Ch.14 Art And Intellect In The Thirteenth Exam Questions 4e - Medieval Europe 4e | Test Bank Backman by Clifford R. Backman. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 14
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Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 01
1) What was the goal of scholasticism?
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a. To found new universities
b. To provide rational proof for matters of faith
c. To undermine Church doctrine
d. To establish hierarchies among scholars
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 02
2) For what purpose did Aquinas write his Summa contra Gentiles?
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a. For converting non-Christians
b. To resolve political disputes between Church and states
c. In defense of scholasticism
d. To condemn the mendicant orders
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 03
3) How did scholastic scholars differ from early Church Fathers?
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a. They doubted the authoritativeness of the Bible
b. They rejected the application of reason to faith
c. They believed faith and reason were reconcilable
d. They sought equality for female religious
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 04
4) What basic assumptions did the scholastic scholars have about the nature of Truth? (Select all that apply.)
Feedback: Scholasticism
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a. Truth is based on scientific method
b. Truth was found through argument
c. Truth came from recognized authority
d. Truth is additive
Title: Chapter 14 Question 05
5) Scholars from the ______________ Order pushed back against scholasticism, arguing that revelation took precedence over reason.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 06
6) What structure does Aquinas’ Summa theologica have?
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a. Back and forth between pro and con arguments
b. Meandering poetic language
c. Rigidly organized proofs in favor of faith alone
d. A dialogue between Aquinas and an imagined student
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 Question 07
7) Charlemagne’s church at his capital city of ________ was the largest one in pre-reform Europe.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 08
8) Which of the following is a hallmark of the Romanesque style?
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a. Stained glass
b. Flying buttresses
c. Thin walls
d. Rounded arches
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 09
9) What enabled the introduction of the Gothic style?
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a. The invention of paned glass
b. Redistribution of downward thrust from the roof
c. The establishment of a stone carvers’ guild
d. Creation of papal funds for construction
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 10
What Gothic feature is enabled by the introduction of flying buttresses?
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a. Larger windows filled with stained glass
b. Barrel vaults
c. North and south towers
d. Apses behind the altar
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 11
11) Which of the following is not an invention of the Middle Ages?
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a. Eyeglasses
b. Mechanical clocks
c. Keys
d. Compasses
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 14 Question 12
12) A chancellor at Oxford, the scientist ________________ studied optics and was the first to explain the cause of rainbows.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 13
13) What was Roger Bacon’s goal with regard to his scientific career?
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a. To abolish the scholastic method
b. To disprove the tenets of the Church
c. To harmonize and systematize all scientific knowledge
d. To do away with experimentation as a technique for learning
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 14
What idea is best represented by this image?
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a. God created an ordered cosmos
b. The world cannot be understood through science
c. Mankind has a duty to privilege faith over reason
d. Science leads to heresy
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Title: Chapter 14 Question 15
15) What technology best facilitated the preservation and transmission of new knowledge?
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a. Paper mills
b. Eyeglasses
c. Waterwheels
d. Bookbinding
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 16
16) Approximately how much of the year was devoted to Church festivals?
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a. One tenth
b. One sixth
c. One third
d. Half
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Title: Chapter 14 Question 17
17) Professional musicians called ___________ wrote and performed their own songs.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 18
18) Which category comprised musicians from the German upper classes?
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a. Minnesängers
b. Trouvères
c. Jongleurs
d. Trobairitz
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 19
19) What peasant pastime was frequently criticized by the Church?
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a. Feasting
b. Fasting
c. Penance
d. Dancing
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 14 Question 20
20) What is important to note about medieval peasant life?
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a. They thought pastimes would lead to sin
b. Life was unremittingly dull
c. Commoners made time for fun and games
d. They imitated aristocratic life