1) The fourteenth century saw the rise of vernacular literature.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 2) All historians agree that Charlemagne created the foundation of European society.For 1 Point(s)...

Western history quiz, 40 questions. multiple choice


1) The fourteenth century saw the rise of vernacular literature.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 2) All historians agree that Charlemagne created the foundation of European society.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 3) The High Middle Ages was a time of:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) A rebirth in the interest ancient culture B) A building boom C) Development of vernacular literature D) All of the above 4) A key disagreement between the Church and secular rulers had to do with the sovereignty of the monarch vs the universal sovereignty of the papacy.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 5) The Carolingian era witnessed a fusion of Roman, Germanic, and Christian practices.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 6) Those in France who placed politics above religion were known as:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Politiques B) Huguenots C) Guises D) Trinitarians 7) Medieval universities were education guilds or corporations that produced educated and trained individuals.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 8) The revival of the interest in Classical antiquity in Italy during the Renaissance may have been interesting to intellectuals but did not effect culture or art.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 9) Northern Renaissance humanism featured an interest in reform.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 10) A key feature of scholasticism is:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) The interest in reason rather than faith B) A reconciliation of reason and faith C) A rejection of reason because faith was the only thing that was important D) None of the above 11) What was a crucial factor in the transformation of Europe from an agrarian economy to a commercial and capitalistic system?For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Expansion overseas B) The invasion of England in 1066 C) The Great Schism D) The Wars of the Roses 12) During the fourteenth century, the lord and vassal relationship was being replaced by:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Contracts based on money B) Family ties C) Scutage D) Paternalism 13) The Crusades had a significant long term impact in Asia Minor and the Middle East.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 14) The fundamental civilizing and unifying force of early Russia was:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) The legacy of Charlemagne B) War C) The Church D) Literature 15) Feudalism was a standardized system across Europe.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 16) Charlemagne recognized that the Catholic Church could aid him in governing his kingdom.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 17) By the end of the 15th century, European monarchs had expanded their authority and resources, allowing for overseas conquests.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 18) Which of the following is NOT true of Theodoric's rule in Italy:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) It was an effort enact both Roman and Ostrogothic practices B) There were separate rules for Romans and Ostrogoths C) Theodoric was hostile to Roman culture and law D) Theodoric had an understanding of Roman culture and law 19) Charlemagne denounced learning and burned books.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 20) The advantage of relocating to Avignon was that the popes no longer had to raise money.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 21) While the plague may have ravaged Europe, it left central Asia untouched.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 22) Castiglione's view of an ideal courtier was very much like a medieval knight except that he should also have:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) A large house B) Strict celibacy C) A classical education D) A scholastic education 23) The key issue that lead to the Protestant Reformation was clerical celibacy.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 24) In the Italian Renaissance, studia humanitatis ("the studies of humanity") were based on:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) The writings of Thomas Aquinas B) Scholasticism C) Papal bulls D) None of the above 25) The Crusades were a mix of religion and warfare.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 26) During the High Middle Ages society was dominated by the nobility at the same time that the kings began to extend their power.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 27) A key feature of Germanic social customs was the importance of the family.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 28) True or false: Most of the people in Florence in the Renaissance enjoyed prosperity.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 29) In the High Middle Ages, who was known as the "master of those who know"?For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Charlemagne B) King Arthur C) Aristotle D) Edward the Confessor 30) The Black Death caused the price of labor to decline because no one wanted to buy anything.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 31) As the Hundred Years' War progressed, the tactical importance of _________________ became apparent.For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Armed cavalry B) Peasant foot soldiers C) Knights D) The presence of the royal family on the battlefield 32) Who is associated with the first known circumnavigation of the earth?For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Amerigo Vespucci B) Christopher Columbus C) Ferdinand Magellan D) Sir Francis Drake 33) Who wandered Europe, flogging themselves and one another for atonement from God in the wake of plague?For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) Crusaders B) Cathars C) Flagellants D) Visigoths 34) Lutherans spread their message mainly through sermons, pamphlets, and music.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 35) The Council of Trent resulted in the rejection of most of the traditional Catholic teachings.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 36) For Renaissance humanists like Bruni, the study of the humanities should be put to the service of the state.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 37) Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod, earned the title of grand prince due to:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) His cooperation with the Mongols B) His defeat of Henry II C) His loyalty to the pope D) His rejection of Christianity 38) John Calvin set himself apart from Martin Luther with which of the following ideas?For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) The infallibility of the pope B) Predestination C) That the Bible should be published in Greek D) That Lutherans were not really Christians 39) The Franks are best known for their development of urban life and trade.For 1 Point(s) Answer: True False 40) Philip II became a champion of:For 1 Point(s) Answer: A) The rights of the people to assemble and legislate B) Independence for the Netherlands C) Catholicism D) All of the above