Western Civilization Practice Exam VII

Mitch Dutch

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  1. The "agricultural revolution" of the High Middle Ages
  2. Your answer:
    was brought about by the development of iron ploughs
    wiped out almost all the forests in Europe
    was brought about by the use of fertilizers
    was in part brought about by a change from the two-field system to the three-field system


  3. The most common drink of the medieval peasant was
  4. Your answer:
    ale
    cider
    wine
    water


  5. The sale of church offices was known as
  6. Your answer:
    simony
    lay investiture
    an indulgence
    interdict


  7. The Clunaic movement
  8. Your answer:
    supported the pope's attempt to control monarchs
    opposed the pope's attempt to control monarchs
    began in the monastery at Citeaux
    tried to eliminate monastic abuses


  9. The investiture controversy refers to
  10. Your answer:
    the emperors' investing of the symbols of power to vassals
    the argument over the selling of relics
    the argument over the selling of church offices
    the emperors' investing of the symbols of spiritual power to bishops


  11. The papacy reached its greatest power during the papacy of
  12. Your answer:
    Bernard of Clairvaux
    Innocent III
    Urban II
    Gregory VII


  13. The Albigensians believed that
  14. Your answer:
    the Waldensians should be punished for thier heresy
    they should support the pope's reform efforts
    they should oppose the pope's reform efforts
    life was a struggle between good spiritual things and evil material ones


  15. An important difference between Cluny and most other monasteries was that Cluny
  16. Your answer:
    translated the Scriptures into vernacular
    was set up to follow the Benedictine rule
    was assured independence from secular authority
    brought new farm land into production


  17. The Cistercians were active in
  18. Your answer:
    converting Jews
    bringing new farm land into production
    translating the Scriptures into vernacular
    working out trade agreements with merchants


  19. Monastic life was generally
  20. Your answer:
    a combination of manual labor and prayer
    centered around a life of prayer and meditation
    a life of ease because of the wealth of monasteries
    a withdrawal from all contact from other humans


  21. The Inquisition was an attempt to
  22. Your answer:
    locate and eliminate those who opposed the pope
    educate priests
    locate and eliminate heretics
    locate and eliminate Jews


  23. Medieval Christians sought to ensure their salvation through pilgrimages and
  24. Your answer:
    buying indulgences
    fasting
    observing holy days
    tithing


  25. In medieval society, monasteries were
  26. Your answer:
    religious, intellectual, economic, and administrative
    religious and political
    mainly religious and intellectual
    mainly religious and economic


  27. According to Gregory VII, the punishment for laymen who invested clerics was
  28. Your answer:
    excommunication
    ostracism
    imprisonment
    interdict


  29. New technologies in the Middle Ages included all of the following except
  30. Your answer:
    the watermill
    the horse collar
    the carruca, a heavy whelled plow
    horseshoes


  31. Which French king was forced by the pope to take his wife back?
  32. Your answer:
    Henri II
    Philip II
    John
    Henry IV


  33. This group rejected the authority of the pope and believed that anyone should be able to preach
  34. Your answer:
    Franscians
    Cathars
    Waldensians
    Albigensians


  35. Part of the reason for increased agricultural production between 1000 and 1300 was
  36. Your answer:
    an increase in temperature
    the switch from the three field system to the two field system
    an increase in population
    an increase in annual rainfall


  37. An increase in agricultural production provided noble landowners with
  38. Your answer:
    more peasants
    a surplus which could be used for trade
    a surplus which could be used for large herds of cattle
    a surplus which could be used to pay their taxes


  39. Villages grew into towns because of
  40. Your answer:
    the increasing supply of coins
    the increasing productivity of agriculture
    the increasing productivity of industry
    the increasing productivity of trade


  41. Large numbers of accidental deaths were probably due to
  42. Your answer:
    long hours
    drunkenness
    poor management
    harsh working conditions


  43. The calendar of a medieval village revolved around
  44. Your answer:
    market days
    church holy days
    the visits of the nobility
    fairs


  45. One of the chief problems inside the church was that
  46. Your answer:
    church officials were often friends of nobles
    church officials were often poorly educated
    church officials were often intoxicated
    church officials often held their offices as fiefs


  47. What happened at Canossa?
  48. Your answer:
    Henry IV asked the pope for forgiveness
    King John asked the pope for forgiveness
    Philip II was excommunicated
    Gregory VII was excommunicated


  49. The most well known leader of the Cistercians was
  50. Your answer:
    Francis of Assisi
    Peter Waldo
    Gregory VII
    Bernard of Clairvaux



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