Mehmed II Quiz Questions
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1. When was Mehmed II born?
a) 30 March 1432
b) 15 May 1404
c) 22 July 1419
d) 30 December 1402
2. Where was Mehmed II born?
a) Cairo
b) Adrianople
c) Damascus
d) Baghdad
3. When was Mehmed II’s first reign?
a) 1402-1404
b) 1419-1421
c) 1444-1446
d) 1428-1430
4. When was Mehmed II enthroned as sultan of Ottoman Empire for the second time?
a) 18 February 1451
b) 7 April 1442
c) 23 August 1408
d) 29 November 1405
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5. When did Mehmed II conquer Constantinople?
a) 14 January 1482
b) 29 May 1453
c) 11 July 1464
d) 12 October 1475
6. Which cathedral in Constantinople did Mehmed II turn into a mosque?
a) St. John’s Cathedral
b) St. Paul’s Basilica
c) Hagia Sophia
d) Priory of Zion
7. Who replaced Candari Halil as grand vizier in 1453?
a) Sihabeddin
b) Jaffer
c) Haroon
d) Zaganos
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8. Who was the Italian painter called by Mehmed II to paint at his palace?
a) Sandro Botticelli
b) Giovanni Boccaccio
c) Francesco Petrarca
d) Gentile Bellini
9. When did Mehmed II die?
a) 15 March 1485
b) 3 May 1481
c) 11 July 1476
d) 19 November 1492
10. Where did Mehmed II die?
a) Luxor
b) Alexandria
c) Varna
d) Hunkarcayiri
Mehmed II Quiz Questions and Answers
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1. When was Mehmed II born?
a) 30 March 1432
2. Where was Mehmed II born?
b) Adrianople
3. When was Mehmed II’s first reign?
c) 1444-1446
4. When was Mehmed II enthroned as sultan of Ottoman Empire for the second time?
a) 18 February 1451
5. When did Mehmed II conquer Constantinople?
b) 29 May 1453
6. Which cathedral in Constantinople did Mehmed II turn into a mosque?
c) Hagia Sophia
7. Who replaced Candari Halil as grand vizier in 1453?
d) Zaganos
8. Who was the Italian painter called by Mehmed II to paint at his palace?
d) Gentile Bellini
9. When did Mehmed II die?
b) 3 May 1481
10. Where did Mehmed II die?
d) Hunkarcayiri
Originally posted 2016-06-14 00:02:46.