Question 1

Games of combat imitating medieval warfare were called

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A)   investitures.
B)   latifundia.
C)   jousts.
D)   trysts.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

In what ways did feudalism inspire the production of landmarks in the arts?

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Question 3

The intellectual elite of Tang and Song China were deeply influenced by

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A)   the Carolingian renaissance.
B)   Japanese traditional culture.
C)   Confucian traditions.
D)   military imperialism.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 4

The first novel in world history was written by

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A)   Charlemagne.
B)   the countess of Dia.
C)   Murasaki Shikibu.
D)   Chrétien de Troyes.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following statements about twelfth-century troubadours is FALSE?

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A)   They accompanied their singing with the playing of a lute.
B)   They were usually of lowly birth.
C)   Their art was influenced by Arabic traditions.
D)   Their songs often focused on passionate affection and physical pleasure.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The Bayeux Tapestry recorded which historical event?

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A)   The coronation of Charlemagne
B)   The Fourth Crusade
C)   The ambush at the "Gate of Spain"
D)   The Norman conquest of EnglandE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

What were the "ingredients" of the early medieval synthesis? How did they come to define the character of the West?

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Question 8

The primary subject of a chanson de geste was

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A)   heroic deeds.
B)   the pleasures of rural life.
C)   the social happenings of an aristocratic court.
D)   illicit romance.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The landmark literature of the Germanic tribes took the form of

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A)   comedic plays.
B)   troubadour poetry.
C)   epics.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

The medieval serf was

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A)   an unfree rural laborer.
B)   the vassal of a wealthy lord.
C)   a member of the fighting class.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The Christian Crusades

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A)   begin as an effort to rescue Jerusalem from the Muslims.
B)   were commonly fought by the younger sons of the feudal nobility.
C)   were an economic boon to Italian merchants.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

It may be said of early medieval Western books that they were

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A)   transcribed and decorated by hand.
B)   prepared for and by monks and clerics rather than laypeople.
C)   made from vellum or parchment and often other costly materials.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) All of the above
F) B) and D) D

Question 13

The landmark event known as the Battle of Hastings is famously recorded in

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A)   Beowulf.
B)   The Song of Roland.
C)   the Bayeux Tapestry.
D)   the Song of the Nibelungs.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Medieval feudalism in Europe

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A)   was modeled on that of Japan.
B)   involved the exchange of land for military service.
C)   lasted only through the reign of Charlemagne.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT among the landmarks of Tang and Song China?

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A)   The perfection of porcelain
B)   Excellence in landscape painting
C)   The creation of a simplified Chinese writing system
D)   The use of gunpowderE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Japanese samurai abided by a warrior code known as

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A)   bushido.
B)   Heian.
C)   Genji.
D)   Daoism.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The tradition of courtly love

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A)   shaped modern concepts of gender.
B)   reveals that medieval females were considered the equals of males.
C)   originated at the court of Charlemagne.
D)   All these answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The Battle of Adrianople was a landmark event that

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A)   opened the door to the Germanic invasion of the West.
B)   replaced the Roman emperor with a Germanic one.
C)   kept the Germanic tribes out of the West.
D)   created a lasting alliance between Roman and Germanic peoples.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above A

Question 19

Medieval music-drama originated with the

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A)   expansion of troubadour poetry.
B)   embellishment of the Mass.
C)   study of Greek tragedy.
D)   use of musical instruments.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The interlace designs of the Book of Kells are most similar to the patterns

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A)   on stone artifacts from Greco-Roman graves.
B)   in paintings in Germanic temples.
C)   on metalwork artifacts from Germanic graves.
D)   in Buddhist religious texts.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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