Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) No evidence has ever been found of Viking settlements in Canada. 
B) Viking settlements in the New World involved prosperous ports. 
C) Viking boats were limited in traveling in the open sea and could not have landed in Canada. 
D) Archeological evidence dating from ca.1000 of a Viking settlement has been found in Newfoundland. 
E) Viking voyages to North America were impossible,since they were unable to sail out of sight of land. 
A) No evidence has ever been found of Viking settlements in Canada. 
B) Viking settlements in the New World involved prosperous ports. 
C) Viking boats were limited in traveling in the open sea and could not have landed in Canada. 
D) Archeological evidence dating from ca.1000 of a Viking settlement has been found in Newfoundland. 
E) Viking voyages to North America were impossible,since they were unable to sail out of sight of land.

Question 2

In 797,Empress Irene's most serious competition for the throne came from

Accepted Answer

A) Generals. 
B) The patriarch. 
C) Her son. 
D) High court officials. 
E) The pope. 
A) Generals. 
B) The patriarch. 
C) Her son. 
D) High court officials. 
E) The pope.

Question 3

Bede was famous for writing a history of

Accepted Answer

A) The Anglo-Saxons. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) The Vikings. 
D) The decline of the Carolingians. 
E) Slavery in the Germanic era. 
A) The Anglo-Saxons. 
B) Charlemagne. 
C) The Vikings. 
D) The decline of the Carolingians. 
E) Slavery in the Germanic era.

Question 4

Gregory of Tours recounted an incident involving Clovis that illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) War-bands attacked churches for their treasures. 
B) The equitable distribution of booty with Clovis and his men. 
C) Clovis often had to make decisions based on the approval of his war members. 
D) By destroying the vase,a member of Clovis's band had challenged his place as a ruler and had to be punished. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) War-bands attacked churches for their treasures. 
B) The equitable distribution of booty with Clovis and his men. 
C) Clovis often had to make decisions based on the approval of his war members. 
D) By destroying the vase,a member of Clovis's band had challenged his place as a ruler and had to be punished. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 5

In the eighth and ninth centuries,prisoners of war captured by the Franks were called

Accepted Answer

A) Captives. 
B) Slaves. 
C) Pilgrims. 
D) Paupers. 
E) Chattel. 
A) Captives. 
B) Slaves. 
C) Pilgrims. 
D) Paupers. 
E) Chattel.

Question 6

The Germanic states differed from the previous Roman Empire because the Germans

Accepted Answer

A) Were Christian. 
B) Were completely democratic. 
C) Were based on the war-bands. 
D) Were respected by the Byzantines. 
E) Did not have a military. 
A) Were Christian. 
B) Were completely democratic. 
C) Were based on the war-bands. 
D) Were respected by the Byzantines. 
E) Did not have a military.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Charlemagne's armies held prisoners for ransom. 
B) The Franks' prisoners were forced to convert to Christianity. 
C) Only non-Christian prisoners of the Franks were sold into slavery 
D) Franks found eager markets for many of their prisoners as slaves in the Abbasid Empire. 
E) Franks took no prisoners,preferring to slaughter the entire population. 
A) Charlemagne's armies held prisoners for ransom. 
B) The Franks' prisoners were forced to convert to Christianity. 
C) Only non-Christian prisoners of the Franks were sold into slavery 
D) Franks found eager markets for many of their prisoners as slaves in the Abbasid Empire. 
E) Franks took no prisoners,preferring to slaughter the entire population.

Question 8

By the tenth century, Carolingian rule began to collapse as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) The ineptness of Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious. 
B) The devastation from the results of the plague. 
C) Conflict over territories by Charlemagne's three grandsons. 
D) The resurrection of the Byzantine Empire. 
E) Viking raids. 
A) The ineptness of Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious. 
B) The devastation from the results of the plague. 
C) Conflict over territories by Charlemagne's three grandsons. 
D) The resurrection of the Byzantine Empire. 
E) Viking raids.

Question 9

The iconoclast controversy involved

Accepted Answer

A) Accepting the pope as the head of the church in Constantinople. 
B) A debate about Jesus Christ's divinity. 
C) Islamic connotations in the Bible. 
D) What Jews were allowed to do in the Christian world. 
E) The second commandment and the depiction and worship of religious images. 
A) Accepting the pope as the head of the church in Constantinople. 
B) A debate about Jesus Christ's divinity. 
C) Islamic connotations in the Bible. 
D) What Jews were allowed to do in the Christian world. 
E) The second commandment and the depiction and worship of religious images.

Question 10

The Viking army,which established the first Scandinavian settlement in England,eventually spread its control over which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Northern England. 
B) Ireland. 
C) Eastern England. 
D) Scotland. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Northern England. 
B) Ireland. 
C) Eastern England. 
D) Scotland. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 11

The modern Russian language is mostly based on

Accepted Answer

A) Scandinavian. 
B) Spoken Slavic base. 
C) Indo-European. 
D) Mongolian. 
E) A Germanic foundation. 
A) Scandinavian. 
B) Spoken Slavic base. 
C) Indo-European. 
D) Mongolian. 
E) A Germanic foundation.

Question 12

Erik the Red's first trip to Greenland

Accepted Answer

A) Was an attempt to escape the army of Alfred I of England. 
B) Was the result of the Thing's (legislative body)decision to exile him for being a thief. 
C) Occurred when he was blown off course near Greenland. 
D) Was accidental as he was returning for Iceland. 
E) Occurred when he was trying to establish a trade post that would link Russian trade. 
A) Was an attempt to escape the army of Alfred I of England. 
B) Was the result of the Thing's (legislative body)decision to exile him for being a thief. 
C) Occurred when he was blown off course near Greenland. 
D) Was accidental as he was returning for Iceland. 
E) Occurred when he was trying to establish a trade post that would link Russian trade.

Question 13

Vikings originated in

Accepted Answer

A) Francia. 
B) Greenland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Scandinavia. 
E) Vinland. 
A) Francia. 
B) Greenland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Scandinavia. 
E) Vinland.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Vinland Sagas

Accepted Answer

The Vinland Sagas refer to two medieval

Question 15

In many ways,Charlemagne was a man of his time and a man of the future.Discuss this statement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of  In many ways,Charlemagne was a man of...

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Slavs

Accepted Answer

The term "Slavs" refers to a group of pe

Question 17

How was slavery related to the Vikings?

Accepted Answer

A) The Vikings freed all slaves. 
B) Only Christian male prisoners were always sold into slavery. 
C) Vikings regularly traveled to the eastern coast of Africa and captured or bought slaves. 
D) The Vikings did not tolerate any form of slavery inside their society. 
E) Prisoners were sold as slaves to the Abbasids and Byzantines. 
A) The Vikings freed all slaves. 
B) Only Christian male prisoners were always sold into slavery. 
C) Vikings regularly traveled to the eastern coast of Africa and captured or bought slaves. 
D) The Vikings did not tolerate any form of slavery inside their society. 
E) Prisoners were sold as slaves to the Abbasids and Byzantines.

Question 18

What was the basis of the Germanic war-bands' economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Cattle herding. 
B) Fighting for hire. 
C) Gold mining. 
D) Farming. 
E) Trading. 
A) Cattle herding. 
B) Fighting for hire. 
C) Gold mining. 
D) Farming. 
E) Trading.

Question 19

During the reign of Empress Irene,which of the following happened ?

Accepted Answer

A) The iconoclast controversy was settled. 
B) A deal was made with the Abbasids that saved Constantinople from takeover. 
C) Charlemagne was recognized by the pope as the legitimate heir of the Roman Empire. 
D) The pope in Rome would not accept Irene as emperor. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) The iconoclast controversy was settled. 
B) A deal was made with the Abbasids that saved Constantinople from takeover. 
C) Charlemagne was recognized by the pope as the legitimate heir of the Roman Empire. 
D) The pope in Rome would not accept Irene as emperor. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 20

Though still considered a war-band leader,how did Carolingian society change after Charlemagne?

Accepted Answer

A) Potentates owned land and could command others to obey. 
B) Paupers could own land but lacked power. 
C) Slaves were powerless workers in the countryside. 
D) Education was promoted for sons of the powerful. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Potentates owned land and could command others to obey. 
B) Paupers could own land but lacked power. 
C) Slaves were powerless workers in the countryside. 
D) Education was promoted for sons of the powerful. 
E) All of these choices.

Exam 10: The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Which of the following statements is true?

In 797,Empress Irene's most serious competition for the throne came from

Bede was famous for writing a history of

Gregory of Tours recounted an incident involving Clovis that illustrates which of the following?

In the eighth and ninth centuries,prisoners of war captured by the Franks were called

The Germanic states differed from the previous Roman Empire because the Germans

Which of the following statements is true?

By the tenth century, Carolingian rule began to collapse as a result of

The iconoclast controversy involved

The Viking army,which established the first Scandinavian settlement in England,eventually spread its control over which of the following?

The modern Russian language is mostly based on

Erik the Red's first trip to Greenland

Vikings originated in

Please define the following key terms. - Vinland Sagas

In many ways,Charlemagne was a man of his time and a man of the future.Discuss this statement.

Please define the following key terms. - Slavs

How was slavery related to the Vikings?

What was the basis of the Germanic war-bands' economy?

During the reign of Empress Irene,which of the following happened ?

Though still considered a war-band leader,how did Carolingian society change after Charlemagne?

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