Question 1

What made the government of Florence in the fourteenth century unique?

Accepted Answer

What made the system of the Signoria unu

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-flagellants

Accepted Answer

Groups who ritually whipped th

Question 3

The bubonic plague was spread by the bite of a ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rat 
B)  dog 
C)  flea 
D)  victim 
E)  spider 
A)  rat 
B)  dog 
C)  flea 
D)  victim 
E)  spider

Question 4

One outcome of the Hundred Years' War was that at the end, people of France and England regarded the kings as symbols of their countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Poitiers

Accepted Answer

Battle in 1356 that marked the

Question 6

What was Giovanni Boccaccio's most famous work?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Canterbury Tales 
B)  The Decameron 
C)  The Divine Comedy 
D)  The Plague 
E)  The Dance of Death 
A)  The Canterbury Tales 
B)  The Decameron 
C)  The Divine Comedy 
D)  The Plague 
E)  The Dance of Death

Question 7

Conciliarism argued that the pope ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was dependent on church councils for authority 
B)  derived authority from the concept of papal infallibility 
C)  must have the approval of the Council of Constance 
D)  could be confirmed only by the college of cardinals 
E)  was answerable only to God 
A)  was dependent on church councils for authority 
B)  derived authority from the concept of papal infallibility 
C)  must have the approval of the Council of Constance 
D)  could be confirmed only by the college of cardinals 
E)  was answerable only to God

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Hanseatic League

Accepted Answer

Association of north

Question 9

Why was the participation of Joan of Arc on the French side of the Hundred Years' War unusual?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc's participation was a surpri

Question 10

The Great Schism occurred when ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Urban VI moved to Avignon to avoid expulsion from the church because of his corruption 
B)  Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon at the behest of King Philip IV 
C)  French Catholics were upset that the pope was always Italian 
D)  the French pope and the Roman pope excommunicated each other in a showdown for power 
E)  Philip IV kidnapped Boniface and he died, and the next pope excluded France from the sacraments 
A)  Pope Urban VI moved to Avignon to avoid expulsion from the church because of his corruption 
B)  Pope Clement V moved the papacy to Avignon at the behest of King Philip IV 
C)  French Catholics were upset that the pope was always Italian 
D)  the French pope and the Roman pope excommunicated each other in a showdown for power 
E)  Philip IV kidnapped Boniface and he died, and the next pope excluded France from the sacraments

Question 11

Analyze the reasons and outcome of the Hundred Years' War, and what made it different from previous wars in Europe.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Hundred Years' Wa

Question 12

Who ran one of the most significant centers of trade on the Baltic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medici family 
B)  Dutch creditors 
C)  Florentine burghers 
D)  Hanseatic League 
E)  Flanders merchant's guild 
A)  Medici family 
B)  Dutch creditors 
C)  Florentine burghers 
D)  Hanseatic League 
E)  Flanders merchant's guild

Question 13

Which vessel was developed for the rough waters of the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galley ship 
B)  Longship 
C)  Cog 
D)  Schooner 
E)  Galleon 
A)  Galley ship 
B)  Longship 
C)  Cog 
D)  Schooner 
E)  Galleon

Question 14

Alexander Nevsky led Russia's resistance to the Golden Horde.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under the code of chivalry, a common soldier could expect what if he was captured in battle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscription into the other side's army 
B)  Imprisonment 
C)  Death 
D)  Being held for ransom 
E)  Having to wait until a mutual exchange of prisoners of war occurred 
A)  Conscription into the other side's army 
B)  Imprisonment 
C)  Death 
D)  Being held for ransom 
E)  Having to wait until a mutual exchange of prisoners of war occurred

Question 16

During the English peasant revolts, the leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball resorted to all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  burning the estates of unpopular nobility 
B)  interfering with tax collection 
C)  decapitating the archbishop of Canterbury 
D)  holding the crown prince for ransom 
E)  releasing all prisoners in Newgate Prison 
A)  burning the estates of unpopular nobility 
B)  interfering with tax collection 
C)  decapitating the archbishop of Canterbury 
D)  holding the crown prince for ransom 
E)  releasing all prisoners in Newgate Prison

Question 17

Avignon Popes found extra income in selling prepaid forgiveness for sins called indulgences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Hanseatic League was a collection of Italian merchant guilds which controlled trade through Western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Black Death originated in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Turkey 
C)  Russia 
D)  Constantinople 
E)  Italy 
A)  Asia 
B)  Turkey 
C)  Russia 
D)  Constantinople 
E)  Italy

Question 20

Which reformer's followers were protected despite the execution of their leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catherine of Siena 
B)  John Wycliffe 
C)  Jan Hus 
D)  Wat Tyler 
E)  Joan of Arc 
A)  Catherine of Siena 
B)  John Wycliffe 
C)  Jan Hus 
D)  Wat Tyler 
E)  Joan of Arc

Exam 11: Reversals and Disasters

What made the government of Florence in the fourteenth century unique?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -flagellants

The bubonic plague was spread by the bite of a ______________.

One outcome of the Hundred Years' War was that at the end, people of France and England regarded the kings as symbols of their countries.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Poitiers

What was Giovanni Boccaccio's most famous work?

Conciliarism argued that the pope ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Hanseatic League

Why was the participation of Joan of Arc on the French side of the Hundred Years' War unusual?

The Great Schism occurred when ______________.

Analyze the reasons and outcome of the Hundred Years' War, and what made it different from previous wars in Europe.

Who ran one of the most significant centers of trade on the Baltic?

Which vessel was developed for the rough waters of the Atlantic?

Alexander Nevsky led Russia's resistance to the Golden Horde.

Under the code of chivalry, a common soldier could expect what if he was captured in battle?

During the English peasant revolts, the leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball resorted to all of the following except ______________.

Avignon Popes found extra income in selling prepaid forgiveness for sins called indulgences.

The Hanseatic League was a collection of Italian merchant guilds which controlled trade through Western Europe.

The Black Death originated in ______________.

Which reformer's followers were protected despite the execution of their leader?

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