Question 1

​Which statement best describes the accomplishments of medieval thinkers in the area of science

Accepted Answer

A)  ​set the stage for modern science by inventing analytical geometry and calculus 
B)  ​proved that the sun was at the center of the universe 
C)  ​created a clear break between theology and natural science 
D)  set the stage for the emergence of modern science by translating and commenting on ancient texts 
E)  ​influenced Arab thinkers by introducing the study of optics to the wider world 
A)  ​set the stage for modern science by inventing analytical geometry and calculus 
B)  ​proved that the sun was at the center of the universe 
C)  ​created a clear break between theology and natural science 
D)  set the stage for the emergence of modern science by translating and commenting on ancient texts 
E)  ​influenced Arab thinkers by introducing the study of optics to the wider world

Question 2

Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. 
B)  The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. 
C)  There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. 
D)  There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. 
E)  Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works. 
A)  The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. 
B)  The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. 
C)  There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. 
D)  There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. 
E)  Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works.

Question 3

​All of the following are accurate descriptions of the Great Schism except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the schism ended in 1417 with the election of a new pope 
B)  ​the Council of Pisa attempted to resolve the schism but failed 
C)  ​Pope Urban VI excommunicated Clement VII who excommunicated Urban VI 
D)  ​at one point Christendom had three popes 
E)  ​throughout the struggle the cardinals were unified behind Urban VI 
A)  ​the schism ended in 1417 with the election of a new pope 
B)  ​the Council of Pisa attempted to resolve the schism but failed 
C)  ​Pope Urban VI excommunicated Clement VII who excommunicated Urban VI 
D)  ​at one point Christendom had three popes 
E)  ​throughout the struggle the cardinals were unified behind Urban VI

Question 4

All of the following were problems in the Late Middle Ages except

Accepted Answer

A)  decline in agricultural production. 
B)  the Black Death. 
C)  peasant revolts. 
D)  starvation and malnutrition 
E)  increased population. 
A)  decline in agricultural production. 
B)  the Black Death. 
C)  peasant revolts. 
D)  starvation and malnutrition 
E)  increased population.

Question 5

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of Europe, note the location where the following occurred: the humiliation of the pope at Anagni; the Babylonian Captivity at Avignon; and the Church Councils held at Pisa, Basel, and Constance.

Accepted Answer

The humiliation of the pope at Anagni oc

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Dante Alighieri

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, wri

Question 7

Which uprising in France claimed the lives of 20,000 people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Peterloo massacre 
B)  The Waterloo massacre 
C)  The Jacquerie 
D)  The wage earners rebellion 
E)  The Waldensian revolt 
A)  The Peterloo massacre 
B)  The Waterloo massacre 
C)  The Jacquerie 
D)  The wage earners rebellion 
E)  The Waldensian revolt

Question 8

University students who studied medicine in the Middle Ages studied the works of which two great medical men of the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemy and Aristotle 
B)  Plato and Socrates 
C)  Hippocrates and Galen 
D)  Thales and Anaximander 
E)  Anaximenes and Pythagoras 
A)  Ptolemy and Aristotle 
B)  Plato and Socrates 
C)  Hippocrates and Galen 
D)  Thales and Anaximander 
E)  Anaximenes and Pythagoras

Question 9

Medieval theorists would have refuted the view that

Accepted Answer

A)  stars were constantly moving in relation to the earth and to each other. 
B)  the universe was earth centered. 
C)  the earthly realm consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. 
D)  celestial bodies were composed of ether, a matter different from earth. 
E)  God transmitted motion to the planetary spheres. 
A)  stars were constantly moving in relation to the earth and to each other. 
B)  the universe was earth centered. 
C)  the earthly realm consisted of earth, air, fire, and water. 
D)  celestial bodies were composed of ether, a matter different from earth. 
E)  God transmitted motion to the planetary spheres.

Question 10

All of the following are medieval epics except

Accepted Answer

A)  The Song of Roland. 
B)  Nibelungenlied. 
C)  the tales of King Arthur and his Round Table. 
D)  the Divine Comedy 
E)  The Iliad. 
A)  The Song of Roland. 
B)  Nibelungenlied. 
C)  the tales of King Arthur and his Round Table. 
D)  the Divine Comedy 
E)  The Iliad.

Question 11

Peter Abelard faced opposition from which theologian​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Saint Anselm​ 
B)  ​Thomas Aquinas​ 
C)  ​Bernard of Clairvaux​ 
D)  ​Saint Augustine​ 
E)  ​Saint Dominic 
A)  ​Saint Anselm​ 
B)  ​Thomas Aquinas​ 
C)  ​Bernard of Clairvaux​ 
D)  ​Saint Augustine​ 
E)  ​Saint Dominic

Question 12

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss the status of the papacy in the fourteenth century. Was it a period during which the papacy had to choose between spiritual and secular leadership?

Accepted Answer

In the fourteenth century, the papacy fa

Question 13

The geocentric model of the universe fit with the Christian worldview in that

Accepted Answer

A)  it accorded with the idea that God created the universe for human beings. 
B)  some monotheistic groups worshipped the sun. 
C)  Christians did not think of heaven as a physical place. 
D)  Christians were opposed to sun worship because it was pagan. 
E)  it put man at the highest rung of the cosmic ladder. 
A)  it accorded with the idea that God created the universe for human beings. 
B)  some monotheistic groups worshipped the sun. 
C)  Christians did not think of heaven as a physical place. 
D)  Christians were opposed to sun worship because it was pagan. 
E)  it put man at the highest rung of the cosmic ladder.

Question 14

When Aristotle's writings were translated into Latin and reintroduced to the West

Accepted Answer

A)  church scholars accepted them enthusiastically. 
B)  church scholars largely discounted them as pagan delusions. 
C)  there was controversy about whether they would endanger faith. 
D)  there were doubts about whether the writings were really Aristotle's. 
E)  they were found to be synonymous with Christian beliefs. 
A)  church scholars accepted them enthusiastically. 
B)  church scholars largely discounted them as pagan delusions. 
C)  there was controversy about whether they would endanger faith. 
D)  there were doubts about whether the writings were really Aristotle's. 
E)  they were found to be synonymous with Christian beliefs.

Question 15

Saint Anselm was known for

Accepted Answer

A)  writing the Summa Theologica. 
B)  a disreputable affair with Heloise, which he eventually disavowed. 
C)  arguing that faith is the basis of philosophical speculation. 
D)  analyzing the Trinity in a way that angered churchmen. 
E)  disputing the existence of God. 
A)  writing the Summa Theologica. 
B)  a disreputable affair with Heloise, which he eventually disavowed. 
C)  arguing that faith is the basis of philosophical speculation. 
D)  analyzing the Trinity in a way that angered churchmen. 
E)  disputing the existence of God.

Question 16

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss three individuals whose studies during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contributed to the development of a more scientific approach to nature. Comment on the character of their work.

Accepted Answer

One individual whose studies during the

Question 17

​Within medieval universities the best minds were most likely to study

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mathematics 
B)  ​theology 
C)  ​astronomy 
D)  ​medicine 
E)  ​law 
A)  ​mathematics 
B)  ​theology 
C)  ​astronomy 
D)  ​medicine 
E)  ​law

Question 18

Which two medieval thinkers studied the refraction of light and optics

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Thomas Aquinas and Albert Magnus​ 
B)  ​Roger Bacon and Robert Grosseteste​ 
C)  ​Adelard of Bath and Albert Magnus​ 
D)  ​Heloise and Peter Abelard​ 
E)  ​Robert Grosseteste and Thomas Aquinas 
A)  ​Thomas Aquinas and Albert Magnus​ 
B)  ​Roger Bacon and Robert Grosseteste​ 
C)  ​Adelard of Bath and Albert Magnus​ 
D)  ​Heloise and Peter Abelard​ 
E)  ​Robert Grosseteste and Thomas Aquinas

Question 19

Which of the following medieval scientists was the chancellor of Oxford University?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avicenna 
B)  Robert Grosseteste 
C)  Galen 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Albert 
A)  Avicenna 
B)  Robert Grosseteste 
C)  Galen 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Albert

Question 20

In the early Middle Ages, the principal education centers of Western Christendom were

Accepted Answer

A)  monastery schools. 
B)  universities. 
C)  cathedral schools. 
D)  parish schools. 
E)  All of these 
A)  monastery schools. 
B)  universities. 
C)  cathedral schools. 
D)  parish schools. 
E)  All of these

Exam 7: The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

​Which statement best describes the accomplishments of medieval thinkers in the area of science

Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?

​All of the following are accurate descriptions of the Great Schism except

All of the following were problems in the Late Middle Ages except

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -On the map of Europe, note the location where the following occurred: the humiliation of the pope at Anagni; the Babylonian Captivity at Avignon; and the Church Councils held at Pisa, Basel, and Constance.

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Dante Alighieri

Which uprising in France claimed the lives of 20,000 people?

University students who studied medicine in the Middle Ages studied the works of which two great medical men of the ancient world?

Medieval theorists would have refuted the view that

All of the following are medieval epics except

Peter Abelard faced opposition from which theologian​

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss the status of the papacy in the fourteenth century. Was it a period during which the papacy had to choose between spiritual and secular leadership?

The geocentric model of the universe fit with the Christian worldview in that

When Aristotle's writings were translated into Latin and reintroduced to the West

Saint Anselm was known for

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss three individuals whose studies during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contributed to the development of a more scientific approach to nature. Comment on the character of their work.

​Within medieval universities the best minds were most likely to study

Which two medieval thinkers studied the refraction of light and optics

Which of the following medieval scientists was the chancellor of Oxford University?

In the early Middle Ages, the principal education centers of Western Christendom were

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Which statement best describes the accomplishments of medieval thinkers in the area of science

All of the following are accurate descriptions of the Great Schism except

Peter Abelard faced opposition from which theologian

Within medieval universities the best minds were most likely to study