Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of
the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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. | Church leaders helped govern western
Europe. | c. | The Church owned valuable lands and
properties. | d. | Daily life in
villages revolved around the Church. |
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People were tried by the Inquisition
for
a. | committing crimes. | c. | breaking the king's laws. | b. | breaking canon law. | d. | believing in
heresies. |
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The aim of the monastery at Cluny was
a. | to give kings more power over the
Church. | b. | to gain more political power for Church
leaders. | c. | to return the Church to honest, simple
ways. | d. | to punish people whose beliefs were
heresies. |
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Young noblemen could get a basic education in
grammar, arithmetic, and five other subjects at a
a. | cathedral school. | c. | union. | b. | monastery. | d. | university. |
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Which event first triggered the
Crusades?
a. | Venetians attacked Constantinople in
1202. | b. | Turkish armies threatened the
Byzantines. | c. | Turks stopped
Christian pilgrims from leaving Jerusalem. | d. | Saladin's
armies captured Jerusalem in 1187. |
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The Crusade of Kings ended in failure with King
Richard I, the Lionheart, signing a truce with
a. | the Pope. | c. | King
Philip II Augustus. | b. | Emperor Frederick
I. | d. | the Muslim leader. |
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The feudal kingdoms known as Outremer
were
a. | set up in Palestine by
crusaders. | b. | established in
France by crusaders returning home. | c. | given to Saladin
by European kings. | d. | made from lands
taken from the Byzantines. |
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The end of the Crusades is considered to be 1291,
when
a. | Muslims captured Acre. | c. | crusaders took Jerusalem | b. | Constantinople was
burned. | d. | the Children's Crusade ended. |
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What was the goal of the Roman Catholic Church
during the Middle Ages?
a. | to remove its officials from political
affairs | b. | to lead crusades against the
Vikings | c. | to develop a civilization based on Christian
ideals | d. | to strengthen the feudal
system |
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Which of the following was Pope Gregory's goal
for the Church?
a. | fewer orders of monks and
nuns | b. | decreased power of kings and
nobles | c. | increased power over Church
officials | d. | more religious training for Church
officials |
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Why did many monks and friars take vows of
poverty?
a. | to prove to people that they were not in the Church to
get rich | b. | to protect the natural world | c. | to save their families' money | d. | so the Church would not have to feed
them |
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What did the Seljuq Turks do that angered European
Christians?
a. | charged high prices for Eastern
goods | b. | declared war on the Byzantine
Empire | c. | threatened the Pope | d. | captured Christian shrines in the Holy
Land |
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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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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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14.
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Pope who claimed power over kings and feudal
nobles
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15.
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Spanish monk who started an order of friars in
1216
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16.
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Preachers who lived in the towns
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Removed as a member of the Church
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Military leader of Muslims in the Middle
East
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19.
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Offerings equal to 10 percent of
income
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20.
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Medieval religious scholar
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21.
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Church official who headed a
university
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Essay - (please choose two for 3 points
each)
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22.
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What were some of the roles and responsibilities of
the Church during the middle ages?
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23.
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What were the causes and effects of the
Crusades?
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24.
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Why was Thomas Aquinas an important figure in the
middle ages?
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25.
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What were the challenges faced by the Catholic
church in the later middle ages? Also, name at least three infividuals who took the initiative to
call the church back to it’s earlier simpler ways and purposes.
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