Question 1

Thomas Aquinas was a Franciscan monk and philosopher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cistercian monasticism argued for

Accepted Answer

A)  accumulation of wealth to care for the poor and sick. 
B)  renewed austerity. 
C)  empowering the church through political actions of well-placed ecclesiastic figures. 
D)  allowing more laity to participate in church rituals. 
E)  complete isolation from all nonclergy. 
A)  accumulation of wealth to care for the poor and sick. 
B)  renewed austerity. 
C)  empowering the church through political actions of well-placed ecclesiastic figures. 
D)  allowing more laity to participate in church rituals. 
E)  complete isolation from all nonclergy.

Question 3

What contributed to the growth of universities in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Several key factors responsible for the

Question 4

What happened to the People's Crusade?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was called off by Pope Urban II. 
B)  It conquered Jerusalem. 
C)  Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus sold them into slavery. 
D)  Seljuk Turks massacred them. 
E)  They joined forces with the First Crusade. 
A)  It was called off by Pope Urban II. 
B)  It conquered Jerusalem. 
C)  Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus sold them into slavery. 
D)  Seljuk Turks massacred them. 
E)  They joined forces with the First Crusade.

Question 5

Discuss the formation of the new monastic orders in the Middle Ages,and how the church dealt with this issue.

Accepted Answer

There were a number of new orders formed

Question 6

The specialty trade of Flanders was

Accepted Answer

A)  spices. 
B)  textiles. 
C)  perfumes. 
D)  paper. 
E)  metals. 
A)  spices. 
B)  textiles. 
C)  perfumes. 
D)  paper. 
E)  metals.

Question 7

How did the rise of commercialism in Western Europe affect labor specialization?

Accepted Answer

With the revival of town and trade came

Question 8

When King Philip Augustus defaulted on his loan to Jewish moneylenders,he also expelled them from France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

At the University of Bologna,prospective jurists learned principles of law through Justinian's Body of Civil Law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following was not a restriction placed on Jews by the Fourth Lateran Council?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews must wear distinctive clothing in public. 
B)  Jews could not hold public office. 
C)  Jews could not live in Spain. 
D)  Jews who converted could not return to their previous religion. 
E)  None of these were restrictions placed on Jews. 
A)  Jews must wear distinctive clothing in public. 
B)  Jews could not hold public office. 
C)  Jews could not live in Spain. 
D)  Jews who converted could not return to their previous religion. 
E)  None of these were restrictions placed on Jews.

Question 11

What was the difference between friars and monks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Friars took vows of silence. 
B)  Friars lived according to monastic rules in the world. 
C)  Women could be friars. 
D)  Friars did not have to know Latin. 
E)  Friars relied on noble patronage. 
A)  Friars took vows of silence. 
B)  Friars lived according to monastic rules in the world. 
C)  Women could be friars. 
D)  Friars did not have to know Latin. 
E)  Friars relied on noble patronage.

Question 12

Peter Waldo defied the church and was condemned for questioning what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The need for the sacraments. 
B)  The validity of papal elections. 
C)  Whether churches should own land. 
D)  Whether churches could charge for sacramental rites. 
E)  Why priests could not be married. 
A)  The need for the sacraments. 
B)  The validity of papal elections. 
C)  Whether churches should own land. 
D)  Whether churches could charge for sacramental rites. 
E)  Why priests could not be married.

Question 13

The sect that espoused the belief that the material world was evil and that everything of the spirit was good were the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Waldensians 
B)  Hussites 
C)  Albigensians 
D)  Dominicans 
E)  Poor Clares 
A)  Waldensians 
B)  Hussites 
C)  Albigensians 
D)  Dominicans 
E)  Poor Clares

Question 14

When the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus needed military assistance against the Seljuk Turks,he wrote to which person in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  the king of France 
B)  the Holy Roman emperor 
C)  the king of England 
D)  the pope 
E)  the grand prince of Kievan Rus 
A)  the king of France 
B)  the Holy Roman emperor 
C)  the king of England 
D)  the pope 
E)  the grand prince of Kievan Rus

Question 15

William of Normandy became king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The military order that helped King Andrew II fight off the Cumans was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Teutonic Knights. 
B)  Knights Templar. 
C)  Knights Hospitaller 
D)  Knights of Saint Crispin. 
E)  Order of Malta. 
A)  Teutonic Knights. 
B)  Knights Templar. 
C)  Knights Hospitaller 
D)  Knights of Saint Crispin. 
E)  Order of Malta.

Question 17

The Fourth Crusade in 1204 successfully conquered Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When the First Crusade took the city of Jerusalem in July 1099,they

Accepted Answer

A)  negotiated the safe exit of women and children. 
B)  demanded the Turks vacate the city. 
C)  slaughtered every inhabitant of the city regardless of religion. 
D)  walked into an ambush and were all killed. 
E)  looted and pillaged the city. 
A)  negotiated the safe exit of women and children. 
B)  demanded the Turks vacate the city. 
C)  slaughtered every inhabitant of the city regardless of religion. 
D)  walked into an ambush and were all killed. 
E)  looted and pillaged the city.

Question 19

Scholasticism was

Accepted Answer

A)  the course of study in cathedral schools. 
B)  the process of understanding the universe through applied logic. 
C)  a rank achieved when one had completed the seven courses of study. 
D)  a secular-sponsored growth of universities. 
E)  a charter granted to students who were in cathedral schools but were not clergy members. 
A)  the course of study in cathedral schools. 
B)  the process of understanding the universe through applied logic. 
C)  a rank achieved when one had completed the seven courses of study. 
D)  a secular-sponsored growth of universities. 
E)  a charter granted to students who were in cathedral schools but were not clergy members.

Question 20

The reason why the French king was not required to consult with a parliament for raising money,like the English,was that he

Accepted Answer

A)  did not have a constitution. 
B)  was not dependent on the nobility for money 
C)  signed a contract limiting his authority 
D)  had a stronger dynasty 
E)  made his inner circle all members of his family by blood or marriage 
A)  did not have a constitution. 
B)  was not dependent on the nobility for money 
C)  signed a contract limiting his authority 
D)  had a stronger dynasty 
E)  made his inner circle all members of his family by blood or marriage

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Thomas Aquinas was a Franciscan monk and philosopher.

Cistercian monasticism argued for

What contributed to the growth of universities in the Middle Ages?

What happened to the People's Crusade?

Discuss the formation of the new monastic orders in the Middle Ages,and how the church dealt with this issue.

The specialty trade of Flanders was

How did the rise of commercialism in Western Europe affect labor specialization?

When King Philip Augustus defaulted on his loan to Jewish moneylenders,he also expelled them from France.

At the University of Bologna,prospective jurists learned principles of law through Justinian's Body of Civil Law.

Which of the following was not a restriction placed on Jews by the Fourth Lateran Council?

What was the difference between friars and monks?

Peter Waldo defied the church and was condemned for questioning what?

The sect that espoused the belief that the material world was evil and that everything of the spirit was good were the ____.

When the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus needed military assistance against the Seljuk Turks,he wrote to which person in the West?

William of Normandy became king of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The military order that helped King Andrew II fight off the Cumans was the

The Fourth Crusade in 1204 successfully conquered Jerusalem.

When the First Crusade took the city of Jerusalem in July 1099,they

Scholasticism was

The reason why the French king was not required to consult with a parliament for raising money,like the English,was that he

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