Question 1

Which of the following best describes the urban revolts of the High Middle Ages? Generally, they

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A) were not initiated by the poorest city dwellers but by those whose lot had improved somewhat. 
B) were initiated by the guilds and were aimed as much against the other guilds as against the nobles. 
C) occurred in the less developed regions of the continent. 
D) occurred only in the newer towns where the social system was still in flux. 
E) were successful, unlike peasant revolts. 
A) were not initiated by the poorest city dwellers but by those whose lot had improved somewhat. 
B) were initiated by the guilds and were aimed as much against the other guilds as against the nobles. 
C) occurred in the less developed regions of the continent. 
D) occurred only in the newer towns where the social system was still in flux. 
E) were successful, unlike peasant revolts.

Question 2

Feudal traditions that lasted into modern times include all the following EXCEPT

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A) the primacy of religion and the church in society. 
B) aristocratic notions of duty, honor, loyalty, and courtly love. 
C) domination of the officer corps by the nobility. 
D) special privileges for the French nobility until the French Revolution. 
E) aristocratic control of English local government until the nineteenth century. 
A) the primacy of religion and the church in society. 
B) aristocratic notions of duty, honor, loyalty, and courtly love. 
C) domination of the officer corps by the nobility. 
D) special privileges for the French nobility until the French Revolution. 
E) aristocratic control of English local government until the nineteenth century.

Question 3

Both Duns Scotus and William of Ockham were concerned with

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A) healing the rift of the Great Schism. 
B) writing tracts that supported papal authority. 
C) exploring the relationship between faith and reason. 
D) experimenting with grains to improve the food supply. 
E) protecting the Jewish community from attack during the Black Death. 
A) healing the rift of the Great Schism. 
B) writing tracts that supported papal authority. 
C) exploring the relationship between faith and reason. 
D) experimenting with grains to improve the food supply. 
E) protecting the Jewish community from attack during the Black Death.

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Jacquerie

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The Jacquerie was a popular uprising in

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years' War. How did the course of the conflict change the nature of war and state power in medieval Europe?

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The Hundred Years' War was a series of c

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity. What conditions make that description an accurate one?

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The fourteenth century was indeed an age

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Great Schism

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The Great Schism refers to the split wit

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Black Death?

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A) The Black Death was an outbreak of the bubonic plague. 
B) The Black Death swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. 
C) The Black Death was the worst disaster in recorded history caused by natural forces. 
D) During its first outbreak, the Black Death killed about fifty million people in Europe. 
E) Contemporaries viewed the Black Death as divine punishment. 
A) The Black Death was an outbreak of the bubonic plague. 
B) The Black Death swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. 
C) The Black Death was the worst disaster in recorded history caused by natural forces. 
D) During its first outbreak, the Black Death killed about fifty million people in Europe. 
E) Contemporaries viewed the Black Death as divine punishment.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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A) According to the medieval intellectual tradition, truth was all that was required to guide individuals. 
B) Medieval thought accepted both revelation and reason as necessary to define the meaning of life and set standards for individuals. 
C) Occasionally, the scholastic tradition followed a course that let philosophy and reason challenge faith. 
D) Medieval thought accepted both revelation and reason as necessary to define the meaning of life and set standards for individuals and occasionally, the scholastic tradition followed a course that let philosophy and reason challenge faith. 
E) In contrast to early Christians, medieval thinkers did not try to reconcile religion and philosophy. 
A) According to the medieval intellectual tradition, truth was all that was required to guide individuals. 
B) Medieval thought accepted both revelation and reason as necessary to define the meaning of life and set standards for individuals. 
C) Occasionally, the scholastic tradition followed a course that let philosophy and reason challenge faith. 
D) Medieval thought accepted both revelation and reason as necessary to define the meaning of life and set standards for individuals and occasionally, the scholastic tradition followed a course that let philosophy and reason challenge faith. 
E) In contrast to early Christians, medieval thinkers did not try to reconcile religion and philosophy.

Question 10

John Wycliffe identified which of the following as Antichrist?

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A) the Muslim sultan. 
B) the patriarch of Constantinople. 
C) the king of England. 
D) the pope. 
E) the Jews. 
A) the Muslim sultan. 
B) the patriarch of Constantinople. 
C) the king of England. 
D) the pope. 
E) the Jews.

Question 11

The vision of the Christian world commonwealth guided by the pope was destroyed forever by

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A) the period known as the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) the Great Schism. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the failure of the Conciliar Movement. 
E) the failure of popes to make claims of temporal power. 
A) the period known as the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) the Great Schism. 
C) the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the failure of the Conciliar Movement. 
E) the failure of popes to make claims of temporal power.

Question 12

John Wycliffe preached all of the following EXCEPT

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A) the sacraments were not necessary for salvation. 
B) the wealth and worldliness of the clergy indicated they were anti-Christians. 
C) Scripture, not the church, should be the final religious authority. 
D) the complete separation of church and state. 
E) the bread and wine in communion were not substance of Jesus' body and blood. 
A) the sacraments were not necessary for salvation. 
B) the wealth and worldliness of the clergy indicated they were anti-Christians. 
C) Scripture, not the church, should be the final religious authority. 
D) the complete separation of church and state. 
E) the bread and wine in communion were not substance of Jesus' body and blood.

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Conciliar Movement

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The Conciliar Movement was a series of c

Question 14

At the core of the Conciliar Movement was the

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A) attempt to turn the papacy into a constitutional system. 
B) attempt to reconcile factions in the church. 
C) concept that local parishes should be run by councils that included laymen. 
D) attempt to establish monarchial control over the church. 
E) hope of returning to the beliefs and practices of the Council of Nicaea. 
A) attempt to turn the papacy into a constitutional system. 
B) attempt to reconcile factions in the church. 
C) concept that local parishes should be run by councils that included laymen. 
D) attempt to establish monarchial control over the church. 
E) hope of returning to the beliefs and practices of the Council of Nicaea.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What was the Thomistic synthesis , and how did it begin to break down in late medieval Europe?

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The Thomistic synthesis refers to the ph

Question 16

The Great Schism was resolved by

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A) Gregory XI's restoration of the papacy to Rome. 
B) the Council of Pisa. 
C) the Council of Constance. 
D) the Council of Basel. 
E) the election of Clement VII by the College of Cardinals. 
A) Gregory XI's restoration of the papacy to Rome. 
B) the Council of Pisa. 
C) the Council of Constance. 
D) the Council of Basel. 
E) the election of Clement VII by the College of Cardinals.

Question 17

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid-fourteenth century probably originated in

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A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia. 
A) Mongolia. 
B) India. 
C) Sicily. 
D) the Near East. 
E) Persia.

Question 18

All of the following are true statements about Joan of Arc EXCEPT

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A) she was born to a noble family in northern France. 
B) at age thirteen, she believed she was hearing voices of angels and saints. 
C) at age sixteen, she believed that she had been sent on a sacred mission from God to raise the siege at Orléans. 
D) in battle, she wore a full set of armor and carried a lance. 
E) at a decisive moment in the battle for Orléans, she led a successful assault on the English fortress. 
A) she was born to a noble family in northern France. 
B) at age thirteen, she believed she was hearing voices of angels and saints. 
C) at age sixteen, she believed that she had been sent on a sacred mission from God to raise the siege at Orléans. 
D) in battle, she wore a full set of armor and carried a lance. 
E) at a decisive moment in the battle for Orléans, she led a successful assault on the English fortress.

Question 19

Had the Treaty of Troyes (1420)been fully implemented

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A) Hus' followers would have been granted full independence. 
B) Chrétien de Troyes would have been crowned king of France. 
C) a dual monarchy of England and France would have been created. 
D) the English would have been forced to abandon Calais, their last possession on the continent. 
E) the Great Schism would have not occurred. 
A) Hus' followers would have been granted full independence. 
B) Chrétien de Troyes would have been crowned king of France. 
C) a dual monarchy of England and France would have been created. 
D) the English would have been forced to abandon Calais, their last possession on the continent. 
E) the Great Schism would have not occurred.

Question 20

The successes of the Avignon p opes include

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A) internationalization of the church. 
B) financial centralization. 
C) a heightened spirituality. 
D) greater clarity in church doctrine. 
E) all of the above 
A) internationalization of the church. 
B) financial centralization. 
C) a heightened spirituality. 
D) greater clarity in church doctrine. 
E) all of the above

Exam 12: The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

Which of the following best describes the urban revolts of the High Middle Ages? Generally, they

Feudal traditions that lasted into modern times include all the following EXCEPT

Both Duns Scotus and William of Ockham were concerned with

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Jacquerie

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Explain the causes and consequences of the Hundred Years' War. How did the course of the conflict change the nature of war and state power in medieval Europe?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity. What conditions make that description an accurate one?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Great Schism

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Black Death?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

John Wycliffe identified which of the following as Antichrist?

The vision of the Christian world commonwealth guided by the pope was destroyed forever by

John Wycliffe preached all of the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Conciliar Movement

At the core of the Conciliar Movement was the

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What was the Thomistic synthesis , and how did it begin to break down in late medieval Europe?

The Great Schism was resolved by

The Black Death that struck Europe in the mid-fourteenth century probably originated in

All of the following are true statements about Joan of Arc EXCEPT

Had the Treaty of Troyes (1420)been fully implemented

The successes of the Avignon p opes include

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