Question 1

The best-known of the Abbasid caliphs was

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A)  al-Ma'mun. 
B)  Ibn Fadlan. 
C)  Abu al-Abbas. 
D)  al-Mas'udi. 
E)  Harun al-Rashid. 
A)  al-Ma'mun. 
B)  Ibn Fadlan. 
C)  Abu al-Abbas. 
D)  al-Mas'udi. 
E)  Harun al-Rashid. E

Question 2

A comparison of Islam and Western Civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries shows

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A)  the west's clear superiority in urban culture. 
B)  Muslim creation of a brilliant and sophisticated urban culture while western society remained a world of petty and violent agricultural villages. 
C)  a common fascination with decorative arts depicting living things. 
D)  a greater respect for ancient civilizations and their cultures in the west. 
E)  western supremacy because of the institutions of feudalism and manorialism. 
A)  the west's clear superiority in urban culture. 
B)  Muslim creation of a brilliant and sophisticated urban culture while western society remained a world of petty and violent agricultural villages. 
C)  a common fascination with decorative arts depicting living things. 
D)  a greater respect for ancient civilizations and their cultures in the west. 
E)  western supremacy because of the institutions of feudalism and manorialism. B

Question 3

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

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A)  Zacharias. 
B)  Charlemagne. 
C)  Charles Martel. 
D)  Pepin. 
E)  Louis the Pious. 
A)  Zacharias. 
B)  Charlemagne. 
C)  Charles Martel. 
D)  Pepin. 
E)  Louis the Pious. D

Question 4

Manorialism

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A)  marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B)  was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C)  brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D)  devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E)  ended with the Viking invasions. 
A)  marked an end to the fief-holding system of the Early Middle Ages. 
B)  was an economic system based upon landed estates. 
C)  brought about a rejuvenated increase in European slavery. 
D)  devastated the social mobility of the lowest classes in European society. 
E)  ended with the Viking invasions.

Question 5

The Treaty of Verdun in 843

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A)  established peace with the Spanish caliphate. 
B)  divided the Carolingian empire. 
C)  reunited the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 
D)  created the Papal States. 
E)  ceded land to a party of Vikings. 
A)  established peace with the Spanish caliphate. 
B)  divided the Carolingian empire. 
C)  reunited the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 
D)  created the Papal States. 
E)  ceded land to a party of Vikings.

Question 6

The division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death of Louis the Pious led to

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A)  the capture of the eastern German lands by Muslim forces. 
B)  an incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories. 
C)  two centuries of relative calm. 
D)  the eventual emergence of Lothair as the ruler of a united Europe. 
E)  political control by the papacy. 
A)  the capture of the eastern German lands by Muslim forces. 
B)  an incessant struggle between Louis the German, Charles the Bald, and their heirs over disputed territories. 
C)  two centuries of relative calm. 
D)  the eventual emergence of Lothair as the ruler of a united Europe. 
E)  political control by the papacy.

Question 7

Socially and culturally, the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage resulted in

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A)  more bachelors who never married. 
B)  the development of the nuclear family at the expense of the extended family. 
C)  a great proportion of widows in communities. 
D)  the birth of fewer children in medieval times. 
E)  an rapid increase in Europe's population. 
A)  more bachelors who never married. 
B)  the development of the nuclear family at the expense of the extended family. 
C)  a great proportion of widows in communities. 
D)  the birth of fewer children in medieval times. 
E)  an rapid increase in Europe's population.

Question 8

The Carolingian scholar Alcuin is best noted for

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A)  helping to lay the foundation for medieval education. 
B)  his influential views on the "indissoluble nature" of marriage. 
C)  his emphasis on Frankish languages over classical Latin. 
D)  preaching against the lazy monastic orders. 
E)  his opposition to celibacy. 
A)  helping to lay the foundation for medieval education. 
B)  his influential views on the "indissoluble nature" of marriage. 
C)  his emphasis on Frankish languages over classical Latin. 
D)  preaching against the lazy monastic orders. 
E)  his opposition to celibacy.

Question 9

One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was

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A)  Leif Erikson. 
B)  Erik the Red. 
C)  Olaf the Bald. 
D)  Wilbur the Swede. 
E)  Ivar the Boneless. 
A)  Leif Erikson. 
B)  Erik the Red. 
C)  Olaf the Bald. 
D)  Wilbur the Swede. 
E)  Ivar the Boneless.

Question 10

Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was

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A)  his creation and effective government of a new "Roman Empire" with the aid of the eastern Slavs. 
B)  refusing to employ high church officials as royal administrators. 
C)  defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of eastern Europe. 
D)  his conversion to Orthodox Christianity. 
E)  all the above 
A)  his creation and effective government of a new "Roman Empire" with the aid of the eastern Slavs. 
B)  refusing to employ high church officials as royal administrators. 
C)  defeat of the Magyars at the battle of Lechfeld in 955 and Christianization of eastern Europe. 
D)  his conversion to Orthodox Christianity. 
E)  all the above

Question 11

In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was

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A)  forbidden because monks were to be secluded from any contact with the outside world. 
B)  offered occasionally, but only with royal permission. 
C)  offered occasionally, but only with the permission of the abbot. 
D)  offered to men but not to women, as the latter were potentially too sexually threatening to the celibate monks. 
E)  a sacred duty. 
A)  forbidden because monks were to be secluded from any contact with the outside world. 
B)  offered occasionally, but only with royal permission. 
C)  offered occasionally, but only with the permission of the abbot. 
D)  offered to men but not to women, as the latter were potentially too sexually threatening to the celibate monks. 
E)  a sacred duty.

Question 12

In the early Middle Ages, books were written on sheepskin inasmuch as papyrus was too expensive to be imported from Egypt, then under Muslim control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The percentage of European land cultivated in the Early Middle Ages is estimated at

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A)  less than 10 percent. 
B)  slightly more than 20 percent. 
C)  35 percent. 
D)  50 percent. 
E)  just higher than 75 percent. 
A)  less than 10 percent. 
B)  slightly more than 20 percent. 
C)  35 percent. 
D)  50 percent. 
E)  just higher than 75 percent.

Question 14

The Carolingian monks

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A)  were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B)  through their copying of manuscripts the works of Latin classical authors were preserved. 
C)  were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D)  were known for their educational innovations. 
E)  fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors. 
A)  were known for the production of scriptoria, a type of paper. 
B)  through their copying of manuscripts the works of Latin classical authors were preserved. 
C)  were best known for their hospitality to travelers. 
D)  were known for their educational innovations. 
E)  fought in the armies of Charlemagne and his successors.

Question 15

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

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A)  outstanding creativity and original thought. 
B)  illuminated manuscripts done in Merovingian cursive script. 
C)  the works of Alcuin, who rejected all classical educational ideals. 
D)  a preference for Greek over German. 
E)  new copies of classical literary works produced in Benedictine monastic scriptoria. 
A)  outstanding creativity and original thought. 
B)  illuminated manuscripts done in Merovingian cursive script. 
C)  the works of Alcuin, who rejected all classical educational ideals. 
D)  a preference for Greek over German. 
E)  new copies of classical literary works produced in Benedictine monastic scriptoria.

Question 16

The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was

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A)  Hugh Capet. 
B)  Alfred the Great. 
C)  King Edgar. 
D)  Conrad of Franconia. 
E)  Edward the Confessor. 
A)  Hugh Capet. 
B)  Alfred the Great. 
C)  King Edgar. 
D)  Conrad of Franconia. 
E)  Edward the Confessor.

Question 17

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

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A)  marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B)  meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C)  was a direct form of servitude. 
D)  was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E)  was a relationship between warriors and peasants. 
A)  marked a complete separation from the German traditions of lordship and loyalty. 
B)  meant fiefs could never become hereditary. 
C)  was a direct form of servitude. 
D)  was an honorable relationship between free men. 
E)  was a relationship between warriors and peasants.

Question 18

In feudal Europe, a manor was

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A)  a wheeled plow used to turn heavy clay soils. 
B)  a light chain mail vest, worn over a hauberk. 
C)  a traditional way of cultivating relationships between ruler and ruled. 
D)  an agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants. 
E)  a polite way of treating a man of low birth. 
A)  a wheeled plow used to turn heavy clay soils. 
B)  a light chain mail vest, worn over a hauberk. 
C)  a traditional way of cultivating relationships between ruler and ruled. 
D)  an agricultural estate owned by a lord and worked by peasants. 
E)  a polite way of treating a man of low birth.

Question 19

An independent Umayyad dynasty survived in Spain until 1453.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

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A)  was carried out with the largest army in history up to its time. 
B)  was most successful against the German tribes to the east. 
C)  resulted in the quick destruction of the Saxons. 
D)  resulted in the capture of all of Europe except for Italy. 
E)  succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors. 
A)  was carried out with the largest army in history up to its time. 
B)  was most successful against the German tribes to the east. 
C)  resulted in the quick destruction of the Saxons. 
D)  resulted in the capture of all of Europe except for Italy. 
E)  succeeded in capturing most of Spain from the Moors.

The best-known of the Abbasid caliphs was

A comparison of Islam and Western Civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries shows

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

Manorialism

The Treaty of Verdun in 843

The division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death of Louis the Pious led to

Socially and culturally, the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage resulted in

The Carolingian scholar Alcuin is best noted for

One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was

Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was

In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was

In the early Middle Ages, books were written on sheepskin inasmuch as papyrus was too expensive to be imported from Egypt, then under Muslim control.

The percentage of European land cultivated in the Early Middle Ages is estimated at

The Carolingian monks

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

In feudal Europe, a manor was

An independent Umayyad dynasty survived in Spain until 1453.

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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Exam 8: European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The best-known of the Abbasid caliphs was

A comparison of Islam and Western Civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries shows

The first Frankish king to be anointed in holy ceremony by an agent of the pope was

Manorialism

The Treaty of Verdun in 843

The division of Europe into three kingdoms after the death of Louis the Pious led to

Socially and culturally, the church's advocacy of indissoluble marriage resulted in

The Carolingian scholar Alcuin is best noted for

One of the most famous Vikings, who discovered Greenland, was

Among Otto I's more successful actions that clearly benefited the kingship of Germany was

In the Middle Ages, monastic hospitality to travelers was

In the early Middle Ages, books were written on sheepskin inasmuch as papyrus was too expensive to be imported from Egypt, then under Muslim control.

The percentage of European land cultivated in the Early Middle Ages is estimated at

The Carolingian monks

Charlemagne's Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

The English king who helped establish a unified Anglo-Saxon monarchy by defeating the Danish army was

The lord-vassal relationship in the Germanic practice of medieval Europe

In feudal Europe, a manor was

An independent Umayyad dynasty survived in Spain until 1453.

The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance

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