Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
-Great Schism

Accepted Answer

The Great Schism refers to the split wit

Question 2

What brought about the Great Schism in 1378?

Accepted Answer

A) An argument broke out over the nature of the Trinity 
B) England broke away from the Catholic Church 
C) France was converted to Lutheranism 
D) The French cardinals elected a second pope 
E) An earthquake split St. Peter's basilica in two 
A) An argument broke out over the nature of the Trinity 
B) England broke away from the Catholic Church 
C) France was converted to Lutheranism 
D) The French cardinals elected a second pope 
E) An earthquake split St. Peter's basilica in two

Question 3

Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and introduced into Europe in the fourteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In what town did the papacy reside in across the French border from 1305 to 1377?

Accepted Answer

A) Avignon 
B) Bordeaux 
C) Provence 
D) Dijon 
E) Paris 
A) Avignon 
B) Bordeaux 
C) Provence 
D) Dijon 
E) Paris

Question 5

Where were most clocks typically located in the early fourteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) On the top of mountains and hills 
B) On the walls of large towns 
C) In private homes 
D) In factories 
E) In the towers of churches and municipal buildings 
A) On the top of mountains and hills 
B) On the walls of large towns 
C) In private homes 
D) In factories 
E) In the towers of churches and municipal buildings

Question 6

What was true of marriages between urban couples prior to the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A) Most couples married in their early teens. 
B) Divorce was a simple and common process. 
C) Only elites had their marriages sanctified by the church. 
D) Most marriages were carried out in secret. 
E) Late marriages were common. 
A) Most couples married in their early teens. 
B) Divorce was a simple and common process. 
C) Only elites had their marriages sanctified by the church. 
D) Most marriages were carried out in secret. 
E) Late marriages were common.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-purgatory

Accepted Answer

Purgatory is a concept found within the

Question 8

When Christine de Pizan's husband died, she became a ____ to earn her living.

Accepted Answer

A) painter 
B) mercenary solider 
C) government official 
D) writer 
E) singer 
A) painter 
B) mercenary solider 
C) government official 
D) writer 
E) singer

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
-Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron is a coll

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-King Richard II

Accepted Answer

King Richard II was the King of England

Question 11

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A) They were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) They were restricted to homes as defined by social custom. 
D) They gained new employment opportunities. 
E) They were able to inherit large fortunes. 
A) They were able to find refuge in nunneries. 
B) They were immune because of herbs taken in conjunction with pregnancy. 
C) They were restricted to homes as defined by social custom. 
D) They gained new employment opportunities. 
E) They were able to inherit large fortunes.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-Sigismund

Accepted Answer

Sigismund refers to several historical f

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-cannon

Accepted Answer

The term "cannon" refers to a large gun,

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
-Dante

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri, commonly known simply a

Question 15

In which part of the world did the bubonic plague originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa 
B) Syria 
C) Italy 
D) the Azores 
E) Asia 
A) Africa 
B) Syria 
C) Italy 
D) the Azores 
E) Asia

Question 16

For what is Dante's Divine Comedy best known?

Accepted Answer

A) It is considered a synthesis of medieval Christian thought. 
B) It was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) It lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) It attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) It was the greatest prose work of the early Renaissance. 
A) It is considered a synthesis of medieval Christian thought. 
B) It was one of the last fourteenth-century works to be written in Latin. 
C) It lashed out at the "barbarity" of the classical tradition. 
D) It attacked the science of Aristotle, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the Catholic church. 
E) It was the greatest prose work of the early Renaissance.

Question 17

What was one of the changes in urban life after the plague?

Accepted Answer

A) Efforts for equality between men and women in the workplace 
B) Later marriages and an increase in the number of extended families 
C) Belief that children are valuable only for their capacity to work and earn money for the family 
D) Regulation of waste products and public spaces 
E) Abolition of any property requirement for voting and political participation 
A) Efforts for equality between men and women in the workplace 
B) Later marriages and an increase in the number of extended families 
C) Belief that children are valuable only for their capacity to work and earn money for the family 
D) Regulation of waste products and public spaces 
E) Abolition of any property requirement for voting and political participation

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Statute of Laborers

Accepted Answer

The Statute of Laborers was a law enacte

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Golden Bull of Charles IV

Accepted Answer

The Golden Bull of Charles IV was a decr

Question 20

The basic unit of the late medieval urban environment was the

Accepted Answer

A) neighborhood. 
B) nuclear family. 
C) corporation. 
D) guild. 
E) extended family. 
A) neighborhood. 
B) nuclear family. 
C) corporation. 
D) guild. 
E) extended family.

Exam 11: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Please define the following key terms. -Great Schism

What brought about the Great Schism in 1378?

Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and introduced into Europe in the fourteenth century.

In what town did the papacy reside in across the French border from 1305 to 1377?

Where were most clocks typically located in the early fourteenth century?

What was true of marriages between urban couples prior to the Black Death?

Please define the following key terms. -purgatory

When Christine de Pizan's husband died, she became a ____ to earn her living.

Please define the following key terms. -Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron

Please define the following key terms. -King Richard II

How did women benefit from the Black Death?

Please define the following key terms. -Sigismund

Please define the following key terms. -cannon

Please define the following key terms. -Dante

In which part of the world did the bubonic plague originate?

For what is Dante's Divine Comedy best known?

What was one of the changes in urban life after the plague?

Please define the following key terms. -Statute of Laborers

Please define the following key terms. -Golden Bull of Charles IV

The basic unit of the late medieval urban environment was the

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European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

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