Western Civilization Practice Exam VI

Mitch Dutch

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  1. The monk - historian who wrote The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation was

    2. Your answer:
    Alcuin
    Augustine
    Einhard
    Bede

  2. A feudal lord exercised which of the followin powers?

    3. Your answer:
    political
    judicial
    economic
    all of the above

  3. Viking expansion in the 8th century was probably due to

    4. Your answer:
    all of the above
    the search for new trade outlets
    the search for a warmer climate
    overpopulation

  4. The fundamental importance of the battle of Tours was that it

    5. Your answer:
    checked the advance of the Muslins in the Byzantine empire
    checked the advance of the Muslins in Europe
    aided the spread of Christianity in the Frankish kingdom
    increased the power of Charles the Great

  5. The most important reason for the collapse of the Carolingian empire was

    6. Your answer:
    the constant attacks of the Vikings
    the weakness of the economy
    the lack of stable government institutions
    the weakness of Louis the Pious' sons

  6. The Song of Roland is an epic inspired by the

    7. Your answer:
    defeat of the Franks in southern France
    defeat of the Franks in northern Spain
    defeat of the Franks by the Saxons
    defeat of the Franks by the Vikings

  7. The founder of the Carolingian dynasty and the first to be anointed by the pope was

    8. Your answer:
    Charles the Great
    Charles Martel
    Pepin II
    Pepin III

  8. A serf was

    9. Your answer:
    a free peasant employed by the lord of the manor
    forced to work on a manor without the help of animals
    a free peasant who owned land
    bound to the land by custom

  9. The portion of farmland set aside for the lord's use was the

    10. Your answer:
    desmesne
    manor
    fief
    common

  10. The Viking invasions in France

    11. Your answer:
    weakened the power of the nobility
    reduced the need for knights
    led to a decline in trade
    stimulated trade and industry

  11. The officials in the Carolingian Empire who checked to see if local officials were responsible and honest were the

    12. Your answer:
    counts
    mayors of the palace
    missi dominici
    stewards

  12. In 711, an army of Moslems invaded Europe and conquered

    13. Your answer:
    France
    Spain
    Constantinople
    Sicily

  13. In 987, the Frankish nobility elected _________ as their king.

    14. Your answer:
    Louis the Pious
    Lothair
    Hugh Capet
    Gregory I

  14. What was the name of the treaty that divided the Carolingian Empire in 843?

    15. Your answer:
    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Verdun
    Treaty of Saragossa
    Treaty of Strasburg

  15. The Carolingian Renaissance was characterized by

    16. Your answer:
    a variety of original literary works
    original thought and artistic creativity
    works produced by Benedictine monastic scriptoria
    the works of Alcuin, who rejected classical scholarship

  16. The expansion of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne

    17. Your answer:
    was most successful against the Moslems
    resulted in the destruction of the Saxons
    resulted in the destruction of the Moslems
    was most successful against the German tribes to the east

  17. The king who is noted for uniting England was

    18. Your answer:
    Alfred the Great
    Charles Martel
    William I
    Charles the Great

  18. The biography of Charlemagne was written by

    19. Your answer:
    Alcuin
    Procopius
    Einhard
    Bede

  19. The most noted historian during the time of Justinian was

    20. Your answer:
    Alcuin
    Einhard
    Bede
    Procopius

  20. The journey of Mohammed and his followers from Mecca is known as the

    21. Your answer:
    iconoclastic controversy
    hegira
    kaaba
    jihad

  21. The Vikings were responsible for establishing

    22. Your answer:
    Ireland
    Brittany
    Poland
    the Rus

  22. The economy of the Early Middle Ages

    23. Your answer:
    depended on large groups of slaves
    forced almost all free peasants to become serfs
    replaced feudalism with manorialism
    was based on agriculture

  23. Knights often prospered by collecting

    24. Your answer:
    ransom
    tithes
    hospitality
    homage

  24. Monks helped preserve culture by

    25. Your answer:
    starting schools for village children
    teaching science and medicine
    copying manuscripts
    studying science and medicine

  25. The idea of papal supremacy was promoted by

    26. Your answer:
    Louis the Pious
    Justinian
    the iconoclastic controversy
    Gregory I

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