Question 1

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this political and religious conflict?

Accepted Answer

The main causes of the Great Schism, als

Question 2

Concerning parent-child relationships in the Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A) parents were mostly indifferent toward their children, who often died while very young. 
B) parents lavished considerable attention and affection on their offspring. 
C) children were increasingly given over to be raised by strict church tutors. 
D) children often married very young due to parental pressures to establish their own families quickly. 
E) because of the number of deaths in the Black Death, children were seen as special and unique and were thus raised in a permissive environment. 
A) parents were mostly indifferent toward their children, who often died while very young. 
B) parents lavished considerable attention and affection on their offspring. 
C) children were increasingly given over to be raised by strict church tutors. 
D) children often married very young due to parental pressures to establish their own families quickly. 
E) because of the number of deaths in the Black Death, children were seen as special and unique and were thus raised in a permissive environment.

Question 3

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

Accepted Answer

The failure of Germany and Italy to deve

Question 4

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At the Battle of Crécy

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A) the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B) the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C) French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D) English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E) French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy. 
A) the English defeated the French with cannons. 
B) the English defeated the French after a lengthy siege of the castle of Crécy. 
C) French pikemen defeated the English cavalry. 
D) English archers devastated the French cavalry. 
E) French mercenaries starved the English out of the city of Crécy.

Question 6

The Italian condottieri were

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A) political leaders supporting the pope. 
B) bankers with branch banks throughout much of Western Europe. 
C) merchants working in northern Europe. 
D) reformers within the Catholic Church. 
E) leaders of mercenary bands, occasionally ruling as military dictators. 
A) political leaders supporting the pope. 
B) bankers with branch banks throughout much of Western Europe. 
C) merchants working in northern Europe. 
D) reformers within the Catholic Church. 
E) leaders of mercenary bands, occasionally ruling as military dictators.

Question 7

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

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A) tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B) tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C) taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D) denied the existence of witches. 
E) authorized a French translation of the Bible. 
A) tried to end corruption in the French Church. 
B) tried to buy the papacy for his nephew, Henry. 
C) taxed churchmen without the Church's permission. 
D) denied the existence of witches. 
E) authorized a French translation of the Bible.

Question 8

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

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A) celebrated English victories in the Hundred Years' War. 
B) portrayed characters from a variety of status levels, both high- and low-born. 
C) justified the English Peasants' Revolt. 
D) praised the church and its clergy. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) celebrated English victories in the Hundred Years' War. 
B) portrayed characters from a variety of status levels, both high- and low-born. 
C) justified the English Peasants' Revolt. 
D) praised the church and its clergy. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 9

France's "first woman of letters" was

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A) Catherine of Siena. 
B) Joan of Arc. 
C) Heloise. 
D) Christine de Pizan 
E) Hildegard. 
A) Catherine of Siena. 
B) Joan of Arc. 
C) Heloise. 
D) Christine de Pizan 
E) Hildegard.

Question 10

Politically, France by the end of the fourteenth century saw

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A) the dominance of the Estates-General in determining government policy and administering taxes. 
B) no new forms of government revenue due to royal opposition. 
C) chaos and civil war as rival noble factions fought for control of the realm. 
D) new rights of political participation in the Parlement of Paris for poor townspeople. 
E) strongly unified as a result of the leadership of Joan of Arc. 
A) the dominance of the Estates-General in determining government policy and administering taxes. 
B) no new forms of government revenue due to royal opposition. 
C) chaos and civil war as rival noble factions fought for control of the realm. 
D) new rights of political participation in the Parlement of Paris for poor townspeople. 
E) strongly unified as a result of the leadership of Joan of Arc.

Question 11

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In France the Estates-General represented the entire kingdom and reflects France's basic unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Decameron is set

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A) in London during the Hundred Years' War. 
B) in Rome during the Great Schism. 
C) in German lands after the Golden Bull. 
D) in Paris during the Avignon papacy. 
E) in Florence at the time of the Black Death. 
A) in London during the Hundred Years' War. 
B) in Rome during the Great Schism. 
C) in German lands after the Golden Bull. 
D) in Paris during the Avignon papacy. 
E) in Florence at the time of the Black Death.

Question 14

The French government and aristocracy responded to the Jacquerie by

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A) drafting the rebels into the army. 
B) taking no action and letting it run its course. 
C) negotiating a settlement with its leaders. 
D) massacring the participants. 
E) renouncing their historic privileges. 
A) drafting the rebels into the army. 
B) taking no action and letting it run its course. 
C) negotiating a settlement with its leaders. 
D) massacring the participants. 
E) renouncing their historic privileges.

Question 15

Politically, Italy and Germany were similar in the fourteenth century because

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A) the plague had equally devastated both regions. 
B) both regions failed to develop a centralized monarchical state. 
C) local nobles and town governments lost much influence over reigning kings. 
D) mercenary captains usurped royal authority and ruled violently. 
E) both had begun to develop industrial economies. 
A) the plague had equally devastated both regions. 
B) both regions failed to develop a centralized monarchical state. 
C) local nobles and town governments lost much influence over reigning kings. 
D) mercenary captains usurped royal authority and ruled violently. 
E) both had begun to develop industrial economies.

Question 16

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

Accepted Answer

A) inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B) reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C) decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D) clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E) use of heavier armor and larger horses. 
A) inability of feuding kings to raise armies of knights. 
B) reliance of kings on artillery as the main component of royal armies. 
C) decisive role of peasant foot soldiers rather than mounted knights. 
D) clear intention of kings to destroy the estates of their own vassals. 
E) use of heavier armor and larger horses.

Question 17

All of the following were reactions to the great plague EXCEPT

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A) an increase in violence and murder due to a sense of life's cheapness. 
B) the formation of groups like the flagellants, who flogged themselves to save the world. 
C) a reduction in the persecution of religious minorities because of the displeasure it caused God. 
D) morbidity and preoccupation with death in everyday life. 
E) economic depression. 
A) an increase in violence and murder due to a sense of life's cheapness. 
B) the formation of groups like the flagellants, who flogged themselves to save the world. 
C) a reduction in the persecution of religious minorities because of the displeasure it caused God. 
D) morbidity and preoccupation with death in everyday life. 
E) economic depression.

Question 18

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) Brétigny. 
B) Tours. 
C) Poitiers. 
D) Calais. 
E) Agincourt. 
A) Brétigny. 
B) Tours. 
C) Poitiers. 
D) Calais. 
E) Agincourt.

Question 19

A key economic consequence of the plague was

Accepted Answer

A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment. 
A) the rapid expansion of European civic banking to rebuild industry. 
B) a decline in manorialism and weakening of feudalism as noble landlords desperate for cash converted peasant labor service to market rents, freeing their serfs. 
C) the more frequent bankruptcy of monarchs as they emptied their treasuries trying to provide poor relief. 
D) the very slow enrichment of middling peasant laborers who began to dominate rural communities. 
E) a long-term trend to abandon cities for the more secure rural environment.

Question 20

The Great Schism reflected the divisions

Accepted Answer

A) among the Italian city-states. 
B) between the French and the Burgundians. 
C) among the German territorial princes. 
D) between the English and the French in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) between Christians and Muslims in Spain. 
A) among the Italian city-states. 
B) between the French and the Burgundians. 
C) among the German territorial princes. 
D) between the English and the French in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) between Christians and Muslims in Spain.

Exam 11: The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

What were the main causes of the Great Schism? What were the major results of this political and religious conflict?

Concerning parent-child relationships in the Middle Ages

What were the causes and consequences of the failure of Germany and Italy to develop strong centralized governments?

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

At the Battle of Crécy

The Italian condottieri were

The conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and Philip IV of France began when Philip

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

France's "first woman of letters" was

Politically, France by the end of the fourteenth century saw

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

In France the Estates-General represented the entire kingdom and reflects France's basic unity.

The Decameron is set

The French government and aristocracy responded to the Jacquerie by

Politically, Italy and Germany were similar in the fourteenth century because

In the conduct of the Hundred Years' War, a sure sign of feudalism's decline was the

All of the following were reactions to the great plague EXCEPT

The crucial battle of the Hundred Years' War that was won by Henry V in 1415 and that led to the treaty and apparent victory in the war for Henry and England was the Battle of

A key economic consequence of the plague was

The Great Schism reflected the divisions

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