Question 1

Who was involved in the 13th-century "Golden Age" at the University of Paris?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hildegard of Bingen 
B)  Geoffrey Chaucer 
C)  Peter Lombard 
D)  Thomas Aquinas 
A)  Hildegard of Bingen 
B)  Geoffrey Chaucer 
C)  Peter Lombard 
D)  Thomas Aquinas

Question 2

What was innovative about organum ?

Accepted Answer

A)  It combined Italian and Latin verse. 
B)  It used French in liturgical chant. 
C)  It introduced polyphony. 
D)  It combined the lute and the human voice. 
A)  It combined Italian and Latin verse. 
B)  It used French in liturgical chant. 
C)  It introduced polyphony. 
D)  It combined the lute and the human voice.

Question 3

What was the subject of Maimonides's Guide for the Perplexed ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian history 
B)  Aristotle's philosophical ideas 
C)  the meaning of the Hebrew bible 
D)  a primer on the natural sciences 
A)  Christian history 
B)  Aristotle's philosophical ideas 
C)  the meaning of the Hebrew bible 
D)  a primer on the natural sciences

Question 4

What characterizes the music of the school of Notre-Dame?

Accepted Answer

The music of the school of Notre-Dame us

Question 5

What made the increased window size of Gothic cathedrals possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  the domed ceiling 
B)  the ribbed vault 
C)  the flying buttress 
D)  the pointed arch 
A)  the domed ceiling 
B)  the ribbed vault 
C)  the flying buttress 
D)  the pointed arch

Question 6

What factors explain the rise of formal educational institutions in 12th-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

The increase in urbanization and the nee

Question 7

The trobairitz were the female counterparts of the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franciscan monks 
B)  male university students 
C)  guild craftsmen 
D)  troubadours 
A)  Franciscan monks 
B)  male university students 
C)  guild craftsmen 
D)  troubadours

Question 8

In music, simultaneous and independently moving melodic lines is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  polyphony 
B)  allegory 
C)  cacophony 
D)  mullion 
A)  polyphony 
B)  allegory 
C)  cacophony 
D)  mullion

Question 9

Which of the following statements about Moses Maimonides is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was born in Jerusalem. 
B)  He was a physician. 
C)  He was a Jewish philosopher who wrote in Arabic. 
D)  He believed it was more appropriate to describe what God is not. 
A)  He was born in Jerusalem. 
B)  He was a physician. 
C)  He was a Jewish philosopher who wrote in Arabic. 
D)  He believed it was more appropriate to describe what God is not.

Question 10

What was the specific reason that the Sainte-Chapelle cathedral was built?

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide a meditative retreat for Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  to house relics of Christ's Passion 
C)  to house relics of Saint Chapelle 
D)  to provide a vacation home for Robert de Sorbon 
A)  to provide a meditative retreat for Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  to house relics of Christ's Passion 
C)  to house relics of Saint Chapelle 
D)  to provide a vacation home for Robert de Sorbon

Question 11

How does Gothic sculpture differ from Romanesque sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Instead of the Romanesque emphasis on da

Question 12

Which is the name for the external masonry supports found on many Gothic cathedrals?

Accepted Answer

A)  bay system 
B)  sexpartite rib vaults 
C)  flying buttresses 
D)  horaria 
A)  bay system 
B)  sexpartite rib vaults 
C)  flying buttresses 
D)  horaria

Question 13

What was the original meaning of the term universitas ?

Accepted Answer

A)  laboratory 
B)  meeting place 
C)  knowledge or research 
D)  corporation or guild 
A)  laboratory 
B)  meeting place 
C)  knowledge or research 
D)  corporation or guild

Question 14

Who authored Summa Theologica and Summa Contra Gentiles ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis of Assisi 
B)  Thomas Aquinas 
C)  Peter Abelard 
D)  Guillaume de Lorris 
A)  Francis of Assisi 
B)  Thomas Aquinas 
C)  Peter Abelard 
D)  Guillaume de Lorris

Question 15

Who was the most famous teacher at the University of Paris in the early 1100s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses Maimonides 
B)  Peter Abelard 
C)  Dante Alighieri 
D)  Peter Lombard 
A)  Moses Maimonides 
B)  Peter Abelard 
C)  Dante Alighieri 
D)  Peter Lombard

Question 16

In medieval thought, which word refers to intellectual techniques involving rigorous reasoning to arrive at logical conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A)  dogma 
B)  dialectics 
C)  syllogism 
D)  doctrine 
A)  dogma 
B)  dialectics 
C)  syllogism 
D)  doctrine

Question 17

Which term refers to a friar who has rejected ownership of property and lives by begging?

Accepted Answer

A)  mendicant 
B)  stigmatus 
C)  vicar 
D)  trobairitz 
A)  mendicant 
B)  stigmatus 
C)  vicar 
D)  trobairitz

Question 18

Who was the "patron saint of wandering scholars," created by university students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Denis 
B)  Villard de Honnecourt 
C)  Saint Golias 
D)  Saint Francis 
A)  Saint Denis 
B)  Villard de Honnecourt 
C)  Saint Golias 
D)  Saint Francis

Question 19

Which medieval cathedral, famous for its 173 stained glass windows, is considered the first true High Gothic cathedral?

Accepted Answer

A)  Notre-Dame 
B)  Chartres 
C)  Reims 
D)  Saint Dominique of Lucia 
A)  Notre-Dame 
B)  Chartres 
C)  Reims 
D)  Saint Dominique of Lucia

Question 20

What were the subjects of Goliardic verse?

Accepted Answer

A)  god, worship, and heaven 
B)  love, sex, drinking, and nature 
C)  sin and penitence 
D)  battle and valor 
A)  god, worship, and heaven 
B)  love, sex, drinking, and nature 
C)  sin and penitence 
D)  battle and valor

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages

Who was involved in the 13th-century "Golden Age" at the University of Paris?

What was innovative about organum ?

What was the subject of Maimonides's Guide for the Perplexed ?

What characterizes the music of the school of Notre-Dame?

What made the increased window size of Gothic cathedrals possible?

What factors explain the rise of formal educational institutions in 12th-century Europe?

The trobairitz were the female counterparts of the ___________.

In music, simultaneous and independently moving melodic lines is called __________.

Which of the following statements about Moses Maimonides is NOT true?

What was the specific reason that the Sainte-Chapelle cathedral was built?

How does Gothic sculpture differ from Romanesque sculpture?

Which is the name for the external masonry supports found on many Gothic cathedrals?

What was the original meaning of the term universitas ?

Who authored Summa Theologica and Summa Contra Gentiles ?

Who was the most famous teacher at the University of Paris in the early 1100s?

In medieval thought, which word refers to intellectual techniques involving rigorous reasoning to arrive at logical conclusions?

Which term refers to a friar who has rejected ownership of property and lives by begging?

Who was the "patron saint of wandering scholars," created by university students?

Which medieval cathedral, famous for its 173 stained glass windows, is considered the first true High Gothic cathedral?

What were the subjects of Goliardic verse?

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