Question 1

Which of the following words of Saxon origin can be translated as "camp"?

Accepted Answer

A)   minster as in Westminster
B)   bury as in Canterbury
C)   chester as in Winchester
D)   strat as in Stratford C

Question 2

Which of the following architectural terms refers to wedge-shaped stones that form the arch in a Romanesque church?

Accepted Answer

A)   trumeau
B)   archivolt
C)   barrel vault
D)   voussoir D

Question 3

Which of the following works is considered an example of the "medieval romance"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lancelot
B)   Bisclavret
C)   Song of Roland
D)   Sir Gawain A

Question 4

The plainchant composed by Hildegard of Bingen is unique in that it

Accepted Answer

A)   used extremes of register to create "soaring arches" that she believed brought heaven and earth together.
B)   used one and two notes on a keyboard accompaniment.
C)   employed Classical symbolism.
D)   became the repertoire of plainchant for the Mass.

Question 5

In a typical monastery,which of the following is the dining hall,where monks ate their meals?

Accepted Answer

A)   refectory
B)   scriptorium
C)   novitiate
D)   infirmary

Question 6

Who supervised one of the most prominent Anglo-Saxon monasteries (a community of both monks and nuns)and hosted the Council of Whitby in an attempt to reconcile the Celtic and Latin factions of the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A)   Roswitha
B)   Scholastica
C)   Hilda
D)   Hildegard

Question 7

Which of the following is the best summary of the epic Beowulf?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is an account of a Scandinavian warrior who rids a community of the monsters that have been ravaging it.
B)   It is a tale of the great flood, destroying everything on earth, which then must be rebuilt by craftsmen.
C)   It is the Story of Alexander the Great seeking the fountain of eternal youth.
D)   It is a the narrative of a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Question 8

Whose "Rule" (set of guidelines)was imposed on all monasteries throughout Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gregory
B)   Benedict
C)   Leo III
D)   John XII

Question 9

Who introduced the idea of depicting notes on a staff of lines so that the same note always appears on the same line-resulting in the birth of modern musical notation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bernard of Clairvaux
B)   Guido of Arezzo
C)   St. Benedict
D)   Odo of Cluny

Question 10

Discuss Charlemagne's contributions to literacy and the changes that resulted.

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Question 11

Discuss monasticism in light of benefits and service.

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Question 12

Which of the following documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066?

Accepted Answer

A)   Domesday Book
B)   Bayeux Tapestry
C)   Song of Roland
D)   Beowulf

Question 13

Summarize the historical inaccuracies included in the Song of Roland.

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Question 14

Which of the following terms refers to a free man in Anglo-Saxon culture who owned a farm of between 90 and 100 acres?

Accepted Answer

A)   thane
B)   kenning
C)   churl
D)   wergild

Question 15

Who composed Lancelot,which centered on the adventures of a knight in King Arthur's court?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bernard de Ventadour
B)   Chrétien de Troyes
C)   Marie de France
D)   Beatriz de Dia

Question 16

Which of the following provides an accurate translation for memento mori?

Accepted Answer

A)   reminder of death
B)   reminder of life
C)   reminder of happiness
D)   reminder of wisdom

Question 17

Feudalism,a system in which a person (vassal)pledged loyalty for protection,was a well-established part of the agricultural system of the Middle Ages.How did this system relate to that of earlier hierarchies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Feudalism was originally modeled after the Roman custom of patronage.
B)   It compared with the established monastic culture.
C)   It mirrored the code of chivalry.
D)   Feudalism has its roots in early Christian monasticism.

Question 18

Which Church council initiated the First Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nicaea
B)   Chalcedon
C)   Trent
D)   Clermont

Question 19

Which of the following cities did Eleanor of Aquitaine and her daughter Marie,Countess of Champagne,establish as the center of a secular culture and literary movement that celebrated the art of courtly love?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tours
B)   Paris
C)   Poitiers
D)   Reims

Question 20

Discuss the significant contributions of Hildegard of Bingen.

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Exam 5: Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade