Q 01/05

How did Suleiman come to the throne in 1520?

A) By coup

B) As sole heir

C) By civil war

D) By abdication

Answer · why

B) As sole heir

As sole heir: his father had seized power by deposing his own father and killing his brothers, and left Suleiman no rival to fight.

Q 02/05

Whom did Suleiman succeed as sultan in 1520?

A) Murad II

B) Selim I

C) Mehmed II

D) Bayezid II

Answer · why

B) Selim I

Selim I had conquered Syria and Egypt in a reign of only eight years, so his son inherited an empire that now held Mecca and Medina, and could turn fi...

Q 03/05

Which palace did Suleiman enlarge to house the imperial harem alongside his court?

A) Dolmabahçe Palace

B) Topkapı Palace

C) Ibrahim Pasha Palace

D) Yıldız Palace

Answer · why

B) Topkapı Palace

Topkapı Palace: the sultans' women had lived apart in an older palace before his reign. Once the harem moved in, Topkapı was both seat of government a...

Q 04/05

Suleiman was the tenth sultan of whose dynasty?

A) Orhan

B) Ertuğrul

C) Murad I

D) Osman I

Answer · why

D) Osman I

Osman I led a small frontier principality in north-west Anatolia around 1300; by the tenth sultan of his line the state stretched from Hungary to the ...

Q 05/05

In which Black Sea city was Suleiman born?

A) Trabzon

B) Sinop

C) Samsun

D) Batumi

Answer · why

A) Trabzon

Trabzon: his father governed the province, and Suleiman grew up there until he was sent as a teenager to govern Kaffa in Crimea.