Question 1

Medieval chivalry

Accepted Answer

A)  Required sexual purity 
B)  Rejected the violence of tournaments 
C)  Was a code of ethics that to some extent tamed the violence of medieval warriors 
D)  Required unrequited love 
A)  Required sexual purity 
B)  Rejected the violence of tournaments 
C)  Was a code of ethics that to some extent tamed the violence of medieval warriors 
D)  Required unrequited love

Question 2

The investiture controversy was the question of whether laymen or the papacy should confer the spiritual symbols of office on a new bishop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The apparently strong German monarchy of the Holy Roman Empire eventually foundered because of

Accepted Answer

A)  The growing strength of major independent nobles in Germany 
B)  The result of conflict with the pope 
C)  Too much involvement in Italian politics that led the emperors to neglect Germany 
D)  All of these options are correct 
A)  The growing strength of major independent nobles in Germany 
B)  The result of conflict with the pope 
C)  Too much involvement in Italian politics that led the emperors to neglect Germany 
D)  All of these options are correct

Question 4

Thomas Aquinas believed

Accepted Answer

A)  That there was no point in studying the physical world 
B)  That all Aristotelian ideas should be rejected by Christians 
C)  That faith and reason are incompatible 
D)  That Christian faith and reason, the latter exemplified by Aristotelian philosophy, were compatible 
A)  That there was no point in studying the physical world 
B)  That all Aristotelian ideas should be rejected by Christians 
C)  That faith and reason are incompatible 
D)  That Christian faith and reason, the latter exemplified by Aristotelian philosophy, were compatible

Question 5

____________ invaded England in 1066 and became its king.

Accepted Answer

William th

Question 6

The internal economic and agricultural expansion in the Middle Ages led to a more severe serfdom for the peasants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The goal of scholastic philosophy in the Middle Ages was

Accepted Answer

A)  To reconcile faith and reason 
B)  To provide employment for professors 
C)  To refute the ideas of Abelard 
D)  To provide justification for monarchy 
A)  To reconcile faith and reason 
B)  To provide employment for professors 
C)  To refute the ideas of Abelard 
D)  To provide justification for monarchy

Question 8

The new form of agricultural planting in the Middle Ages was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The new form of agricultural planting in...

Question 9

Medieval universities prohibited the study of Arabic philosophers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Henry II of England was noted for his judicial reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The medieval Italian theologian who wrote the Summa Theologiae was Thomas ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The medieval Italian theologian who wrote the...

Question 12

Ramó n Lull was one of the leaders of crusades against the Muslim world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why and how did the Holy Roman Empire, apparently so powerful, fail to develop into a centralized state and what role did the Investiture controversy play in this?

Accepted Answer

The Holy Roman Empire, despite its appar

Question 14

The Third Crusade ended with the defeat of Saladin and the recapture of Jerusalem by the crusaders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Waldensians and the Albigensians were

Accepted Answer

A)  Two major orders of crusading knights 
B)  Two very different, but important sets of Medieval religious dissidents or heretics 
C)  The followers of the pope in the investiture crisis 
D)  The followers of the emperor in the Investiture crisis 
A)  Two major orders of crusading knights 
B)  Two very different, but important sets of Medieval religious dissidents or heretics 
C)  The followers of the pope in the investiture crisis 
D)  The followers of the emperor in the Investiture crisis

Question 16

By the end of the Crusades, Islamic states were stronger than ever and the Byzantine Empire weaker than ever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The medieval castle

Accepted Answer

A)  Was always built of stone 
B)  Was usually erected in harmony with its environment 
C)  By the 13th century was designed for comfort as well as for defense 
D)  Was usually built in low-lying areas 
A)  Was always built of stone 
B)  Was usually erected in harmony with its environment 
C)  By the 13th century was designed for comfort as well as for defense 
D)  Was usually built in low-lying areas

Question 18

The medieval concept of courtly love

Accepted Answer

A)  Was also applied to the peasants 
B)  In literature, if not necessarily in fact, enhanced the position of women 
C)  Tended to strengthen the bonds of matrimony 
D)  Led to an increase in divorces 
A)  Was also applied to the peasants 
B)  In literature, if not necessarily in fact, enhanced the position of women 
C)  Tended to strengthen the bonds of matrimony 
D)  Led to an increase in divorces

Question 19

In spite of its name, the Medieval Holy Roman Empire was based not in Italy, but in

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Poland 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Germany 
D)  Poland

Question 20

The body assembled by Edward I, which included nobles, knights and townsmen, was called the Model ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The body assembled by Edward I, which...

Exam 8: Order Restored: The High Middle Ages, 1000-1300

Medieval chivalry

The investiture controversy was the question of whether laymen or the papacy should confer the spiritual symbols of office on a new bishop.

The apparently strong German monarchy of the Holy Roman Empire eventually foundered because of

Thomas Aquinas believed

____________ invaded England in 1066 and became its king.

The internal economic and agricultural expansion in the Middle Ages led to a more severe serfdom for the peasants.

The goal of scholastic philosophy in the Middle Ages was

The new form of agricultural planting in the Middle Ages was called the ________.

Medieval universities prohibited the study of Arabic philosophers.

Henry II of England was noted for his judicial reforms.

The medieval Italian theologian who wrote the Summa Theologiae was Thomas ________.

Ramó n Lull was one of the leaders of crusades against the Muslim world.

Why and how did the Holy Roman Empire, apparently so powerful, fail to develop into a centralized state and what role did the Investiture controversy play in this?

The Third Crusade ended with the defeat of Saladin and the recapture of Jerusalem by the crusaders.

The Waldensians and the Albigensians were

By the end of the Crusades, Islamic states were stronger than ever and the Byzantine Empire weaker than ever.

The medieval castle

The medieval concept of courtly love

In spite of its name, the Medieval Holy Roman Empire was based not in Italy, but in

The body assembled by Edward I, which included nobles, knights and townsmen, was called the Model ________.

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Pride in Family and City: Rome From Its Origins Through the Republic, 753-44 Bce

Territorial and Christian Empires: The Roman Empire, 31 B.C.E to 410 C.E

A World Divided: Western Kingdoms, Byzantium, and the Islamic World, C.A 376-1000

The Struggle to Bring Order: The Early Middle Ages, C.A 750-1000

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A New World of Reason and Reform: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, 1600-1800

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Overturning the Political and Social Order: The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815

Factories, Cities, and Families in the Industrial Age: The Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850

Coping With Change: Ideology, Politics, and Revolution, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Statebuilding: Unifying Nations, 1850-1870

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Modern Life and the Culture of Progress: Western Society, 1850-1914

Descending Into the Twentieth Century: World War and Revolution, 1914-1920

Darkening Decades: Recovery, Dictators, and Depression, 1920-1939

Into the Fire Again: World War II, 1939-1945

Superpower Struggles and Global Transformations: The Cold War,1945-1980s

Into the Twenty-First Century: The Present in Perspective

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