Question 1

After the fall of the Byzantine Empire,the only surviving proponent of Orthodox Christianity was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholic Church. 
B)  Greek Orthodox Church. 
C)  Syrian Christian Church. 
D)  Egyptian Coptic Church. 
E)  Russian Orthodox Church. 
A)  Roman Catholic Church. 
B)  Greek Orthodox Church. 
C)  Syrian Christian Church. 
D)  Egyptian Coptic Church. 
E)  Russian Orthodox Church.

Question 2

How was humanist education a break from the tradition of scholastic education?

Accepted Answer

Popular in the universities of northern

Question 3

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

Accepted Answer

The Babylonian Captivity ended when Pope

Question 4

Those who claimed aristocratic status in the fourteenth century did so by:

Accepted Answer

A)  commissioning a family coat of arms. 
B)  living lavish and extremely expensive lifestyles. 
C)  demonstrating a genealogy that traced the family history to a king. 
D)  participating in the court culture of a local king or great lord. 
E)  fighting in tournaments on horseback. 
A)  commissioning a family coat of arms. 
B)  living lavish and extremely expensive lifestyles. 
C)  demonstrating a genealogy that traced the family history to a king. 
D)  participating in the court culture of a local king or great lord. 
E)  fighting in tournaments on horseback.

Question 5

The Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever-present message of the Bible by:

Accepted Answer

A)  presenting biblical figures in settings of ordinary life. 
B)  placing contemporary figures in biblical settings. 
C)  presenting idealized sites in the Holy Land as backgrounds for his portraits. 
D)  presenting biblical figures in otherworldly settings. 
E)  renouncing painting and entering a monastery. 
A)  presenting biblical figures in settings of ordinary life. 
B)  placing contemporary figures in biblical settings. 
C)  presenting idealized sites in the Holy Land as backgrounds for his portraits. 
D)  presenting biblical figures in otherworldly settings. 
E)  renouncing painting and entering a monastery.

Question 6

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B)  the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C)  a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D)  the economic, social, and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E)  the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process. 
A)  the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B)  the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C)  a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D)  the economic, social, and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E)  the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process.

Question 7

The Lollard movement gained great support in the fourteenth century due to the number of nobles who supported the movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Humanists believed that excellent scholarship and poetry could only be written in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian and Catalan. 
B)  Middle English and Old French. 
C)  Picard and Provençal. 
D)  medieval Latin and medieval Greek. 
E)  classical Latin and classical Greek. 
A)  Italian and Catalan. 
B)  Middle English and Old French. 
C)  Picard and Provençal. 
D)  medieval Latin and medieval Greek. 
E)  classical Latin and classical Greek.

Question 9

One consequence of the Black Death was a reversion of farmland to:

Accepted Answer

A)  towns and villages. 
B)  monastic holdings. 
C)  pastures and forests. 
D)  swamps and marches. 
E)  noble hunting grounds. 
A)  towns and villages. 
B)  monastic holdings. 
C)  pastures and forests. 
D)  swamps and marches. 
E)  noble hunting grounds.

Question 10

Nobility defined by recognized conspicuous consumption meant that:

Accepted Answer

A)  class boundaries were porous. 
B)  class boundaries were closed and rigidly defended. 
C)  a person's class was in no way tied to his or her economic status. 
D)  a person's class was tied to his or her lineage. 
E)  class boundaries had become obsolete. 
A)  class boundaries were porous. 
B)  class boundaries were closed and rigidly defended. 
C)  a person's class was in no way tied to his or her economic status. 
D)  a person's class was tied to his or her lineage. 
E)  class boundaries had become obsolete.

Question 11

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduced demand for slaves because the size of the Ottoman army could now be reduced. 
B)  vast new wealth, which greatly increased the population of the city. 
C)  an economic crisis, as trade routes were redirected away from Constantinople. 
D)  relatively little change to Ottoman society. 
E)  a revitalization of Ottoman society with the realization that they could build an empire. 
A)  a reduced demand for slaves because the size of the Ottoman army could now be reduced. 
B)  vast new wealth, which greatly increased the population of the city. 
C)  an economic crisis, as trade routes were redirected away from Constantinople. 
D)  relatively little change to Ottoman society. 
E)  a revitalization of Ottoman society with the realization that they could build an empire.

Question 12

Historians today generally use the term Renaissance to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a period in economic history when trade was reborn. 
B)  a period in European history when the northern countries dominated the culture of the Continent. 
C)  a period in European history between 1300 and 1550, during which all aspects of European life were united by a common spirit of the age. 
D)  a period of intellectual rebirth after the Dark Ages, when learning had been extinguished. 
E)  a period in intellectual and cultural history, marked by a greater interest in the study of Europe's classical heritage. 
A)  a period in economic history when trade was reborn. 
B)  a period in European history when the northern countries dominated the culture of the Continent. 
C)  a period in European history between 1300 and 1550, during which all aspects of European life were united by a common spirit of the age. 
D)  a period of intellectual rebirth after the Dark Ages, when learning had been extinguished. 
E)  a period in intellectual and cultural history, marked by a greater interest in the study of Europe's classical heritage.

Question 13

The Ottoman Turks were able to begin to amass territory in the fourteenth century because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mongols had toppled the older powers that had traditionally kept them in check. 
B)  the Byzantine Empire had fallen. 
C)  they had acquired artillery from China. 
D)  they had allied themselves with the Sultanate of Rûm. 
E)  the Abbasid Caliphate had hired them as mercenaries. 
A)  the Mongols had toppled the older powers that had traditionally kept them in check. 
B)  the Byzantine Empire had fallen. 
C)  they had acquired artillery from China. 
D)  they had allied themselves with the Sultanate of Rûm. 
E)  the Abbasid Caliphate had hired them as mercenaries.

Question 14

The title tsar means "caesar."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Rebirth and Unrest 1350-1453

After the fall of the Byzantine Empire,the only surviving proponent of Orthodox Christianity was the:

How was humanist education a break from the tradition of scholastic education?

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

Those who claimed aristocratic status in the fourteenth century did so by:

The Flemish painter Rogier van der Weyden expressed piety and the ever-present message of the Bible by:

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

The Lollard movement gained great support in the fourteenth century due to the number of nobles who supported the movement.

Humanists believed that excellent scholarship and poetry could only be written in:

One consequence of the Black Death was a reversion of farmland to:

Nobility defined by recognized conspicuous consumption meant that:

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Historians today generally use the term Renaissance to refer to:

The Ottoman Turks were able to begin to amass territory in the fourteenth century because:

The title tsar means "caesar."

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

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