High Middle Ages

Question 1

The period from 1000 to 1300 is known as

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The High Middle Ages

Question 2

The excesses of some of the Renaissance popes were

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A sourceof scandal and shame

Question 3

Thegreat contribution of Thomas Aquinas to the church was

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To usephilosophical method and reasoning to do theology

Question 4

Transubstantiation affirmed belief in the real presence of Christin consecrated bread and wine

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True

Question 5

Many people, from popes to laypeople, abused the granting of indulgences in theMiddle Ages

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True

Question 6

An immediate effect of the invention of the printing press was

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Theincrease of literacy and book ownership

Question 7

The high middle ages were a period of a rise in urban culture

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True

Question 8

The Albigensians saw all material things as good

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False

Question 9

Emperor Henry IV did public penance for opposing the pope’s ruling against layinvestiture

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Becausehe feared that rival nobles would gain power

Question 10

Arabians were persecuted for succeeding in banking practices thatwere closed to Christians.

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False

Question 11

Romanesque cathedrals were able to be tall, light, andairy because of flying buttresses

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True

Question 12

The medieval period is also known as the renaissance

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False

Question 13

For centuries monasteries

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Allof the above

Question 14

Unlike the first College of Cardinals, today’s College has Catholics from around the world

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True

Question 15

In the Late Middle Ages the Holy Roman Empire fell apart and smaller independent states arose

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True

Question 16

The church’s hasty ordination of unprepared priests was in part responsible for

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Laypeople’sloss of esteem for priests

Question 17

The popes responded to the Renaissance by

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Sponsoringartists such as Michelangelo and Botticelli

Question 18

From the 14th century national identity influenced people more than their Catholic identity

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True

Question 19

Martin Luther agreed to recant his erroneous writings before the pope’s representative.

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False

Question 20

Private devotion to the saints grew rapidly during the Middle Ages because

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All of the above

Question 21

The Children’s Crusade ended in the enslavementof many children.

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True

Question 22

Even though wealthy people were able to read,they possessed very few books.

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True

Question 23

The Avignon Papacy was particularly troublesome because it was a clear expression of the

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Church’salliance with a specific nation

Question 24

History locates 1054 as the year of the split between the Eastern and Western churches

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True

Question 25

The ordination controversy concerned layappointment of ordained leaders

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False

Question 26

Pilgrimages to the Holy Land were an important part of Christian life during theMiddle Ages

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True

Question 27

From the beginning, cathedrals were independent of the control of local bishops and police

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False

Question 28

In the Middle Ages, the practice of meriting and granting indulgences

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Waseasily misunderstood and abused

Question 29

While Luther was protected by the Duke of Saxony, he translated the Bible into Latin

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False

Question 30

Initially Luther set out to reform rather than break from the church

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True

Question 31

Heresies were feared because they threatened the well-being and good order of Western Europe

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True

Question 32

During the Middle Ages, some great cathedrals and universities were created

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True

Question 33

The Avignon popes were more allied with the French kings

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True

Question 34

Monasteries provided the impetus for the growth of cigties and towns because of

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their innovative farming practices

Question 35

Though three men claimed to be pope simultaneously, laypeople were sure who the real pope was

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False

Question 36

Mendicant orders were distinguished by their poverty and simplicity

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True

Question 37

Luther wrote to the archbishop because he was strongly opposed to the very idea of indulgences

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False

Question 38

Theoverwhelming awareness of death in the culture of the Late Middle Ages was the resultof

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TheBlack Death, or bubonic plague

Question 39

The Black Death claimed about one-third of the population of Europe

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True

Question 40

Medieval cathedrals provided space for

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Allof the above

Question 41

Luther believed that the language of the Bible should be like

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A mothertalking to her children

Question 42

The first protestants refused to submit to the Holy Roman Emperor. This was their "protest."

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True

Question 43

The rising merchant class of medieval times wasthe forerunner of the modern middle class.

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True

Question 44

The most influential theologian of the Middle Ages was Thomas Aquinas

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True

Question 45

The Spanish Inquisition to root out heretics was sponsored by

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Themonarchs Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 46

Medieval people were easy prey to the misuse and abuse of indulgences

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True

Question 47

The first universities depended on lectures, memorization, and oral tests because

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Paperand books were expensive and scarce

Question 48

Luther was a priest, monk, and scholar

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True

Question 49

The Eastern church forbade their priests from marrying

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False

Question 50

Luther discredited rituals, customs and practices that did not have a clear basis in Scriptures

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True

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