Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Why did many monks and friars take vows of poverty?
a. | so the Church would not have to feed them | b. | to save their
families' money | c. | to prove to people that they were not in the
Church to get rich | d. | to protect the natural
world |
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Which event first triggered the Crusades?
a. | Saladin's armies captured Jerusalem in 1187. | b. | Turkish armies
threatened the Byzantines. | c. | Venetians attacked Constantinople in
1202. | d. | Turks stopped Christian pilgrims from leaving
Jerusalem. |
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Which of the following did most of the remaining crusaders do after capturing
Jerusalem?
a. | went home to Europe | b. | helped rebuild Jerusalem | c. | settled in
Egypt | d. | set up trading centers in Asia Minor |
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Which of these is NOT true of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle
Ages?
a. | High Church leaders were not part of the feudal system. | b. | The Church owned
valuable lands and properties. | c. | Church leaders helped govern western
Europe. | d. | Daily life in villages revolved around the Church. |
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What was the goal of the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages?
a. | to lead crusades against the Vikings | b. | to remove its officials from political
affairs | c. | to strengthen the feudal system | d. | to develop a civilization based on Christian
ideals |
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Young noblemen could get a basic education in grammar, arithmetic, and five
other subjects at a
a. | cathedral school. | c. | university. | b. | monastery. | d. | union. |
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The feudal kingdoms known as Outremer were
a. | given to Saladin by European kings. | b. | made from lands taken from the
Byzantines. | c. | set up in Palestine by crusaders. | d. | established in France by crusaders returning
home. |
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Which of the following was Pope Gregory's goal for the Church?
a. | increased power over Church officials | b. | fewer orders of monks and
nuns | c. | decreased power of kings and nobles | d. | more religious training for Church
officials |
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People were tried by the Inquisition for
a. | breaking the king's laws. | c. | breaking canon
law. | b. | committing crimes. | d. | believing in heresies. |
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What did the Seljuq Turks do that angered European Christians?
a. | declared war on the Byzantine Empire | b. | threatened the Pope | c. | captured Christian
shrines in the Holy Land | d. | charged high prices for Eastern
goods |
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The end of the Crusades is considered to be 1291, when
a. | Constantinople was burned. | c. | the Children's Crusade
ended. | b. | Muslims captured Acre. | d. | crusaders took Jerusalem |
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The aim of the monastery at Cluny was
a. | to give kings more power over the Church. | b. | to punish people
whose beliefs were heresies. | c. | to gain more political power for Church
leaders. | d. | to return the Church to honest, simple ways. |
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The Crusade of Kings ended in failure with King Richard I, the Lionheart,
signing a truce with
a. | King Philip II Augustus. | c. | the Pope. | b. | Emperor Frederick
I. | d. | the Muslim
leader. |
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Thomas Aquinas | f. | Saladin | b. | Gregory VII | g. | tithes | c. | Urban
II | h. | chancellor | d. | excommunicated | i. | Innocent III | e. | friars | j. | Dominic |
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Removed as a member of the Church
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Military leader of Muslims in the Middle East. A great general.
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Medieval religious scholar who trusted faith AND reason
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Offerings equal to 10 percent of income
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Spanish monk who started an order of friars in 1216
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Church official who headed a university
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Pope who claimed power over kings and feudal nobles
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Preachers who lived in the towns rather than monasteries
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Essay - (please choose one for 5 points)
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How successful were the crusades? Explain. (Think about the motives and goals,
then think about the accomplishments of the Crusaders)
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Why might one who believes or teaches heresy be afraid of the Inquisition of the
Church?
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What were some of the roles and responsibilities of the Church during the middle
ages?
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