Question 1

By the early fourteenth century,the English Parliament had emerged as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  representative assembly. 
B)  legislative body. 
C)  political body. 
D)  financial body. 
E)  all of these 
A)  representative assembly. 
B)  legislative body. 
C)  political body. 
D)  financial body. 
E)  all of these

Question 2

In which country did certain nobles successfully claim and exercise the right to elect their king,regardless of the claims of hereditary succession to the throne?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Castile 
D)  England 
E)  Russia 
A)  Germany 
B)  France 
C)  Castile 
D)  England 
E)  Russia

Question 3

What led to the growth of heretical groups in the twelfth century,and what was the Church's response to it?

Accepted Answer

During the twelfth century,as the Church

Question 4

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 5

Was the conflict between Becket and Henry II personal or political? Explain.

Accepted Answer

While the conflict was undoubtedly perso

Question 6

How was the German pattern of kingship different from the English and French models?

Accepted Answer

While Germany began as a strong monarchy

Question 7

The author of the important medieval theological work Sentences was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Grosseteste. 
B)  Thomas Aquinas. 
C)  Peter Lombard. 
D)  Peter Abelard. 
E)  Anselm of Bec. 
A)  Robert Grosseteste. 
B)  Thomas Aquinas. 
C)  Peter Lombard. 
D)  Peter Abelard. 
E)  Anselm of Bec.

Question 8

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

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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 9

King Frederick II of Germany:

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to create a Muslim style of kingship over his empire,complete with a harem and dancing girls. 
B)  ignored Italy in favor of Germany. 
C) pursued his grandfather's policy of supporting the German princes while enforcing imperial rights throughout the empire. 
D) established the Lombard League to cement his control over northern Italy. 
E)  continued his father's dream of leading a crusade to free the Holy Land from the Muslims. 
A)  sought to create a Muslim style of kingship over his empire,complete with a harem and dancing girls. 
B)  ignored Italy in favor of Germany. 
C) pursued his grandfather's policy of supporting the German princes while enforcing imperial rights throughout the empire. 
D) established the Lombard League to cement his control over northern Italy. 
E)  continued his father's dream of leading a crusade to free the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Question 10

Frederick Barbarossa:

Accepted Answer

A)  was elected German emperor. 
B)  was one of the three kings on the Third Crusade. 
C)  was king of Sicily. 
D)  created the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  all of these 
A)  was elected German emperor. 
B)  was one of the three kings on the Third Crusade. 
C)  was king of Sicily. 
D)  created the Holy Roman Empire. 
E)  all of these

Question 11

Twelfth-century literature focused on courtly themes and motifs and avoided discussion of the profane and mundane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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.

Question 13

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 by lowering 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 by lowering 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.

Exam 9: The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

By the early fourteenth century,the English Parliament had emerged as a:

In which country did certain nobles successfully claim and exercise the right to elect their king,regardless of the claims of hereditary succession to the throne?

What led to the growth of heretical groups in the twelfth century,and what was the Church's response to it?

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

Was the conflict between Becket and Henry II personal or political? Explain.

How was the German pattern of kingship different from the English and French models?

The author of the important medieval theological work Sentences was:

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

King Frederick II of Germany:

Frederick Barbarossa:

Twelfth-century literature focused on courtly themes and motifs and avoided discussion of the profane and mundane.

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

The Magna Carta was signed by King John:

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