| 1 |
The Mosque of Cordova was.......................... and enlarged by is successors. |
- A. Completed
- B. Curtailed
- C. Minimized
- D. Shortened
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| 2 |
To a lonely ......... tree in his garden said to be the first imported from Syria. he addressed some tender verses of his own composition. |
- A. Peach
- B. Plum
- C. Palm
- D. Banana
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| 3 |
In Spain, he <u>intiated</u>an intellectual movement (of ideas and studies) |
- A. Began
- B. Introduced
- C. Established
- D. Developed or promoted
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| 4 |
Besides the great mosque the capital could already boast a bridge over the river. |
- A. Danube
- B. Rhine
- C. Guadalquivir
- D. Thames
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| 5 |
The royal revenue amounted to 624500 |
- A. Rupees
- B. dollars
- C. Pounds
- D. Dinars
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| 6 |
In order to secure the first copy of the "Aghani" al-Hakam sent the author a _________ dinars |
- A. hundred
- B. five hundred
- C. thousand
- D. million
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| 7 |
It was In ______ that the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown |
- A. 850
- B. 950
- C. 650
- D. 750
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| 8 |
Among the very few who.................. was a youth of twenty Abd ul Rehman |
- A. Was killed
- B. Was banished
- C. Escaped
- D. Was imprisoned
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| 9 |
Caliph Abd-al-Rahman's court was one of the most glorious in all _________ |
- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. Africa
- D. Australia
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| 10 |
Cordova took its place as the most ___________ city in Europe |
- A. cultured
- B. spacious
- C. populated
- D. filthy
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