Question 1

Evidenced by the lifestyle of Frederick II,the culture of medieval Sicily:

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A)  was wholly Norman French. 
B)  was wholly German. 
C)  included many cultures such as Anglo-Saxon, Frisian, and Gothic. 
D)  was wholly Italian. 
E)  included many cultures such as Norman, Latin, Byzantine, and Muslim Arabic. 
A)  was wholly Norman French. 
B)  was wholly German. 
C)  included many cultures such as Anglo-Saxon, Frisian, and Gothic. 
D)  was wholly Italian. 
E)  included many cultures such as Norman, Latin, Byzantine, and Muslim Arabic.

Question 2

Frederick Barbarossa attempted to bypass the power of the papacy by:

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A)  supporting a series of rival antipopes. 
B)  ignoring every dictate from the papacy. 
C)  converting to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
D)  claiming the office of pope for himself. 
E)  besieging the papal palace in Rome. 
A)  supporting a series of rival antipopes. 
B)  ignoring every dictate from the papacy. 
C)  converting to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
D)  claiming the office of pope for himself. 
E)  besieging the papal palace in Rome.

Question 3

After the signing of the Magna Carta,English government gradually became a:

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A)  republic. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  dictatorship. 
D)  theocracy. 
E)  constitutional monarchy. 
A)  republic. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  dictatorship. 
D)  theocracy. 
E)  constitutional monarchy.

Question 4

By the mid-thirteenth century,access to some form of education was:

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A)  restricted to the sons of the nobility. 
B)  open in principle to all who wanted an education. 
C)  available only to those who intended to become priests. 
D)  open to women. 
E)  mandatory for all children under the age of 12. 
A)  restricted to the sons of the nobility. 
B)  open in principle to all who wanted an education. 
C)  available only to those who intended to become priests. 
D)  open to women. 
E)  mandatory for all children under the age of 12.

Question 5

Why was the Spanish "reconquest" not actually a reconquest?

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In the eighth century much of the Iberia

Question 6

Between 1000 and 1250,Europe:

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A)  took on many of the characteristics that define the modern West. 
B)  became more of a cultural backwater. 
C)  closed down trade routes to the Orient. 
D)  produced literature only in Latin. 
E)  looked back to the glory days of the Carolingian Empire. 
A)  took on many of the characteristics that define the modern West. 
B)  became more of a cultural backwater. 
C)  closed down trade routes to the Orient. 
D)  produced literature only in Latin. 
E)  looked back to the glory days of the Carolingian Empire.

Question 7

The Waldensians were declared heretics because they did not believe in transubstantiation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Marie de France:

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A)  was an influential queen of France in the twelfth century. 
B)  was a woman scholar tutored by Abelard. 
C)  wrote an important monastic rule for women. 
D)  wrote poetic stories in verse. 
E)  wrote about her mystical visions in a book called Scivias. 
A)  was an influential queen of France in the twelfth century. 
B)  was a woman scholar tutored by Abelard. 
C)  wrote an important monastic rule for women. 
D)  wrote poetic stories in verse. 
E)  wrote about her mystical visions in a book called Scivias.

Question 9

Anselm argued that:

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A)  human beings can know nothing beyond the world in which they live. 
B)  God cannot exist if evil exists in the world. 
C)  since human beings name objects of which they conceive, then God must be a human creation. 
D)  human ideas of goodness were necessarily instilled by a higher being, God. 
E)  God's existence is simply beyond any human ability to comprehend. 
A)  human beings can know nothing beyond the world in which they live. 
B)  God cannot exist if evil exists in the world. 
C)  since human beings name objects of which they conceive, then God must be a human creation. 
D)  human ideas of goodness were necessarily instilled by a higher being, God. 
E)  God's existence is simply beyond any human ability to comprehend.

Question 10

In what ways are the stereotypes of the Middle Ages as conservative and antihumanistic inaccurate?

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The great thinkers of the Middle Ages we

Question 11

Compared to the popes active in the early Middle Ages,popes in the High Middle Ages were:

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A)  less concerned about the power and influence of kings in the secular sphere. 
B)  less willing to control existing monastic orders and create new ones. 
C)  more concerned with missionary activity and conversion. 
D)  more concerned about establishing bureaucracies that increased the visibility of papal power. 
E)  less concerned about priests and monks living holy lifestyles. 
A)  less concerned about the power and influence of kings in the secular sphere. 
B)  less willing to control existing monastic orders and create new ones. 
C)  more concerned with missionary activity and conversion. 
D)  more concerned about establishing bureaucracies that increased the visibility of papal power. 
E)  less concerned about priests and monks living holy lifestyles.

Question 12

Chivalry:

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A)  was the term used to describe the relationship between women and men during the medieval period. 
B)  was limited to the specific orders established in England and France to reward service to the king. 
C)  was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill. 
D)  simply was a title given to the chief aide to a king during a time of war. 
E)  comes from a Latin word meaning an archer held in reserve during battle. 
A)  was the term used to describe the relationship between women and men during the medieval period. 
B)  was limited to the specific orders established in England and France to reward service to the king. 
C)  was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill. 
D)  simply was a title given to the chief aide to a king during a time of war. 
E)  comes from a Latin word meaning an archer held in reserve during battle.

Question 13

By the eleventh century,the reforming abbey of Cluny was abandoned.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does the ethos of crusade imbue the political and religious movements of the High Middle Ages?

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During the crusades,many crusaders conce

Question 15

The political power of some queens of the High Middle Ages in Europe is reflected in the:

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A)  right of queens to choose which son would become king after the death of his father. 
B)  number of women included in manuscript illuminations from the period. 
C)  right of queens to attend medieval universities. 
D)  power of the queen in the game of chess. 
E)  number of books that were dedicated to queens during this period. 
A)  right of queens to choose which son would become king after the death of his father. 
B)  number of women included in manuscript illuminations from the period. 
C)  right of queens to attend medieval universities. 
D)  power of the queen in the game of chess. 
E)  number of books that were dedicated to queens during this period.

Question 16

In 1250,the most powerful guild in Arras was a guild of professional entertainers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The essential features of the Romanesque architectural style are:

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A)  highly decorated interiors and slender, towering columns. 
B)  rounded arches, massive stone walls, and large columns. 
C)  stained-glass windows cutting through heavy walls. 
D)  vertical elements such as pointed arches, pinnacles, and ribbed vaulting. 
E)  pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, and massive stone walls. 
A)  highly decorated interiors and slender, towering columns. 
B)  rounded arches, massive stone walls, and large columns. 
C)  stained-glass windows cutting through heavy walls. 
D)  vertical elements such as pointed arches, pinnacles, and ribbed vaulting. 
E)  pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, and massive stone walls.

Question 18

Upon admission to university,medieval students typically spent four years studying the liberal arts,which meant:

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A)  theology and philosophy. 
B)  history and the social sciences. 
C)  mathematics, natural science, and painting. 
D)  advanced work in Latin grammar, rhetoric, and logic. 
E)  advanced work in theology, mathematics, and the social sciences. 
A)  theology and philosophy. 
B)  history and the social sciences. 
C)  mathematics, natural science, and painting. 
D)  advanced work in Latin grammar, rhetoric, and logic. 
E)  advanced work in theology, mathematics, and the social sciences.

Question 19

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

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A)  universal democracy. 
B)  the multicultural, multilingual empire. 
C)  dictatorship. 
D)  the national monarchy. 
E)  the theocracy, a church state. 
A)  universal democracy. 
B)  the multicultural, multilingual empire. 
C)  dictatorship. 
D)  the national monarchy. 
E)  the theocracy, a church state.

Question 20

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

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A)  northern Italy. 
B)  Sicily. 
C)  Rome and central Italy. 
D)  Saxony. 
E)  the Papal States. 
A)  northern Italy. 
B)  Sicily. 
C)  Rome and central Italy. 
D)  Saxony. 
E)  the Papal States.

Exam 9: The Consolidation of Europe 1100-1250

Evidenced by the lifestyle of Frederick II,the culture of medieval Sicily:

Frederick Barbarossa attempted to bypass the power of the papacy by:

After the signing of the Magna Carta,English government gradually became a:

By the mid-thirteenth century,access to some form of education was:

Why was the Spanish "reconquest" not actually a reconquest?

Between 1000 and 1250,Europe:

The Waldensians were declared heretics because they did not believe in transubstantiation.

Marie de France:

Anselm argued that:

In what ways are the stereotypes of the Middle Ages as conservative and antihumanistic inaccurate?

Compared to the popes active in the early Middle Ages,popes in the High Middle Ages were:

Chivalry:

By the eleventh century,the reforming abbey of Cluny was abandoned.

How does the ethos of crusade imbue the political and religious movements of the High Middle Ages?

The political power of some queens of the High Middle Ages in Europe is reflected in the:

In 1250,the most powerful guild in Arras was a guild of professional entertainers.

The essential features of the Romanesque architectural style are:

Upon admission to university,medieval students typically spent four years studying the liberal arts,which meant:

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

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