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As the population increased, many peasants... |
| | A) | worked more to feed large families. |
| | B) | joined monasteries. |
| | C) | moved to cities. |
| | D) | cultivated new land, often in the east. |
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The guilds of medieval towns served to... |
| | A) | protect and control trade interests. |
| | B) | protect tradesmen from taxation and seizures. |
| | C) | elect town officials. |
| | D) | grant escaped serfs freedom. |
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The Hanseatic League was established to... |
| | A) | attract money-lenders. |
| | B) | replace the Baltic zone of trade. |
| | C) | organize the great fair at Champagne. |
| | D) | organize the cities of the northern trade into a monopoly. |
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_____ was typical of the new Gothic architecture. |
| | A) | The barrel vault |
| | B) | The round arch |
| | C) | The pointed arch |
| | D) | A dark interior |
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Students seeking an advanced degree in law went to _____ to study. |
| | A) | Salerno |
| | B) | Bologna |
| | C) | Paris |
| | D) | Rome |
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Anselm applied the dialectic to show that... |
| | A) | God was the author of evil. |
| | B) | God was perfect and therefore he must exist. |
| | C) | the way to God was through faith. |
| | D) | faith could help people use reason to understand the divine. |
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Hildegard's Of Causes and Cures included information about... |
| | A) | visions. |
| | B) | classical and popular approaches to health and medicine. |
| | C) | the scientific method. |
| | D) | the need for university training for female doctors. |
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Private chambers in nobles' castles were used... |
| | A) | to store weapons and gunpowder. |
| | B) | for entertaining. |
| | C) | sleeping and storage of valuables. |
| | D) | for storing food. |
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Aside from satisfying a social need, jousts served to... |
| | A) | provide young men with ways of winning horses and armour. |
| | B) | erode the power of merchants. |
| | C) | unite political and religious beliefs. |
| | D) | reinforce chivalric ideals through song, story, and verse. |
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William, as part of his plan to control his new Anglo-Saxon kingdom... |
| | A) | implemented the use of sheriffs. |
| | B) | removed sheriffs. |
| | C) | created the exchequer. |
| | D) | replaced the Witan with an assembly of his own vassals. |
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Henry II increased his holdings in France by... |
| | A) | pledging his loyalty to the French king. |
| | B) | winning the Battle of Hastings. |
| | C) | marrying a French heiress. |
| | D) | sending Justices in Eyre to claim French lands. |
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As Christians slowly retook the Iberian peninsula... |
| | A) | Muslims were forced to convert. |
| | B) | Jews were forced to convert. |
| | C) | kings granted Muslims and Jews privileges. |
| | D) | Jews and Muslims were expelled. |
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The one means for consolidation not often used by French kings was... |
| | A) | use of the feudal contract. |
| | B) | marriage. |
| | C) | producing new heirs to the throne. |
| | D) | war and conquest. |
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King Philip IV tried to collect money from _____ to fund wars. |
| | A) | Edward |
| | B) | the English wool industry |
| | C) | the church |
| | D) | the Parlement of Paris |
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Frederick II's rule ended the chances for a unified Germany because... |
| | A) | he was only interested in ruling Italy. |
| | B) | he was excommunicated. |
| | C) | he used Muslims as soldiers. |
| | D) | upon his death, German princes elected a weak prince as emperor. |
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Which of the following figures was crucial in the resolution of the investiture controversy? |
| | A) | Matilda, Countess of Tuscany |
| | B) | Thomas Becket |
| | C) | Pope Nicholas II |
| | D) | Clement II |
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Which of the following issues was not pronounced upon by the Fourth Lateran Council? |
| | A) | the number of sacraments |
| | B) | qualifications for priesthood |
| | C) | veneration of relics |
| | D) | lay investiture |
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The strengths of the Turks and _____ were two major motives for the Crusades. |
| | A) | control of the Holy Land |
| | B) | heretical sects |
| | C) | massacres of pilgrims |
| | D) | famine |
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Both the Franciscans and the Dominicans... |
| | A) | lived in monasteries. |
| | B) | took an oath of poverty. |
| | C) | emphasized learning and university study. |
| | D) | believed in a poor and humble church. |
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The church dealt with Catharism by... |
| | A) | massacring Northern French nobles. |
| | B) | massacring heretics and orthodox believers alike. |
| | C) | starving and torturing the Albigensians. |
| | D) | declaring the Cathars a new order of monks. |
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Many medieval thinkers believed that pure reason, without reference to the external world of physical things, was the best means to understanding the true nature of reality. However, some medieval philosophers emphasized empiricism and experimentation which, today, serve as the basis for the natural sciences. One scholar who popularized the "scientific method" was... |
| | A) | Valdes of Lyons |
| | B) | Andrew the Chaplain |
| | C) | Roger Bacon |
| | D) | Peter Abelard |
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During the eleventh century, England went through several formative transformations including all but which of the following? |
| | A) | Scandinavian/Danish rule in England expanded |
| | B) | The Anglo-Saxons expanded their rule |
| | C) | The Normans conquered England |
| | D) | The king of England became a vassal to the king of France |
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