Question 1

The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was

Accepted Answer

A) the imperial army. 
B) monasticism. 
C) bribery. 
D) his oratory. 
E) the eastern Empire. 
A) the imperial army. 
B) monasticism. 
C) bribery. 
D) his oratory. 
E) the eastern Empire. B

Question 2

The successors to Muhammad's leadership of the Muslims were known as

Accepted Answer

A) Bedouins. 
B) caliphs. 
C) sultans. 
D) popes. 
E) prophets. 
A) Bedouins. 
B) caliphs. 
C) sultans. 
D) popes. 
E) prophets. B

Question 3

Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king who took control of Italy, was determined to

Accepted Answer

A) destroy Roman civilization and culture forever. 
B) destroy the Jews in Italy. 
C) sack the Byzantine Empire and depose the pope. 
D) maintain Roman customs and practices in Italy. 
E) make German the official and only language. 
A) destroy Roman civilization and culture forever. 
B) destroy the Jews in Italy. 
C) sack the Byzantine Empire and depose the pope. 
D) maintain Roman customs and practices in Italy. 
E) make German the official and only language. D

Question 4

The Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law)

Accepted Answer

A) was never adopted by the Byzantine Empire. 
B) was the last product of eastern Roman culture to be written in Latin. 
C) marked a rejection from Roman law. 
D) was used only in the east and never in the west. 
E) was the first legal text to be written entirely in Greek in the eastern Empire. 
A) was never adopted by the Byzantine Empire. 
B) was the last product of eastern Roman culture to be written in Latin. 
C) marked a rejection from Roman law. 
D) was used only in the east and never in the west. 
E) was the first legal text to be written entirely in Greek in the eastern Empire.

Question 5

The seventh-century nun who founded the monastery of Whitby was

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Catherine. 
B) Saint Joan. 
C) Saint Hilda. 
D) Saint Jesmine. 
E) Saint Theodora. 
A) Saint Catherine. 
B) Saint Joan. 
C) Saint Hilda. 
D) Saint Jesmine. 
E) Saint Theodora.

Question 6

The author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People was the monk known as the Venerable Bede.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Constantine's support for Christianity supposedly began

Accepted Answer

A) before the Battle of Milvian Bridge. 
B) after his defeat by his rival Maxentius. 
C) after Constantine was baptized. 
D) as the result of his wife's influence. 
E) after he experienced a vision of the apocalypse. 
A) before the Battle of Milvian Bridge. 
B) after his defeat by his rival Maxentius. 
C) after Constantine was baptized. 
D) as the result of his wife's influence. 
E) after he experienced a vision of the apocalypse.

Question 8

The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in

Accepted Answer

A) Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops. 
B) differing interpretations of the Nicene Creed. 
C) disputes over the powers of deacons. 
D) conflicting views on the power of the Papal Curia. 
E) the divinity of Jesus. 
A) Irish church organization, giving Irish abbots more power than bishops. 
B) differing interpretations of the Nicene Creed. 
C) disputes over the powers of deacons. 
D) conflicting views on the power of the Papal Curia. 
E) the divinity of Jesus.

Question 9

The eighth-century controversy that set the Latin and Greek Orthodox Christians apart was over

Accepted Answer

A) the official use of the Greek language in the Byzantine Empire. 
B) the election of the pope. 
C) iconoclasm, or the destruction of icons. 
D) the divinity of the Trinity. 
E) whether Muhammad was a true prophet of God. 
A) the official use of the Greek language in the Byzantine Empire. 
B) the election of the pope. 
C) iconoclasm, or the destruction of icons. 
D) the divinity of the Trinity. 
E) whether Muhammad was a true prophet of God.

Question 10

The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was

Accepted Answer

A) Leo I. 
B) Gregory the Great. 
C) Peter I. 
D) Augustine III. 
E) Jerome the Great. 
A) Leo I. 
B) Gregory the Great. 
C) Peter I. 
D) Augustine III. 
E) Jerome the Great.

Question 11

What role did monks and nuns play in early medieval society? Do you agree with the text's assessment that "monks became the new heroes of Christian civilization"?

Accepted Answer

Monks and nuns played a significant role

Question 12

Muhammad was born in

Accepted Answer

A) Jerusalem. 
B) Rome. 
C) Yathrib. 
D) Constantinople. 
E) Mecca. 
A) Jerusalem. 
B) Rome. 
C) Yathrib. 
D) Constantinople. 
E) Mecca.

Question 13

Augustine wrote that marriage and the rejection of celibacy allowed for the perfect form of Christian living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Beginning with Justinian, the center of the Byzantine presence in Italy was Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Frankish marriage customs

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited sexual union until a year after marriage. 
B) placed women on an equal footing with their husbands. 
C) did not allow divorce. 
D) placed strong sanctions on adulterous women. 
E) required that husbands have numerous wives. 
A) prohibited sexual union until a year after marriage. 
B) placed women on an equal footing with their husbands. 
C) did not allow divorce. 
D) placed strong sanctions on adulterous women. 
E) required that husbands have numerous wives.

Question 16

The heresy of Arianism

Accepted Answer

A) questioned the divinity of Jesus. 
B) denied the existence of God the Father. 
C) denied the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
D) reverted to Roman polytheistic religious beliefs. 
E) doubted the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
A) questioned the divinity of Jesus. 
B) denied the existence of God the Father. 
C) denied the existence of the Holy Spirit. 
D) reverted to Roman polytheistic religious beliefs. 
E) doubted the existence of the Holy Spirit.

Question 17

Western monasticism was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) study and the preservation of manuscripts. 
B) fasting and self-inflicted torments. 
C) hard manual labor to learn humility. 
D) prayer and meditation. 
E) a balance of study, work, and prayer. 
A) study and the preservation of manuscripts. 
B) fasting and self-inflicted torments. 
C) hard manual labor to learn humility. 
D) prayer and meditation. 
E) a balance of study, work, and prayer.

Question 18

By the end of the fifth century in the West

Accepted Answer

A) the Germans greatly outnumbered the Roman population. 
B) the German tribes had rejected Arianism. 
C) the Romans still controlled the economic resources. 
D) the Germans took over the economic resources. 
E) Romans and Germans maintained separate cultures for the following several centuries. 
A) the Germans greatly outnumbered the Roman population. 
B) the German tribes had rejected Arianism. 
C) the Romans still controlled the economic resources. 
D) the Germans took over the economic resources. 
E) Romans and Germans maintained separate cultures for the following several centuries.

Question 19

Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Ka'aba. 
B) razzia. 
C) jihad. 
D) Hegira. 
E) Shari'a. 
A) Ka'aba. 
B) razzia. 
C) jihad. 
D) Hegira. 
E) Shari'a.

Question 20

The doctrine of Petrine supremacy

Accepted Answer

A) was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B) was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C) declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D) declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E) was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church. 
A) was the belief that the bishops of Rome held a preeminent position in the church. 
B) was developed at the Council of Nicaea. 
C) declared heresy to be the main problem of the church. 
D) declared deacons to have the same spiritual powers as bishops. 
E) was the theory that placed the Patriarch of Constantinople as head of the Church.

Exam 7: Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

The primary instrument of Pope Gregory for converting the Germanic peoples of Europe was

The successors to Muhammad's leadership of the Muslims were known as

Theodoric, the Ostrogothic king who took control of Italy, was determined to

The Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law)

The seventh-century nun who founded the monastery of Whitby was

The author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People was the monk known as the Venerable Bede.

Constantine's support for Christianity supposedly began

The greatest difference between Irish Christianity and Roman Christianity was in

The eighth-century controversy that set the Latin and Greek Orthodox Christians apart was over

The pope who supposedly caused Attila and the Huns to turn away from Rome was

What role did monks and nuns play in early medieval society? Do you agree with the text's assessment that "monks became the new heroes of Christian civilization"?

Muhammad was born in

Augustine wrote that marriage and the rejection of celibacy allowed for the perfect form of Christian living.

Beginning with Justinian, the center of the Byzantine presence in Italy was Rome.

Frankish marriage customs

The heresy of Arianism

Western monasticism was characterized by

By the end of the fifth century in the West

Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is known as the

The doctrine of Petrine supremacy

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

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

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

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters