Overview
1. The period after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West is often referred to as the
a. Pax Romana
b. Byzantine Empire
c. Dark Ages
d. Great Schism
2. After 476, the Eastern Roman Empire remained prosperous with its capital at
a. Ravenna
b. Constantinople
c. Antioch
d. Athens
3. The prominent clergyman who opposed the doctrine of the two natures of Jesus was
a. Leo I
b. Constantine
c. Leo III
d. Arian
4. The Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire,
a. relied upon German barbarian armies in order to survive
b. had few cities compared to the Western Empire
c. was ruled by Orthodox Christians emperors
d. collapsed very soon after the Western Empire fell
5. The struggle over the role of images and relics in Christian worship was known as
a. iconoclasm
b. orthodoxy
c. heresy
d. apostasy
6. Emperor Justinian's most lasting achievement was
a. dealing with the Great Plague
b. crushing the revolt of the Greens and the Blues
c. his marriage to Theodora
d. codification of Roman law
7, By the 7th century, Constantinople was attacked by the new threat of
a. Islamic invaders from Arabia
b. Persians from the East
c. Bulgars from the Danube region
d. Vikings sailing south through the Black Sea
8. The Prophet Mohammed was born in 570 CE in
a. Alexandria, in Egypt
b. Jerusalem, in Palestine
c. Medina, in Arabia
d. Mecca, in Arabia
9. Mohammad's beliefs and teachings are clearly written for all followers of Islam in the Holy Book
a. Quran/Koran
b. Torah
c. Ka'aba
d. Corpus Civilis
10. The fundamental teachings of Islam are expressed by the
a. Bedouin commentaries
b. Hajj
c. Five Pillars
d. Halal
11. The first Caliph or ruler after Mohammad was
a. Ali, his cousin
b. Abu Bakr
c. Umayyads
d, Abu-al-Abbas
12. A majority of Muslims are
a. Sunni
b. Shi'ite
c. Ramadan
d. Suffi
13, Under the Umayyad dynasty, the Islamic capital was
a. Antioch
b. Medina
c. Mecca
d. Damascus
14. Determining a defendant;s guilt or innocence by throwing him into water to see if he floated was referred to as
a. the common law
b. the Truce of God
c. trial by ordeal
d. canon law
15. The Viking invasions
a. led toward decentralization and independent duchies and counties
b. strengthened the French monarchy under the late Carolingian dynasty
c. came as highly organized professional armies rather than plundering raids
d. had no impact on the history of Western Europe
16. The struggle over the appointment of important church officials such as archbishops and bishops is known as the
a. Lay Investiture Controversy
b. Donation of Pepin
c. Treaty of Verdun
d. Iconoclastic Controversy
17. The Benedictine Rule, formulated by St. Benedict,
a. Required a severely austere life for monks and nuns
b. was declared un-Christian by Pope Gregory the Great
c. originated in Constantinople
d. spread throughout Western Christendom within three centuries
18. The Song of Roland is an epic poem about Charlemagne's campaign in
a. Austria
b. the Byzantine Empire
c. Spain
d. Italy
19. The reign of Charlemagne's son, Louis the Pious,
a. was characterized by hostility to the Roman Catholic Church
b. was followed by a succession struggle and division of the Empire
c. featured the empire's take over by the Byzantines
d. ended when he was murdered by his sons
20. Which of the following statements about Charlemagne is false?
a. He supported a Christian cultural revival in Frankland.
b. He led his armies on military campaigns yearly.
c. He established a Palace School.
d. He forced all Moors/Muslims from Spain.
21. The chief scholar in Charlemagne's court was
a. Roland
b. Basil
c. Alcuin
d. Benedict
22. Which of the following statements about feudalism is false?
a. The vassal was expected to serve in his lord's army.
b. The fief was the land held by the vassal on the condition he would perform service for his lord.
c. The homage and fealty ceremonies solemnized the relationship between lord and vassal.
d. A vassal would swear homage to only one lord
23. Canterbury Cathedral was a popular
a. pilgrim center, due to the relics of St. Thomas Becket
b. church that recruited candidates for the priesthood
c. center at which sculpterers and other artists studied
d. center for church law and doctrine
24. After the victory of William the Conqueror in England in 1066,
a. William defeated the Norwegians for a second time
b. England entered a period of declining political inactivity
c. William and his successors ruled lands in both England and France
d. William gave the defeated Harold a position in the English government
25. The Investiture Controversy was fought between which rival forces?
a. secular rulers and the popes
b. popes and archbishops
c. nobles and wealthy townsmen
d. German dukes and local bishops
26. The king that is credited with greatly expanding the lands of the kingdom of France was
a. Philip II Augustus
b. Louis VI
c. Charles the Bald
d. Hugh Capet
27. The Battle of Hastings, 1066, is important in English history because
a. King Harold of Wessex defeated Viking invaders
b. Harold ordered the Doomsday Book census
c. William, Duke of Normandy, conquered England and ushered in a new era
d. the battle marked the decline of feudalism in England
28. Two famous sons of Henry II of England and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, were
a. King Stephen and Prince Robert
b. Arthur and William the Red
c. Thomas Becket and Edward the Pious
d. Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John
29. When the Pope issued and edict suspending all church services and sacraments in an area (city, county, kingdom), it was said to be
a. under an interdict
b. excommunication
c. participating in an ordeal
d. invested
30. The pope that called the First Crusade in 1095 was Pope
a. Urban II
b. Boniface VIII
c. Gregory VII
d. Innocent III
31. The county of Flanders grew wealthy from
a. financial activities such as banking
b. glass making
c. growing and selling grapes and wine
d. producing and exporting wool cloth
32, The conquered lands resulting from the First Crusade
a. remained permanently in the hands of the Western Crusaders
b. were organized into several "crusader states"
c. were given as fiefs to the Byzantine Emperor Alexis
d. became the personal property of the popes in Rome
33. Features of Gothic cathedral architecture were
a. rounded arches, massive pillars, and thick walls
b. the vaulted rib, pointed arches, and flying buttresses
c. small windows and thick walls.
d. stone vaults and wooden ceilings
34. By the fourteenth century it was becoming clear that
a. the papal power would be dominant over secular rulers
b. the future of Europe and the West would be dominated by the secular state
c. the Holy Roman Empire controlled all of Italy and Greece
d. England and France would be permanently united under English kings
35. Pope Innocent III did all of the following except
a. placed an interdict on England
b. reunited the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches
c. authorized several crusades
d. established the Inquisition to ferret out heretics and non-believers
36. Merchants formed guilds in towns and were able to
a. raise armies to resist their lords
b. stop paying taxes to their lord
c. enforce laws against anti-social activities such as drinking
d. win freedoms and privileges from their lord
37. The literary epic was associated with the murder of Thomas Becket is
a. The Divine Comedy
b. The Song of Roland
c. Canterbury Tales
d. The Decameron
38. The Gothic architectural style originated around
a. Paris
b. London
c. Rome
d. Constantinople
39, To make sure that Christians would follow correct religious doctrine,
a. the pope sent regular warning letters to priests
b. the pope established the Inquisition
c. the church introduced a period of open and honest questioning for young people before confirmation
d. the pope distributed Bibles and catechisms to all Christians
40. Thomas Aquinas
a. stated that Christian doctrine is completely incompatible with reason as taught by ancient Greeks
b. used Aristotle's logical methods, and arrived at conclusions compatible with the Christian faith
c. wrote that people are incapable of knowing and reaching God, and that theological doctrine is invalid
d. criticized the Dominican order for its emphasis on education