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1
Abu al-Abbas became well known in the court of Charlemagne as a
A)distinguished diplomat from the Islamic world.
B)beloved pet from an Indian king.
C)gift from the Abbasid court.
D)Muslim enemy of the king.
E)none of the above
2
Historians use the term Middle Ages to refer to
A)the fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500 C.E.
B)the era from about 500 to 1500 C.E., the Medieval era of European history.
C)the crisis of Western Europe.
D)the time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity.
E)all of the above
3
One reason for the Franks' rapid rise in western Europe had to do with Clovis's
A)conversion to Roman Christianity.
B)conversion to Arian Christianity.
C)alliance with the Islamic world.
D)defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours.
E)none of the above
4
Which of the following did Charlemagne do?
A)He built an impressive, if relatively short-lived, empire in Western Europe.
B)He rejected coronation by the pope.
C)He established a large bureaucracy to rule his empire.
D)He wrote an important book on the art of statecraft.
E)all of the above
5
The Carolingian empire dissolved because
A)Charlemagne's descendants were politically weak and disunited.
B)Vikings began raiding northern France.
C)Charlemagne's grandsons divided the empire into three parts.
D)Magyars raided France from the east.
E)all of the above
6
According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true of Clovis's conversion?
A)He was forced to convert by the bishops.
B)He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni.
C)He forced his army to be baptized after he was.
D)His conversion had much to do with the influence of his wife, the queen Clotilda.
E)all of the above
7
King Otto I
A)defeated the Vikings at the battle of Saxony.
B)ended the Magyar threat at Lechfeld.
C)established a powerful empire that included Germany and France.
D)seized control of Spain from its Muslim rulers.
E)none of the above
8
The term feudalism
A)means feuds between aristocratic families that had become a social norm.
B)means a political and social order that was highly centralized.
C)means that the king's power had been completely overthrown by the local lords.
D)is a term that has fallen out of favor among historians.
E)none of the above
9
The relationship between lord and retainer was
A)stable.
B)exploitative.
C)reciprocal.
D)antagonistic.
E)all of the above
10
Serfs were
A)semi-free individuals who owed obligations to the lord whose lands they cultivated.
B)servants of the lord, who provided the lord with domestic and military services.
C)agricultural slaves who had no rights on the lord's manor.
D)free peasants who could sell their land and move at will.
E)none of the above
11
The Burgundians and Franks settled in the former Roman province of Gaul.
A)True
B)False
12
The Germanic peoples who moved into the Roman Empire disdained Roman cultural and political practices.
A)True
B)False
13
Clovis's conversion to Christianity was important because it won for him the support of the Pope.
A)True
B)False
14
Charlemagne relied exclusively on officials called counts to rule his empire.
A)True
B)False
15
The Vikings devastated coastal Europe, but did not have a substantial impact on inland areas.
A)True
B)False
16
The rights of serfs included
A)the right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs.
B)the right to move from one manor to another.
C)the right to marry whomever they wanted.
D)the right to make a profit off of their land.
E)all of the above
17
Which of the following does not describe a manor?
A)It was a large plantation operated by free peasants with heavy plows.
B)It was a large estate supervised by a lord and operated with serf labor.
C)It was a self-sufficient rural community controlled by the lord and his deputies.
D)It consisted of fields, meadows, forests, serfs, and their lodgings.
E)It was the means by which most lords and retainers supported themselves.
18
In the early middle ages, the economic activity of Western Europe was
A)efficient and fast.
B)predominantly agricultural.
C)commercial and urban.
D)based on long-distance trade.
E)none of the above
19
Charlemagne helped to promote Christianity by
A)waging war with the Abbasid empire.
B)invading England.
C)compelling the Saxons to accept Christianity.
D)moving his capital to Rome.
E)all of the above
20
An important pope of the late sixth and early seventh centuries was
A)Leo III.
B)Gregory I.
C)Otto I.
D)St. Benedict of Nursia.
E)none of the above
21
In 1054,
A)Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches agreed on important doctrinal changes.
B)the pope achieved political dominance over the Franks.
C)the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches split over doctrinal issues.
D)Muslim raiders sacked Rome.
E)Charlemagne conquered Muslim Spain.
22
According to St. Benedict's Rule, monks in monasteries should
A)live communal, celibate lives.
B)work hard for personal wealth.
C)live like hermits, isolated from the outside world.
D)deprive themselves of all pleasures.
E)all of the above
23
St. Scholastica
A)established a convent and began to accept nuns for the first time in the history of Christianity.
B)devised an entirely new set of regulations as guidance for the religious life of women in convents.
C)strongly believed that women should be allowed to become priests and monks.
D)adapted her brother's Rule as guidance for nuns.
E)none of the above
24
Which of the following social services was not provided by monasteries?
A)inns, refuges, orphanages
B)banks, shops, factories
C)schools
D)medical care
E)libraries and scriptoria
25
One of the major differences between India and Western Europe during the postclassical era is that
A)India generated an imperial form of government whereas Western Europe did not.
B)India actively participated in a larger economic and commercial life whereas Western Europe was largely a rural and self-sufficient society.
C)India did not suffer from foreign invasions whereas Western Europe had to fight against foreign invaders.
D)India had a strong religious tradition uniting it, while Europe had many competing religions.
E)All of the above are differences.
26
Manors declined during the early middle ages.
A)True
B)False
27
The agricultural surplus of the early middle ages was sufficient to support many large cities.
A)True
B)False
28
Viking raids eradicated the last vestiges of long-distance trading in Europe.
A)True
B)False
29
The problems Europe experienced during the middle ages resulted in a sharp decline in the population between 600 C.E. and 1000 C.E.
A)True
B)False
30
In the long run, Europe was greatly weakened as a result of its failure to develop a powerful, centralized empire in the postclassical era.
A)True
B)False





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