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APWH Ch. 14 Quiz
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1. What percentage of the western European population was rural during the late Middle Ages?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 90%
e. 100%
2. What caused the end of serfdom in western Europe?
a. the Black Death
b. the rise of popular literature
c. the rise of cities
d. the decimated agricultural productivity of the early 14th century
e. emancipation after participating in the Hundred Years' War
3. Which factor was not a contributor to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445?
a. economic growth
b. warm temperatures
c. new farming techniques
d. few epidemics
e. unification under Christianity
4. The Bubonic Plague was brought to Europe by
a. Mongol invaders
b. Chinese explorers
c. Genoese traders
d. Christian monks
e. Russian serfs
5. The three-field system was
a. the traditional three-part contest performed by knights.
b. the legal system.
c. the political relationship between king, lord, and serf.
d. the technology used in medieval optics.
e. an agricultural method.
6. By the time it subsided, the Black Death had killed
a. one out of three western Europeans.
b. one out of five western Europeans.
c. one out of ten western Europeans.
d. one out of twenty western Europeans.
e. a negligible number of western Europeans.
7. Windmills and watermills
a. were invented in later medieval Europe.
b. had long been common in the Islamic world.
c. were banned by the pope as the "devil's wheel."
d. had little impact in Europe.
e. were unknown in China.
8. The continued growth of trade and manufacturing after 1200 resulted in
a. The growth of urban areas in the Latin West
b. The continuing economic depression in agriculture
c. The isolation of Europe from the rest of the world
d. Religious revival and expansion
e. Strict government regulation
9. The crucial factor to the growth of cities was
a. increased trade
b. being self-sustaining
c. proximity to agricultural resources
d. a reliable transportation infrastructure
e. the beginning of the guild system
10. The predominant city for trade with the Far East during the Middle Ages was:
a. Paris
b. London
c. Flanders
d. Venice
e. Barcelona
11. A guild was
a. a band of knights without ties to a lord.
b. an association of craft specialists from the same trade.
c. an order of monks.
d. a unit of currency in use throughout the Latin West.
e. a measurement of distance.
12. One of the most significant growth industries in the 14th century was:
a. merchant banking
b. stonemasonry
c. papermaking
d. wool weaving
e. metal smelting
13. The Hanseatic League was based in
a. Germany.
b. Russia.
c. the Ottoman Empire.
d. England.
e. Bulgaria.
14. Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?
a. Jews were prohibited from moneylending for religious reasons.
b. Florence lagged behind the rest of the Latin West.
c. Checking accounts, shareholding companies, money-changing, loans, and investments
were offered as services.
d. Services were only offered to the clergy.
e. No money could be lent for the purpose of warfare in accordance with the Banker
Agreement of 1499.
15. Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of the Gothic cathedral?
a. The flying buttress
b. Giant stained-glass windows
c. The Gothic arch
d. Their great height
e. Domes
16. The Renaissance began in
a. eastern France.
b. southern England.
c. southern Russia.
d. Austria.
e. northern Italy.
17. Some of the "lost knowledge" of the Greek and Arab world came into the Latin West through
a. the recapture of northern Germany from the Huns.
b. the recapture of southern Italy from the Byzantines and of Sicily and Toledo from the
Muslims.
c. contact with the court of Khubilai Khan.
d. the discovery of the remains of the Library of Alexandria.
e. the lively trade in classical antiquities.
18. Before they were expelled in 1492, the largest population of Jews in the West was found in
a. France.
b. Belgium.
c. Holland.
d. Spain.
e. England.
19. The most notable work in Scholasticism, the Summa Theologica, was written by:
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Thomas Aquinas
c. Dante Aligheri
d. Jan Hus
e. Peter Abelard
20. One of the significant features of the growth of literature in the 14-15th century was
a. the development of epic poetry
b. the fusion of mythology and religious overtones
c. the incorporation of political criticism
d. the composition of literature in the vernacular
e. the inclusion of common people in literary tales.
21. Which of the following fostered artistic growth in the Renaissance?
a. The ability of the average person to afford art
b. The war against the Muslims, in which many Muslim artists and artwork were captured
c. The "artistic tax" by which part of every salary was used to support museums
d. The patronage of wealthy merchants and prelates
e. Universal education
22. What changes transformed later medieval military technology?
a. The catapult
b. Firearms and crossbows with metal-tipped arrows
c. The organization of knights into armies and primitive biological warfare
d. Universal male conscription and the invention of the mace
e. Military advancement based on merit
23. Which of the following statements about the Magna Carta is not true?
a. It affirmed that monarchs are subject to established law.
b. It confirmed the independence of the church and the city of London.
c. It gave new rights to the peasants.
d. It means "Great Charter."
e. It guaranteed the nobles' hereditary rights.
24. Joan of Arc
a. led the French to victory in a decisive battle during the Hundred Years War.
b. brokered the English and French peace treaty, thus ending the Hundred Years War.
c. became the queen of France during the Hundred Years War.
d. was the only woman permitted to attend the University of Paris.
e. founded the city of Orleans.
25. Spain's "reconquest" and political consolidation excluded which group?
a. Muslims
b. Protestants
c. Peasants
d. Slaves
e. Africans
26. By 1500, the English Parliament
a. had been disbanded by King John.
b. had overthrown the king and gained complete governmental authority.
c. had become a permanent part of English government.
d. had yet to be officially formed.
e. had been disbanded.