Question 1

Hildegard of Bingen was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a pagan heretic 
B)  a mythical heroine 
C)  a Benedictine nun 
D)  the mother of Charlemagne 
A)  a pagan heretic 
B)  a mythical heroine 
C)  a Benedictine nun 
D)  the mother of Charlemagne

Question 2

What is the term for a covered walkway in a monastery, convent, college, or church?

Accepted Answer

A)  narthex 
B)  tribune gallery 
C)  novitiate 
D)  cloister 
A)  narthex 
B)  tribune gallery 
C)  novitiate 
D)  cloister

Question 3

What was the name of the most important style of architecture between 1000 and 1150?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neo-Classical 
B)  Romanesque 
C)  Gothic 
D)  Classical 
A)  Neo-Classical 
B)  Romanesque 
C)  Gothic 
D)  Classical

Question 4

What was the Divine Office?

Accepted Answer

A)  the order of the Mass 
B)  the schedule of monastic worship 
C)  the position of Bishop 
D)  the position of Pope 
A)  the order of the Mass 
B)  the schedule of monastic worship 
C)  the position of Bishop 
D)  the position of Pope

Question 5

Who was an important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hildegard 
B)  Benedict 
C)  Venerable Bede 
D)  Alcuin of York 
A)  Hildegard 
B)  Benedict 
C)  Venerable Bede 
D)  Alcuin of York

Question 6

What material was often used for the covers of medieval books?

Accepted Answer

A)  mosaics 
B)  tapestry 
C)  ivory 
D)  gold 
A)  mosaics 
B)  tapestry 
C)  ivory 
D)  gold

Question 7

Why can early medieval drama be described as "liturgical drama"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was based on religious themes. 
B)  It was performed in the cathedral. 
C)  It was performed at the monastery. 
D)  It was performed during Mass. 
A)  It was based on religious themes. 
B)  It was performed in the cathedral. 
C)  It was performed at the monastery. 
D)  It was performed during Mass.

Question 8

Who was Venerable Bede and what was one of his major accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

Venerable Bede was an English monk and s

Question 9

How did the Quem Quaeritis trope affect the development of western drama?

Accepted Answer

The Quem Quaeritis trope is the point wh

Question 10

What type of chant grew out of the Roman musical tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedictine Chant 
B)  Gregorian Chant 
C)  Mozarabic Chant 
D)  Ambrosian Chant 
A)  Benedictine Chant 
B)  Gregorian Chant 
C)  Mozarabic Chant 
D)  Ambrosian Chant

Question 11

What illuminated book is considered a masterpiece of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Dagulf Psalter 
B)  the Quadrivium 
C)  the Book of Hours 
D)  the Utrecht Psalter 
A)  the Dagulf Psalter 
B)  the Quadrivium 
C)  the Book of Hours 
D)  the Utrecht Psalter

Question 12

Which term refers to a social system in which lords granted land to their vassals on the condition of loyalty and service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carolingian caste 
B)  feudalism 
C)  cloisterism 
D)  Ottonian society 
A)  Carolingian caste 
B)  feudalism 
C)  cloisterism 
D)  Ottonian society

Question 13

Upon what earlier model did Charlemagne base his administration and decrees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greece 
B)  Rome 
C)  Egypt 
D)  India 
A)  Greece 
B)  Rome 
C)  Egypt 
D)  India

Question 14

What are the themes of the morality play Everyman ?

Accepted Answer

The main themes of the play ar

Question 15

What is a melisma ?

Accepted Answer

A)  an evening prayer 
B)  an elaborate morning worship service 
C)  a single, sustained musical pitch 
D)  an intricate series of musical notes 
A)  an evening prayer 
B)  an elaborate morning worship service 
C)  a single, sustained musical pitch 
D)  an intricate series of musical notes

Question 16

What was Carolingian minuscule?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scale-model design for a house of worship 
B)  a small, portable manuscript 
C)  a common type of illuminated book 
D)  a precise and rounded form of calligraphy 
A)  a scale-model design for a house of worship 
B)  a small, portable manuscript 
C)  a common type of illuminated book 
D)  a precise and rounded form of calligraphy

Question 17

Who was the author of the most famous "Rule" in Western monasticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roswitha 
B)  Saint Benedict of Nursia 
C)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
D)  Saint Gregory 
A)  Roswitha 
B)  Saint Benedict of Nursia 
C)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
D)  Saint Gregory

Question 18

What is the term for the poetic device of repeating consonants in adjacent words?

Accepted Answer

A)  assonance 
B)  alliteration 
C)  cadence 
D)  vernacular 
A)  assonance 
B)  alliteration 
C)  cadence 
D)  vernacular

Question 19

What is the subject of the Bayeux Tapestry?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Norman Invasion of England in 1066 
B)  Beowulf's battle with Grendel 
C)  the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778 
D)  the Rule of Saint Benedict 
A)  the Norman Invasion of England in 1066 
B)  Beowulf's battle with Grendel 
C)  the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778 
D)  the Rule of Saint Benedict

Question 20

In what town did Charlemagne build his palace and royal chapel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aachen 
B)  Poitiers 
C)  Roncesvalles 
D)  Rome 
A)  Aachen 
B)  Poitiers 
C)  Roncesvalles 
D)  Rome

Exam 9: The Rise of Medieval Culture

Hildegard of Bingen was which of the following?

What is the term for a covered walkway in a monastery, convent, college, or church?

What was the name of the most important style of architecture between 1000 and 1150?

What was the Divine Office?

Who was an important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

What material was often used for the covers of medieval books?

Why can early medieval drama be described as "liturgical drama"?

Who was Venerable Bede and what was one of his major accomplishments?

How did the Quem Quaeritis trope affect the development of western drama?

What type of chant grew out of the Roman musical tradition?

What illuminated book is considered a masterpiece of the Carolingian Renaissance?

Which term refers to a social system in which lords granted land to their vassals on the condition of loyalty and service?

Upon what earlier model did Charlemagne base his administration and decrees?

What are the themes of the morality play Everyman ?

What is a melisma ?

What was Carolingian minuscule?

Who was the author of the most famous "Rule" in Western monasticism?

What is the term for the poetic device of repeating consonants in adjacent words?

What is the subject of the Bayeux Tapestry?

In what town did Charlemagne build his palace and royal chapel?

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