Question 1

The university founded at Bologna was celebrated mainly as a school of

Accepted Answer

A)  law. 
B)  intercollegiate sports. 
C)  medicine. 
D)  theology. 
E)  philosophy. 
A)  law. 
B)  intercollegiate sports. 
C)  medicine. 
D)  theology. 
E)  philosophy. A

Question 2

Which of the following was expected of noblewomen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing businesses and overseas trade. 
B)  Refuse to remarry if a widow. 
C)  Running the government as monarch if the male heir is less capable. 
D)  Bearing children. 
E)  Both A and D. 
A)  Establishing businesses and overseas trade. 
B)  Refuse to remarry if a widow. 
C)  Running the government as monarch if the male heir is less capable. 
D)  Bearing children. 
E)  Both A and D. D

Question 3

All of the following explain the revival of cities in Europe EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  increased agricultural production. 
B)  large number of serfs. 
C)  peaceful environment. 
D)  increased trade. 
E)  All of the options contributed to the revival of cities. 
A)  increased agricultural production. 
B)  large number of serfs. 
C)  peaceful environment. 
D)  increased trade. 
E)  All of the options contributed to the revival of cities. B

Question 4

The rights of the European nobility stemmed generally from

Accepted Answer

A)  conquests in which they had participated. 
B)  legal writs that had been chartered hundreds of years before. 
C)  royal patents given by monarchs to the chosen few. 
D)  church documents detailing family histories. 
E)  the purchase of titles by the wealthy. 
A)  conquests in which they had participated. 
B)  legal writs that had been chartered hundreds of years before. 
C)  royal patents given by monarchs to the chosen few. 
D)  church documents detailing family histories. 
E)  the purchase of titles by the wealthy.

Question 5

What changed for serfs after the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  None of them survived. 
B)  They were freed by their lords. 
C)  Their dues were removed. 
D)  Their treatment by the lords improved considerably since they could bargain for better working conditions. 
E)  They no longer were obligated legally to their lords, although they could commit themselves to him if they chose. 
A)  None of them survived. 
B)  They were freed by their lords. 
C)  Their dues were removed. 
D)  Their treatment by the lords improved considerably since they could bargain for better working conditions. 
E)  They no longer were obligated legally to their lords, although they could commit themselves to him if they chose.

Question 6

The great scandal of the Fourth Crusade was that it

Accepted Answer

A)  lost Jerusalem to the Muslims. 
B)  resulted in the occupation of the Christian city of Constantinople by Crusaders. 
C)  led to a war with the Greeks. 
D)  deteriorated into a quest for wealth and power. 
E)  gave a bad name to Christians across the Muslim world. 
A)  lost Jerusalem to the Muslims. 
B)  resulted in the occupation of the Christian city of Constantinople by Crusaders. 
C)  led to a war with the Greeks. 
D)  deteriorated into a quest for wealth and power. 
E)  gave a bad name to Christians across the Muslim world.

Question 7

The medieval guild system

Accepted Answer

A)  hurt urban workers. 
B)  restricted competition for urban workers. 
C)  was more important in the countryside. 
D)  was the most important institution for serfs. 
E)  was organized by the suzerain. 
A)  hurt urban workers. 
B)  restricted competition for urban workers. 
C)  was more important in the countryside. 
D)  was the most important institution for serfs. 
E)  was organized by the suzerain.

Question 8

The Benedictine monks of the Middle Ages were known for

Accepted Answer

A)  leaving their monasteries to witness to the poor in foreign lands. 
B)  being members of the largest religious order in all of Europe. 
C)  competing with the Jesuits for territory. 
D)  their skill at winemaking, through which they made large amounts of money. 
E)  their vows of silence. 
A)  leaving their monasteries to witness to the poor in foreign lands. 
B)  being members of the largest religious order in all of Europe. 
C)  competing with the Jesuits for territory. 
D)  their skill at winemaking, through which they made large amounts of money. 
E)  their vows of silence.

Question 9

The greatest Christian teacher of the 12?? and 13?? centuries was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The greatest Christian teacher of the 12??...

Question 10

The only true wealth for the nobility during the Middle Ages was

Accepted Answer

A)  a plentiful supply of gold. 
B)  the hereditary rank they held. 
C)  that which they earned through trade. 
D)  land ownership. 
E)  that which had been inherited. 
A)  a plentiful supply of gold. 
B)  the hereditary rank they held. 
C)  that which they earned through trade. 
D)  land ownership. 
E)  that which had been inherited.

Question 11

Recent interpretations of the Hundred Years War have stressed ____________________ factors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recent interpretations of the Hundred Years War...

Question 12

The idea that the church community had the power to end the "Great Schism" was exhibited in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The idea that the church community had...

Question 13

The main reason the literature of Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer is significant is because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin was no longer the preferred language of the educated. 
B)  They represent the educated who were underappreciated in their own time. 
C)  Education in Latin was clearly reinforced in their writings. 
D)  The Church engaged in serious reforms after their publication. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Latin was no longer the preferred language of the educated. 
B)  They represent the educated who were underappreciated in their own time. 
C)  Education in Latin was clearly reinforced in their writings. 
D)  The Church engaged in serious reforms after their publication. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 14

____________________ were sections of Christian towns where Jews lived in a segregated status.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were sections of Christian towns where...

Question 15

Which of the following statements was not true of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light. 
B)  Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate. 
C)  The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process. 
D)  Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith. 
E)  Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral. 
A)  Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light. 
B)  Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate. 
C)  The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process. 
D)  Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith. 
E)  Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral.

Question 16

The medieval clergy,especially monks and nuns,

Accepted Answer

A)  were for the most part money-hungry. 
B)  gained a reputation of unconcern for their parishioners. 
C)  too often became obsessed with investments and rents. 
D)  owned much of their country's best land. 
E)  did a tremendous amount of good works in their own communities. 
A)  were for the most part money-hungry. 
B)  gained a reputation of unconcern for their parishioners. 
C)  too often became obsessed with investments and rents. 
D)  owned much of their country's best land. 
E)  did a tremendous amount of good works in their own communities.

Question 17

Frederick Barbarossa failed in his attempt to unify the Germans in large part because of

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  France. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the Mediterranean. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  France. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the Mediterranean.

Question 18

The Inquisition conducted by parts of the Catholic Church was at its harshest in

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  England. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  Germany. 
A)  France. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  England. 
D)  the Netherlands. 
E)  Germany.

Question 19

Describe monastic life in middle ages and challenges that new orders faced.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the situation of serfs in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were bound by law to a particular place, but they could change occupations with the approval of their noble. 
B)  Dues and taxes to the lord were set by tradition, but these were occasionally renegotiated. 
C)  Laws governing serfdom were written, even though most serfs could not read them. 
D)  Most serfs owned a small strip of land that might be able to produce enough food for their individual families. 
E)  Serfdom, unlike slavery, seldom became hereditary. 
A)  They were bound by law to a particular place, but they could change occupations with the approval of their noble. 
B)  Dues and taxes to the lord were set by tradition, but these were occasionally renegotiated. 
C)  Laws governing serfdom were written, even though most serfs could not read them. 
D)  Most serfs owned a small strip of land that might be able to produce enough food for their individual families. 
E)  Serfdom, unlike slavery, seldom became hereditary.

Exam 20: The European Middle Ages

The university founded at Bologna was celebrated mainly as a school of

Which of the following was expected of noblewomen?

All of the following explain the revival of cities in Europe EXCEPT

The rights of the European nobility stemmed generally from

What changed for serfs after the Black Death?

The great scandal of the Fourth Crusade was that it

The medieval guild system

The Benedictine monks of the Middle Ages were known for

The greatest Christian teacher of the 12?? and 13?? centuries was ____________________.

The only true wealth for the nobility during the Middle Ages was

Recent interpretations of the Hundred Years War have stressed ____________________ factors.

The idea that the church community had the power to end the "Great Schism" was exhibited in the ____________________.

The main reason the literature of Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer is significant is because of which of the following?

____________________ were sections of Christian towns where Jews lived in a segregated status.

Which of the following statements was not true of Gothic architecture?

The medieval clergy,especially monks and nuns,

Frederick Barbarossa failed in his attempt to unify the Germans in large part because of

The Inquisition conducted by parts of the Catholic Church was at its harshest in

Describe monastic life in middle ages and challenges that new orders faced.

Which of the following best describes the situation of serfs in Europe during the Middle Ages?

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

Filters