Question 1

Who commissioned the huge compendium of popular songs dedicated to Mary known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria?

Accepted Answer

A)  St Francis 
B)  Pope Innocent III 
C)  Castilian king Alfonso X 
D)  Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II 
A)  St Francis 
B)  Pope Innocent III 
C)  Castilian king Alfonso X 
D)  Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II C

Question 2

The ____________ orders including the Franciscans and Dominicans were also known as 'begging' orders.

Accepted Answer

Mendicant

Question 3

What hallmark characteristic was pursued and achieved by the Dominicans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scholarly and legal training 
B)  Poverty in word and deed 
C)  Excessive conversions 
D)  Charitable donations 
A)  Scholarly and legal training 
B)  Poverty in word and deed 
C)  Excessive conversions 
D)  Charitable donations A

Question 4

What new ideas about penance came into being in this period?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed God's love and could be performed daily in small acts 
B)  It could only be achieved through arduous pilgrimages 
C)  It highlighted God's position as fearsome judge of sins 
D)  It fundamentally relied on the purchase of indulgences 
A)  It showed God's love and could be performed daily in small acts 
B)  It could only be achieved through arduous pilgrimages 
C)  It highlighted God's position as fearsome judge of sins 
D)  It fundamentally relied on the purchase of indulgences

Question 5

What best describes the term 'evangelical poverty'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being born poor 
B)  Choosing poverty for religious reasons 
C)  Owning goods but being poor 'in spirit' 
D)  Purposefully amassing wealth to give it away 
A)  Being born poor 
B)  Choosing poverty for religious reasons 
C)  Owning goods but being poor 'in spirit' 
D)  Purposefully amassing wealth to give it away

Question 6

What liturgical and devotional changes indicate an interest in Christ's humanity? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Following the Stations of the Cross 
B)  The invention of pilgrimage 
C)  Increased access to the Eucharist 
D)  Starker division between male and female piety 
A)  Following the Stations of the Cross 
B)  The invention of pilgrimage 
C)  Increased access to the Eucharist 
D)  Starker division between male and female piety

Question 7

Which of the following is a hallmark of late medieval Christian piety? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  View of Jesus as a stern judge 
B)  Veneration of the Virgin Mary 
C)  Imitation of Christ 
D)  Focus on earthly pleasures 
A)  View of Jesus as a stern judge 
B)  Veneration of the Virgin Mary 
C)  Imitation of Christ 
D)  Focus on earthly pleasures

Question 8

What area did the Orthodox Church seek to convert and expand into?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muslim Turkish territories 
B)  Slavic territories to the North 
C)  The Holy Land 
D)  North African Islamic territories 
A)  Muslim Turkish territories 
B)  Slavic territories to the North 
C)  The Holy Land 
D)  North African Islamic territories

Question 9

Why were Orthodox inroads into pagan territories limited to monastic rather than parochial establishments? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  The promise of wealth associated with monastery life 
B)  The disinterest of pagans in parish systems 
C)  The lack of highly urbanized centers 
D)  The continued shortage of trained priests 
A)  The promise of wealth associated with monastery life 
B)  The disinterest of pagans in parish systems 
C)  The lack of highly urbanized centers 
D)  The continued shortage of trained priests

Question 10

Which of the following best explains the agenda of the mendicants?

Accepted Answer

A)  To imitate the ancient Pharisees 
B)  To prove that wealth was not inimical to faith 
C)  To assist overextended parish clergy in administering and preaching 
D)  To gain power through alliances with the pope 
A)  To imitate the ancient Pharisees 
B)  To prove that wealth was not inimical to faith 
C)  To assist overextended parish clergy in administering and preaching 
D)  To gain power through alliances with the pope

Question 11

What task did the pope assign to the Dominicans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Founding great monasteries in Spain 
B)  Running the daily chores of parish churches 
C)  Proselytizing to the Mongols in Asia 
D)  Preaching against Catharism in Southern France 
A)  Founding great monasteries in Spain 
B)  Running the daily chores of parish churches 
C)  Proselytizing to the Mongols in Asia 
D)  Preaching against Catharism in Southern France

Question 12

Why was mysticism important to women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They could join the Church hierarchy after experiencing visions 
B)  They relied increasingly heavily on priests to interpret God's love 
C)  They shared in immediate contact with God without clerical intervention 
D)  They were never heeded by male clerics when reporting mystical experiences 
A)  They could join the Church hierarchy after experiencing visions 
B)  They relied increasingly heavily on priests to interpret God's love 
C)  They shared in immediate contact with God without clerical intervention 
D)  They were never heeded by male clerics when reporting mystical experiences

Question 13

What did the Spiritual Franciscans object to after Francis' death?

Accepted Answer

A)  The existence of any rule for the Order 
B)  The pope's decision to canonize Francis 
C)  The Order's right to own property in common 
D)  The hagiographies being written about Francis 
A)  The existence of any rule for the Order 
B)  The pope's decision to canonize Francis 
C)  The Order's right to own property in common 
D)  The hagiographies being written about Francis

Question 14

Why was the Church's wealth so problematic for thirteenth-century reformers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention to wealth entrenched the Church in the world, undermining its spiritual authority 
B)  Obsession with rejecting wealth made the Church unable to carry out its pastoral duties 
C)  It was being used for decidedly anti-ecclesiastical purposes 
D)  It was less problematic for reformers than the debate over sacraments 
A)  Attention to wealth entrenched the Church in the world, undermining its spiritual authority 
B)  Obsession with rejecting wealth made the Church unable to carry out its pastoral duties 
C)  It was being used for decidedly anti-ecclesiastical purposes 
D)  It was less problematic for reformers than the debate over sacraments

Question 15

What best describes the Orthodox Church's condition in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was increasingly persecutorial and critical of challenge 
B)  It was governed exclusively by the patriarch of Constantinople 
C)  It experienced the same radical shifts as the Latin Church 
D)  It remained essentially as it had been in earlier centuries 
A)  It was increasingly persecutorial and critical of challenge 
B)  It was governed exclusively by the patriarch of Constantinople 
C)  It experienced the same radical shifts as the Latin Church 
D)  It remained essentially as it had been in earlier centuries

Question 16

Named for one of St Francis' devoted followers, the ____________ served as the female branch of the Franciscans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Named for one of St Francis' devoted...

Question 17

______________ is a phenomenon of reputed experience of immediate, tactile contact with God.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________ is a phenomenon of reputed experience...

Question 18

As depicted in this fresco, what was Mary's major new role in thirteenth-century piety?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a worldly queen 
B)  As a virgin Christ-bearer 
C)  As a disciplining judge of souls 
D)  As an idealized intercessor for believers 
A)  As a worldly queen 
B)  As a virgin Christ-bearer 
C)  As a disciplining judge of souls 
D)  As an idealized intercessor for believers

Question 19

The term _____________, which applies loosely to the Orthodox practices here, refers to the governing system in which a secular ruler also holds religious authority.

Accepted Answer

The answer of   The term _____________, which applies...

Question 20

How did St Catherine commute her ecstatic authority into action?

Accepted Answer

A)  She wrote extensive letters to leading religious and secular powers 
B)  She retired to a convent and lived her days out in a cloister 
C)  She performed a real marriage ceremony to Jesus 
D)  She became an anchoress 
A)  She wrote extensive letters to leading religious and secular powers 
B)  She retired to a convent and lived her days out in a cloister 
C)  She performed a real marriage ceremony to Jesus 
D)  She became an anchoress

Who commissioned the huge compendium of popular songs dedicated to Mary known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria?

The ____________ orders including the Franciscans and Dominicans were also known as 'begging' orders.

What hallmark characteristic was pursued and achieved by the Dominicans?

What new ideas about penance came into being in this period?

What best describes the term 'evangelical poverty'?

What liturgical and devotional changes indicate an interest in Christ's humanity? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is a hallmark of late medieval Christian piety? (Select all that apply.)

What area did the Orthodox Church seek to convert and expand into?

Why were Orthodox inroads into pagan territories limited to monastic rather than parochial establishments? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following best explains the agenda of the mendicants?

What task did the pope assign to the Dominicans?

Why was mysticism important to women?

What did the Spiritual Franciscans object to after Francis' death?

Why was the Church's wealth so problematic for thirteenth-century reformers?

What best describes the Orthodox Church's condition in the thirteenth century?

Named for one of St Francis' devoted followers, the ____________ served as the female branch of the Franciscans.

______________ is a phenomenon of reputed experience of immediate, tactile contact with God.

As depicted in this fresco, what was Mary's major new role in thirteenth-century piety?

The term _____________, which applies loosely to the Orthodox practices here, refers to the governing system in which a secular ruler also holds religious authority.

How did St Catherine commute her ecstatic authority into action?

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Exam 16: Changes in Religious Life

Who commissioned the huge compendium of popular songs dedicated to Mary known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria?

The ____________ orders including the Franciscans and Dominicans were also known as 'begging' orders.

What hallmark characteristic was pursued and achieved by the Dominicans?

What new ideas about penance came into being in this period?

What best describes the term 'evangelical poverty'?

What liturgical and devotional changes indicate an interest in Christ's humanity? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is a hallmark of late medieval Christian piety? (Select all that apply.)

What area did the Orthodox Church seek to convert and expand into?

Why were Orthodox inroads into pagan territories limited to monastic rather than parochial establishments? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following best explains the agenda of the mendicants?

What task did the pope assign to the Dominicans?

Why was mysticism important to women?

What did the Spiritual Franciscans object to after Francis' death?

Why was the Church's wealth so problematic for thirteenth-century reformers?

What best describes the Orthodox Church's condition in the thirteenth century?

Named for one of St Francis' devoted followers, the ____________ served as the female branch of the Franciscans.

______________ is a phenomenon of reputed experience of immediate, tactile contact with God.

As depicted in this fresco, what was Mary's major new role in thirteenth-century piety?

The term _____________, which applies loosely to the Orthodox practices here, refers to the governing system in which a secular ruler also holds religious authority.

How did St Catherine commute her ecstatic authority into action?

The Roman World at Its Height

The Rise of Christianity

Early Germanic Society

Cloister and Culture

The Emergence of the Medieval Worlds

The Carolingian Era

The Time of Troubles

Revolutions on Land and Sea

A New Europe Emerges: North and South

The Reform of the Church

The Renaissances of the Twelfth Century

The Papal Monarchy

Politics in the Thirteenth Century

Art and Intellect in the Thirteenth Century

Daily Life at the Medieval Zenith

The Crises of the Fourteenth Century

Signs of a New Era

Closings In, Closings Out

The Renaissance in Medieval Context

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