Question 1

How did medieval people respond to the plague?

Accepted Answer

Medieval people responded to the plague,

Question 2

What is the best description of the flagellants?

Accepted Answer

A) They were praised by the Catholic church for their miraculous deeds. 
B) They attracted attention and created mass hysteria wherever they went. 
C) They worked with both Jews and clergy to cope with the disorder and dislocation caused by the plague. 
A) They were praised by the Catholic church for their miraculous deeds. 
B) They attracted attention and created mass hysteria wherever they went. 
C) They worked with both Jews and clergy to cope with the disorder and dislocation caused by the plague.

Question 3

Why did peasants begin demanding more privileges after the plague?

Accepted Answer

After the Black Death, which was one of

Question 4

Changed urban attitudes in the fourteenth century included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The regulation and acceptance of prostitution in most communities 
B) Later marriages and increases in the number of extended families 
C) Children being seen as valuable only in their capacity to work and earn money for the family 
A) The regulation and acceptance of prostitution in most communities 
B) Later marriages and increases in the number of extended families 
C) Children being seen as valuable only in their capacity to work and earn money for the family

Question 5

Who was the fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Aquinas 
B) William of Occam 
C) Oddone Colonna 
A) Thomas Aquinas 
B) William of Occam 
C) Oddone Colonna

Question 6

Joan of Arc saved France by inspiring the French soldiers to break the English siege of which city?

Accepted Answer

A) Bordeaux 
B) Amiens 
C) Orléans 
A) Bordeaux 
B) Amiens 
C) Orléans

Question 7

How did merchants and manufacturers respond to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) By increasing their prices 
B) By restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes 
C) By blaming the Jews and persecuting them 
A) By increasing their prices 
B) By restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes 
C) By blaming the Jews and persecuting them

Question 8

What was the most important issue at stake during the Hundred Years' War? To what extent was it resolved?

Accepted Answer

The most important issue at stake during

Question 9

Where is the Decameron set?

Accepted Answer

A) In Florence at the time of the Black Death 
B) In Rome during the Great Schism 
C) In German lands after the Golden Bull 
A) In Florence at the time of the Black Death 
B) In Rome during the Great Schism 
C) In German lands after the Golden Bull

Question 10

Politically, Italy and Germany were similar in the fourteenth century for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A) The plague had equally devastated both regions. 
B) Both regions failed to develop a centralized monarchical state. 
C) Local nobles and town governments lost much influence over reigning kings. 
A) The plague had equally devastated both regions. 
B) Both regions failed to develop a centralized monarchical state. 
C) Local nobles and town governments lost much influence over reigning kings.

Question 11

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, which of the following proved a sure sign of feudalism's decline?

Accepted Answer

A) The inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights 
B) The reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies 
C) The decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights 
A) The inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights 
B) The reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies 
C) The decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) Avignon 
B) Bordeaux 
C) Provence 
A) Avignon 
B) Bordeaux 
C) Provence

Question 13

What happened to medieval cities during the plague?

Accepted Answer

During the plague, medieval cities were

Question 14

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A) There were new employment opportunities. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) Social custom expected them to be restricted to their houses so they were less exposed to it. 
A) There were new employment opportunities. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) Social custom expected them to be restricted to their houses so they were less exposed to it.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381?

Accepted Answer

A) It was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) It was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) It succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
A) It was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) It was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) It succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands.

Question 16

How did the plague cause economic distress in cities?

Accepted Answer

The plague, particularly the Black Death

Question 17

Which is the best description of parent-child relationships in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents were mostly indifferent toward their children, who often died while very young. 
B) Parents lavished considerable attention and affection on their offspring. 
C) Children were increasingly given over to be raised by strict church tutors. 
A) Parents were mostly indifferent toward their children, who often died while very young. 
B) Parents lavished considerable attention and affection on their offspring. 
C) Children were increasingly given over to be raised by strict church tutors.

Question 18

During the reign of Edward III of England, how did the role of the Great Council of the barons change?

Accepted Answer

A) It became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) It relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) It became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in parliament. 
A) It became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) It relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) It became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in parliament.

Question 19

How did the French eventually achieve victory in the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

The French eventually achieved victory i

Question 20

Which of the following occurred during the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

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) 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) Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells.

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

How did medieval people respond to the plague?

What is the best description of the flagellants?

Why did peasants begin demanding more privileges after the plague?

Changed urban attitudes in the fourteenth century included which of the following?

Who was the fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth?

Joan of Arc saved France by inspiring the French soldiers to break the English siege of which city?

How did merchants and manufacturers respond to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century?

What was the most important issue at stake during the Hundred Years' War? To what extent was it resolved?

Where is the Decameron set?

Politically, Italy and Germany were similar in the fourteenth century for what reason?

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, which of the following proved a sure sign of feudalism's decline?

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

What happened to medieval cities during the plague?

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

Which of the following is true of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381?

How did the plague cause economic distress in cities?

Which is the best description of parent-child relationships in the Middle Ages?

During the reign of Edward III of England, how did the role of the Great Council of the barons change?

How did the French eventually achieve victory in the Hundred Years' War?

Which of the following occurred during the Black Death?

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