1 |
The capital boasted some __________ thousand weavers and flourishing leather industry |
five
thirteen
one
hundren
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2 |
The fame of the Moslem capital penetrated distant Germany where a Saxon nun styled it the __________ of the world |
pearl
stone
jewel
ruby
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3 |
Cordova acquired international fame and inspired awe and ________ in the hearts of travellers |
abomination
hatred
irritation
admiration
|
4 |
Cordova took its place as the most ___________ city in Europe |
cultured
spacious
populated
filthy
|
5 |
His reign and that of his two immediate successors mark the __________ of Moslem rule in the west |
lowest
height
depth
degeneration
|
6 |
One by one he conquered the lost __________ |
provisions
princesses
principals
provinces
|
7 |
The third Abd-al-Rahman was a ___________ man when he took office |
old
invalid
infant
young
|
8 |
Sovereignty in the Moslem world, West or East was_________ |
unstable
stabel
permanent
perpetual
|
9 |
And he left a statement, we are told, which said that he had known only ________ days of happiness |
fifty
fourteen
forty
four
|
10 |
Never before was Cordova so prosperous, Andalusia so rich and the state to _________ |
weak
defeated
triumphant
crippled
|
11 |
The royal revenue amounted to 624500 __________ |
rupees
dollars
pounds
dinars
|
12 |
In Al-Zahra the caliph surrounded himself with a bodyguard of ________ which numbered 3750 |
slaves
women
masons
labourers
|
13 |
10000 workmen with 1500 beasts of burden laboured on Al-Zahara for a ________ of years |
dozen
score
century
millennium
|
14 |
The royal _________ was Al-Zahra |
mosque
bath
palace
city
|
15 |
Cordova yielded in magnificence only to _________ and Contantionople |
London
Paris
Berlin
Baghdad
|
16 |
Caliph Abd-al-Rahman's court was one of the most glorious in all _________ |
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
|
17 |
In more than one sense he initiated the ________ movement |
instruction
intellectual
fluctual
structural
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18 |
Besides the great mosque the capital could already boast a bridge over the river _________ |
Danube
Rhine
Guadalquivir
Thames
|
19 |
With its froest of stately _________ and its spacious outer court, it has survived to the present day |
rooms
roofs
floors
columns
|
20 |
The Mosque of Cordova was ________ and enlarged by his successors |
completed
curtailed
minimised
shortened
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