Question 1

After 1482,Sephardim Jews were allowed to remain in Spain if they wore badges of identification in public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Under the code of chivalry,a common soldier could expect what if he were 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. C

Question 4

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 5

Compare the causes and effects of the peasant revolts of the fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

There were four major sets of peasant re

Question 6

Because they were targeted as responsible for the plague,many Jews left Europe and went to

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Poland and Russia. 
C)  Ireland. 
D)  Iceland and Norway. 
E)  America. 
A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Poland and Russia. 
C)  Ireland. 
D)  Iceland and Norway. 
E)  America.

Question 7

All of the following were established at the Council of Basel except

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle of papal infallibility. 
B)  canons set limits on the pope's finances. 
C)  councils reserved the right to hear appeals against papal decisions. 
D)  all seven sacraments were affirmed. 
E)  official church doctrine held that the pope stands in relation to councils as the intellect relates to the soul. 
A)  the principle of papal infallibility. 
B)  canons set limits on the pope's finances. 
C)  councils reserved the right to hear appeals against papal decisions. 
D)  all seven sacraments were affirmed. 
E)  official church doctrine held that the pope stands in relation to councils as the intellect relates to the soul.

Question 8

The wars between the English and French began for which reason(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  imperial competition. 
B)  differing forms of Christianity. 
C)  dynastic challenges. 
D)  economic rivalry. 
E)  claims to the lost section of the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  imperial competition. 
B)  differing forms of Christianity. 
C)  dynastic challenges. 
D)  economic rivalry. 
E)  claims to the lost section of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 9

The Byzantine Empire fell in 1453 to the forces of

Accepted Answer

A)  Mehmed, ruler of the Ottomans. 
B)  Timur, ruler of the Persians. 
C)  Genghis, ruler of the Mongols. 
D)  Bayzid, the sultan. 
E)  the Abbasid caliphate. 
A)  Mehmed, ruler of the Ottomans. 
B)  Timur, ruler of the Persians. 
C)  Genghis, ruler of the Mongols. 
D)  Bayzid, the sultan. 
E)  the Abbasid caliphate.

Question 10

During the Great Schism,a third pope laid claim to power in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris 
B)  Bologna 
C)  Florence 
D)  Pisa 
E)  Constantinople 
A)  Paris 
B)  Bologna 
C)  Florence 
D)  Pisa 
E)  Constantinople

Question 11

One of the most significant people to convince the Pope to move back to Rome from Avignon was

Accepted Answer

A)  King Philip VI of France. 
B)  Francis of Assisi. 
C)  Catherine of Siena. 
D)  deposed pope Alexander V. 
E)  participants at the Council of Constance. 
A)  King Philip VI of France. 
B)  Francis of Assisi. 
C)  Catherine of Siena. 
D)  deposed pope Alexander V. 
E)  participants at the Council of Constance.

Question 12

Why did the participation of Joan of Arc on the French side of the Hundred Years' War surprise many people?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc's participation was a surpri

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Jacquerie rebellion was thwarted when

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcel took a commission from the dauphin and ended the violence in a peaceful truce. 
B)  the merchants of Paris united with the army and defeated the Jacquerie peasants. 
C)  a combined force of peasants and Parisians was defeated at Meaux. 
D)  the French army used English longbows to wipe them out. 
E)  a resurgence of the plague interrupted the fighting. 
A)  Marcel took a commission from the dauphin and ended the violence in a peaceful truce. 
B)  the merchants of Paris united with the army and defeated the Jacquerie peasants. 
C)  a combined force of peasants and Parisians was defeated at Meaux. 
D)  the French army used English longbows to wipe them out. 
E)  a resurgence of the plague interrupted the fighting.

Question 15

The two major regions for trade were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Baltic and Black Seas. 
B)  Black and Mediterranean Seas. 
C)  Baltic and Balkan coasts. 
D)  Mediterranean and Baltic Seas. 
E)  Mediterranean and African coasts. 
A)  Baltic and Black Seas. 
B)  Black and Mediterranean Seas. 
C)  Baltic and Balkan coasts. 
D)  Mediterranean and Baltic Seas. 
E)  Mediterranean and African coasts.

Question 16

By the middle of the fifteenth century,sultans had given up marrying and had children exclusively with slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Approximately what percentage of the European population died in the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 10 percent 
B)  10 to 25 percent 
C)  25 to 33 percent 
D)  33 to 50 percent 
E)  More than 50 percent 
A)  5 to 10 percent 
B)  10 to 25 percent 
C)  25 to 33 percent 
D)  33 to 50 percent 
E)  More than 50 percent

Question 18

What were the economic effects of the Black Death on western Europe at this time?

Accepted Answer

While the obvious answer is depopulation

Question 19

What were the origins of the conflict that resulted in the Avignon papacy?

Accepted Answer

The residence of the pope in Avignon,Fra

Question 20

Why were the effects of the plague so widely felt in the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  There had been several centuries of population growth and prosperity. 
B)  There was almost no resistance to the plague. 
C)  The standards of hygiene in Europe were terrible. 
D)  Urbanization saw an increase in population density. 
E)  All of these were reasons the effects of the plague were widely felt. 
A)  There had been several centuries of population growth and prosperity. 
B)  There was almost no resistance to the plague. 
C)  The standards of hygiene in Europe were terrible. 
D)  Urbanization saw an increase in population density. 
E)  All of these were reasons the effects of the plague were widely felt.

Exam 11: Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

After 1482,Sephardim Jews were allowed to remain in Spain if they wore badges of identification in public.

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

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

The Black Death originated in

Compare the causes and effects of the peasant revolts of the fourteenth century.

Because they were targeted as responsible for the plague,many Jews left Europe and went to

All of the following were established at the Council of Basel except

The wars between the English and French began for which reason(s)?

The Byzantine Empire fell in 1453 to the forces of

During the Great Schism,a third pope laid claim to power in which city?

One of the most significant people to convince the Pope to move back to Rome from Avignon was

Why did the participation of Joan of Arc on the French side of the Hundred Years' War surprise many people?

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

The Jacquerie rebellion was thwarted when

The two major regions for trade were the

By the middle of the fifteenth century,sultans had given up marrying and had children exclusively with slaves.

Approximately what percentage of the European population died in the Black Death?

What were the economic effects of the Black Death on western Europe at this time?

What were the origins of the conflict that resulted in the Avignon papacy?

Why were the effects of the plague so widely felt in the fourteenth century?

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