Question 1

The Swedish Vikingsꟷthe Varangiansꟷbecame known or assimilated with which of the following groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  Magyars 
B)  Czechs 
C)  Armenians 
D)  Bulgars 
E)  Russians 
A)  Magyars 
B)  Czechs 
C)  Armenians 
D)  Bulgars 
E)  Russians

Question 2

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

Accepted Answer

A)  their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B)  their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C)  their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D)  founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E)  their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy. 
A)  their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862. 
B)  their preoccupation with cleanliness. 
C)  their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church. 
D)  founding the state that became known as Russia. 
E)  their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy.

Question 3

The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in

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A)  northern Italy. 
B)  the western Frankish territories. 
C)  Sicily. 
D)  central Europe. 
E)  the Isle de France. 
A)  northern Italy. 
B)  the western Frankish territories. 
C)  Sicily. 
D)  central Europe. 
E)  the Isle de France.

Question 4

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

Accepted Answer

A)  was under the control of the western emperor. 
B)  had been conquered by the Abbasids. 
C)  was in terminal decline. 
D)  had achieved a new brilliance of power and influence under the Macedonians. 
E)  had finally adopted Catholic Christianity and accepted the leadership of the pope. 
A)  was under the control of the western emperor. 
B)  had been conquered by the Abbasids. 
C)  was in terminal decline. 
D)  had achieved a new brilliance of power and influence under the Macedonians. 
E)  had finally adopted Catholic Christianity and accepted the leadership of the pope.

Question 5

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
B)  During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C)  By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and c 
A)  During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically declined. 
B)  During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. 
C)  By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. 
D)  all the above 
E)  a and c

Question 6

Who wrote The Life of Charlemagneꟷwritten between 817 and 830?

Accepted Answer

A)  Notker the Stammerer. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Einhard. 
D)  Charlemagne. 
E)  Seutonius the Pius. 
A)  Notker the Stammerer. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Einhard. 
D)  Charlemagne. 
E)  Seutonius the Pius.

Question 7

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

Accepted Answer

A)  ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B)  were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D)  rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E)  became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples. 
A)  ignored all efforts of German kings to Christianize them. 
B)  were united by their cultural links to the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  were greatly influenced by assimilation into the Catholic church and Latin culture. 
D)  rejected western Christianity and became increasingly antagonistic toward Christianity. 
E)  became Orthodox Christians, unlike most of the other Slavic peoples.

Question 8

When Hugh Capet became king of France in 987, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B)  a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C)  different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D)  the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E)  considerable violence. 
A)  the use of bleeding to cure illness. 
B)  a total disinterest in bodily cleanliness. 
C)  different patterns of consumption of foodstuffs among rich and poor. 
D)  the vices of gluttony and drunkenness. 
E)  considerable violence.

Question 10

In 987, the Western Frankish nobility met and elected ____ as their king, contributing to the formation of a new dynasty to rule France for centuries.

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis the Pious 
B)  Hugh of Orleans 
C)  Hugh Capet 
D)  Charles of Navarre 
E)  Philip of Valois 
A)  Louis the Pious 
B)  Hugh of Orleans 
C)  Hugh Capet 
D)  Charles of Navarre 
E)  Philip of Valois

Question 11

In feudal Europe, a serf was a man who

Accepted Answer

A)  farmed his own land and lived his own life. 
B)  wandered the roads begging for his bread. 
C)  begged for bread outside a castle's gates. 
D)  served another as a knight. 
E)  was bound to the land as a farmer. 
A)  farmed his own land and lived his own life. 
B)  wandered the roads begging for his bread. 
C)  begged for bread outside a castle's gates. 
D)  served another as a knight. 
E)  was bound to the land as a farmer.

Question 12

The Slavs

Accepted Answer

A)  were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B)  adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C)  were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D)  became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E)  all eventually became Russians. 
A)  were originally a single people in central Europe. 
B)  adopted Roman Catholicism as their sole religion. 
C)  were completely absorbed by the Bulgars in the ninth century. 
D)  became bitter enemies of western European rulers for their rigid opposition to Christianity. 
E)  all eventually became Russians.

Question 13

The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to

Accepted Answer

A)  administer the palace school at Aachen. 
B)  review the liturgy for errors. 
C)  check on his counts. 
D)  kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption. 
E)  serve him wine. 
A)  administer the palace school at Aachen. 
B)  review the liturgy for errors. 
C)  check on his counts. 
D)  kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption. 
E)  serve him wine.

Question 14

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as immoral and a sin, and because of the powerful position of the church in medieval society, the practice of the killing of infants disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following was a similarity between medicine in the Early Middle Ages and medicine in earlier pagan times?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both relied heavily on primitive surgery. 
B)  In both periods, magical rites, charms, and amulets were used. 
C)  Anesthesia was unknown in both eras. 
D)  Medical training was unknown in both periods. 
E)  All medical treatises, few as they were, were written in the vernacular. 
A)  Both relied heavily on primitive surgery. 
B)  In both periods, magical rites, charms, and amulets were used. 
C)  Anesthesia was unknown in both eras. 
D)  Medical training was unknown in both periods. 
E)  All medical treatises, few as they were, were written in the vernacular.

Question 17

The staple food in the Carolingian diet was

Accepted Answer

A)  bread. 
B)  mutton. 
C)  beef. 
D)  pork. 
E)  vegetables. 
A)  bread. 
B)  mutton. 
C)  beef. 
D)  pork. 
E)  vegetables.

Question 18

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A)  the major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to provide military service. 
B)  a vassal was not required to provide legal assistance at his lord's court. 
C)  a lord has no formal responsibilities toward his vassals. 
D)  there was no outlet for the breaking of the bond between lord and vassal. 
E)  serfdom came to an end. 
A)  the major obligation of a vassal to his lord was to provide military service. 
B)  a vassal was not required to provide legal assistance at his lord's court. 
C)  a lord has no formal responsibilities toward his vassals. 
D)  there was no outlet for the breaking of the bond between lord and vassal. 
E)  serfdom came to an end.

Question 19

The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of

Accepted Answer

A)  Bavaria. 
B)  Swabia. 
C)  Franconia. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Saxony. 
A)  Bavaria. 
B)  Swabia. 
C)  Franconia. 
D)  Naples. 
E)  Saxony.

Question 20

The Arabic name for Spain was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cordoba. 
B)  al-Andalus. 
C)  al-jabr. 
D)  Berber. 
E)  al-Hakim. 
A)  Cordoba. 
B)  al-Andalus. 
C)  al-jabr. 
D)  Berber. 
E)  al-Hakim.

The Swedish Vikingsꟷthe Varangiansꟷbecame known or assimilated with which of the following groups:

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Middle Ages?

Who wrote The Life of Charlemagneꟷwritten between 817 and 830?

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

When Hugh Capet became king of France in 987, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following except

In 987, the Western Frankish nobility met and elected ____ as their king, contributing to the formation of a new dynasty to rule France for centuries.

In feudal Europe, a serf was a man who

The Slavs

The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

In the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as immoral and a sin, and because of the powerful position of the church in medieval society, the practice of the killing of infants disappeared.

Which of the following was a similarity between medicine in the Early Middle Ages and medicine in earlier pagan times?

The staple food in the Carolingian diet was

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of

The Arabic name for Spain was

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 Swedish Vikingsꟷthe Varangiansꟷbecame known or assimilated with which of the following groups:

The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for

The most successful Muslim raids in the ninth century occurred in

By the early eleventh century, the Byzantine Empire

Which of the following statements were true of trade during the Middle Ages?

Who wrote The Life of Charlemagneꟷwritten between 817 and 830?

The Poles, Czechs, and Hungarians

When Hugh Capet became king of France in 987, he immediately consolidated and centralized his rule by quickly bringing under his firm control the previously powerful semi-independent lords.

Carolingian society was marked by all of the following except

In 987, the Western Frankish nobility met and elected ____ as their king, contributing to the formation of a new dynasty to rule France for centuries.

In feudal Europe, a serf was a man who

The Slavs

The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to

The premier scholar in Charlemagne's court was Alcuin of York.

In the early Middle Ages, the Catholic Church condemned infanticide as immoral and a sin, and because of the powerful position of the church in medieval society, the practice of the killing of infants disappeared.

Which of the following was a similarity between medicine in the Early Middle Ages and medicine in earlier pagan times?

The staple food in the Carolingian diet was

Under feudalism of the Early Middle Ages

The German monarchy was restored in 919 when the German dukes elected Henry the Fowler, Duke of

The Arabic name for Spain was

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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