Question 1

Marco Polo's account of his travels, Memories,

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A)  inspired many people to explore the Orient. 
B)  primarily detailed his travels in Africa. 
C)  served as a religious manual for missionary work. 
D)  was used to translate English and French texts to Chinese. 
A)  inspired many people to explore the Orient. 
B)  primarily detailed his travels in Africa. 
C)  served as a religious manual for missionary work. 
D)  was used to translate English and French texts to Chinese.

Question 2

Which of the following were achievements of Hildegard of Bingen?

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A)  composed a morality play to be sung 
B)  corresponded with major figures of her time 
C)  authored works on the medical arts and science 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  composed a morality play to be sung 
B)  corresponded with major figures of her time 
C)  authored works on the medical arts and science 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

The medieval church taught that purgatory was a place where

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A)  the sinful dead were punished eternally. 
B)  those who died in a state of grace were purified from all stain of sin. 
C)  children that were born dead spent eternity. 
D)  heretics suffered before going to heaven. 
A)  the sinful dead were punished eternally. 
B)  those who died in a state of grace were purified from all stain of sin. 
C)  children that were born dead spent eternity. 
D)  heretics suffered before going to heaven.

Question 4

The debate between the realists and nominalists

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A)  was settled by a church council in 1215. 
B)  centered on the issue of universals. 
C)  arose from attempts to reconcile Arabic thought and Christian beliefs. 
D)  was fought between the papacy and scholarly monks. 
A)  was settled by a church council in 1215. 
B)  centered on the issue of universals. 
C)  arose from attempts to reconcile Arabic thought and Christian beliefs. 
D)  was fought between the papacy and scholarly monks.

Question 5

By taking part in the church's seven sacraments, medieval Christians hoped to

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A)  gain the approval of the feudal monarchs. 
B)  achieve a sense of social peace with one another. 
C)  achieve spiritual salvation and eternal life. 
D)  gain the attention of the priests and ultimately the pope. 
A)  gain the approval of the feudal monarchs. 
B)  achieve a sense of social peace with one another. 
C)  achieve spiritual salvation and eternal life. 
D)  gain the attention of the priests and ultimately the pope.

Question 6

What were two major innovations in music during the High Middle Ages?

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A)  monophony and Gregorian chants 
B)  syncopation and atonality 
C)  the sonata and program music 
D)  tropes and polyphony 
A)  monophony and Gregorian chants 
B)  syncopation and atonality 
C)  the sonata and program music 
D)  tropes and polyphony

Question 7

Which of the following were independent communities of laywomen dedicated to good works, poverty, chastity, and religious devotion?

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A)  beguines 
B)  Franciscans 
C)  Dominicans 
D)  friars 
A)  beguines 
B)  Franciscans 
C)  Dominicans 
D)  friars

Question 8

Near which city (at the Abbey Church of St. Denis) did the Gothic style of architecture first appear?

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A)  Amiens 
B)  Vézelay 
C)  Chartres 
D)  Paris 
A)  Amiens 
B)  Vézelay 
C)  Chartres 
D)  Paris

Question 9

During the High Middle Ages, the population in Europe

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A)  declined. 
B)  remained stationary. 
C)  grew at a slow rate. 
D)  doubled. 
A)  declined. 
B)  remained stationary. 
C)  grew at a slow rate. 
D)  doubled.

Question 10

What ideals and values are expressed in the Song of Roland?

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The Song of Roland expresses several ide

Question 11

Life for serfs in medieval Europe usually involved

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A)  living in towns and clerking in the lord's shop. 
B)  eking out a living through farming and enduring exploitation from lords. 
C)  living in monasteries and serving in the church. 
D)  fighting for the lord and working his fields. 
A)  living in towns and clerking in the lord's shop. 
B)  eking out a living through farming and enduring exploitation from lords. 
C)  living in monasteries and serving in the church. 
D)  fighting for the lord and working his fields.

Question 12

Discuss the impact of new religious orders and the lay piety movements on the medieval church.

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The impact of new religious orders and l

Question 13

Feudalism evolved into a set of relationships between

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A)  lords and peasants. 
B)  lords and clerics. 
C)  lords and vassals. 
D)  popes and kings. 
A)  lords and peasants. 
B)  lords and clerics. 
C)  lords and vassals. 
D)  popes and kings.

Question 14

Which of the following is a porch or vestibule, usually enclosed, leading into the nave of the church?

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A)  Lombard arcade 
B)  narthex 
C)  bay 
D)  tympanum 
A)  Lombard arcade 
B)  narthex 
C)  bay 
D)  tympanum

Question 15

In which city cathedral are found 176 windows, often recognized as the most exquisite of all Gothic stained glass, and most of which are the thirteenth-century originals?

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A)  Amiens 
B)  Chartres 
C)  Vézelay 
D)  Paris 
A)  Amiens 
B)  Chartres 
C)  Vézelay 
D)  Paris

Question 16

Thomism might be best described as a

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A)  thought process that reconciled Greek and Arabic philosophy. 
B)  synthesis of the faith-versus-reason debate. 
C)  failure to reconcile the dispute between the popes and the secular monarchs. 
D)  last effort in philosophy to prove the existence of God. 
A)  thought process that reconciled Greek and Arabic philosophy. 
B)  synthesis of the faith-versus-reason debate. 
C)  failure to reconcile the dispute between the popes and the secular monarchs. 
D)  last effort in philosophy to prove the existence of God.

Question 17

Boniface VIII's papal bull, Unam Sanctum,

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A)  enacted reform of the laity. 
B)  imbued the monarchs with the power to appoint bishops. 
C)  affirmed primal papacy. 
D)  was designed to reduce the power of the monasteries. 
A)  enacted reform of the laity. 
B)  imbued the monarchs with the power to appoint bishops. 
C)  affirmed primal papacy. 
D)  was designed to reduce the power of the monasteries.

Question 18

Early chivalry can be best described as

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A)  a set of feudal regulations for peasants. 
B)  the guidelines for new monastic orders. 
C)  a guiding ethos for warriors, primarily male and martial in nature. 
D)  the business charters for towns. 
A)  a set of feudal regulations for peasants. 
B)  the guidelines for new monastic orders. 
C)  a guiding ethos for warriors, primarily male and martial in nature. 
D)  the business charters for towns.

Question 19

Which of the following is Thomas Aquinas's masterpiece?

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A)  Cyrurgia 
B)  Summa Theologica 
C)  Scivias 
D)  The Flowing Light of the Godhead 
A)  Cyrurgia 
B)  Summa Theologica 
C)  Scivias 
D)  The Flowing Light of the Godhead

Question 20

What is meant by the term Scholasticism? What does the style of Scholastic reasoning reveal about the nature of medieval intellectual life?

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Scholasticism refers to the philosophica

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages

Marco Polo's account of his travels, Memories,

Which of the following were achievements of Hildegard of Bingen?

The medieval church taught that purgatory was a place where

The debate between the realists and nominalists

By taking part in the church's seven sacraments, medieval Christians hoped to

What were two major innovations in music during the High Middle Ages?

Which of the following were independent communities of laywomen dedicated to good works, poverty, chastity, and religious devotion?

Near which city (at the Abbey Church of St. Denis) did the Gothic style of architecture first appear?

During the High Middle Ages, the population in Europe

What ideals and values are expressed in the Song of Roland?

Life for serfs in medieval Europe usually involved

Discuss the impact of new religious orders and the lay piety movements on the medieval church.

Feudalism evolved into a set of relationships between

Which of the following is a porch or vestibule, usually enclosed, leading into the nave of the church?

In which city cathedral are found 176 windows, often recognized as the most exquisite of all Gothic stained glass, and most of which are the thirteenth-century originals?

Thomism might be best described as a

Boniface VIII's papal bull, Unam Sanctum,

Early chivalry can be best described as

Which of the following is Thomas Aquinas's masterpiece?

What is meant by the term Scholasticism? What does the style of Scholastic reasoning reveal about the nature of medieval intellectual life?

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