Question 1

The nominalist distinction between reason's ability to understand the natural world and its inability to understand the divine world encouraged people to:

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore the natural world. 
B)  contemplate God alone, as all important knowledge came through revelation. 
C)  understand the human world as a metaphor for the divine world. 
D)  understand the real world without reference to the supernatural. 
E)  look to universals in the world, which could provide some small insight into the divine world. 
A)  ignore the natural world. 
B)  contemplate God alone, as all important knowledge came through revelation. 
C)  understand the human world as a metaphor for the divine world. 
D)  understand the real world without reference to the supernatural. 
E)  look to universals in the world, which could provide some small insight into the divine world.

Question 2

Why was the Black Death so devastating in Europe?

Accepted Answer

When the bubonic plague began to ravage

Question 3

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans. 
A)  the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road. 
B)  that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean. 
C)  that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe. 
D)  that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine empire. 
E)  the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans.

Question 4

The first European colonies established outside of Europe geographically were in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian Ocean. 
B)  Pacific Ocean. 
C)  Caribbean Sea. 
D)  Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  Arctic Ocean. 
A)  Indian Ocean. 
B)  Pacific Ocean. 
C)  Caribbean Sea. 
D)  Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  Arctic Ocean.

Question 5

_________ was not a sacrament in the medieval Roman Catholic Church.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ordination of a priest 
B)  Baptism 
C)  Extreme Unction 
D)  Confession and Penance 
E)  Churching 
A)  Ordination of a priest 
B)  Baptism 
C)  Extreme Unction 
D)  Confession and Penance 
E)  Churching

Question 6

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Islam. 
A)  Roman Catholicism. 
B)  Eastern Orthodox Christianity. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Zoroastrianism. 
E)  Islam.

Question 7

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did the integration of European and Asian commerce impact European technological development?

Accepted Answer

The economic boom that resulted from the

Question 9

The portability of altarpieces and devotional images allowed for greater individuality in artistic styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Aside from starvation,the most devastating effect of the Great Famine was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  death of almost all the small livestock in Europe. 
B)  compromised immune systems of those who survived. 
C)  rise of cannibalism in Europe. 
D)  inability to recover lands lost to flooding. 
E)  tremendous increase of people sentenced to death for poaching. 
A)  death of almost all the small livestock in Europe. 
B)  compromised immune systems of those who survived. 
C)  rise of cannibalism in Europe. 
D)  inability to recover lands lost to flooding. 
E)  tremendous increase of people sentenced to death for poaching.

Question 11

The Seven Years' Famine occurred because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and the climate warmed by approximate two degrees centigrade. 
B)  Europe's climate cooled by ten degrees centigrade. 
C)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and the climate cooled by approximately two degrees centigrade. 
D)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and a drought occurred. 
E)  Europe's climate warmed by ten degrees centigrade. 
A)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and the climate warmed by approximate two degrees centigrade. 
B)  Europe's climate cooled by ten degrees centigrade. 
C)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and the climate cooled by approximately two degrees centigrade. 
D)  Europe had reached the limit of its ability to supply food for its population and a drought occurred. 
E)  Europe's climate warmed by ten degrees centigrade.

Question 12

Jews were victims of attack by both Christians and Muslims during the plague.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Medieval colonies in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic were driven by a desire to foster trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What events marked the decline of the papacy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The papacy had been in sharp decline for

Question 15

A fresco painting is essentially a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  painting executed on fresh plaster. 
B)  egg tempura painting executed on a piece of wood. 
C)  oil painting executed on a stretched canvas. 
D)  image that is modeled and executed on an outside wall. 
E)  egg tempura painting executed on a wall. 
A)  painting executed on fresh plaster. 
B)  egg tempura painting executed on a piece of wood. 
C)  oil painting executed on a stretched canvas. 
D)  image that is modeled and executed on an outside wall. 
E)  egg tempura painting executed on a wall.

Question 16

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  most towns agreeing that only one church bell would ring the hours. 
B)  the increased use of sundials. 
C)  the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks. 
D)  the recent adoption of Islamic methods of timekeeping. 
E)  the standardization of candles, which burned hour by hour. 
A)  most towns agreeing that only one church bell would ring the hours. 
B)  the increased use of sundials. 
C)  the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks. 
D)  the recent adoption of Islamic methods of timekeeping. 
E)  the standardization of candles, which burned hour by hour.

Question 18

Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical journey through:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail. 
B)  the mountains in and around medieval Florence. 
C)  hell, purgatory, and heaven. 
D)  Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers. 
E)  England and France with the knights of the Round Table. 
A)  the Holy Land in search of the Holy Grail. 
B)  the mountains in and around medieval Florence. 
C)  hell, purgatory, and heaven. 
D)  Egypt in search of the Desert Fathers. 
E)  England and France with the knights of the Round Table.

Question 19

Dante's Divine Comedy is an important social and political commentary on fourteenth-century Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Medieval World,1250–1350

The nominalist distinction between reason's ability to understand the natural world and its inability to understand the divine world encouraged people to:

Why was the Black Death so devastating in Europe?

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

The first European colonies established outside of Europe geographically were in the:

_________ was not a sacrament in the medieval Roman Catholic Church.

After conquering territory in what is now Iraq,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Armenia,and Anatolia,the Mongols who controlled this territory,called the Ilkhanate,converted to:

Sovereignty was a zero-sum game in the Middle Ages.

How did the integration of European and Asian commerce impact European technological development?

The portability of altarpieces and devotional images allowed for greater individuality in artistic styles.

Aside from starvation,the most devastating effect of the Great Famine was the:

The Seven Years' Famine occurred because:

Jews were victims of attack by both Christians and Muslims during the plague.

Medieval colonies in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic were driven by a desire to foster trade.

What events marked the decline of the papacy in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

A fresco painting is essentially a(n):

The Mongol "horde" got its name from the Turkish word for "horn," no doubt due to the use of the battle horn in Mongol warfare.

Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to:

Dante's Divine Comedy depicts the poet's mythical journey through:

Dante's Divine Comedy is an important social and political commentary on fourteenth-century Italy.

Realism and naturalism were the key trends in both art and literature in the late Middle Ages.

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