Question 1

The English nobility,angered by King John's demands exceeding customary expectations,rebelled,resulting in

Accepted Answer

A)  his being overthrown in favor of his younger brother. 
B)  his forced signing of a document limiting his power. 
C)  the Norman Conquest. 
D)  the formation of Parliament. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  his being overthrown in favor of his younger brother. 
B)  his forced signing of a document limiting his power. 
C)  the Norman Conquest. 
D)  the formation of Parliament. 
E)  none of these.

Question 2

Frederick I (Barbarossa)was the first member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty to employ which new title?

Accepted Answer

A)  Superior German Liege 
B)  Holy Roman Emperor 
C)  Novus Dominus 
D)  Grand Prince 
E)  Most Imperial Christian Majesty 
A)  Superior German Liege 
B)  Holy Roman Emperor 
C)  Novus Dominus 
D)  Grand Prince 
E)  Most Imperial Christian Majesty

Question 3

Simony,a charge of corruption leveled against the church,consisted of

Accepted Answer

A)  not maintaining sexual purity. 
B)  picking family members to be church officials. 
C)  buying and selling of key church positions. 
D)  lending money at interest. 
E)  not adhering to the Benedictine standards. 
A)  not maintaining sexual purity. 
B)  picking family members to be church officials. 
C)  buying and selling of key church positions. 
D)  lending money at interest. 
E)  not adhering to the Benedictine standards.

Question 4

What was one reason for the rise of legal documents in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merchant contracts were written by a notary 
B)  Trials of disputed wills among displaced noblemen. 
C)  Peace treaties between the city-states made between diplomats 
D)  Separation of secular from canon law. 
E)  Expansion of French parlements. 
A)  Merchant contracts were written by a notary 
B)  Trials of disputed wills among displaced noblemen. 
C)  Peace treaties between the city-states made between diplomats 
D)  Separation of secular from canon law. 
E)  Expansion of French parlements.

Question 5

The following are all characteristic of Gothic architecture in cathedrals except

Accepted Answer

A)  flying buttresses. 
B)  pointed arches. 
C)  extremely high windows and ceilings. 
D)  stained glass windows 
E)  large, unbroken spaces of solid walls. 
A)  flying buttresses. 
B)  pointed arches. 
C)  extremely high windows and ceilings. 
D)  stained glass windows 
E)  large, unbroken spaces of solid walls.

Question 6

Towns grew fastest in the cities of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The scholar who angered the church through his attempts to reconcile logic and faith was

Accepted Answer

A)  Absolom. 
B)  Abelard. 
C)  Anselm. 
D)  Augustine. 
E)  Aquinas. 
A)  Absolom. 
B)  Abelard. 
C)  Anselm. 
D)  Augustine. 
E)  Aquinas.

Question 8

How did the Capetian dynasty in particular engage in the centralization of authority?

Accepted Answer

Although they started off,in most cases,

Question 9

In the twelfth century,most of the slaves sold by Christian merchants were from the Black Sea area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The specialty of the University of Paris was the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  law. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  theology. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  philosophy. 
A)  law. 
B)  medicine. 
C)  theology. 
D)  astronomy. 
E)  philosophy.

Question 11

Gothic architecture made much greater use of stained glass than Romanesque style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

The English nobility,angered by King John's demands exceeding customary expectations,rebelled,resulting in

Frederick I (Barbarossa)was the first member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty to employ which new title?

Simony,a charge of corruption leveled against the church,consisted of

What was one reason for the rise of legal documents in the thirteenth century?

The following are all characteristic of Gothic architecture in cathedrals except

Towns grew fastest in the cities of England.

The scholar who angered the church through his attempts to reconcile logic and faith was

How did the Capetian dynasty in particular engage in the centralization of authority?

In the twelfth century,most of the slaves sold by Christian merchants were from the Black Sea area.

The specialty of the University of Paris was the study of

Gothic architecture made much greater use of stained glass than Romanesque style.

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