Question 1

Meister Eckhart

Accepted Answer

A) challenged the works of Thomas Aquinas in public disputations. 
B) was a mystic who claimed that one could achieve a union of the soul with God. 
C) was a noted leader of the flagellants who turned to persecution of the Jews. 
D) led the reform of the Franciscan order in Germany. 
E) rejected the leadership of the pope and was burnt at the stake. 
A) challenged the works of Thomas Aquinas in public disputations. 
B) was a mystic who claimed that one could achieve a union of the soul with God. 
C) was a noted leader of the flagellants who turned to persecution of the Jews. 
D) led the reform of the Franciscan order in Germany. 
E) rejected the leadership of the pope and was burnt at the stake.

Question 2

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

Accepted Answer

A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions. 
A) a blight that struck the wheat crop 
B) a lack of knowledge of scientific agriculture 
C) droughts throughout most of Europe 
D) a little ice age inducing bad weather with heavy rains 
E) urban pollution that spread into nearby farming regions.

Question 3

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

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A) devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C) caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) had little impact. 
A) devastated peasants but not nobles. 
B) brought an economic boom to landlords. 
C) caused only minor changes in agricultural practices. 
D) raised wages because of a scarcity of labor. 
E) had little impact.

Question 4

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

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A) became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D) became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E) was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament. 
A) became the chief advisory body of the king. 
B) relinquished most of its main powers. 
C) became the House of Lords, forming a hereditary body of peers in Parliament. 
D) became subservient to the House of Commons. 
E) was abolished in favor of a unitary parliament.

Question 5

The mystic who founded the Modern Devotion movement and led the group known as the Brothers of the Common Life was

Accepted Answer

A) Meister Eckhart. 
B) Marsiglio of Padua. 
C) Thomas Aquinas. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Gerard Groote. 
A) Meister Eckhart. 
B) Marsiglio of Padua. 
C) Thomas Aquinas. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Gerard Groote.

Question 6

During the Black Death

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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) the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D) Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E) 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) the Jews acted as partners of the flagellants in seeking to mitigate the effects of plague. 
D) Strasbourg became the most important place of refuge for Jews. 
E) Jews were accused of causing the plague by poisoning town wells.

Question 7

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

The greatest short-term consequence of t

Question 8

In fourteenth-century Venice, the real executive power of the state came to be held by the

Accepted Answer

A) doge. 
B) duce. 
C) Council of Merchants. 
D) Council of Ten. 
E) popolo minuto. 
A) doge. 
B) duce. 
C) Council of Merchants. 
D) Council of Ten. 
E) popolo minuto.

Question 9

Joan of Arc

Accepted Answer

A) was captured by the Burgundians and turned over to their English allies. 
B) was handed over to the Inquisition on charges of witchcraft. 
C) was considered transgressive because she wore men's clothing. 
D) was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) was captured by the Burgundians and turned over to their English allies. 
B) was handed over to the Inquisition on charges of witchcraft. 
C) was considered transgressive because she wore men's clothing. 
D) was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

Accepted Answer

A) increasing their prices. 
B) restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C) blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D) pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E) adopting laissez-faire policies. 
A) increasing their prices. 
B) restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C) blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D) pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E) adopting laissez-faire policies.

Question 11

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The decline of the papacy during the fou

Question 12

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

Accepted Answer

A) made heredity rather than election the process by which German kings were selected. 
B) ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C) gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D) ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E) gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews. 
A) made heredity rather than election the process by which German kings were selected. 
B) ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C) gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D) ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E) gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews.

Question 13

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

During the fourteenth century, Italy exp

Question 14

The bubonic plague originated in

Accepted Answer

A) Africa. 
B) Syria. 
C) Italy. 
D) the Azores. 
E) Asia. 
A) Africa. 
B) Syria. 
C) Italy. 
D) the Azores. 
E) Asia.

Question 15

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

Accepted Answer

A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B) particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C) emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D) was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E) abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism. 
A) was especially advocated by the nominalist school of William of Occam. 
B) particularly took hold in France and Spain. 
C) emphasized an intensely personal feeling of oneness with God. 
D) was fully endorsed and carefully controlled by the church. 
E) abandoned orthodox Christianity for heterodox pantheism.

Question 16

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Dante's Divine Comedy

Accepted Answer

A) is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B) was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian. 
A) is considered a supreme summary of medieval thought. 
B) was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) was a new interpretation of the Old Testament written in Italian.

Question 18

Changed urban attitudes in the fourteenth century included

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A) the promotion of equality between men and women in the workplace. 
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. 
D) the regulation and acceptance of prostitution in most communities. 
E) the abolition of any property requirement for voting and political participation. 
A) the promotion of equality between men and women in the workplace. 
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. 
D) the regulation and acceptance of prostitution in most communities. 
E) the abolition of any property requirement for voting and political participation.

Question 19

The fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth was

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Aquinas. 
B) Peter Abelard. 
C) Oddone Colonna. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Meister Eckhart. 
A) Thomas Aquinas. 
B) Peter Abelard. 
C) Oddone Colonna. 
D) William of Occam. 
E) Meister Eckhart.

Question 20

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

Accepted Answer

A) was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D) gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E) led to the end of the Hundred Years' War. 
A) was caused by the rising economic expectations of ordinary people. 
B) was halted when leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball betrayed the peasants' cause. 
C) succeeded in getting the government to agree to the peasants' demands. 
D) gained long-term results for the peasants. 
E) led to the end of the Hundred Years' War.

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

Meister Eckhart

What was the main cause of the early fourteenth century famines?

Economically, the great plague and the crises of the fourteenth century

During the reign of Edward III of England, the Great Council of the barons

The mystic who founded the Modern Devotion movement and led the group known as the Brothers of the Common Life was

During the Black Death

What were the greatest short-term and long-term consequences of the Black Death?

In fourteenth-century Venice, the real executive power of the state came to be held by the

Joan of Arc

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

What led to the papacy's decline during the fourteenth century?

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

What changes occurred in the political life of Italy during the fourteenth century?

The bubonic plague originated in

Mysticism in the fourteenth century

One of France's advantages toward the end of the Hundred Years' War was its adoption of cannon.

Dante's Divine Comedy

Changed urban attitudes in the fourteenth century included

The fourteenth-century theologian who claimed that reason could not prove spiritual truth was

The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

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