Children’s Crusade Quiz

May 2024
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
« Jun
	1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

Question 1

Which statement is the best summary of the main article?

The Children’s Crusade was really about children rebelling against authority.
The Children’s Crusade story has been much embellished over the centuries.
Stephen and Nicholas were real people, but their goals were highly suspect.
The Children’s Crusade was invented to cover up accounts of atrocities.

Question 2

What was said to be the fate of Stephen’s followers?

slaughtered during a battle with the Muslims
killed by followers of Nicholas, Stephen’s rival
sold into slavery or drowned
died of cold and starvation in the Alps

Question 3

According to the Wikipedia article, what is one explanation for the inaccurate version of 1212’s events?

No one survived and so there were no living witnesses to the events.
The papacy created the story for propaganda.
Stephen and Nicholas were actually criminals who wanted to cover up their crimes.
A Latin word was translated incorrectly.

Question 4

The Britannica Online article says that the so-called Children’s Crusade did have one important result. What was it?

It spread bubonic plague from France and Germany to Italy.
It deflected economic unrest to a religious cause.
The “crusaders” provided much-needed labor in port cities.
The religious excitement it caused helped to start another crusade.

Question 5

Go to the stories about the Pied Piper of Hameln for this question. What did the Pied Piper have in common with Stephen and Nicholas?

He was inspired by religious enthusiasm.
All three characters did what they did because they had been cheated.
He led children away from their homes, and they disappeared.
He had no idea what the children’s fate would be.

Page List [do not show this]

Events Calendar

Polls

Related Stories