Question 1

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the city-state in Italy and the Low Countries. 
B)  the multicultural, multilingual empire. 
C)  the nation-state. 
D)  the national monarchy. 
E)  the theocracy, a church-state. 
A)  the city-state in Italy and the Low Countries. 
B)  the multicultural, multilingual empire. 
C)  the nation-state. 
D)  the national monarchy. 
E)  the theocracy, a church-state.

Question 2

Peter Abelard was a controversial and popular teacher who made the University of Bologna a center of theology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Italy. 
B)  Sicily. 
C)  Rome and central Italy. 
D)  Saxony. 
E)  the Papal States. 
A)  northern Italy. 
B)  Sicily. 
C)  Rome and central Italy. 
D)  Saxony. 
E)  the Papal States.

Question 4

Hildegard of Bingen wrote on a variety of subjects outside her spiritual concerns as a nun,including pharmacology and gynecology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

King Henry II's important dispute with Archbishop Thomas Becket was related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the preaching of indulgences before the First Crusade. 
B)  the authority of the Catholic Church in matters relating to faith. 
C)  the process of electing or "investing" archbishops in England. 
D)  whoever ultimately had legal jurisdiction over priests and church courts. 
E)  a personal argument between the two men unrelated to religious concerns. 
A)  the preaching of indulgences before the First Crusade. 
B)  the authority of the Catholic Church in matters relating to faith. 
C)  the process of electing or "investing" archbishops in England. 
D)  whoever ultimately had legal jurisdiction over priests and church courts. 
E)  a personal argument between the two men unrelated to religious concerns.

Question 6

Saint Thomas Aquinas was a member of the Jesuit order and a teacher at Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What was the role of the guild in medieval society and economy?

Accepted Answer

Guilds were professional associations in

Question 8

The Magna Carta was signed by King John:

Accepted Answer

A)  as a concession to the English peasants who had risen up during the English Peasants' Revolt. 
B)  to placate the Church and relieve them of the taxes on Church property. 
C)  to conclude a treaty between England and France to end the war caused by the Norman invasion. 
D)  to define the rights of nobles and limit his power, doing so only because his barons forced him into it. 
E)  in order to complete the abdication of his brother, Richard the Lionheart, and his accession to the throne. 
A)  as a concession to the English peasants who had risen up during the English Peasants' Revolt. 
B)  to placate the Church and relieve them of the taxes on Church property. 
C)  to conclude a treaty between England and France to end the war caused by the Norman invasion. 
D)  to define the rights of nobles and limit his power, doing so only because his barons forced him into it. 
E)  in order to complete the abdication of his brother, Richard the Lionheart, and his accession to the throne.

Question 9

Modern universities can trace their origin ultimately back to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary schools established by the Church. 
B)  cathedral schools. 
C)  Sorbonne established by Charlemagne. 
D)  monastery schools that trained priests. 
E)  English public schools. 
A)  elementary schools established by the Church. 
B)  cathedral schools. 
C)  Sorbonne established by Charlemagne. 
D)  monastery schools that trained priests. 
E)  English public schools.

Question 10

What changes took place in the literature and art of the twelfth-century renaissance,and how did it reflect society?

Accepted Answer

The literature and art of the twelfth ce

Question 11

Medieval scholastics exalted the dignity of human nature and had power in the ability of human reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Innocent III was the most successful pope in the High Middle Ages because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  defended papal power and excommunicated Henry IV. 
B)  successfully disciplined kings and heretics, and defined the central dogmas of the Church. 
C)  established the canon law collection known as The Concord of Discordant Canons. 
D)  moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon to limit the influence of Italian cardinals. 
E)  moved the papacy from Avignon to Rome to limit the influence of French cardinals. 
A)  defended papal power and excommunicated Henry IV. 
B)  successfully disciplined kings and heretics, and defined the central dogmas of the Church. 
C)  established the canon law collection known as The Concord of Discordant Canons. 
D)  moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon to limit the influence of Italian cardinals. 
E)  moved the papacy from Avignon to Rome to limit the influence of French cardinals.

Question 13

Courtly love emphasized the ennobling effect of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the love of his lord by a vassal. 
B)  the love of a noble woman upon a knight. 
C)  the love of a knight upon a noble woman. 
D)  human love, regardless of the social class of the lovers. 
E)  the chivalric love of a knight for his fellow knights. 
A)  the love of his lord by a vassal. 
B)  the love of a noble woman upon a knight. 
C)  the love of a knight upon a noble woman. 
D)  human love, regardless of the social class of the lovers. 
E)  the chivalric love of a knight for his fellow knights.

Question 14

The medieval society depicted by vernacular epic poems in the eleventh century can be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  romantic and sensual. 
B)  extremely concerned with monastic life. 
C)  representing men and women equally. 
D)  bloody and violent. 
E)  very spiritual with people not concerned with worldly endeavors. 
A)  romantic and sensual. 
B)  extremely concerned with monastic life. 
C)  representing men and women equally. 
D)  bloody and violent. 
E)  very spiritual with people not concerned with worldly endeavors.

Question 15

The rise of lay education in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe was important because through it:

Accepted Answer

A)  cathedral schools became the main centers of European education. 
B)  the Bible was translated into the medieval forerunners of French, Italian, and German. 
C)  the West was able to attain the best of Greek and Arabic thought and build on it. 
D)  people were increasingly able to pursue nonreligious lines of inquiry, and Western culture ultimately became more independent of religion than other cultures. 
E)  the emerging national governments obtained the needed bureaucrats for government work. 
A)  cathedral schools became the main centers of European education. 
B)  the Bible was translated into the medieval forerunners of French, Italian, and German. 
C)  the West was able to attain the best of Greek and Arabic thought and build on it. 
D)  people were increasingly able to pursue nonreligious lines of inquiry, and Western culture ultimately became more independent of religion than other cultures. 
E)  the emerging national governments obtained the needed bureaucrats for government work.

Exam 9: The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

Peter Abelard was a controversial and popular teacher who made the University of Bologna a center of theology.

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

Hildegard of Bingen wrote on a variety of subjects outside her spiritual concerns as a nun,including pharmacology and gynecology.

King Henry II's important dispute with Archbishop Thomas Becket was related to:

Saint Thomas Aquinas was a member of the Jesuit order and a teacher at Paris.

What was the role of the guild in medieval society and economy?

The Magna Carta was signed by King John:

Modern universities can trace their origin ultimately back to the:

What changes took place in the literature and art of the twelfth-century renaissance,and how did it reflect society?

Medieval scholastics exalted the dignity of human nature and had power in the ability of human reason.

Innocent III was the most successful pope in the High Middle Ages because he:

Courtly love emphasized the ennobling effect of:

The medieval society depicted by vernacular epic poems in the eleventh century can be best described as:

The rise of lay education in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe was important because through it:

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