Question 1

Humanists believed that excellent scholarship and poetry could only be written in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian and Catalan. 
B)  Middle English and Old French. 
C)  Picard and Provençal. 
D)  medieval Latin and medieval Greek. 
E)  classical Latin and classical Greek.

Question 2

In late medieval Italy there was a renewed interest in studying texts written in Greek because:

Accepted Answer

A)  schools there were organized by Greek masters. 
B)  Greek had become the lingua franca there due to trade connections to the East. 
C)  Italians spoke and read Greek as their vernacular language. 
D)  Petrarch wrote an excellent text on learning the Greek language that was wildly popular. 
E)  Greek-speaking intellectuals fled to Italy as the Mongols and Ottoman Turks continually took territory from the Byzantine empire.

Question 3

What circumstances account for the rebellions between 1300 and 1425?

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Question 4

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; higher 
B)  fewer; higher 
C)  fewer; lower 
D)  more; lower 
E)  equal; equal

Question 5

One way people of the medieval period came to understand the divine in their own lives was through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Magister theologia by Meister Eckhart. 
B)  The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. 
C)  Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love by Julianne of Norwich. 
D)  The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. 
E)  The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe.

Question 6

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Christians were generally out of favor in Ottoman society. 
B)  Christians in Ottoman society were from a lower socioeconomic class. 
C)  Jews were not allowed to settle within the Ottoman empire. 
D)  Muslims were the only people who could work in business or governmental posts. 
E)  Muslims were not permitted to enslave other Muslims.

Question 7

The Muscovite state fostered a sense of unity and history within its peoples by:

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting Roman Catholicism within the territory. 
B)  arguing that Muscovy was the divinely appointed successor to the Mongol empire. 
C)  arguing that Muscovy was the divinely appointed successor to the Roman Empire. 
D)  fostering hostility toward the Orthodox Church. 
E)  fostering hostility toward Jewish peoples.

Question 8

The Ottoman empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sephardic Jews. 
B)  Roman Catholics. 
C)  Eastern Orthodox Christians. 
D)  Non-Sunni Muslims. 
E)  Zoroastrians.

Question 9

The fundamental distinction that marked a person as noble was his or her wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The emerging national monarchies in late medieval Europe resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of parliamentary democracies. 
B)  the development of monarchs with absolute power. 
C)  an increase in commerce and economic growth. 
D)  greater militarization and more warfare. 
E)  greater militarization and, therefore, less warfare.

Question 11

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453,the primary effect of their conquest on western Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological. 
B)  military. 
C)  economic. 
D)  political. 
E)  geographical: it spurred European attempts to find a direct route around Africa to India and the Far East.

Question 12

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

Accepted Answer

A)  concede his crown. 
B)  become a vassal of the English king. 
C)  resign his crown and retire to a monastery. 
D)  request aid from the Byzantine empire. 
E)  recognize the English king as the heir to the French throne.

Question 13

The Lollard movement gained great support in the fourteenth century due to the number of nobles who supported the movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduced demand for slaves because the size of the Ottoman Army could now be reduced. 
B)  vast new wealth, which greatly increased the population of the city. 
C)  an economic crisis, as trade routes were redirected away from Constantinople. 
D)  relatively little change to Ottoman society. 
E)  a revitalization of Ottoman society with the realization that they could build an empire.

Question 15

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in western Europe until the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Livy 
C)  Ovid 
D)  Paul 
E)  Plutarch

Question 16

The Great Schism ended in 1417 when the:

Accepted Answer

A)  papacy moved its administrative offices back to Rome. 
B)  Council of Basel dismissed all rival popes. 
C)  pope defeated the conciliar movement. 
D)  Council of Constance elected a new pope. 
E)  French king returned the pope to Rome.

Question 17

How did the introduction of artillery and firearms aid in the consolidation of national monarchies?

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Question 18

The early humanist Petrarch criticized late-medieval scholasticism because he felt it:

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrated more on virtuous living than on abstract speculation. 
B)  concentrated more on abstract speculation than on virtuous living. 
C)  focused too much on Christianity and salvation. 
D)  encouraged a solitary life of contemplation and asceticism. 
E)  was much too worldly in its approach to education.

Question 19

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin. 
B)  Anglo-Saxon. 
C)  Old English. 
D)  Middle English. 
E)  Modern English.

Question 20

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pope alone. 
B)  cardinals. 
C)  delegates of regularly called councils. 
D)  delegates of every diocese who gathered in Rome each year. 
E)  papal legates.

Exam 11: Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Humanists believed that excellent scholarship and poetry could only be written in:

In late medieval Italy there was a renewed interest in studying texts written in Greek because:

What circumstances account for the rebellions between 1300 and 1425?

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _ people and a(n) _ standard of living.

One way people of the medieval period came to understand the divine in their own lives was through:

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

The Muscovite state fostered a sense of unity and history within its peoples by:

The Ottoman empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

The fundamental distinction that marked a person as noble was his or her wealth.

The emerging national monarchies in late medieval Europe resulted in:

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453,the primary effect of their conquest on western Europe was:

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

The Lollard movement gained great support in the fourteenth century due to the number of nobles who supported the movement.

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in western Europe until the Renaissance.

The Great Schism ended in 1417 when the:

How did the introduction of artillery and firearms aid in the consolidation of national monarchies?

The early humanist Petrarch criticized late-medieval scholasticism because he felt it:

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in:

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

Exam 11: Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Humanists believed that excellent scholarship and poetry could only be written in:

In late medieval Italy there was a renewed interest in studying texts written in Greek because:

What circumstances account for the rebellions between 1300 and 1425?

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n) _________ standard of living.

One way people of the medieval period came to understand the divine in their own lives was through:

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

The Muscovite state fostered a sense of unity and history within its peoples by:

The Ottoman empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

The fundamental distinction that marked a person as noble was his or her wealth.

The emerging national monarchies in late medieval Europe resulted in:

When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453,the primary effect of their conquest on western Europe was:

Henry V was so successful in taking territory from France during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War that he was able to force the king of France to:

The Lollard movement gained great support in the fourteenth century due to the number of nobles who supported the movement.

For the Ottomans,their conquest of Constantinople brought:

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in western Europe until the Renaissance.

The Great Schism ended in 1417 when the:

How did the introduction of artillery and firearms aid in the consolidation of national monarchies?

The early humanist Petrarch criticized late-medieval scholasticism because he felt it:

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in:

The failed conciliar movement of the Church was intended to locate the supreme authority of the Church with the:

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _ people and a(n) _ standard of living.