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The German word wergeld is best translated as |
| | A) | "the worth of a man." |
| | B) | "the war against strangers." |
| | C) | "private vengeance." |
| | D) | "blood feud." |
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Theodore of Tarsus, sent by Pope Vitalian in 669 to Canterbury, |
| | A) | encouraged learning by founding schools and Benedictine monasteries. |
| | B) | encouraged learning by founding schools and Cluniac monasteries. |
| | C) | contributed to Alfred's rule by writing down Germanic law codes. |
| | D) | translated literary classics into Old English to encourage reading among his people. |
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The Venerable Bede's scientific text, The Nature of Things, discussed |
| | A) | pagan legends and religious beliefs. |
| | B) | the history of early Anglo-Saxon peoples. |
| | C) | the dating system of Dionysius Exiguus. |
| | D) | the orbits of the earth, heavens, and stars and the roundness of the earth. |
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The earls of Anglo-Saxon England were primarily responsible for |
| | A) | determining the succession of kings. |
| | B) | maintaining the authority of the king by keeping the power of shire reeves in check. |
| | C) | recruiting and leading armies and acting as judges. |
| | D) | founding monasteries and educating their villagers. |
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The northern lands ruled by Guthrum in the ninth century came to be known as |
| | A) | Danelaw. |
| | B) | Scotland. |
| | C) | Northumbria. |
| | D) | North Wales. |
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To enhance his authority, Charlemagne |
| | A) | clothed himself in Roman attire. |
| | B) | established religious tolerance among conquered peoples. |
| | C) | required that his nobles attend two assemblies a year. |
| | D) | appointed fixed sheriffs to administrate his kingdom. |
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Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor after Charlemagne |
| | A) | threatened to attack and beat him during a procession. |
| | B) | married Irene, the Byzantine Empress. |
| | C) | converted to Christianity. |
| | D) | restored order in Rome. |
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The relative peace that Charlemagne maintained within his kingdom, and his diplomatic achievements, |
| | A) | increased trade and prosperity. |
| | B) | led to a decrease in the importance of Venetian traders. |
| | C) | led to a decline in intellectual activities. |
| | D) | were marred only by his inveterate hostility toward the Islamic caliphate. |
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The text reform of the scholars at Charlemagne's court addressed which of the following problems? |
| | A) | errors and non-standardized handwriting |
| | B) | large numbers of persons who could write but not read |
| | C) | the recent invention of the printing press |
| | D) | the small number of scribes who could update ancient texts for contemporary audiences |
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The Cluniac charter refined Benedictine Rule and made the monastic order subject to |
| | A) | local authority. |
| | B) | the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor. |
| | C) | the authority of the pope. |
| | D) | the authority of Duke William. |
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Louis the Pious's sons contributed to the disintegration of Charlemagne's empire by |
| | A) | apostatizing from the Catholic Church. |
| | B) | surrendering their holdings to the Byzantine emperor. |
| | C) | fighting amongst themselves. |
| | D) | encouraging the immigration of Vikings and Magyars to their lands. |
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Which of the following impulses was not among the primary motivations for the migrations of Northmen? |
| | A) | the desire to spread the Christian gospel |
| | B) | the desire to escape from societies where violence was endemic |
| | C) | the desire to escape from societies where violence was curtailed |
| | D) | the desire to accumulate wealth |
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The Vikings abandoned their settlements in North America because |
| | A) | the land was too poor for agriculture. |
| | B) | the Vikings had no goods that the Amerindians desired. |
| | C) | their relations with natives turned violent. |
| | D) | the Vikings viewed the Amerindians as an intimidating and superior people. |
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Medieval peasants were least likely to use their livestock as a source of |
| | A) | meat. |
| | B) | dairy. |
| | C) | cloth. |
| | D) | labor. |
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Which of the following goods was a lord least likely to give to or make available for his peasants? |
| | A) | barns |
| | B) | mills |
| | C) | oxen |
| | D) | woolen clothing |
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Any noble who was bound to a lord could be referred to as a |
| | A) | baron. |
| | B) | duke. |
| | C) | serf. |
| | D) | vassal. |
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In what ways did noble women exert some autonomy in their lives under the feudalistic system? |
| | A) | Girls were allowed freedom of choice in marriage. |
| | B) | Women managed manors and financial affairs while their husbands were away. |
| | C) | Being widowed exempted women from feudal obligations. |
| | D) | They could take more than one husband. |
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Noble women of the medieval period |
| | A) | owed none of the feudal obligations that structured male society. |
| | B) | generally did not marry until their mid twenties. |
| | C) | took over the management of their estate in their husbands' absence. |
| | D) | were not allowed to inherit land. |
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Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the government of Anglo-Saxon England during the Middle Ages? |
| | A) | Kings claimed to rule by the grace of God. |
| | B) | Kings prohibited local communities from establishing their own administrations. |
| | C) | Kings appointed royal representatives throughout the land. |
| | D) | Kings were counseled by a court of nobles. |
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Under Charlemagne's patronage, knowledge was divided into seven categories. Four of these categories constituted the "quadrivium" or advanced curriculum. Which of the following categories was not part of the quadrivium? |
| | A) | astronomy |
| | B) | geometry |
| | C) | rhetoric |
| | D) | music |
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