Question 1

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 2

With which of the following statements about the Late Middle Ages would historians disagree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trade diminished and towns declined. 
B)  General councils contested papal power. 
C)  Peasant violence was not confined to one country. 
D)  About one-quarter to one-third of the European population perished in the worst disaster in recorded history caused by natural forces. 
E)  Agricultural advances continued to supply enough food. 
A)  Trade diminished and towns declined. 
B)  General councils contested papal power. 
C)  Peasant violence was not confined to one country. 
D)  About one-quarter to one-third of the European population perished in the worst disaster in recorded history caused by natural forces. 
E)  Agricultural advances continued to supply enough food.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Gregory XI was a French pope who served

Question 4

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 5

By the "Thomistic synthesis" the author means

Accepted Answer

A)  Duns Scotus's view of papal and monarchical power as complementary. 
B)  Thomas Aquinas's view of papal and monarchical power as complementary. 
C)  Duns Scotus's theology that integrated faith and reason. 
D)  Thomas Aquinas's theology that integrated faith and reason. 
E)  Thomas Aquinas's view that theology and philosophy are two separate areas of knowledge. 
A)  Duns Scotus's view of papal and monarchical power as complementary. 
B)  Thomas Aquinas's view of papal and monarchical power as complementary. 
C)  Duns Scotus's theology that integrated faith and reason. 
D)  Thomas Aquinas's theology that integrated faith and reason. 
E)  Thomas Aquinas's view that theology and philosophy are two separate areas of knowledge.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Irnerius was a medieval Italian jurist a

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-On the map of Europe,locate where the following intellectuals worked or taught: Thomas Aquinas at Paris; Robert Grossteste,at the University of Oxford near London; Albert the Great at Paris; and Anselm in Normandy.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry, but I cannot directly view or

Question 9

​Joan of Arc led French troops to victory at the battle of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Crecy 
B)  ​Poitiers 
C)  ​Agincourt 
D)  ​Orléans 
E)  ​Calais 
A)  ​Crecy 
B)  ​Poitiers 
C)  ​Agincourt 
D)  ​Orléans 
E)  ​Calais

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Roman law refers to the legal system use

Question 11

One may correctly say that Thomas Aquinas

Accepted Answer

A)  gained the greatest fame in writing Summa Magisteria. 
B)  brilliantly integrated the philosophy of Aristotle with Christian thought. 
C)  always held that secular knowledge should be supervised and be held in conformity to revealed truth. 
D)  advanced beyond the restrictions of medieval thought. 
E)  distinguished the irreconcilable differences between faith and reason. 
A)  gained the greatest fame in writing Summa Magisteria. 
B)  brilliantly integrated the philosophy of Aristotle with Christian thought. 
C)  always held that secular knowledge should be supervised and be held in conformity to revealed truth. 
D)  advanced beyond the restrictions of medieval thought. 
E)  distinguished the irreconcilable differences between faith and reason.

Question 12

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 13

The supporters of John Wycliffe were known as ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Waldensians 
B)  ​Lollards 
C)  ​Dominicans 
D)  ​Aristotelianism 
E)  ​Lutherans 
A)  ​Waldensians 
B)  ​Lollards 
C)  ​Dominicans 
D)  ​Aristotelianism 
E)  ​Lutherans

Question 14

During the Middle Ages,scientific works were available to the West because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was preserved by the Church. 
B)  Muslim Portugal was an important cultural center at the time. 
C)  Jews and Greeks from the East taught at Bologna. 
D)  Islamic and Byzantine civilizations had preserved and added to Classical Greek knowledge. 
E)  was the result of the Carolingian Era. 
A)  it was preserved by the Church. 
B)  Muslim Portugal was an important cultural center at the time. 
C)  Jews and Greeks from the East taught at Bologna. 
D)  Islamic and Byzantine civilizations had preserved and added to Classical Greek knowledge. 
E)  was the result of the Carolingian Era.

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

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

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

Question 17

Medieval theorists would have refuted the view that

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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 18

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss the worldview of the Middle Ages,noting why it was different from the Greco-Roman perspective.

Accepted Answer

The worldview of the Middle Ages was hea

Question 19

Trace the power of the papacy during thisChapter with special focus on intellectual development,Babylonian Captivity,politics,and religious reform movements.​

Accepted Answer

During this chapter of history, the powe

Question 20

According to the author,the core of the medieval Christian worldview was that

Accepted Answer

A)  God determined the rules for leading a good life and that conclusions derived from reason were secondary to divine revelation. 
B)  when reason and revelation seemed to be in conflict, individuals should follow the dictates of reason. 
C)  the Greco-Roman cultural heritage was pagan and hence should be rejected in favor of the divine revelations of Scripture. 
D)  each individual had to follow his or her own path to God. 
E)  the good life was of this world. 
A)  God determined the rules for leading a good life and that conclusions derived from reason were secondary to divine revelation. 
B)  when reason and revelation seemed to be in conflict, individuals should follow the dictates of reason. 
C)  the Greco-Roman cultural heritage was pagan and hence should be rejected in favor of the divine revelations of Scripture. 
D)  each individual had to follow his or her own path to God. 
E)  the good life was of this world.

Exam 7: The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

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

With which of the following statements about the Late Middle Ages would historians disagree?

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

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

By the "Thomistic synthesis" the author means

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

How does Marsiglio's critique anticipate modern political thought?

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -On the map of Europe,locate where the following intellectuals worked or taught: Thomas Aquinas at Paris; Robert Grossteste,at the University of Oxford near London; Albert the Great at Paris; and Anselm in Normandy.

​Joan of Arc led French troops to victory at the battle of

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

One may correctly say that Thomas Aquinas

All of the following are medieval epics except

The supporters of John Wycliffe were known as ​

During the Middle Ages,scientific works were available to the West because

Saint Anselm was known for

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

Medieval theorists would have refuted the view that

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). -Discuss the worldview of the Middle Ages,noting why it was different from the Greco-Roman perspective.

Trace the power of the papacy during thisChapter with special focus on intellectual development,Babylonian Captivity,politics,and religious reform movements.​

According to the author,the core of the medieval Christian worldview was that

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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

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An Era of Totalitarianism

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Trace the power of the papacy during thisChapter with special focus on intellectual development,Babylonian Captivity,politics,and religious reform movements.