Question 1

Women benefited from the Black Death because

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A)  they were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B)  they were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C)  of social custom they were isolated, being restricted to their houses. 
D)  there were new employment opportunities. 
E)  women always lived longer than men. 
A)  they were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B)  they were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C)  of social custom they were isolated, being restricted to their houses. 
D)  there were new employment opportunities. 
E)  women always lived longer than men.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life

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The Brothers and Sisters of the Common L

Question 3

A key economic consequence of the plague was

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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 4

Talk about:
-the gabelle and the taille

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The gabelle and the taille were two form

Question 5

France's "first woman of letters" was

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A)  Catherine of Siena. 
B)  Joan of Arc. 
C)  Heloise. 
D)  Christine de Pizan 
E)  Hildegard. 
A)  Catherine of Siena. 
B)  Joan of Arc. 
C)  Heloise. 
D)  Christine de Pizan 
E)  Hildegard.

Question 6

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

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A)  tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B)  tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C)  taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D)  denied the existence of witches. 
E)  authorized a French translation of the Bible. 
A)  tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B)  tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C)  taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D)  denied the existence of witches. 
E)  authorized a French translation of the Bible.

Question 7

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

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The decline of the papacy during the fou

Question 8

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

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A)  Avignon. 
B)  Bordeaux. 
C)  Provence. 
D)  Dijon. 
E)  Paris. 
A)  Avignon. 
B)  Bordeaux. 
C)  Provence. 
D)  Dijon. 
E)  Paris.

Question 9

The chief ambition of the Venetian city-state in the fourteenth century was

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A)  financial control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  inducing the bankruptcy of the papacy. 
C)  to create a maritime commercial empire throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. 
D)  monopolizing the shipping of English wool to Flanders. 
E)  to wage a Crusade against the Turks in order to gain access to the Holy Land. 
A)  financial control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  inducing the bankruptcy of the papacy. 
C)  to create a maritime commercial empire throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. 
D)  monopolizing the shipping of English wool to Flanders. 
E)  to wage a Crusade against the Turks in order to gain access to the Holy Land.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Florence's ciompi

Accepted Answer

The Ciompi were a group of wool workers

Question 11

Talk about:
-Marsiglio of Padua

Accepted Answer

Marsiglio of Padua was an Italian mediev

Question 12

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

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The greatest short-term consequence of t

Question 13

Talk about:
-Statute of Laborers

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The Statute of Laborers was a law enacte

Question 14

The Visconti family ruled the Duchy of Milan throughout most of the fourteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are correct about Petrarch except he

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A)  was a Florentine. 
B)  wrote in the vernacular. 
C)  wrote sonnets in Latin. 
D)  perfected the sonnet form. 
E)  wrote love poems to Laura. 
A)  was a Florentine. 
B)  wrote in the vernacular. 
C)  wrote sonnets in Latin. 
D)  perfected the sonnet form. 
E)  wrote love poems to Laura.

Question 16

Talk about:
-the "four humors"

Accepted Answer

The theory of the "four humors" was a co

Question 17

Talk about:
-Joan of Arc

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc, also known as the Maid of O

Question 18

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

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A)  was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B)  was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C)  succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D)  gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E)  led to the end of the Hundred Years' War. 
A)  was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B)  was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C)  succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D)  gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E)  led to the end of the Hundred Years' War.

Question 19

During the Black Death

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A)  Western Europe became home to large Jewish communities because of persecutions in Russia and Poland. 
B)  the worst organized massacres of the Jews were carried out in England. 
C)  the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D)  Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E)  Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells. 
A)  Western Europe became home to large Jewish communities because of persecutions in Russia and Poland. 
B)  the worst organized massacres of the Jews were carried out in England. 
C)  the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D)  Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E)  Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells.

Question 20

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Women benefited from the Black Death because

Talk about: -Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life

A key economic consequence of the plague was

Talk about: -the gabelle and the taille

France's "first woman of letters" was

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

The chief ambition of the Venetian city-state in the fourteenth century was

Talk about: -Florence's ciompi

Talk about: -Marsiglio of Padua

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

Talk about: -Statute of Laborers

The Visconti family ruled the Duchy of Milan throughout most of the fourteenth century.

All of the following are correct about Petrarch except he

Talk about: -the "four humors"

Talk about: -Joan of Arc

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

During the Black Death

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

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