Question 1

Besides Dante himself, the two main figures in the Divine Comedy are

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A)  Ganelon and Roland. 
B)  Virgil and Beatrice. 
C)  Thomas Aquinas and the Virgin Mary. 
D)  Plato and Aristotle. 
A)  Ganelon and Roland. 
B)  Virgil and Beatrice. 
C)  Thomas Aquinas and the Virgin Mary. 
D)  Plato and Aristotle.

Question 2

Some medieval businesspeople and artisans protected themselves from powerful local nobility and clergy by

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A)  forming alliances with Muslims. 
B)  appealing to the pope for divine help. 
C)  forming self-governing communes. 
D)  rebelling against the feudal lords. 
A)  forming alliances with Muslims. 
B)  appealing to the pope for divine help. 
C)  forming self-governing communes. 
D)  rebelling against the feudal lords.

Question 3

The major church reform that began in the tenth century started at

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A)  the castle of Louis the Pious. 
B)  the Benedictine monastery at Cluny. 
C)  Rome under Pope Zacharius. 
D)  the church at Vézelay. 
A)  the castle of Louis the Pious. 
B)  the Benedictine monastery at Cluny. 
C)  Rome under Pope Zacharius. 
D)  the church at Vézelay.

Question 4

The feudal system rested primarily on

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A)  economic coercion by the wealthy. 
B)  the moral foundations of the church. 
C)  mutual, honorable relationships. 
D)  the lingering influence of Charlemagne's kingdom. 
A)  economic coercion by the wealthy. 
B)  the moral foundations of the church. 
C)  mutual, honorable relationships. 
D)  the lingering influence of Charlemagne's kingdom.

Question 5

Discuss the characteristics of feudalism. Is it possible to speak of a "feudal system"? Why?

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Feudalism was a social and economic syst

Question 6

The Greek philosopher whose works had the most influence on Scholasticism was

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A)  Protagoras. 
B)  Aristotle. 
C)  Zeno. 
D)  Empedocles. 
A)  Protagoras. 
B)  Aristotle. 
C)  Zeno. 
D)  Empedocles.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT among the technological advances during the High Middle Ages?

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A)  a shift to the use of the ox and plow 
B)  the proliferation of windmills 
C)  better saddles and stirrups 
D)  powerful, accurate crossbows
Essay Questions 
A)  a shift to the use of the ox and plow 
B)  the proliferation of windmills 
C)  better saddles and stirrups 
D)  powerful, accurate crossbows
Essay Questions

Question 8

Which of the following is considered the ancestor of all later Western love poetry?

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A)  canzone 
B)  allegory 
C)  lay 
D)  romance 
A)  canzone 
B)  allegory 
C)  lay 
D)  romance

Question 9

Chrétien de Troyes wrote influential romances about

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A)  King Henry II and his wife Eleanor. 
B)  King Arthur and his knights. 
C)  the Capetian dynasty. 
D)  ancient Greek myths. 
A)  King Henry II and his wife Eleanor. 
B)  King Arthur and his knights. 
C)  the Capetian dynasty. 
D)  ancient Greek myths.

Question 10

One of Peter Abelard's greatest intellectual accomplishments was to

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A)  divorce scholarship from church teachings. 
B)  champion a moderate realism that held that the "universals" existed, but only as mental concepts and devices. 
C)  undermine the Aristotelian ideas that had dominated learning in the earlier Middle Ages. 
D)  create a convincing argument for an extreme realism that completely rejected universals. 
A)  divorce scholarship from church teachings. 
B)  champion a moderate realism that held that the "universals" existed, but only as mental concepts and devices. 
C)  undermine the Aristotelian ideas that had dominated learning in the earlier Middle Ages. 
D)  create a convincing argument for an extreme realism that completely rejected universals.

Question 11

Which is true of the Cistercians?

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A)  They were more moderate than the Cluniacs. 
B)  Their growth was greatly encouraged by Bernard of Clairvaux. 
C)  They preferred more elaborate worship services. 
D)  They provided an important religious outlet for women. 
A)  They were more moderate than the Cluniacs. 
B)  Their growth was greatly encouraged by Bernard of Clairvaux. 
C)  They preferred more elaborate worship services. 
D)  They provided an important religious outlet for women.

Question 12

Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias included

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A)  a treatise on political thought. 
B)  a comprehensive summary of theology. 
C)  a description of her visions. 
D)  an allegorical romance. 
A)  a treatise on political thought. 
B)  a comprehensive summary of theology. 
C)  a description of her visions. 
D)  an allegorical romance.

Question 13

Feudalism could be used to describe all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  an economic system based on the exploitation of peasants by nobles. 
B)  a school of philosophy that preached the equality of all human beings. 
C)  a social system that bound free men together through mutual obligations. 
D)  a political system based on shared and segmented power and authority. 
A)  an economic system based on the exploitation of peasants by nobles. 
B)  a school of philosophy that preached the equality of all human beings. 
C)  a social system that bound free men together through mutual obligations. 
D)  a political system based on shared and segmented power and authority.

Question 14

Which Islamic scholar's commentaries on Aristotle had a significant impact on the scholarship of the High Middle Ages?

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A)  Averroës 
B)  Gratian 
C)  Bonaventure 
D)  Boethius 
A)  Averroës 
B)  Gratian 
C)  Bonaventure 
D)  Boethius

Question 15

The arts in the High Middle Ages were

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A)  treated separately, each being judged by different standards. 
B)  dominated by painting. 
C)  subservient to religion and had no independent status. 
D)  used to entertain the public. 
A)  treated separately, each being judged by different standards. 
B)  dominated by painting. 
C)  subservient to religion and had no independent status. 
D)  used to entertain the public.

Besides Dante himself, the two main figures in the Divine Comedy are

Some medieval businesspeople and artisans protected themselves from powerful local nobility and clergy by

The major church reform that began in the tenth century started at

The feudal system rested primarily on

Discuss the characteristics of feudalism. Is it possible to speak of a "feudal system"? Why?

The Greek philosopher whose works had the most influence on Scholasticism was

Which of the following was NOT among the technological advances during the High Middle Ages?

Which of the following is considered the ancestor of all later Western love poetry?

Chrétien de Troyes wrote influential romances about

One of Peter Abelard's greatest intellectual accomplishments was to

Which is true of the Cistercians?

Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias included

Feudalism could be used to describe all of the following EXCEPT

Which Islamic scholar's commentaries on Aristotle had a significant impact on the scholarship of the High Middle Ages?

The arts in the High Middle Ages were

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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Exam 10: The High Middle Ages

Besides Dante himself, the two main figures in the Divine Comedy are

Some medieval businesspeople and artisans protected themselves from powerful local nobility and clergy by

The major church reform that began in the tenth century started at

The feudal system rested primarily on

Discuss the characteristics of feudalism. Is it possible to speak of a "feudal system"? Why?

The Greek philosopher whose works had the most influence on Scholasticism was

Which of the following was NOT among the technological advances during the High Middle Ages?

Which of the following is considered the ancestor of all later Western love poetry?

Chrétien de Troyes wrote influential romances about

One of Peter Abelard's greatest intellectual accomplishments was to

Which is true of the Cistercians?

Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias included

Feudalism could be used to describe all of the following EXCEPT

Which Islamic scholar's commentaries on Aristotle had a significant impact on the scholarship of the High Middle Ages?

The arts in the High Middle Ages were

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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