Question 1

Chivalry:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the term used to describe the relationship between women and men during the medieval period. 
B)  was limited to the specific orders established in England and France to reward service to the king. 
C)  was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill. 
D)  simply was a title given to the chief aide to a king during a time of war. 
E)  comes from a Latin word meaning an archer held in reserve during battle. 
A)  was the term used to describe the relationship between women and men during the medieval period. 
B)  was limited to the specific orders established in England and France to reward service to the king. 
C)  was a means of legitimizing social positions acquired through either bravery or skill. 
D)  simply was a title given to the chief aide to a king during a time of war. 
E)  comes from a Latin word meaning an archer held in reserve during battle.

Question 2

Secular women like Heloise who wished to continue their education beyond convent school could:

Accepted Answer

A)  not do so. 
B)  attend university. 
C)  be taught individually by a tutor. 
D)  attend women-only universities. 
E)  ask their local priests to teach them. 
A)  not do so. 
B)  attend university. 
C)  be taught individually by a tutor. 
D)  attend women-only universities. 
E)  ask their local priests to teach them.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

While Germany began the High Middle Ages

Question 4

The term universitas originally meant:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporation. 
B)  universal truth. 
C)  school. 
D)  debate. 
E)  cathedral. 
A)  corporation. 
B)  universal truth. 
C)  school. 
D)  debate. 
E)  cathedral.

Question 5

Medieval scholastics taught that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a fundamental compatibility between human reason and experience and the divine teachings in the Bible. 
B)  the Bible, as a divinely inspired source, was largely incompatible with the philosophical ideas and systems of humans. 
C)  careful study of the Bible showed that it contained fundamental inconsistencies. 
D)  science was more useful than religion, because the Christian faith cannot be defended by reason. 
E)  science and religion could never be reconciled and religion must always be accepted as true. 
A)  there was a fundamental compatibility between human reason and experience and the divine teachings in the Bible. 
B)  the Bible, as a divinely inspired source, was largely incompatible with the philosophical ideas and systems of humans. 
C)  careful study of the Bible showed that it contained fundamental inconsistencies. 
D)  science was more useful than religion, because the Christian faith cannot be defended by reason. 
E)  science and religion could never be reconciled and religion must always be accepted as true.

Question 6

Between 1000 and 1250 Europe:

Accepted Answer

A)  took on many of the characteristics that define the modern West. 
B)  became more of a cultural backwater. 
C)  closed down trade routes to the Orient. 
D)  produced literature only in Latin. 
E)  looked back to the glory days of the Carolingian empire. 
A)  took on many of the characteristics that define the modern West. 
B)  became more of a cultural backwater. 
C)  closed down trade routes to the Orient. 
D)  produced literature only in Latin. 
E)  looked back to the glory days of the Carolingian empire.

Question 7

Which Christian figure was an increasingly important object of devotion in the twelfth century and was the namesake of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as well as other places?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  Hildegard of Bingen 
C)  Jesus of Nazareth 
D)  the Virgin Mary 
E)  Saint Augustine of Hippo 
A)  Saint Francis of Assisi 
B)  Hildegard of Bingen 
C)  Jesus of Nazareth 
D)  the Virgin Mary 
E)  Saint Augustine of Hippo

Question 8

One of the most popular saints and most powerful saint's cults in the Middle Ages was the Virgin Mary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the second half of the twelfth century,educated Westerners vastly increased their knowledge when:

Accepted Answer

A)  medieval scientists began conducting scientific experiments and circulating the results. 
B)  important works of Greek and Arabic literature were translated into Latin. 
C)  the Englishman Robert Grosseteste invented the telescope. 
D)  the works of Plato were discovered in Europe and made widely available. 
E)  Latin versions of the scientific works of Aristotle were discovered and widely distributed. 
A)  medieval scientists began conducting scientific experiments and circulating the results. 
B)  important works of Greek and Arabic literature were translated into Latin. 
C)  the Englishman Robert Grosseteste invented the telescope. 
D)  the works of Plato were discovered in Europe and made widely available. 
E)  Latin versions of the scientific works of Aristotle were discovered and widely distributed.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Anselm argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  human beings can know nothing beyond the world in which they live. 
B)  God cannot exist if evil exists in the world. 
C)  since human beings name objects of which they conceive, then God must be a human creation. 
D)  human ideas of goodness had been instilled by God, a being about which nothing greater can be conceived. 
E)  God's existence is simply beyond any human ability to comprehend. 
A)  human beings can know nothing beyond the world in which they live. 
B)  God cannot exist if evil exists in the world. 
C)  since human beings name objects of which they conceive, then God must be a human creation. 
D)  human ideas of goodness had been instilled by God, a being about which nothing greater can be conceived. 
E)  God's existence is simply beyond any human ability to comprehend.

Question 12

The Knights Hospitaller was initially founded for the purpose of:

Accepted Answer

A)  protecting the borders of the kingdom of Jerusalem. 
B)  creating a banking system for European travelers. 
C)  caring for pilgrims in a hospital in Jerusalem. 
D)  praying for the continued existence of the kingdom of Jerusalem. 
E)  protecting the king of Jerusalem. 
A)  protecting the borders of the kingdom of Jerusalem. 
B)  creating a banking system for European travelers. 
C)  caring for pilgrims in a hospital in Jerusalem. 
D)  praying for the continued existence of the kingdom of Jerusalem. 
E)  protecting the king of Jerusalem.

Question 13

In the twelfth century,the central act of worship for Christianity was:

Accepted Answer

A)  prayer. 
B)  confession. 
C)  Eucharistic devotion. 
D)  pilgrimages to holy sites. 
E)  veneration of the saints. 
A)  prayer. 
B)  confession. 
C)  Eucharistic devotion. 
D)  pilgrimages to holy sites. 
E)  veneration of the saints.

Question 14

The Europeans who settled in the new Crusader states forced their subjects to adopt Western culture and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German poet known primarily for his:

Accepted Answer

A)  story depicting the search for the Holy Grail. 
B)  unfinished work entitled Romance of the Rose. 
C)  epic poem entitled Song of the Niebelungs. 
D)  architectural drawings of German cathedrals. 
E)  stories concerning the childhood of Jesus. 
A)  story depicting the search for the Holy Grail. 
B)  unfinished work entitled Romance of the Rose. 
C)  epic poem entitled Song of the Niebelungs. 
D)  architectural drawings of German cathedrals. 
E)  stories concerning the childhood of Jesus.

Question 16

The growth of schools in twelfth-century Europe can be attributed primarily to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  rediscovery of Aristotle's works. 
B)  rapid increase in literacy beginning in the eleventh century. 
C)  general economic revival in Europe. 
D)  benevolent legislation of several reform-minded popes. 
E)  establishment of national schools by strong national monarchs. 
A)  rediscovery of Aristotle's works. 
B)  rapid increase in literacy beginning in the eleventh century. 
C)  general economic revival in Europe. 
D)  benevolent legislation of several reform-minded popes. 
E)  establishment of national schools by strong national monarchs.

Exam 9: The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

Chivalry:

Secular women like Heloise who wished to continue their education beyond convent school could:

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

The term universitas originally meant:

Medieval scholastics taught that:

Between 1000 and 1250 Europe:

Which Christian figure was an increasingly important object of devotion in the twelfth century and was the namesake of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as well as other places?

One of the most popular saints and most powerful saint's cults in the Middle Ages was the Virgin Mary.

In the second half of the twelfth century,educated Westerners vastly increased their knowledge when:

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

Anselm argued that:

The Knights Hospitaller was initially founded for the purpose of:

In the twelfth century,the central act of worship for Christianity was:

The Europeans who settled in the new Crusader states forced their subjects to adopt Western culture and values.

Wolfram von Eschenbach was a German poet known primarily for his:

The growth of schools in twelfth-century Europe can be attributed primarily to the:

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Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

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Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

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Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

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Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

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