Question 1

Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  there was an irreconcilable conflict between reason and faith and that the Christian must choose faith. 
B)  different theologians had conflicting opinions and hence, the enterprise of theology in general was vain. 
C)  Aquinas's Summa Theologica was methodologically flawed. 
D)  the conflicting opinions of theologians could be reconciled through reasoned argument (dialectics). 
E)  there were no conflicting opinions between faith and reason. 
A)  there was an irreconcilable conflict between reason and faith and that the Christian must choose faith. 
B)  different theologians had conflicting opinions and hence, the enterprise of theology in general was vain. 
C)  Aquinas's Summa Theologica was methodologically flawed. 
D)  the conflicting opinions of theologians could be reconciled through reasoned argument (dialectics). 
E)  there were no conflicting opinions between faith and reason.

Question 2

Roger Bacon (c. 1214−1294) is remembered for his

Accepted Answer

A)  estimate of the circumference of the Earth. 
B)  castration of Abelard. 
C)  opposition to the use of Arab medical texts in Christendom. 
D)  realization of the potential power of the experimental method of scientific investigation. 
E)  translation and commentary of ancient Arabic works. 
A)  estimate of the circumference of the Earth. 
B)  castration of Abelard. 
C)  opposition to the use of Arab medical texts in Christendom. 
D)  realization of the potential power of the experimental method of scientific investigation. 
E)  translation and commentary of ancient Arabic works.

Question 3

​All of the following are true of how the concept courtly love required knights to demonstrate their worthiness except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​recitation of poetry 
B)  ​bravery 
C)  ​patience 
D)  ​bathe often 
E)  ​marriage 
A)  ​recitation of poetry 
B)  ​bravery 
C)  ​patience 
D)  ​bathe often 
E)  ​marriage

Question 4

How does Marsiglio's critique anticipate modern political thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theocracies are best to enforce Christian values. 
B)  States and their principles have nothing to do with religious commands. 
C)  Political systems deal with supernatural 
D)  State laws originate from a higher realm. 
E)  Political thinkers should attempt to make the earthly realm confirm to the articles of faith. 
A)  Theocracies are best to enforce Christian values. 
B)  States and their principles have nothing to do with religious commands. 
C)  Political systems deal with supernatural 
D)  State laws originate from a higher realm. 
E)  Political thinkers should attempt to make the earthly realm confirm to the articles of faith.

Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that

Roger Bacon (c. 1214−1294) is remembered for his

All of the following are true of how the concept courtly love required knights to demonstrate their worthiness except

How does Marsiglio's critique anticipate modern political thought?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Exam 7: The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Sic et Non was an effort to demonstrate that

Roger Bacon (c. 1214−1294) is remembered for his

​All of the following are true of how the concept courtly love required knights to demonstrate their worthiness except

How does Marsiglio's critique anticipate modern political thought?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

Filters

All of the following are true of how the concept courtly love required knights to demonstrate their worthiness except