Question 1

The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

Accepted Answer

A) the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B) the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C) a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D) the economic,social,and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E) the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process. 
A) the repression of the peasants by the nobility in the 1370s. 
B) the king's decision to convert all freedmen to the status of serfs in 1361. 
C) a series of taxes levied to support the English war with Norway. 
D) the economic,social,and political consequences of the Black Death. 
E) the English peasant's desire to be a part of the English parliamentary process.

Question 3

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Europeans of the Renaissance attempted to make sense of their world by studying:

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt. 
B) Carthage. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Greece and Rome. 
E) India. 
A) Egypt. 
B) Carthage. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Greece and Rome. 
E) India.

Question 5

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A) marriage of all clerics. 
B) confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C) removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D) translation of the Bible into English. 
E) removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual. 
A) marriage of all clerics. 
B) confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C) removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D) translation of the Bible into English. 
E) removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual.

Question 6

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

Accepted Answer

A) more;higher 
B) fewer;higher 
C) fewer;lower 
D) more;lower 
E) equal;equal 
A) more;higher 
B) fewer;higher 
C) fewer;lower 
D) more;lower 
E) equal;equal

Question 7

Nobility defined by recognized conspicuous consumption meant that:

Accepted Answer

A) class boundaries were porous. 
B) class boundaries were closed and rigidly defended. 
C) a person's class was in no way tied to his or her economic status. 
D) a person's class was tied to his or her lineage. 
E) class boundaries had become obsolete. 
A) class boundaries were porous. 
B) class boundaries were closed and rigidly defended. 
C) a person's class was in no way tied to his or her economic status. 
D) a person's class was tied to his or her lineage. 
E) class boundaries had become obsolete.

Question 8

Both the Lollard and Hussite movements had this in common:

Accepted Answer

A) they began in universities. 
B) they began among peasants. 
C) they began among women. 
D) they stressed the importance of educating women. 
E) they denied the divinity of Jesus. 
A) they began in universities. 
B) they began among peasants. 
C) they began among women. 
D) they stressed the importance of educating women. 
E) they denied the divinity of Jesus.

Question 9

The works of Boccaccio,Chaucer,and de Pisan all demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

A) that most literature was still written in Latin. 
B) the spread of vernacular literacy. 
C) that most people who were literate still studied and worked in universities. 
D) that there was still no market for professional writers in Europe. 
E) that most literature was still very formal. 
A) that most literature was still written in Latin. 
B) the spread of vernacular literacy. 
C) that most people who were literate still studied and worked in universities. 
D) that there was still no market for professional writers in Europe. 
E) that most literature was still very formal.

Question 10

The goal of the humanist education system was to:

Accepted Answer

A) produce able merchants. 
B) produce individuals who were suited to the priesthood. 
C) train bureaucrats. 
D) produce virtuous citizens and able public officials. 
E) train people to lead a private,contemplative life. 
A) produce able merchants. 
B) produce individuals who were suited to the priesthood. 
C) train bureaucrats. 
D) produce virtuous citizens and able public officials. 
E) train people to lead a private,contemplative life.

Question 11

One consequence of the Black Death was a reversion of farmland to:

Accepted Answer

A) towns and villages. 
B) monastic holdings. 
C) pastures and forests. 
D) swamps and marches. 
E) noble hunting grounds. 
A) towns and villages. 
B) monastic holdings. 
C) pastures and forests. 
D) swamps and marches. 
E) noble hunting grounds.

Question 12

Religious devotion in the later Middle Ages sometimes supported commercial enterprises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Ottoman Empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Sephardic Jews. 
B) Roman Catholics. 
C) Eastern Orthodox Christians. 
D) Non-Sunni Muslims. 
E) Zoroastrians. 
A) Sephardic Jews. 
B) Roman Catholics. 
C) Eastern Orthodox Christians. 
D) Non-Sunni Muslims. 
E) Zoroastrians.

Question 14

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centurie

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Babylonian Captivity ended when Pope

The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

Europeans of the Renaissance attempted to make sense of their world by studying:

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _ people and a(n)_ standard of living.

Nobility defined by recognized conspicuous consumption meant that:

Both the Lollard and Hussite movements had this in common:

The works of Boccaccio,Chaucer,and de Pisan all demonstrate:

The goal of the humanist education system was to:

One consequence of the Black Death was a reversion of farmland to:

Religious devotion in the later Middle Ages sometimes supported commercial enterprises.

The Ottoman Empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

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

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The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

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European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

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The Second World War

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The Ottoman Empire traces their history back to the chieftain,Osman Gazi.

The English Peasants' Revolt,like other popular uprisings of the fourteenth century,had its fundamental origins in:

The reduction in population in the wake of the Black Death allowed most serfs in medieval Europe to become freedmen.

Europeans of the Renaissance attempted to make sense of their world by studying:

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _________ people and a(n)_________ standard of living.

Nobility defined by recognized conspicuous consumption meant that:

Both the Lollard and Hussite movements had this in common:

The works of Boccaccio,Chaucer,and de Pisan all demonstrate:

The goal of the humanist education system was to:

One consequence of the Black Death was a reversion of farmland to:

Religious devotion in the later Middle Ages sometimes supported commercial enterprises.

The Ottoman Empire was tolerant of all faiths EXCEPT:

What determined nobility in the late Middle Ages?

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

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 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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Compared to the western Europe of 1300,the western Europe of 1450 had _ people and a(n)_ standard of living.