Question 1

The large cathedrals were paid for

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A) by monarchs. 
B) through taxation. 
C) by the Vatican. 
D) through donations of time and labor. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 2

The university founded at Bologna was celebrated mainly as a school of

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A) law. 
B) intercollegiate sports. 
C) medicine. 
D) theology. 
E) philosophy.

Question 3

What was the only true source of wealth for the nobility during the Middle Ages?

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A) A plentiful supply of gold. 
B) Holding hereditary rank. 
C) Earning their wealth through trade. 
D) Land ownership. 
E) Church donations.

Question 4

A(n)____________________ was a person to which some form of feudal service was owed.

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Question 5

Term for identification: Great Schism

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Question 6

Term for identification: Dante Alighieri

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Question 7

Term for identification: Black Death

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Question 8

One of the most important aspects of any noble's life was

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A) his choice of wife. 
B) wealth. 
C) courage. 
D) honor. 
E) his religious life.

Question 9

Discuss the impact of the disasters of the Fourteenth Century in Europe. Include the Little Ice Age, the Black Death, and the Hundred Years' War.

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Question 10

Which of the following would be considered a member of the bourgeoisie?

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A) doctor 
B) Bishop 
C) merchant 
D) lawyer 
E) All of the options are correct

Question 11

Before the 12th century, monks and nuns were usually taken from the

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A) younger offspring of the aristocracy. 
B) large families produced by the peasantry. 
C) scandal-ridden members of the nobility. 
D) already diminutive middle class. 
E) better educated members of the community.

Question 12

Which of the following statements was not true of Gothic architecture?

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A) Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light. 
B) Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate. 
C) The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process. 
D) Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith. 
E) Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral.

Question 13

The patron saint of France is ____________________.

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Question 14

What was the purpose of the medieval guild system?

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A) The guilds allowed urban workers to attain noble status. 
B) It restricted competition for urban workers. 
C) It was more important in the countryside. 
D) It was the most important institution for serfs. 
E) The guild insured a fief was controlled by a vassal.

Question 15

In his ____________________, St. Thomas Aquinas attempted to prove God's existence through Classical arguments.

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Question 16

What is meant by the Medieval "economic revival"? What developments led to this resurgence?

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Question 17

Which of the following contributed to the improvement of medieval agriculture?

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A) the steel-tipped plow 
B) chemical fertilizers 
C) the padded horse collar 
D) turnip animal fodder 
E) crop rotation

Question 18

Describe monastic life in middle ages and challenges that new orders faced.

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Question 19

A significant contribution to the economic revival in Europe came as the church enforced the ____________________, which reduced random violence by seeking to protect non-combatants like women, clergy, and peasants.

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Question 20

Term for identification: Thomas Aquinas

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Exam 20: The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500