Question 1

_______________________Location of Charlemagne's palace school

Accepted Answer

Aachen

Question 2

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

Accepted Answer

A) trumeau 
B) tympanum 
C) ambulatory 
D) mandorla 
A) trumeau 
B) tympanum 
C) ambulatory 
D) mandorla B

Question 3

How did the Quem Queritis trope affect the development of western drama?

Accepted Answer

The Quem Quaeritis trope is the point where the dialogue elements developed with the exchange between the angels and the Marys.From this starting point, over time additional words not exclusively in the Bible)and characters were inserted.This evolved into short liturgical dramas which eventually developed into western drama.

Question 4

Who were the jongleurs?

Accepted Answer

A) jurists 
B) court musicians 
C) traveling minstrels 
D) judges 
A) jurists 
B) court musicians 
C) traveling minstrels 
D) judges

Question 5

_______________________The room used by monks for the copying of manuscripts

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________The room used by monks for the...

Question 6

Who was an important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

Accepted Answer

A) Harun al-Rashid 
B) Benedict 
C) The Honorable Bede 
D) Alcuin of York 
A) Harun al-Rashid 
B) Benedict 
C) The Honorable Bede 
D) Alcuin of York

Question 7

What is the importance of Theophilus in the history of literary themes?

Accepted Answer

A) It introduces the Faustian theme to German literature. 
B) It marks a return to the literary themes of Classical Greece. 
C) It marks of return to the literary themes of the Roman Republic. 
D) It explores themes of human sexuality in a progressive manner. 
A) It introduces the Faustian theme to German literature. 
B) It marks a return to the literary themes of Classical Greece. 
C) It marks of return to the literary themes of the Roman Republic. 
D) It explores themes of human sexuality in a progressive manner.

Question 8

What were the important economic developments of Charlemagne's reign?

Accepted Answer

Charlemagne's reign saw the es

Question 9

What is the subject of the Bayeux Tapestry?

Accepted Answer

A) Beowulf's battle with Grendel 
B) The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 
C) The Battle of Roncesvalles in 778 
D) The Rule of Saint Benedict 
A) Beowulf's battle with Grendel 
B) The Norman Invasion of England in 1066 
C) The Battle of Roncesvalles in 778 
D) The Rule of Saint Benedict

Question 10

What is the oldest and most famous of the chansons de geste?

Accepted Answer

A) Everyman 
B) The Song of Roland 
C) Quem Queritis 
D) The Romance of the Rose 
A) Everyman 
B) The Song of Roland 
C) Quem Queritis 
D) The Romance of the Rose

Question 11

_______________________A social structure of landowners and serfs

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________A social structure of landowners and serfs...

Question 12

What material was often used for the covers for medieval books?

Accepted Answer

A) mosaics 
B) tapestry 
C) ivory 
D) gold 
A) mosaics 
B) tapestry 
C) ivory 
D) gold

Question 13

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

Accepted Answer

A) A pagan heretic 
B) A mythical heroine 
C) A Benedictine nun 
D) The mother of Charlemagne 
A) A pagan heretic 
B) A mythical heroine 
C) A Benedictine nun 
D) The mother of Charlemagne

Question 14

What were the important requirements of the monastic life as set forth by Saint Benedict?

Accepted Answer

Saint Benedict of Nursia was the author

Question 15

What was the principal material used for manuscripts in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) tapestry 
B) papyrus 
C) parchment 
D) wax tablets 
A) tapestry 
B) papyrus 
C) parchment 
D) wax tablets

Question 16

What was the most important relic in Charlemagne's chapel?

Accepted Answer

A) The staff of Saint Peter 
B) The cape of Saint Martin 
C) The crown of Charlemagne 
D) The headstone of Saint Augustine 
A) The staff of Saint Peter 
B) The cape of Saint Martin 
C) The crown of Charlemagne 
D) The headstone of Saint Augustine

Question 17

Upon what earlier model did Charlemagne base his administration and decrees?

Accepted Answer

A) Greece 
B) Rome 
C) Islam 
D) Persia 
A) Greece 
B) Rome 
C) Islam 
D) Persia

Question 18

In what town did Charlemagne build his palace and royal chapel?

Accepted Answer

A) Aachen 
B) Poitiers 
C) Roncesvalles 
D) Rome 
A) Aachen 
B) Poitiers 
C) Roncesvalles 
D) Rome

Question 19

_______________________Latin for "plainsong" or "plainchant"

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________Latin for "plainsong" or "plainchant"...

Question 20

Who wrote The Conversion of the Harlot Thais?

Accepted Answer

A) Charlemagne 
B) Hildegard von Bingen 
C) Roswitha 
D) Harun al-Rashid 
A) Charlemagne 
B) Hildegard von Bingen 
C) Roswitha 
D) Harun al-Rashid

_______________________Location of Charlemagne's palace school

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

How did the Quem Queritis trope affect the development of western drama?

Who were the jongleurs?

_______________________The room used by monks for the copying of manuscripts

Who was an important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

What is the importance of Theophilus in the history of literary themes?

What were the important economic developments of Charlemagne's reign?

What is the subject of the Bayeux Tapestry?

What is the oldest and most famous of the chansons de geste?

_______________________A social structure of landowners and serfs

What material was often used for the covers for medieval books?

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

What were the important requirements of the monastic life as set forth by Saint Benedict?

What was the principal material used for manuscripts in the Middle Ages?

What was the most important relic in Charlemagne's chapel?

Upon what earlier model did Charlemagne base his administration and decrees?

In what town did Charlemagne build his palace and royal chapel?

_______________________Latin for "plainsong" or "plainchant"

Who wrote The Conversion of the Harlot Thais?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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_______________________Location of Charlemagne's palace school

What is the name for the semicircular space above the doors on a Romanesque church?

How did the Quem Queritis trope affect the development of western drama?

Who were the jongleurs?

_______________________The room used by monks for the copying of manuscripts

Who was an important Anglo-Saxon scholar at Charlemagne's court in Aachen?

What is the importance of Theophilus in the history of literary themes?

What were the important economic developments of Charlemagne's reign?

What is the subject of the Bayeux Tapestry?

What is the oldest and most famous of the chansons de geste?

_______________________A social structure of landowners and serfs

What material was often used for the covers for medieval books?

Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

What were the important requirements of the monastic life as set forth by Saint Benedict?

What was the principal material used for manuscripts in the Middle Ages?

What was the most important relic in Charlemagne's chapel?

Upon what earlier model did Charlemagne base his administration and decrees?

In what town did Charlemagne build his palace and royal chapel?

_______________________Latin for "plainsong" or "plainchant"

Who wrote The Conversion of the Harlot Thais?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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