Question 1

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 2

The use of the ________ gave the English the tactical advantage in the war.

Accepted Answer

A) trebuchet 
B) longbow 
C) catapult 
D) cannon 
A) trebuchet 
B) longbow 
C) catapult 
D) cannon

Question 3

Between 1243 and 1480,Russia was ruled by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Poland 
B) the princes of Kiev 
C) the Persians 
D) the Mongols 
A) Poland 
B) the princes of Kiev 
C) the Persians 
D) the Mongols

Question 4

How did the Hundred Years' War contribute to the growth of nationalism and the centralization of political power in both France and England?

Accepted Answer

The Hundred Years' War, which lasted fro

Question 5

What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300,and why?

Accepted Answer

A) It was stagnant,because warfare prevented the population from experiencing natural growth. 
B) It fell 20 percent because of widespread famine. 
C) It doubled due to increased food supply. 
D) It fell slightly due to outbreaks of disease. 
A) It was stagnant,because warfare prevented the population from experiencing natural growth. 
B) It fell 20 percent because of widespread famine. 
C) It doubled due to increased food supply. 
D) It fell slightly due to outbreaks of disease.

Question 6

Which of the following was recognized by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges?

Accepted Answer

A) the right of the French to regulate ecclesiastical appointments and taxation in their country 
B) the idea that religious rights and principles take precedent over national rights 
C) the right of all French clergy to develop their own doctrines 
D) the obligation of the state to pay the annates to Rome 
A) the right of the French to regulate ecclesiastical appointments and taxation in their country 
B) the idea that religious rights and principles take precedent over national rights 
C) the right of all French clergy to develop their own doctrines 
D) the obligation of the state to pay the annates to Rome

Question 7

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War? Could any of these factors have been avoided or was war inevitable? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Hundred Years' War was primarily cau

Question 8

The price of the papacy's greater centralization of authority was _________.

Accepted Answer

A) declining popular support 
B) the emergence of the College of Cardinals 
C) diminished secular authority 
D) the end of the Crusades 
A) declining popular support 
B) the emergence of the College of Cardinals 
C) diminished secular authority 
D) the end of the Crusades

Question 9

The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian gospel 
B) the Holy Roman emperor could establish national churches in his realm 
C) a new crusade was necessary in order to unify European spiritually 
D) temporal authority was subject to the spiritual power of the church 
A) only strong monarchies could fulfill the Christian gospel 
B) the Holy Roman emperor could establish national churches in his realm 
C) a new crusade was necessary in order to unify European spiritually 
D) temporal authority was subject to the spiritual power of the church

Question 10

The Hundred Years' War was fought between ________.

Accepted Answer

A) France and Russia 
B) England and the Netherlands 
C) Germany and England 
D) England and France 
A) France and Russia 
B) England and the Netherlands 
C) Germany and England 
D) England and France

Question 11

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 12

Which of these statements best summarizes trends in England and France in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) Royal power centralized and national consciousness was extinguished by warfare and the plague. 
B) Royal power centralized and national consciousness grew. 
C) Royal power waned as townspeople asserted their new identity. 
D) Royal power and national consciousness both suffered a steep decline. 
A) Royal power centralized and national consciousness was extinguished by warfare and the plague. 
B) Royal power centralized and national consciousness grew. 
C) Royal power waned as townspeople asserted their new identity. 
D) Royal power and national consciousness both suffered a steep decline.

Question 13

Describe the psychological impact of the Black Death.How did Europeans respond to the devastation caused by the epidemic?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death had a profound psycholog

Question 14

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 15

In 1355,in a bid to secure funds for the war,the French king turned to the ____________,a representative council of townspeople,clergy,and nobles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1355,in a bid to secure funds...

Question 16

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 17

The broadest social division in eleventh-century Russia was between ________.

Accepted Answer

A) freemen and slaves 
B) clergy and principality 
C) peasants and townspeople 
D) army officers and freemen 
A) freemen and slaves 
B) clergy and principality 
C) peasants and townspeople 
D) army officers and freemen

Question 18

The Black Death refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317 
B) a virulent plague that struck fourteenth-century Europe 
C) a disease transmitted through African slaves 
D) the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century 
A) the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317 
B) a virulent plague that struck fourteenth-century Europe 
C) a disease transmitted through African slaves 
D) the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century

Question 19

The Black Death is estimated to have killed at least ________ million people in Europe.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Black Death is estimated to have...

Question 20

What finally resolved the Great Schism?

Accepted Answer

A) the resignation of Clement VII 
B) the abdication of Urban VI 
C) the simultaneous imprisonment of both current popes 
D) the Council of Constance 
A) the resignation of Clement VII 
B) the abdication of Urban VI 
C) the simultaneous imprisonment of both current popes 
D) the Council of Constance

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

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

The use of the ________ gave the English the tactical advantage in the war.

Between 1243 and 1480,Russia was ruled by ________.

How did the Hundred Years' War contribute to the growth of nationalism and the centralization of political power in both France and England?

What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300,and why?

Which of the following was recognized by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges?

What were the causes of the Hundred Years' War? Could any of these factors have been avoided or was war inevitable? Explain.

The price of the papacy's greater centralization of authority was _________.

The papal bull Unam Sanctam declared that ________.

The Hundred Years' War was fought between ________.

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

Which of these statements best summarizes trends in England and France in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

Describe the psychological impact of the Black Death.How did Europeans respond to the devastation caused by the epidemic?

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

In 1355,in a bid to secure funds for the war,the French king turned to the ____________,a representative council of townspeople,clergy,and nobles.

The cultural response to the Black Death was ________.

The broadest social division in eleventh-century Russia was between ________.

The Black Death refers to ________.

The Black Death is estimated to have killed at least ________ million people in Europe.

What finally resolved the Great Schism?

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