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Battle of Hattin and Seige of Jerusalem

Question 1 of 10

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At what point did Reynald of Chatillon raid a Muslim caravan crossing Transjordan?

Select one of the following:

  • Summer 1187

  • October 2nd 1187

  • May 1185

  • Winter 1186-1187

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

The Battle of Cresson was a easy victory for who?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Raymond III, loss for the Muslims

  • Frederick Barborossa, loss for Saladin

  • Saladin, loss for Knights and Templars

  • Nur-Ad-Din, loss for Amalric

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

The Battle of Cresson was a severe blow to the crusaders morale because...

Select one of the following:

  • Saladin's forces withdrew carrying heads of slaughtered Christian soldiers

  • King Guy of Jerusalem was captured by Saladin's forces

  • The crusaders retreated before arrival

  • They felt guilty for the slaughter of Muslim forces

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Did Raymond of Tripoli support King Guy?

Select one of the following:

  • No, never.

  • Yes, all along.

  • Only following the Christian loss at Cresson and the rise of Saladin's aggression

  • Only when Saladin recaptured Jerusalem in 1187

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What was the reaction to Saladin's trap, of capturing Raymond's wife at Tiberias citadel?

Select one of the following:

  • Raymond rejected Guy's advice to wait for Saladin to retreat and pay a ransom, and marched his army from Saffuriya to Tiberias

  • Guy rejected Raymond's advice to wait for Saladin to retreat and pay a ransom, and marched his army from Saffuriya to Tiberias

  • The two crusader leaders Guy and Raymond united and agreed on the plan to march from Saffuriya to Tiberias

  • Raymond and Guy waited for Saladin's retreat and paid a ransom to release Raymond's wife from Tiberias

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

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Why was the march to Tiberias a disaster for the Franks as Saladin had planned?

Select one or more of the following:

  • King Guy fell ill and left the crusaders without a leader

  • They got lost

  • They abandoned their only water supply

  • The weather conditions were too cold and they could not continue

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Saladin's army fired many arrows the crusader forces at the battle of Hattin when

Select one of the following:

  • When thirsty and exhausted they pitched camp at Plateau, and were shot during the night

  • First thing in the morning of 4th of July when the first sign of light arose

  • When thirst and exhausted after a march at the end of 4th of July

  • Mid day on the 4th of July in the blistering heat, through clouds of hot and stifling smoke

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

When was it clear Saladin had won the Battle of Hattin?

Select one of the following:

  • When King Guy and his forces rallied round the relic of the True Cross

  • When Guy's red tent crumpled and Muslim Soldiers captured the True Cross

  • When Christian forces attempted twice to kill Saladin himself, but failed

  • When the crusader's first pitched camp at the Hornes of Hattin

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

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What did Saladin do to Reynald of Chatillon and King Guy when he captured them at Hattin?

Select one of the following:

  • Guy was given water, Reynald was beheaded

  • Reynald was given water, Guy beheaded

  • Both wer're given water, a sign of mercy and one day release

  • Both we're beheaded, by Saladin's sword

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

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How did Saladin's victory set them up for recapturing Jerusalem?

Select one of the following:

  • It was only a starting point, the Muslim's stuggled to get through the defended Crusader States

  • They immediatley re-captured Jerusalem, as if King Guy handed it to them

  • The Muslims swept through the Crusader states in just a few months, and walked openly into Jerusalem

  • The Muslims swept through the Crusader states in just a few months, and then re-captured Jerusalem after a 5 day seige

Explanation