Question 1

Believing that the plague represented punishment for sin brought down by God,many people

Accepted Answer

A)  joined confraternities. 
B)  dedicated themselves to monasteries. 
C)  went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 
D)  rejected the ways of city life and withdrew to hermetic isolation. 
E)  insisted that only blood sacrifice could appease God. 
A)  joined confraternities. 
B)  dedicated themselves to monasteries. 
C)  went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. 
D)  rejected the ways of city life and withdrew to hermetic isolation. 
E)  insisted that only blood sacrifice could appease God.

Question 2

All of the following were ways in which the Avignon Papacy raised revenue except

Accepted Answer

A)  selling indulgences. 
B)  charging for sacramental rites. 
C)  rendering a decision in ecclesiastic disputes. 
D)  settling annulments for nobles. 
E)  waiving people's assignments to Purgatory. 
A)  selling indulgences. 
B)  charging for sacramental rites. 
C)  rendering a decision in ecclesiastic disputes. 
D)  settling annulments for nobles. 
E)  waiving people's assignments to Purgatory.

Question 3

At the end of the Hundred Years' War,

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry V rallied his troops for battle on Saint Crispin's Day and defeated the French once and for all. 
B)  Joan of Arc led the French troops to victory at Rouen. 
C)  Edward the Black Prince died and the war ended with no further claim against France. 
D)  Charles VII made peace with the duchy of Burgundy and left England only holding Calais. 
E)  the pope interceded and declared a truce at the Treaty of Varennes. 
A)  Henry V rallied his troops for battle on Saint Crispin's Day and defeated the French once and for all. 
B)  Joan of Arc led the French troops to victory at Rouen. 
C)  Edward the Black Prince died and the war ended with no further claim against France. 
D)  Charles VII made peace with the duchy of Burgundy and left England only holding Calais. 
E)  the pope interceded and declared a truce at the Treaty of Varennes.

Question 4

The first widespread revolt over taxation was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Flanders rebellion. 
B)  Wat Tyler's revolt. 
C)  Ciompi rebellion. 
D)  the Jacquerie. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  the Flanders rebellion. 
B)  Wat Tyler's revolt. 
C)  Ciompi rebellion. 
D)  the Jacquerie. 
E)  none of these.

Question 5

All of the following argued for more participation of non-official (lay)people in the church except

Accepted Answer

A)  Catherine of Siena 
B)  Ignatius Loyola 
C)  Jan Hus 
D)  John Wycliffe 
E)  Meister Eckhart 
A)  Catherine of Siena 
B)  Ignatius Loyola 
C)  Jan Hus 
D)  John Wycliffe 
E)  Meister Eckhart

Question 6

Deliberately inflicted violence and campaigns of terror were called

Accepted Answer

A)  chariavari. 
B)  chevauchées. 
C)  chevaliers. 
D)  trebouchets. 
E)  chivalry. 
A)  chariavari. 
B)  chevauchées. 
C)  chevaliers. 
D)  trebouchets. 
E)  chivalry.

Question 7

Why was the Ottoman Empire considered in a positive sense to be multiethnic?

Accepted Answer

Rather than view their territory and ide

Question 8

When English kings lost land to France,they looked to which area to make up their losses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scotland 
B)  America 
C)  Spain 
D)  India 
E)  Poland 
A)  Scotland 
B)  America 
C)  Spain 
D)  India 
E)  Poland

Question 9

What did the chevauchées policies entail during the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using a system of chivalric ranking to accord status to prisoners. 
B)  Observing agreed-upon codes of conducting warfare. 
C)  A strategy of "total war" to inflict the most casualties at any cost. 
D)  The infliction of violence and terror to undermine the other side. 
E)  Utilizing siege warfare by cavalry units. 
A)  Using a system of chivalric ranking to accord status to prisoners. 
B)  Observing agreed-upon codes of conducting warfare. 
C)  A strategy of "total war" to inflict the most casualties at any cost. 
D)  The infliction of violence and terror to undermine the other side. 
E)  Utilizing siege warfare by cavalry units.

Question 10

In 1492,Jews known as the Sephardim were expelled from

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain. 
B)  England. 
C)  the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  Poland. 
A)  Spain. 
B)  England. 
C)  the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  Poland.

Question 11

How did the commercial organization of Europe change during the High Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Commercialism grew significantly in the

Question 12

The Great Schism was the division of the Eastern and Western Christian churches in 1054.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

Believing that the plague represented punishment for sin brought down by God,many people

All of the following were ways in which the Avignon Papacy raised revenue except

At the end of the Hundred Years' War,

The first widespread revolt over taxation was

All of the following argued for more participation of non-official (lay)people in the church except

Deliberately inflicted violence and campaigns of terror were called

Why was the Ottoman Empire considered in a positive sense to be multiethnic?

When English kings lost land to France,they looked to which area to make up their losses?

What did the chevauchées policies entail during the Hundred Years' War?

In 1492,Jews known as the Sephardim were expelled from

How did the commercial organization of Europe change during the High Middle Ages?

The Great Schism was the division of the Eastern and Western Christian churches in 1054.

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