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Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. All of the following were effects of the Hundred Years War EXCEPT a. a significant decrease in the population b. a series of peasant rebellions c. a more politically unified France d. an economically weaker England e. the rise of a Spanish Empire in the New World 2. The period from about 400-900 witnessed all except a. The “making” of Europe b. The decline of the Byzantine empire c. The decline of the Roman empire d. An age of creativity 3. During this period, the Arabs a. Renounced Islam. b. Rejected traditional Greek philosophy and learning. c. Spread their culture into Spain, Sicily, and north Africa. d. Converted to Christianity in large numbers. 4. The Petrine doctrine asserted a. The correctness of heresy b. The superiority of emperor over pope c. The authority of the bishops of Rome d. All of the above 5. The most successful Germanic kingdom was that of the a. Franks. b. Huns. c. Goths. d. Celts. 6. The imperial traditions of the Roman empire were carried on by a. The Byzantine Empire. b. The kingship of Clovis. c. The western half of the empire, headquartered at Rome. d. The Germanic tribes. 7. Caesaropapism is a. A regime where an emperor controls the church. b. The price of a man in Germanic law. c. The heresy hated most by St. Augustine. d. A regime where the religious authority has power over the emperor. 8. Charlemagne was crowned emperor by a. Himself, in Aachen. b. His father Pippin, in Aachen. c. The pope, in Rome. d. The Frankish council, in Rome. 9. The revival of culture during Charlemagne’s reign is called a. The Carolingian Renaissance. b. The papal revival. c. The Frankish-papal alliance. d. The Benedictine Renaissance. 10. The feud, or fief, refers to a. The title given to Charlemagne by the pope. b. An estate granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for service. c. The struggle between Charlemagne’s heirs, resulting in decades of war. d. A monastery in Northumbira where St. Augustine was educated. 11. In 962 which German king was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, thereby reviving imperial authority in central Europe? a. William b. Otto c. Gregory d. Charles V 12. Lay investiture referred to a. The obtaining of a fief from a lord. b. The power of the College of Cardinals to choose the pope. c. The appointment of bishops and abbots by lay lords rather than by church officials. d. The acclamation of the emperor by his council, followed by coronation by the pope. 13. The Crusades, which began in the last years of the 1090s, a. Reflected the influence of a strong, reformed papacy. b. Showed the church’s understanding of the usefulness of the noble warrior class. c. Sought Christian recapture of the Holy Land from the Muslims. d. All of the above 14. During the Reconquista, a. European armies sought to conquer the Holy Land. b. Western Christian soldiers occupied Constantinople. c. Christians sought to conquer Spain from the Muslims. d. The Normans under William the Conqueror invaded England. 15. During the High Middle Ages, serfs a. Were tied to the land. b. Held their status because of heredity. c. Might be freed if they remained a year and a day in a privileged town. d. All of the above. 16. The principle implied in the Magna Carta was a. Democracy. b. That all people, even the king, are subject to the law. c. That the king is above the law. d. That the people rule the monarch. 17. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Gothic cathedral? a. Pointed arches b. Ribbed vaults c. Thick walls d. Flying buttresses 18. By the late 12th century, Jews in western Europe a. Were forbidden to lend money at usury. b. No longer lived in ghettos. c. Suffered from increasing anti-Semitism. d. Were permitted to hold office. 19. In Unam Sanctam, Pope Boniface VIII a. Gave formal approval to the Franciscans and Dominicans. b. Stated that all people, including kings, were subject to the pope. c. Attacked the dominant heresies of the 14th century. d. All of the above. 20. The plague was probably brought into Europe by a. Chinese soldiers. b. Spanish warriors returning from South America. c. English soldiers pushing into France. d. Genoese ships from the Crimea. 21. Generally, the plague disaster of the 14th century resulted in all but which of the following for European society? a. Higher wages for most workers. b. A severe decline in the number of German clergymen. c. A decline in flagellantism. d. An obsession with death. 22. The period when the papacy resided in Avignon is known as the a. Commons. b. Babylonian Captivity. c. Ransom of John. d. Hundred Years War. 23. By the late 14th century, guilds a. Tried to keep monopolies. b. Often limited entrance to family members of guildsmen. c. Barred most women from entry. d. All of the above. 24. The Jacquerie was a. A French peasant revolt. b. The most powerful craft guild in Paris. c. An English peasant revolt. d. The most powerful craft guild in London. 25. The Conciliar Movement a. Created a new order of preaching friars. b. Plotted to make the Great Schism permanent. c. Was the biggest peasant revolt of the 14th century. d. Sought church reform through general councils.