Question 1

The Black Death resulted in a decline of the European population by

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A)  10 percent. 
B)  between 15 and 25 percent. 
C)  between 25 and 50 percent. 
D)  between 50 and 75 percent. 
E)  80 percent. 
A)  10 percent. 
B)  between 15 and 25 percent. 
C)  between 25 and 50 percent. 
D)  between 50 and 75 percent. 
E)  80 percent.

Question 2

Politically, France by the end of the fourteenth century saw

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A)  the dominance of the Estates-General in determining government policy and administering taxes. 
B)  no new forms of government revenue due to royal opposition. 
C)  chaos and civil war as rival noble factions fought for control of the realm. 
D)  new rights of political participation in the Parlement of Paris for poor townspeople. 
E)  strongly unified as a result of the leadership of Joan of Arc. 
A)  the dominance of the Estates-General in determining government policy and administering taxes. 
B)  no new forms of government revenue due to royal opposition. 
C)  chaos and civil war as rival noble factions fought for control of the realm. 
D)  new rights of political participation in the Parlement of Paris for poor townspeople. 
E)  strongly unified as a result of the leadership of Joan of Arc.

Question 3

Talk about:
-Modern Devotion

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Modern Devotion refers to a spiritual mo

Question 4

Talk about:
-Great Schism

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The Great Schism refers to the split wit

Question 5

The Great Schism reflected the divisions

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A)  among the Italian city-states. 
B)  between the French and the Burgundians. 
C)  among the German territorial princes. 
D)  between the English and the French in the Hundred Years' War. 
E)  between Christians and Muslims in Spain. 
A)  among the Italian city-states. 
B)  between the French and the Burgundians. 
C)  among the German territorial princes. 
D)  between the English and the French in the Hundred Years' War. 
E)  between Christians and Muslims in Spain.

Question 6

Dante's Divine Comedy

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A)  is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B)  was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C)  lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D)  attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E)  was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian. 
A)  is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B)  was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C)  lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D)  attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E)  was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian.

Question 7

The mystic who founded the Modern Devotion movement and led the group known as the Brothers of the Common Life was

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A)  Meister Eckhart. 
B)  Marsiglio of Padua. 
C)  Thomas Aquinas. 
D)  William of Occam. 
E)  Gerard Groote. 
A)  Meister Eckhart. 
B)  Marsiglio of Padua. 
C)  Thomas Aquinas. 
D)  William of Occam. 
E)  Gerard Groote.

Question 8

Talk about:
-Meister Eckhart

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Meister Eckhart was a German theologian,

Question 9

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

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A)  inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B)  reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C)  decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D)  clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E)  use of heavier armor and larger horses. 
A)  inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B)  reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C)  decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D)  clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E)  use of heavier armor and larger horses.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Avignon

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Avignon is a city located in the southea

Question 11

Talk about:
-"little ice age" and great famine

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The Little Ice Age was a period of cooli

Question 12

At the Battle of Crécy

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A)  the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B)  the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C)  French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D)  English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E)  French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy. 
A)  the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B)  the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C)  French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D)  English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E)  French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy.

Question 13

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was

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A)  composed the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B)  under the sole authority of the pope. 
C)  a land of hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D)  a highly centralized monarchy under the power of the emperor. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  composed the four kingdoms of Bavaria, Prussia, Hanover, and Austria. 
B)  under the sole authority of the pope. 
C)  a land of hundreds of virtually independent states. 
D)  a highly centralized monarchy under the power of the emperor. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Petrarch's sonnets

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Petrarch's sonnets are a collection of 3

Question 15

Talk about:
-Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a collecti

Question 16

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

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During the fourteenth century, Italy exp

Question 17

Talk about:
-Council of Ten and the doge

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The Council of Ten was a powerful govern

Question 18

The most revolutionary of thirteenth and fourteenth-century inventions was/were

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A)  the printing press. 
B)  paper. 
C)  eyeglasses. 
D)  clocks. 
E)  telescope. 
A)  the printing press. 
B)  paper. 
C)  eyeglasses. 
D)  clocks. 
E)  telescope.

Question 19

Compare and contrast the Jacquerie with the English Peasants' Revolt. What accounts for the differences?

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The Jacquerie and the English Peasants'

Question 20

Talk about:
-the Hundred Years' War

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The Hundred Years' War was a series of c

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

The Black Death resulted in a decline of the European population by

Politically, France by the end of the fourteenth century saw

Talk about: -Modern Devotion

Talk about: -Great Schism

The Great Schism reflected the divisions

Dante's Divine Comedy

The mystic who founded the Modern Devotion movement and led the group known as the Brothers of the Common Life was

Talk about: -Meister Eckhart

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

Talk about: -Avignon

Talk about: -"little ice age" and great famine

At the Battle of Crécy

Prior to the Golden Bull of 1356, Germany was

Talk about: -Petrarch's sonnets

Talk about: -Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

Talk about: -Council of Ten and the doge

The most revolutionary of thirteenth and fourteenth-century inventions was/were

Compare and contrast the Jacquerie with the English Peasants' Revolt. What accounts for the differences?

Talk about: -the Hundred Years' War

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