1 |
All this when in Christian …. only the rudiments of learning were known. |
Asia
Africa
America
Europe
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2 |
Dutch scholar Dozy declared that nearly everyone could............... and write. |
Sing
Read
Sew
Cook
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3 |
In order to secure the first copy of the "Aghani" , al hakam sent the author a ............ dinars. |
Hundred
Five hundred
Thousand
Million
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4 |
Al-Hakam, probably the best scholar among Moslem caliphs, personally........ several of these books. |
Used
Sold
Destroyed
Tore
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5 |
The books thus gathered numbered 400,000, their tidies filling a catalogue of......................... volumes. |
ten
Forty four
Five
Twenty two
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6 |
Al-Hakam,was a lover of.............. |
Horses
Buildings
Books
Mosques
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7 |
al Hakam, Abd al Rahman's successor, was himself a................ and patronized learning. |
Warrior
Builder
Scholar
Painter
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8 |
Spanish gardens have preserved to this day a........... character. |
Moorish
French
British
Dutch
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9 |
the capital boasted some.................. thousand weavers and flourishing leather industry. |
Five
Thirteen
Hundred
One
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10 |
The fame of the Moslem capital penetrated distinct Germany where a Saxon nun styled it the .................... of the world. |
Pearl
Stone
Jewel
Ruby
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11 |
Cordova acquired international fame and inspired awe and ............. in the hearts of travellers. |
Abomination
Hatred
Irritation
Admiration
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12 |
Cordova took its place as the most ............. eity in Europs. |
Cultured
Populated
Spacious
Fifty
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13 |
His reign and that of his two immediate successors mark the .......... of Moslem rule in the west. |
lowest
Height
Degeneration
Depth
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14 |
One by one he conquered the lost. |
Provisions
Princesses
provinces
Principals
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15 |
The tired Abd al Rahman was a ......................... man when he took office. |
Old
Invalid
Young
Infant
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16 |
Sovereignty in the Moslem world, West or East was......... |
Stable
Unstable
Permanent
Perpetual
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17 |
Nevers before was Cordova so prosperous, Andalusia so rich and the state so. |
Weak
Fourteen
Four
Forty
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18 |
The royal revenue amounted to 624500 |
Rupees
dollars
Pounds
Dinars
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19 |
In Al -Zahra the caliph surrounded himself with body guard of ................. which numbered 3750 |
Slaves
Women
Masons
laborer's
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20 |
10000 workmen with 1500 beasts of burden labored on Al Zahara for a ..................... of years. |
Dozen
Score
Century
Millennium
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