Question 1

Saladin did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  establish a new dynasty in Egypt. 
B)  take Jerusalem. 
C)  conquer Syria and Arabia. 
D)  expel the crusaders from the Holy Land. 
A)  establish a new dynasty in Egypt. 
B)  take Jerusalem. 
C)  conquer Syria and Arabia. 
D)  expel the crusaders from the Holy Land. D

Question 2

What term describes the Renaissance focus on classicism, secularism and individualism?

Accepted Answer

humanism

Question 3

Melisende of Jerusalem and Eleanor of Aquitaine could both be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  typical medieval women. 
B)  exceptions to the usual roles of medieval women. 
C)  legitimate rulers in their own right. 
D)  examples of medieval female piety. 
A)  typical medieval women. 
B)  exceptions to the usual roles of medieval women. 
C)  legitimate rulers in their own right. 
D)  examples of medieval female piety. B

Question 4

During the Church's Babylonian Captivity, eight popes lived in the city of

Accepted Answer

A)  Babylon. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Avignon. 
A)  Babylon. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Paris. 
D)  Avignon.

Question 5

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?...

Question 6

Which early Renaissance scholar wrote Italian sonnets to a woman named Laura?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Thomas More 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Thomas Aquinas 
A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Thomas More 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Thomas Aquinas

Question 7

Evaluate the reasons for the resurgence of the West.

Accepted Answer

The resurgence of the West can be attrib

Question 8

Dante wrote in Italian, one of the vernacular languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the exaltation of women during the resurgence of the West.

Accepted Answer

The exaltation of women during the resur

Question 10

The Habsburg dynasty ruled the Holy Roman Empire for centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Joan of Arc's inspired England to victory in the Hundred Years War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Gothic architecture differed from earlier styles in being

Accepted Answer

A)  monumental. 
B)  filled with light. 
C)  more solid and earthly. 
D)  more like Roman architecture. 
A)  monumental. 
B)  filled with light. 
C)  more solid and earthly. 
D)  more like Roman architecture.

Question 13

Pope Urban II supported the Crusades for mainly political reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In what ways was Dante's Divine Comedy an example of vernacular literature?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was rhymed verse. 
B)  Its Latin was medieval, not classical. 
C)  It was written in Italian. 
D)  It used classical verse forms. 
A)  It was rhymed verse. 
B)  Its Latin was medieval, not classical. 
C)  It was written in Italian. 
D)  It used classical verse forms.

Question 15

Which family dominated 15th century Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Medici 
B)  the Ghiberti 
C)  the Sforza 
D)  the Pazzi 
A)  the Medici 
B)  the Ghiberti 
C)  the Sforza 
D)  the Pazzi

Question 16

Which of the following people was NOT a leader in the Third Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emperor Frederick Barbarossa 
B)  King Richard I the Lionheart 
C)  Philip II Augustus 
D)  Urban II 
A)  Emperor Frederick Barbarossa 
B)  King Richard I the Lionheart 
C)  Philip II Augustus 
D)  Urban II

Question 17

When was the last Muslim territory in Iberia taken by Spain?

Accepted Answer

The answer of When was the last Muslim territory in...

Question 18

King Philip the Fair sent agents to kidnap Pope Boniface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Christian reconquest of Iberia 
B)  the Muslim reconquest of the Holy Land 
C)  the Turkish reconquest of Anatolia 
D)  the Christian reconquest of the Holy Lands 
A)  the Christian reconquest of Iberia 
B)  the Muslim reconquest of the Holy Land 
C)  the Turkish reconquest of Anatolia 
D)  the Christian reconquest of the Holy Lands

Question 20

Michelangelo's David was created to symbolize

Accepted Answer

A)  the beauty of the male physique. 
B)  God's creation of man. 
C)  Florence's resistance to tyranny. 
D)  Christendom's victory over the Muslims. 
A)  the beauty of the male physique. 
B)  God's creation of man. 
C)  Florence's resistance to tyranny. 
D)  Christendom's victory over the Muslims.

Exam 16: The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Saladin did all of the following EXCEPT

What term describes the Renaissance focus on classicism, secularism and individualism?

Melisende of Jerusalem and Eleanor of Aquitaine could both be considered

During the Church's Babylonian Captivity, eight popes lived in the city of

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Which early Renaissance scholar wrote Italian sonnets to a woman named Laura?

Evaluate the reasons for the resurgence of the West.

Dante wrote in Italian, one of the vernacular languages.

Discuss the exaltation of women during the resurgence of the West.

The Habsburg dynasty ruled the Holy Roman Empire for centuries.

Joan of Arc's inspired England to victory in the Hundred Years War.

Gothic architecture differed from earlier styles in being

Pope Urban II supported the Crusades for mainly political reasons.

In what ways was Dante's Divine Comedy an example of vernacular literature?

Which family dominated 15th century Florence?

Which of the following people was NOT a leader in the Third Crusade?

When was the last Muslim territory in Iberia taken by Spain?

King Philip the Fair sent agents to kidnap Pope Boniface.

What was the Reconquista?

Michelangelo's David was created to symbolize

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