Complete Test Bank The Time Of Troubles Chapter 7 - Medieval Europe 4e | Test Bank Backman by Clifford R. Backman. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 7
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 01
1) What territorial issue did the Carolingian empire face after the death of Charlemagne?
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a. The empire expanded too much
b. The empire stopped expanding
c. The empire was divided according to Charlemagne’s will
d. The empire lost its imperial status and became separate counties
Title: Chapter 07 Question 02
2) The practice of ___________ refers to the bequest of one’s entire patrimony to a single heir, the first-born son.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 03
3) What was the outcome of the Treaty of Verdun (843)?
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a. A grant of the entire empire to Charles
b. An end to hostilities with the Byzantine empire
c. The unification of 3 Carolingian realms into a single empire
d. The division of the Carolingian empire into 3 realms
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 04
4) How did the subdivision of Carolingian states affect the economy?
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a. A multiplication of tolls, taxes, and dangers strangled trade and travel
b. All states adopted the same systems of weights and measures
c. An annual market boosted the economy
d. Direct financial support by Louis’ heirs increased profitability
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 05
Which of the following prompted the Viking raids depicted in this map? (Select all that apply.)
Feedback: Trouble from the North
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a. Interest in permanently settling in warmer climates
b. Overpopulation due to polygamy
c. Lack of resources due to geographic limitations
d. A sense of adventure inspired by written sagas
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 06
6) What was the primary target of Viking raiders?
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a. New World settlements
b. Inland settlements
c. Royal palaces
d. Churches and monasteries
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 07
Which aspect of Viking tactics does this helmet best exemplify?
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a. Using physical appearance to frighten the enemy
b. Rejecting metal in traditional armor
c. Learning crafts and artistic skills
d. Withdrawing quickly after an attack
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 07 Question 08
8) The Icelandic _________ is the first parliament, still in session today.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 09
9) What was the status of England under King Alfred in the 870s?
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a. King Alfred ousted enemy Danes from England
b. The country was divided between King Alfred’s lands and the Danelaw
c. The Danes killed King Alfred to claim his territories
d. All centralized power reverted to local warlords
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 10
10)
Which mountain range frames the southeast portion of Slavic settlement?
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a. Carpathian
b. Balkan
c. Apennine
d. Pyrenean
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 11
11) How did the Slavs approach conversion to Christianity?
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a. East Slavs converted to Greek Orthodoxy while West Slavs joined the Latin Church
b. All Slavs refused to convert to Christianity
c. Converted Slavs learned Greek and Latin rather than a language of their own
d. Slavic groups withdrew to the Black Sea and refused to engage with either branch of Christianity
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 12
12) What change in Byzantine life resulted from the loss of the Balkans to the Slavs?
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a. The decline in urban life
b. The increase in urban life
c. An alliance between Byzantine and Carolingian empires
d. An acceleration of trade
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 07 Question 13
13) The Islamic Golden Age began under the rule of the __________ caliphate.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 14
14) How did Abbasid culture differ from that under the Umayyad caliphate?
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a. It was increasingly strict and Arab-centric
b. It focused westward toward the Maghreb
c. It was increasingly liberal and Persianized
d. It imitated Umayyad culture as closely as possible
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 15
15) What was the backlash to changes imposed by the Abbasid caliphate?
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a. Dissatisfied Muslims sacked Baghdad
b. The Carolingians began an offensive assault on the Islamic empire
c. Muslim Spain began to turn eastward as well
d. Rump states in Spain and North Africa broke away and declared independence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 16
16) What marked the introduction of Black Africans into the European sphere?
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a. Muslims enlisted sub-Saharan Africans to fight against Christians
b. The Fatimid empire expanded into Sicily and Southern Italy
c. Carolingian forays into sub-Saharan Africa initiated slave trading
d. Iberian Muslims established trade routes along the Atlantic coast of Africa
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 17
17) Which of the following contributed to apocalyptic fears in the West? (Select all that apply.)
Feedback: End of the World?
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a. Natural and cosmic phenomena like famine and comets
b. The sheer brutality of triple invasions
c. The belief that the pope was the Antichrist
d. Numerological interpretations of doomsday dates
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 07 Question 18
18) The practice of ___________ increased church corruption by selling offices off to the highest bidder.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 19
19) Why were Christians concerned about simony?
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a. It cast doubt on the validity of sacraments performed by a simoniac
b. It inflated the authority of the pope
c. It reflected the Church’s inability to educate its priests
d. It encouraged apocalyptic fears
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 07 Question 20
20) What was the general attitude towards the Church at the end of the tenth century?
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a. Many Christians staunchly supported the pope’s reputation
b. Many Christians lost faith in the Church’s moral authority
c. Many people trusted the Church to defend them against invaders
d. Many people sought entry into the Church to reform it internally