Question 1

England's good fortunes in the Hundred Years' War turned for the bad when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward III was taken captive by the dauphin at Crecy. 
B)  the French acquired large siege cannons with which to batter English cities. 
C)  the French acquired longbows. 
D)  the use of chevauchee ruined the land and brought on a famine. 
E)  Edward III died,leaving a young Richard to rule. 
A)  Edward III was taken captive by the dauphin at Crecy. 
B)  the French acquired large siege cannons with which to batter English cities. 
C)  the French acquired longbows. 
D)  the use of chevauchee ruined the land and brought on a famine. 
E)  Edward III died,leaving a young Richard to rule.

Question 2

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

Accepted Answer

The schism occurred over the French king

Question 3

After 1450,European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  banned monasteries and offered tax breaks for married couples and families. 
B)  successfully controlled price variations and limited business risk. 
C)  developed strategies for managing outbreaks of the plague. 
D)  attracted more people and developed specialized products and services. 
E)  offered tax incentives to new businesses to locate in the towns. 
A)  banned monasteries and offered tax breaks for married couples and families. 
B)  successfully controlled price variations and limited business risk. 
C)  developed strategies for managing outbreaks of the plague. 
D)  attracted more people and developed specialized products and services. 
E)  offered tax incentives to new businesses to locate in the towns.

Question 4

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  divided between two rival popes. 
B)  moved to Avignon,France. 
C)  disbanded for seventy-five years. 
D)  controlled by the Persian aristocracy. 
E)  removed from Rome to Babylon. 
A)  divided between two rival popes. 
B)  moved to Avignon,France. 
C)  disbanded for seventy-five years. 
D)  controlled by the Persian aristocracy. 
E)  removed from Rome to Babylon.

Question 5

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Although Jan Hus adopted the ideas of John Wyclif,he did diverge from Wyclif in his view:

Accepted Answer

A)  of the centrality of confession. 
B)  of the primacy of the pope in setting dogma. 
C)  on the Eucharist being fully available to all people. 
D)  on Baptism,which he believed was only for adults. 
E)  on the need for a priesthood. 
A)  of the centrality of confession. 
B)  of the primacy of the pope in setting dogma. 
C)  on the Eucharist being fully available to all people. 
D)  on Baptism,which he believed was only for adults. 
E)  on the need for a priesthood.

Question 7

Captured by the Burgundians and condemned by the theologians of Paris as a witch,Joan of Arc was:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried for heresy by an English ecclesiastical court. 
B)  sent into exile in Spain. 
C)  judged and condemned by a special papal court of inquiry. 
D)  freed by French peasants from her English captors and went into hiding in Switzerland. 
E)  sent to England to be imprisoned in the Tower of London. 
A)  tried for heresy by an English ecclesiastical court. 
B)  sent into exile in Spain. 
C)  judged and condemned by a special papal court of inquiry. 
D)  freed by French peasants from her English captors and went into hiding in Switzerland. 
E)  sent to England to be imprisoned in the Tower of London.

Question 8

The general peace and prosperity of Italy was broken in 1494 when it was invaded by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ottoman Turks. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England. 
A)  Ottoman Turks. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England.

Question 9

In late-medieval France,which dynasty eventually replaced the Capetians as rulers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hohenzollern 
B)  the Habsburgs 
C)  the Medici 
D)  the Windsors 
E)  the Valois 
A)  the Hohenzollern 
B)  the Habsburgs 
C)  the Medici 
D)  the Windsors 
E)  the Valois

Question 10

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

England's good fortunes in the Hundred Years' War turned for the bad when:

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

After 1450,European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they:

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Although Jan Hus adopted the ideas of John Wyclif,he did diverge from Wyclif in his view:

Captured by the Burgundians and condemned by the theologians of Paris as a witch,Joan of Arc was:

The general peace and prosperity of Italy was broken in 1494 when it was invaded by:

In late-medieval France,which dynasty eventually replaced the Capetians as rulers?

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

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England's good fortunes in the Hundred Years' War turned for the bad when:

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

After 1450,European towns grew significantly in size and economic power because they:

During the so-called Babylonian Captivity of the fourteenth century,the papacy was:

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Although Jan Hus adopted the ideas of John Wyclif,he did diverge from Wyclif in his view:

Captured by the Burgundians and condemned by the theologians of Paris as a witch,Joan of Arc was:

The general peace and prosperity of Italy was broken in 1494 when it was invaded by:

In late-medieval France,which dynasty eventually replaced the Capetians as rulers?

The Jacquerie was a group of French nobles who were effective in passing legislation against peasant demands for lower prices and an end to serfdom.

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods ,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Commerce,conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,warfare,and Sovereignty,1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What is a Nation? Territories ,states , and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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