Question 1

Neumes are a type of notation used in which context?

Accepted Answer

A)  psalters 
B)  illuminated manuscripts 
C)  musical notation of Gregorian chant 
D)  the Vulgate Bible 
A)  psalters 
B)  illuminated manuscripts 
C)  musical notation of Gregorian chant 
D)  the Vulgate Bible C

Question 2

What is the Vulgate Bible?

Accepted Answer

A)  a translation of the Bible into medieval French 
B)  a translation of the Bible into Old English 
C)  an illuminated version of the Bible commissioned by Charlemagne 
D)  a version of the Bible largely translated into Latin by St Jerome 
A)  a translation of the Bible into medieval French 
B)  a translation of the Bible into Old English 
C)  an illuminated version of the Bible commissioned by Charlemagne 
D)  a version of the Bible largely translated into Latin by St Jerome D

Question 3

What were the important economic developments of Charlemagne's reign?

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne's reign saw the establishment of the denier as the standard coin, vigorous trade and commerce, annual trade fairs and expanded trade with Jewish merchants.

Question 4

Charlemagne's battle with the Umayyad Caliphate at the Franco-Spanish border inspired which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Causae et Curae 
B)  Beowulf 
C)  Everyman 
D)  The Song of Roland 
A)  Causae et Curae 
B)  Beowulf 
C)  Everyman 
D)  The Song of Roland

Question 5

What is the name for the dining hall of a medieval monastery?

Accepted Answer

A)  cloister 
B)  horarium 
C)  refectory 
D)  cadence 
A)  cloister 
B)  horarium 
C)  refectory 
D)  cadence

Question 6

"Eremitism" refers to which aspect of monastic life?

Accepted Answer

A)  farming 
B)  solitude 
C)  prayer 
D)  frequent study 
A)  farming 
B)  solitude 
C)  prayer 
D)  frequent study

Question 7

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

Accepted Answer

A)  transept 
B)  tympanum 
C)  ambulatory 
D)  mandorla 
A)  transept 
B)  tympanum 
C)  ambulatory 
D)  mandorla

Question 8

What room of a monastery did monks use for manuscript copying?

Accepted Answer

A)  chapter house 
B)  school 
C)  abbot's house 
D)  scriptorium 
A)  chapter house 
B)  school 
C)  abbot's house 
D)  scriptorium

Question 9

What was a principal material on which medieval scribes wrote?

Accepted Answer

A)  vellum 
B)  papyrus 
C)  parchment 
D)  waxed tablets 
A)  vellum 
B)  papyrus 
C)  parchment 
D)  waxed tablets

Question 10

What is the name for the central aisle of a church, which the congregation can use?

Accepted Answer

A)  narthex 
B)  nave 
C)  capitulary 
D)  trope 
A)  narthex 
B)  nave 
C)  capitulary 
D)  trope

Question 11

What is the oldest and most famous of the chansons de geste ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyman 
B)  The Song of Roland 
C)  Quem Queritis 
D)  The Romance of the Rose 
A)  Everyman 
B)  The Song of Roland 
C)  Quem Queritis 
D)  The Romance of the Rose

Question 12

What does the term a cappella refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  communications sent to a bishop 
B)  singing without referring to text or music notation 
C)  a congregation's gaze toward the altar 
D)  singing without instrumental accompaniment 
A)  communications sent to a bishop 
B)  singing without referring to text or music notation 
C)  a congregation's gaze toward the altar 
D)  singing without instrumental accompaniment

Question 13

What is the importance of Roswitha's legend of Theophilus in the history of literary themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  It introduces the Faust theme to German literature. 
B)  It marks a return to the literary themes of Classical Greece. 
C)  It borrows themes from Islam. 
D)  It explores themes of human sexuality in an explicit manner. 
A)  It introduces the Faust theme to German literature. 
B)  It marks a return to the literary themes of Classical Greece. 
C)  It borrows themes from Islam. 
D)  It explores themes of human sexuality in an explicit manner.

Question 14

Which term refers to the monastic practice of self-denial?

Accepted Answer

A)  fenestration 
B)  monos 
C)  asceticism 
D)  capitulation 
A)  fenestration 
B)  monos 
C)  asceticism 
D)  capitulation

Question 15

What was the primary purpose of a reliquary?

Accepted Answer

A)  It served as a place to bury the dead. 
B)  It served as a center for worship. 
C)  It served as a repository for sacred objects. 
D)  It housed literary and scholarly manuscripts. 
A)  It served as a place to bury the dead. 
B)  It served as a center for worship. 
C)  It served as a repository for sacred objects. 
D)  It housed literary and scholarly manuscripts.

Question 16

Why was Charlemagne's "palace school" at Aachen important?

Accepted Answer

The establishment of Charlemagne's "pala

Question 17

Liturgical _______ were verbal elaborations on the texts of chants, used by monks to help them memorize the intricate melodies.

Accepted Answer

A)  tropes 
B)  cantuses 
C)  monophonics 
D)  cadences 
A)  tropes 
B)  cantuses 
C)  monophonics 
D)  cadences

Question 18

What are the trivium and quadrivium ?

Accepted Answer

A)  courses of study in medieval universities 
B)  obscure scriptures found at Aachen 
C)  medieval guilds of mathematicians 
D)  two legal codes designed by Charlemagne 
A)  courses of study in medieval universities 
B)  obscure scriptures found at Aachen 
C)  medieval guilds of mathematicians 
D)  two legal codes designed by Charlemagne

Question 19

Who wrote The Conversion of the Harlot Thais ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charlemagne 
B)  Hildegard von Bingen 
C)  Roswitha 
D)  Roland 
A)  Charlemagne 
B)  Hildegard von Bingen 
C)  Roswitha 
D)  Roland

Question 20

Which of the following did NOT occur after Charlemagne's death?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Frankish kingdom. 
B)  Emperor Frederick Barbarossa canonized Charlemagne. 
C)  The Frankish kingdom fractured, leading to a period of violence and hardship. 
D)  His bones were placed inside works of art, as a way of paying tribute. 
A)  The Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Frankish kingdom. 
B)  Emperor Frederick Barbarossa canonized Charlemagne. 
C)  The Frankish kingdom fractured, leading to a period of violence and hardship. 
D)  His bones were placed inside works of art, as a way of paying tribute.

Exam 9: The Rise of Medieval Culture

Neumes are a type of notation used in which context?

What is the Vulgate Bible?

What were the important economic developments of Charlemagne's reign?

Charlemagne's battle with the Umayyad Caliphate at the Franco-Spanish border inspired which of the following?

What is the name for the dining hall of a medieval monastery?

"Eremitism" refers to which aspect of monastic life?

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

What room of a monastery did monks use for manuscript copying?

What was a principal material on which medieval scribes wrote?

What is the name for the central aisle of a church, which the congregation can use?

What is the oldest and most famous of the chansons de geste ?

What does the term a cappella refer to?

What is the importance of Roswitha's legend of Theophilus in the history of literary themes?

Which term refers to the monastic practice of self-denial?

What was the primary purpose of a reliquary?

Why was Charlemagne's "palace school" at Aachen important?

Liturgical _______ were verbal elaborations on the texts of chants, used by monks to help them memorize the intricate melodies.

What are the trivium and quadrivium ?

Who wrote The Conversion of the Harlot Thais ?

Which of the following did NOT occur after Charlemagne's death?

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