Question 1

The political power of some queens of the High Middle Ages in Europe is reflected in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  right of queens to choose which son would become king after the death of his father. 
B)  number of women included in manuscript illuminations from the period. 
C)  right of queens to attend medieval universities. 
D)  power of the queen in the game of chess. 
E)  number of books that were dedicated to queens during this period.

Question 2

The Venetians wanted revenge against Byzantium in the late twelfth century because:

Accepted Answer

A)  some citizens of Constantinople had massacred Venetian merchants who lived in the city. 
B)  Byzantium had attacked Venice in 1182. 
C)  Byzantine merchants were taking trade from Venetians. 
D)  The Venetians regarded the Byzantines as heretics. 
E)  Constantinople had not supported the Third Crusade.

Question 3

Alfonso II of Aragon ensured his control over his kingdom by:

Accepted Answer

A)  military strength. 
B)  the use of sheriffs who patrolled the land. 
C)  documenting property transactions. 
D)  refusing to fund education. 
E)  refusing to acknowledge the authority of the pope.

Question 4

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  universal democracy. 
B)  the multicultural, multilingual empire. 
C)  dictatorship. 
D)  the national monarchy. 
E)  the theocracy, a church state.

Question 5

In 1250,the most powerful guild in Arras was a guild of professional entertainers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In towns,manufacturing was largely controlled by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  town government. 
B)  king. 
C)  local bishop. 
D)  trade guilds. 
E)  particular ordinances of a given town.

Question 7

The ultimate purpose of the Albigensian Crusade was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to convert heretics to Christianity. 
B)  to justify the colonization of the south of France. 
C)  to recapture Jerusalem. 
D)  to justify the colonization of the Baltic. 
E)  to recapture Acre.

Question 8

Twelfth-century literature focused on courtly themes and motifs and avoided discussion of the profane and mundane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The last emperor who effectively ruled all the disparate pieces of the Holy Roman Emperor was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Innocent III. 
B)  Frederick Barbarossa. 
C)  Alexander III. 
D)  Philip Augustus. 
E)  Frederick II.

Question 10

Students who attended medieval universities:

Accepted Answer

A)  studied diligently for four years before becoming doctors of theology. 
B)  were generally well behaved due to their status as clerics. 
C)  rarely attended lectures or tutorials. 
D)  were not allowed to debate dangerous or controversial topics. 
E)  generally drank to excess, gambled, fought, and were generally rowdy.

Question 11

Twelfth-century popes,like their secular counterparts,sought to establish their authority by building and expanding bureaucratic structures to increase papal visibility and to show it in the daily lives of all Christians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The goal of Abelard's philosophical works was to show that the different opinions of the Church Fathers could be reconciled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By 1200,access to some form of education was:

Accepted Answer

A)  restricted to the sons of the nobility. 
B)  open in principle to all who wanted an education. 
C)  available only to those who intended to become priests. 
D)  open to women. 
E)  mandatory for all children under the age of 12.

Question 14

Peter Waldes's reform movement in the late twelfth century was considered heretical by the Church because the Waldensians did not:

Accepted Answer

A)  submit to the rule of absolute poverty. 
B)  believe in the teachings of the Church regarding celibacy. 
C)  believe in the saints of the Church. 
D)  support the rise and influence of medieval universities. 
E)  accept the Church's authority and directives on the issue of lay preaching.

Question 15

The rapid growth of monastic houses,such as the Cistercians,in the twelfth century meant that more men and women were becoming professional religious and that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the papacy had finally abandoned any spiritual connection with the monasteries. 
B)  the severe asceticism of the monasteries was widely popular in Europe. 
C)  a religiously engaged laity was supporting the Church through the donation of money and lands. 
D)  the observance of the Benedictine rule had become somewhat lax in the monasteries. 
E)  as a result, the monasteries had become increasingly impoverished from the drain on their resources.

Question 16

The Waldensians were declared heretics because they did not believe in transubstantiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Evidenced by the lifestyle of Frederick II,the culture of medieval Sicily:

Accepted Answer

A)  was wholly Norman French. 
B)  was wholly German. 
C)  included many cultures such as Anglo-Saxon, Frisian, and Gothic. 
D)  was wholly Italian. 
E)  included many cultures such as Norman, Latin, Byzantine, and Muslim Arabic.

Question 18

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

Accepted Answer

A)  northern Italy. 
B)  Sicily. 
C)  Rome and central Italy. 
D)  Saxony. 
E)  the Papal States.

Question 19

Gratian's Decretum was the standard canon law code and gave the Church power over issues such as marriage,inheritance,and wills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compared to the popes active in the early Middle Ages,popes in the High Middle Ages were:

Accepted Answer

A)  less concerned about the power and influence of kings in the secular sphere. 
B)  less willing to control existing monastic orders and create new ones. 
C)  more concerned with missionary activity and conversion. 
D)  more concerned about establishing bureaucracies that increased the visibility of papal power. 
E)  less concerned about priests and monks living holy lifestyles.

Exam 9: The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The political power of some queens of the High Middle Ages in Europe is reflected in the:

The Venetians wanted revenge against Byzantium in the late twelfth century because:

Alfonso II of Aragon ensured his control over his kingdom by:

The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as:

In 1250,the most powerful guild in Arras was a guild of professional entertainers.

In towns,manufacturing was largely controlled by the:

The ultimate purpose of the Albigensian Crusade was:

Twelfth-century literature focused on courtly themes and motifs and avoided discussion of the profane and mundane.

The last emperor who effectively ruled all the disparate pieces of the Holy Roman Emperor was:

Students who attended medieval universities:

Twelfth-century popes,like their secular counterparts,sought to establish their authority by building and expanding bureaucratic structures to increase papal visibility and to show it in the daily lives of all Christians.

The goal of Abelard's philosophical works was to show that the different opinions of the Church Fathers could be reconciled.

By 1200,access to some form of education was:

Peter Waldes's reform movement in the late twelfth century was considered heretical by the Church because the Waldensians did not:

The rapid growth of monastic houses,such as the Cistercians,in the twelfth century meant that more men and women were becoming professional religious and that:

The Waldensians were declared heretics because they did not believe in transubstantiation.

Evidenced by the lifestyle of Frederick II,the culture of medieval Sicily:

To the territories he inherited from his father,Frederick Barbarossa,King Henry VI added:

Gratian's Decretum was the standard canon law code and gave the Church power over issues such as marriage,inheritance,and wills.

Compared to the popes active in the early Middle Ages,popes in the High Middle Ages were: