The Western Experience, 10th Edition (Chambers)

Chapter 9: The Flowering of Medieval Civilization

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
The founding of universities was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)they supplied Church and state with literate officials.
B)they resulted in the increased application of logical reasoning to Christian dogma.
C)they created an institutional setting for teaching and research that has spread throughout the world.
D)they increased the influence of lay officials over the teachings of the Church.
E)they offered bachelor of arts degrees in a host of professional fields.
2
Abelard's Sic et Non achieved its effect by all of the following EXCEPT
A)showing that statements from the Bible, Church councils, and Church fathers contradicted each other.
B)leaving the contradictory statements of Church authorities unresolved in embarrassing juxtaposition.
C)implying that dialectic analysis was necessary to reconcile the statements of Church authorities.
D)demonstrating that it was his love of Héloïse that had led him to understand the true nature of Christianity.
E)posing a formal question and citing authorities on both sides.
3
The recovery of Aristotle's full body of works was important to medieval intellectual life because it
A)gave Christians renewed respect for the Muslims who translated and commented on it.
B)challenged Christians to reconcile his rational and naturalistic philosophy with Christian revelation.
C)demonstrated that reason could be used to deduce the articles of faith of the Christian religion.
D)proved that reason could be used to deduce the characteristics of the natural world.
E)had been used so ably by the Church's Muslim enemies.
4
Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica attempted to provide all of the following EXCEPT
A)a comprehensive introduction to Christian theology.
B)a systematic view of the universe.
C)a model of the way that direct observation leads to truth.
D)a reconciliation of ancient philosophers and Christian theologians.
E)a reconciliation of faith and reason as a joint road to truth.
5
Those women not writing or philosophizing played their most prominent role in medieval religion as
A)ceremonial participants.
B)bishops.
C)students and professors.
D)priestesses.
E)anchorites or mystics.
6
Romanesque cathedrals were distinguished by all of the following EXCEPT
A)rounded arches.
B)fantastic sculptures.
C)stone roofs.
D)barrel vaults.
E)large stained glass windows.
7
Gothic cathedrals were distinguished by all of the following EXCEPT
A)pointed arches.
B)fantastic sculptures.
C)flying buttresses.
D)large stained glass windows.
E)ribbed vaults.
8
The court culture that developed in the twelfth century involved all of the following EXCEPT
A)a refined code of conduct for knights.
B)a preoccupation with romantic love.
C)a respect for people from all classes.
D)a literature celebrating love and heroism.
E)rules for behavior at the table and in the lord's court.
9
English "common law" is based on
A)the laws common to all nations.
B)Roman law.
C)the will of the commoners.
D)Germanic tribal law.
E)the precedent set by earlier cases.
10
The Magna Carta was most important because it
A)stated the principals upon which modern liberty is based.
B)established legal limits on the power of the king.
C)resolved the technical problems of feudal law.
D)addressed the concerns of the entire English population.
E)provided the limits placed on the war-making powers of the king.
11
During this period, the French monarchy accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A)making itself unquestioned master of the Ile-de-France.
B)greatly enlarging the royal demesne.
C)extending royal justice into the feudal principalities.
D)extending royal power at the expense of the nobles.
E)the creation of a central bureaucracy that included a special financial office.
12
Which of the following was NOT a major Christian kingdom in Iberia as a result of the Reconquista?
A)Aragon
B)Castile
C)Granada
D)Portugal
E)Barcelona
13
The emperor who conferred sovereignty to local German governments in order to pursue his goals in Italy was
A)Frederick I Barbarossa.
B)Henry VI.
C)Frederick II Hohenstaufen.
D)Manfred.
E)Henry II.
14
All of the following contributed to the growth of heresy EXCEPT
A)the corruption of the Church.
B)the pope's refusal to call a new Church council.
C)the desire of lay people to participate in religion.
D)the discontents of the poor and of women.
E)the spiritual and intellectual tensions of the age.
15
The Waldensians and the Albigensians shared all of the following EXCEPT
A)rejection of materially rich lives.
B)denial of the value of the sacraments.
C)denunciation of the corruption of the clergy.
D)belief that two cosmic principals compete for supremacy.
E)women playing prominent roles.
16
The Church responded to heresy by all of the following EXCEPT
A)founding the Dominican and the Franciscan orders to preach among the people.
B)setting up the Inquisition.
C)clarifying and reaffirming the basic tenets of the Catholic faith.
D)recasting the role of the clergy in response to the heretics' complaints.
E)launching a crusade to crush the heretical movements by force.
17
The Franciscans differed from the Waldensians in that
A)its members embraced poverty.
B)its members preached to the laity.
C)its members were less rigidly ascetic.
D)it was started by a charismatic preacher.
E)it often sold Church offices to the highest bidder.
18
All of the following are true of the Inquisition EXCEPT
A)it accepted secret denunciations and kept accusers' names secret.
B)suspects had no right to counsel and could be tortured.
C)it included incompetent and even demented judges.
D)it executed hundreds of convicted heretics.
E)it was renounced by the papacy almost as soon as it was convened.
19
Innocent III pursued all of the following goals EXCEPT
A)the eradication of heresy.
B)the hegemony of the papacy.
C)the repression of Scholasticism.
D)the clarification of doctrine.
E)to exert leadership over the princes of Europe in all spiritually significant affairs.
20
The Fourth Lateran Council did all of the following, EXCEPT
A)defined the sacraments.
B)required communion every Sunday.
C)defined transubstantiation.
D)forbade priests to officiate at ordeals and trials by battle.
E)required yearly confession of sins.
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