Question 1

Who were the flagellants?

Accepted Answer

A) Catholics responsible for miraculous deeds 
B) people who physically punished themselves to win the forgiveness of God 
C) an organized, economic response to the Black Death 
D) a popular religious movement throughout the fifteenth century 
E) a group found in isolated rural areas. 
A) Catholics responsible for miraculous deeds 
B) people who physically punished themselves to win the forgiveness of God 
C) an organized, economic response to the Black Death 
D) a popular religious movement throughout the fifteenth century 
E) a group found in isolated rural areas.

Question 2

A key economic consequence of the plague was

Accepted Answer

A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment. 
A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment.

Question 3

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this great political and religious conflict?

Accepted Answer

The main causes of the Great Schism, als

Question 4

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In France the Estates-General represented the entire kingdom and reflects France's basic unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The conciliarism was a direct response to the Black Death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did relationships between men and women change because of the plague?

Accepted Answer

A) They chose not to marry rather than suffer the loss of a loved one. 
B) They delayed marriage until they were financially stable. 
C) They began to marry younger in light of the fleeting quality of life. 
D) They chose not to have children. 
E) They chose to have many children to ensure laborers for the household. 
A) They chose not to marry rather than suffer the loss of a loved one. 
B) They delayed marriage until they were financially stable. 
C) They began to marry younger in light of the fleeting quality of life. 
D) They chose not to have children. 
E) They chose to have many children to ensure laborers for the household.

Question 8

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

The greatest short-term consequence of t

Question 9

The main cause of early fourteenth-century famines was

Accepted Answer

A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) the droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age that induced bad weather with heavy rains 
E) the urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions 
A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) the droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age that induced bad weather with heavy rains 
E) the urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions

Question 10

Parliament became an important component of English government in the fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who ruled Florence throughout most of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) The pope 
B) A wealthy merchant oligarchy 
C) A Parliament 
D) Nobles 
E) Monks 
A) The pope 
B) A wealthy merchant oligarchy 
C) A Parliament 
D) Nobles 
E) Monks

Question 12

The papacy of Clement VII received its greatest support from

Accepted Answer

A) England. 
B) France. 
C) northern Italy. 
D) Scandinavia. 
E) the Holy Roman Empire. 
A) England. 
B) France. 
C) northern Italy. 
D) Scandinavia. 
E) the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 13

Like Germany, by the fourteenth century, ____ had failed to develop a centralized monarchical state.

Accepted Answer

A) Portugal 
B) Denmark 
C) England 
D) Italy 
E) France 
A) Portugal 
B) Denmark 
C) England 
D) Italy 
E) France

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Hundred Years' War

Accepted Answer

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged c

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
gunpowder

Accepted Answer

Gunpowder is a mixture of saltpeter (pot

Question 16

Pogroms targeted poor Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How did the European aristocracy respond to the adversity of the great plague?

Accepted Answer

A) They sought to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) They produced only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) They petitioned kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) They formed agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) They invested in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production. 
A) They sought to lower wages by legal means, especially for farm laborers. 
B) They produced only the most basic foodstuffs, such as grain. 
C) They petitioned kings to order the relocation of laborers. 
D) They formed agricultural cooperatives linking landowners, laborers, and city consumers. 
E) They invested in trade and commerce rather than agricultural production.

Question 18

What brought about the Great Schism in 1378?

Accepted Answer

A) An argument broke out over the nature of the Trinity 
B) England broke away from the Catholic Church 
C) France was converted to Lutheranism 
D) The French cardinals elected a second pope 
E) An earthquake split St. Peter's basilica in two 
A) An argument broke out over the nature of the Trinity 
B) England broke away from the Catholic Church 
C) France was converted to Lutheranism 
D) The French cardinals elected a second pope 
E) An earthquake split St. Peter's basilica in two

Question 19

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A) They were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) They were restricted to homes as defined by social custom. 
D) They gained new employment opportunities. 
E) They were able to inherit large fortunes. 
A) They were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) They were restricted to homes as defined by social custom. 
D) They gained new employment opportunities. 
E) They were able to inherit large fortunes.

Question 20

What were pogroms?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague 
B) Small woolen balls people coughed into when infected with the plague 
C) Organized massacres against the Jews 
D) The name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death 
E) Mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague 
A) Religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague 
B) Small woolen balls people coughed into when infected with the plague 
C) Organized massacres against the Jews 
D) The name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death 
E) Mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague

Exam 11: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Who were the flagellants?

A key economic consequence of the plague was

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this great political and religious conflict?

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

In France the Estates-General represented the entire kingdom and reflects France's basic unity.

The conciliarism was a direct response to the Black Death.

How did relationships between men and women change because of the plague?

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

The main cause of early fourteenth-century famines was

Parliament became an important component of English government in the fourteenth century.

Who ruled Florence throughout most of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

The papacy of Clement VII received its greatest support from

Like Germany, by the fourteenth century, ____ had failed to develop a centralized monarchical state.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Hundred Years' War

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. gunpowder

Pogroms targeted poor Christians.

How did the European aristocracy respond to the adversity of the great plague?

What brought about the Great Schism in 1378?

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

What were pogroms?

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