The Abbasids got engaged in the ruthless extermination of the Umayyads.

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Uncontrolled

Direct

Cruel

Continous

The royal revenue amounted to 624500 __________

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rupees

dollars

pounds

dinars

Ubdul Rehman was a youth of exceptional nerve and abilty.

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Caurage

Bravery

Ability

Wisdom

The accession of the Abbasids was signalizedby their action against the Umayyads.

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Made prominent

Made important

Made meaningful

Made effective

Ubdul Rehman III administered his provinces with sagacity and ability.

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Knowledge

Virtue

Wisdom

Cleverness

The library of Cordova housed a library of first magnitude.

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Importance

Volume

Size

Value

Cordova yielded in magnificence only to _________ and Contantionople

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London

Paris

Berlin

Baghdad

He finally reached ______ five years later

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Ceuta

Beirut

Khartum

Alexandria

It was In ______ that the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown

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850

950

650

750

Caliph Abd-al-Rahman's court was one of the most glorious in all _________

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Europe

Asia

Africa

Australia

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