Multiple choice general knowledge history

This ancient seige engine was a favorite when attacking cities due to its ease of construction and named after a donkey

  1. The Ballista

  2. The Petard

  3. The Mangonel

  4. The Catapault
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Explanation

The mangonel was a torsion catapult favored for siege warfare due to its relative ease of construction. Its name may derive from Greek 'mangonon' (engine of war), sometimes linked to 'mango' meaning a type of donkey in medieval Latin, making the 'donkey' reference plausible though etymologically debated.

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