Question 1

Defender of Peace, written by Marsilius of Padua, depicted the pope as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subordinate to secular rulers 
B)  a Christ-like figure who was elected to save the world from its wickedness 
C)  the supreme ruler 
D)  the anti-Christ 
A)  subordinate to secular rulers 
B)  a Christ-like figure who was elected to save the world from its wickedness 
C)  the supreme ruler 
D)  the anti-Christ

Question 2

Why might the Moscow nobility not have minded Mongol rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were treated as equals. 
B)  They were united in a determination to increase agrarian production. 
C)  Moscow became preeminent in Russia. 
D)  Their subjects were spared the duty of military service. 
A)  They were treated as equals. 
B)  They were united in a determination to increase agrarian production. 
C)  Moscow became preeminent in Russia. 
D)  Their subjects were spared the duty of military service.

Question 3

Which of the following religious movements was most successful at assailing the late medieval church in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hussites 
B)  Waldensians 
C)  Lollards 
D)  Franciscans 
A)  Hussites 
B)  Waldensians 
C)  Lollards 
D)  Franciscans

Question 4

Which of the following was thought by contemporaries to have caused the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pope 
B)  the Jewish community 
C)  bacteria 
D)  poor hygiene 
A)  the pope 
B)  the Jewish community 
C)  bacteria 
D)  poor hygiene

Question 5

What two traditional "containers" of monarchy were put on the defensive after the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  landed nobility and the church 
B)  the church and the townspeople 
C)  universities and landed nobility 
D)  the peasantry and rural priests 
A)  landed nobility and the church 
B)  the church and the townspeople 
C)  universities and landed nobility 
D)  the peasantry and rural priests

Question 6

The cultural response to the Black Death was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an obsession with fresh "wholesome" foods 
B)  deep pessimism and a focus on death and dying 
C)  widespread respect for doctors 
D)  greater faith in kings 
A)  an obsession with fresh "wholesome" foods 
B)  deep pessimism and a focus on death and dying 
C)  widespread respect for doctors 
D)  greater faith in kings

Question 7

Peasant revolts in the period of the Black Death were triggered by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attempts to reimpose pre-1340s economic conditions 
B)  anger at the disproportionate loss of life among the lower classes 
C)  religious ferment 
D)  the rapid growth of towns 
A)  attempts to reimpose pre-1340s economic conditions 
B)  anger at the disproportionate loss of life among the lower classes 
C)  religious ferment 
D)  the rapid growth of towns

Question 8

The papacy's law court was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  College of Cardinals 
B)  Curia 
C)  Rota Romana 
D)  Unam Sanctam 
A)  College of Cardinals 
B)  Curia 
C)  Rota Romana 
D)  Unam Sanctam

Question 9

What was the central theme of the three papal bulls Boniface VIII issued between 1296 and 1302?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kings and popes must work together as friends and equals. 
B)  God has placed popes above monarchs. 
C)  Kings have a right to expect service from everyone, even popes. 
D)  Popes are leaders only in spiritual matters. 
A)  Kings and popes must work together as friends and equals. 
B)  God has placed popes above monarchs. 
C)  Kings have a right to expect service from everyone, even popes. 
D)  Popes are leaders only in spiritual matters.

Question 10

Generally speaking, the Black Death moved ________ through Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  slowly 
B)  north and west 
C)  from north to south 
D)  from rural to urban areas 
A)  slowly 
B)  north and west 
C)  from north to south 
D)  from rural to urban areas

Question 11

Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rise in agricultural prices 
B)  decline in the price of luxury and manufactured goods 
C)  shrunken labor supply 
D)  rise in value of the estates of the nobility 
A)  rise in agricultural prices 
B)  decline in the price of luxury and manufactured goods 
C)  shrunken labor supply 
D)  rise in value of the estates of the nobility

Question 12

Discuss the impact of Mongol rule on Russian social and political institutions.Do you believe the system of administration established by the Mongols contributed to their eventual collapse in the region? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The impact of Mongol rule on Russian soc

Question 13

The primary reason for early French failure in the Hundred Years' War was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  poor military strategy 
B)  internal disunity 
C)  smaller armies 
D)  superior English financial resources 
A)  poor military strategy 
B)  internal disunity 
C)  smaller armies 
D)  superior English financial resources

Question 14

Founded in 1348, the ________ became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious reform movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  University of Kiev 
B)  University of Ostrava 
C)  University of Prague 
D)  University of Bonn 
A)  University of Kiev 
B)  University of Ostrava 
C)  University of Prague 
D)  University of Bonn

Question 15

Which of these provoked the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  a French claim to the English throne 
B)  an English claim to the French throne 
C)  disputes over Flanders 
D)  English possession of French land 
A)  a French claim to the English throne 
B)  an English claim to the French throne 
C)  disputes over Flanders 
D)  English possession of French land

Question 16

What was the impact of the Treaty of Troyes on the French?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shifted French loyalties from Charles VII to Henry VI. 
B)  It was largely ignored, and was therefore insignificant. 
C)  It led to the Second Crusade. 
D)  It sparked the Burgundians to ally themselves with Charles VII. 
A)  It shifted French loyalties from Charles VII to Henry VI. 
B)  It was largely ignored, and was therefore insignificant. 
C)  It led to the Second Crusade. 
D)  It sparked the Burgundians to ally themselves with Charles VII.

Question 17

What social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

A)  noble landowners 
B)  urban elites 
C)  peasants 
D)  clergy 
A)  noble landowners 
B)  urban elites 
C)  peasants 
D)  clergy

Question 18

________ supported the Great Schism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Boniface VIII 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Philip of France 
D)  Martin V 
A)  Pope Boniface VIII 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Philip of France 
D)  Martin V

Question 19

The phrase "Babylonian Captivity" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the period of papal residence in Avignon 
B)  the persecution of the Lollards and Hussites by the church 
C)  the precarious position of the church in France during the Hundred Years' War 
D)  the state of the church in Czechoslovakia after religious reformers took control of it 
A)  the period of papal residence in Avignon 
B)  the persecution of the Lollards and Hussites by the church 
C)  the precarious position of the church in France during the Hundred Years' War 
D)  the state of the church in Czechoslovakia after religious reformers took control of it

Question 20

England was opposed in its stance on the Great Schism by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  the papacy 
C)  the Roman cardinals 
D)  Urban VI 
A)  France 
B)  the papacy 
C)  the Roman cardinals 
D)  Urban VI

Defender of Peace, written by Marsilius of Padua, depicted the pope as ________.

Why might the Moscow nobility not have minded Mongol rule?

Which of the following religious movements was most successful at assailing the late medieval church in England?

Which of the following was thought by contemporaries to have caused the Black Death?

What two traditional "containers" of monarchy were put on the defensive after the Black Death?

The cultural response to the Black Death was ________.

Peasant revolts in the period of the Black Death were triggered by ________.

The papacy's law court was called the ________.

What was the central theme of the three papal bulls Boniface VIII issued between 1296 and 1302?

Generally speaking, the Black Death moved ________ through Europe.

Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a ________.

Discuss the impact of Mongol rule on Russian social and political institutions.Do you believe the system of administration established by the Mongols contributed to their eventual collapse in the region? Explain.

The primary reason for early French failure in the Hundred Years' War was ________.

Founded in 1348, the ________ became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious reform movement.

Which of these provoked the Hundred Years' War?

What was the impact of the Treaty of Troyes on the French?

What social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the Black Death?

________ supported the Great Schism.

The phrase "Babylonian Captivity" refers to ________.

England was opposed in its stance on the Great Schism by ________.

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Exam 9: The Late Middle Ages: Social and Political Breakdown (1300–1453)

Defender of Peace, written by Marsilius of Padua, depicted the pope as ________.

Why might the Moscow nobility not have minded Mongol rule?

Which of the following religious movements was most successful at assailing the late medieval church in England?

Which of the following was thought by contemporaries to have caused the Black Death?

What two traditional "containers" of monarchy were put on the defensive after the Black Death?

The cultural response to the Black Death was ________.

Peasant revolts in the period of the Black Death were triggered by ________.

The papacy's law court was called the ________.

What was the central theme of the three papal bulls Boniface VIII issued between 1296 and 1302?

Generally speaking, the Black Death moved ________ through Europe.

Among the social and economic consequences of the bubonic plague was a ________.

Discuss the impact of Mongol rule on Russian social and political institutions.Do you believe the system of administration established by the Mongols contributed to their eventual collapse in the region? Explain.

The primary reason for early French failure in the Hundred Years' War was ________.

Founded in 1348, the ________ became the center for both Czech nationalism and a religious reform movement.

Which of these provoked the Hundred Years' War?

What was the impact of the Treaty of Troyes on the French?

What social group suffered the greatest decline in power as a result of the Black Death?

________ supported the Great Schism.

The phrase "Babylonian Captivity" refers to ________.

England was opposed in its stance on the Great Schism by ________.

The Birth of Civilization

The Rise of Greek Civilization

Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Rome: From Republic to Empire

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Creating a New European Society and Culture (476–1000)

The High Middle Ages: The Rise of European Empires and States (1000–1300)

Medieval Society: Hierarchies, Towns, Universities, and Families (1000–1300)

Renaissance and Discovery

The Age of Reformation

The Age of Religious Wars

European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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