Question 1

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 2

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

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A)  tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B)  tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C)  taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D)  denied the existence of witches. 
E)  authorized a French translation of the Bible. 
A)  tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B)  tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C)  taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D)  denied the existence of witches. 
E)  authorized a French translation of the Bible.

Question 3

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

France's "first woman of letters" was

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A)  Pope Joan. 
B)  Joan of Arc. 
C)  Heloise. 
D)  Christine de Pizan 
E)  Simone de Beauvoir. 
A)  Pope Joan. 
B)  Joan of Arc. 
C)  Heloise. 
D)  Christine de Pizan 
E)  Simone de Beauvoir.

Question 5

Dante's Divine Comedy

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A)  is considered a synthesis of medieval Christian 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 the greatest prose work of the early Renaissance. 
A)  is considered a synthesis of medieval Christian 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 the greatest prose work of the early Renaissance.

Question 6

After the Black Death, money payments were increasingly substituted for military service in the lord-vassal relationship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The flagellants

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A)  were praised by the Catholic church for their miraculous deeds. 
B)  were groups that physically punished themselves to win the forgiveness of God. 
C)  were a new phenomenon that arose in response to the Black Death. 
D)  would remain a popular religious movement throughout the fourteenth century. 
E)  were only to be found in isolated rural areas. 
A)  were praised by the Catholic church for their miraculous deeds. 
B)  were groups that physically punished themselves to win the forgiveness of God. 
C)  were a new phenomenon that arose in response to the Black Death. 
D)  would remain a popular religious movement throughout the fourteenth century. 
E)  were only to be found in isolated rural areas.

Question 8

Meister Eckhart

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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 9

The chief ambition of the Venetian city-state in the fourteenth century was

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A)  financial control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  inducing the bankruptcy of the papacy. 
C)  to create a maritime commercial empire throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. 
D)  monopolizing the shipping of English wool to Flanders. 
E)  to wage a crusade against the Turks in order to gain access to the Holy Land. 
A)  financial control of the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  inducing the bankruptcy of the papacy. 
C)  to create a maritime commercial empire throughout the Mediterranean and Black seas. 
D)  monopolizing the shipping of English wool to Flanders. 
E)  to wage a crusade against the Turks in order to gain access to the Holy Land.

Question 10

The most revolutionary of thirteenth and fourteenth-century inventions was/were

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A)  the printing press. 
B)  paper. 
C)  eyeglasses. 
D)  clocks. 
E)  telescope. 
A)  the printing press. 
B)  paper. 
C)  eyeglasses. 
D)  clocks. 
E)  telescope.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-pneumonic plague

Accepted Answer

Pneumonic plague is one of the three mai

Question 12

Discuss the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments.

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The failure of Germany and Italy to deve

Question 13

One overall result of the Great Schism was to

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A)  put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B)  badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C)  rejuvenate Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D)  end the abuse of pluralism. 
E)  reinforce the faith of true rather than false Christians. 
A)  put an end to the church's previous financial abuses. 
B)  badly damaged the faith of many Christian believers. 
C)  rejuvenate Christianity as it had been on the decline throughout Europe. 
D)  end the abuse of pluralism. 
E)  reinforce the faith of true rather than false Christians.

Question 14

The French government and aristocracy responded to the Jacquerie by

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A)  drafting the rebels into the army. 
B)  standing back and letting it run its course. 
C)  negotiating a settlement with its leaders. 
D)  massacring the participants. 
E)  renouncing their historic privileges. 
A)  drafting the rebels into the army. 
B)  standing back and letting it run its course. 
C)  negotiating a settlement with its leaders. 
D)  massacring the participants. 
E)  renouncing their historic privileges.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Black Death

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-Black Death...

Question 16

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

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During the fourteenth century, Italy exp

Question 17

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

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A)  Crecy. 
B)  Tours. 
C)  Poitiers. 
D)  Troyes. 
E)  Agincourt. 
A)  Crecy. 
B)  Tours. 
C)  Poitiers. 
D)  Troyes. 
E)  Agincourt.

Question 18

One decisive advantage that England had at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War was

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A)  cannons. 
B)  lances. 
C)  credit financing. 
D)  longbow. 
E)  castles. 
A)  cannons. 
B)  lances. 
C)  credit financing. 
D)  longbow. 
E)  castles.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Antichrist

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The term "Antichrist" originates from Ch

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Yersinia pestis

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Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that caus

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

Changed urban attitudes in the fourteenth century included

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

Because of the resulting economic depression, the price of labor was drastically reduced in the aftermath of the Black Death.

France's "first woman of letters" was

Dante's Divine Comedy

After the Black Death, money payments were increasingly substituted for military service in the lord-vassal relationship.

The flagellants

Meister Eckhart

The chief ambition of the Venetian city-state in the fourteenth century was

The most revolutionary of thirteenth and fourteenth-century inventions was/were

IDENTIFICATIONS -pneumonic plague

Discuss the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments.

One overall result of the Great Schism was to

The French government and aristocracy responded to the Jacquerie by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Black Death

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

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

One decisive advantage that England had at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War was

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Antichrist

IDENTIFICATIONS -Yersinia pestis

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