Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the time of Jesus. 
B)  direct communication with the classics. 
C)  the Trojan War. 
D)  the time of the Church Fathers. 
E)  the time of Moses. 
A)  the time of Jesus. 
B)  direct communication with the classics. 
C)  the Trojan War. 
D)  the time of the Church Fathers. 
E)  the time of Moses.

Question 3

The Black Death and ensuing social unrest resulted in noble families:

Accepted Answer

A)  becoming impoverished. 
B)  turning to commerce in a bid to make more money. 
C)  selling off much of their land to small farmers. 
D)  building large and very strong castles to protect themselves. 
E)  growing wealthier than they had been. 
A)  becoming impoverished. 
B)  turning to commerce in a bid to make more money. 
C)  selling off much of their land to small farmers. 
D)  building large and very strong castles to protect themselves. 
E)  growing wealthier than they had been.

Question 4

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. 
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 5

Ottoman society was closed and intolerant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 
A)  More; higher 
B)  Fewer; higher 
C)  Fewer; lower 
D)  More; lower 
E)  Equal; equal

Question 7

What circumstances account for the rebellions between 1300 and 1425?

Accepted Answer

Between 1350 and 1425,hundreds of rebell

Question 8

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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. 
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 10

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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. 
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.

Question 12

Petrarch thought the goal of a Christian writer was to inspire people to do good rather than concentrate on abstract speculation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the foundations of the Ottoman Empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

Accepted Answer

Although the empire was often known for

Question 14

Before the Ottomans captured Constantinople,some of their number had worked as mercenaries for the eastern Roman Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Underlying the social unrest of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries lay:

Accepted Answer

A)  desperation born of poverty and hunger. 
B)  a growing belief that the Church would foster social change within society. 
C)  a belief that the monarchs of Europe ruled illegitimately. 
D)  a general lack of respect for those in authority. 
E)  a growing sense of self-confidence. 
A)  desperation born of poverty and hunger. 
B)  a growing belief that the Church would foster social change within society. 
C)  a belief that the monarchs of Europe ruled illegitimately. 
D)  a general lack of respect for those in authority. 
E)  a growing sense of self-confidence.

Question 16

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. 
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 17

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

Question 18

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Religious devotion in the later Middle Ages sometimes supported commercial enterprises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Rebirth and Unrest 1350-1453

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

Petrarch believed that the "Dark Ages" were not the pagan past,but the Middle Ages,the time that separated him from:

The Black Death and ensuing social unrest resulted in noble families:

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

Ottoman society was closed and intolerant.

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

What circumstances account for the rebellions between 1300 and 1425?

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

The majority of Ottoman slaves were Christians because:

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

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

Petrarch thought the goal of a Christian writer was to inspire people to do good rather than concentrate on abstract speculation.

What were the foundations of the Ottoman Empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

Before the Ottomans captured Constantinople,some of their number had worked as mercenaries for the eastern Roman Empire.

Underlying the social unrest of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries lay:

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:

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 late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Religious devotion in the later Middle Ages sometimes supported commercial enterprises.

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

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