Synthesis Chapter 5 5th Edition Test Bank

Chapter 05

Synthesis

1 Which of the following was NOT essential to the medieval synthesis?

A. Germanic culture

B. Christian culture

C. Roman culture

D. Chinese culture

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Germanic tribes

Topic: History

2. The landmark literature of the Germanic tribes took the form of

A. comedic plays.

B. troubadour poetry.

C. epics.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Germanic tribes

Topic: History

3. What resulted from the Battle of Adrianople?

A. The Germanic invasion of the West

B. The Roman emperor was replaced with a Germanic one.

C. The Germanic tribes were kept out of the West.

D. A lasting alliance between Roman and Germanic peoples

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Germanic tribes

Topic: History

4. The Battle of Hastings is famously recorded in what landmark work?

A. Beowulf

B. The Song of Roland

C. Bayeux Tapestry

D. The Song of the Nibelungs

Learning Objective: Explain the relevance the Bayeux Tapestry

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

5. What landmark work from the eighth century C.E. features interlace design, a unique pattern seen often in Germanic art from this era?

A. Beowulf

B. Diamond Sutra

C. Book of Kells

D. The Song of Roland

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Germanic tribes

6. What work, considered the world's first novel, tells a detailed story of aristocratic daily life?

A. The Tale of Genji

B. The Diamond Sutra

C. Great Book of Songs

D. A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks

Learning Objective: Recall the innovations and developments of the Carolingian Renaissance

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Literature

7. On what did the Carolingian renaissance greatly depend?

A. Civil servants

B. The Crusades

C. Benedictine monasteries

D. Troubadours

Learning Objective: Recall the innovations and developments of the Carolingian Renaissance

Topic: History

8. An important center of learning in Charlemagne's time was the palace-school at ______.

A. Lindisfarne

B. Aachen

C. Novgorod

D. Hastings

Learning Objective: Recall Charlemagne's accomplishments

Learning Objective: Recall the innovations and developments of the Carolingian Renaissance

Topic: History

9. What is a characteristic of early medieval Western books?

A. Machine decorated and ornamented

B. Prepared and designed by laypeople

C. Made from vellum or parchment and often other costly materials

D. Simple and unadorned

Learning Objective: Recall characteristics of the medieval book

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

10. Where were the world's first printed books produced?

A. India

B. Japan

C. China

D. Babylon

Learning Objective: Understand the importance of The Tale of Genji to the history of literature

Topic: Literature

11. Japanese samurai abided by a warrior code known as

A. bushido

B. Heian

C. Genji

D. Daoism

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Topic: Feudalism

Topic: History

12. What description of medieval feudalism in Europe is true?

A. It was modeled on that of Japan.

B. It involved the exchange of land for military service.

C. It lasted only through the reign of Charlemagne.

D. It allowed serfs to own a small amount of property.

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Topic: Feudalism

Topic: History

13. Who was the medieval serf?

A. An unfree rural laborer

B. The vassal of a wealthy lord

C. A member of the fighting class

D. A literary monk

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Topic: Feudalism

Topic: History

14. What were games of combat imitating medieval warfare called?

A. Investiture

B. Chivalry

C. Jousts

D. Primogeniture

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Topic: Feudalism

Topic: History

15. The Bayeux Tapestry recorded which historical event?

A. The coronation of Charlemagne

B. The Fourth Crusade

C. The ambush at the "Gate of Spain"

D. The Norman conquest of England

Learning Objective: Explain the relevance the Bayeux Tapestry

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Feudalism

16. What was a goal of the Crusades?

A. To rescue Jerusalem from the Muslims

B. To save the younger sons of the feudal nobility

C. To hurt the economy of Italy

D Religious freedom for all worshippers.

Learning Objective: Summarize the effects of the Christian Crusades

Topic: Crusades

Topic: History

17. What was the primary subject of a chanson de gestee?

A. Heroic deeds

B. The pleasures of rural life

C. The social happenings of an aristocratic court

D. Illicit romance

Learning Objective: Describe the themes and content of medieval literature

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

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

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.

Learning Objective: Describe the themes and content of medieval literature

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

19. What was a feature in the tradition of medieval courtly love?

A. Women were objects of reward for the performance of brave deeds

B. Realistic portrayals of courtly behavior

C. Elevated the warrior as the object of romantic desire

D. Involved an illicit affair between a noble woman and a lower-class man

Learning Objective: Describe the themes and content of medieval literature

Topic: History

20. From where did medieval liturgical drama originate?

A. Troubador poetry

B. Embellishment of the Mass

C. Greek tragedy

D. Instrumental music

Learning Objective: Recall features of medieval music

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Church on everyday life

Topic: Literature

Topic: Music and Dance

21. What cultural aspect deeply influenced the intellectual elite of Tang and Song China?

A. The Carolingian renaissance

B. The code of bushido

C. Confucian traditions

D. Military imperialism

Learning Objective: Recall the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties

Topic: History

Topic: Tang and Song dynasties

22. What practice enjoyed a Golden Age during the Tang and Song eras?

A. Maritime expansion

B. Reformation of Chinese characters

C. Landscape painting

D. Novel writing

Learning Objective: Recall the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Tang and Song dynasties

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

A. The perfection of porcelain

B. Excellence in landscape painting

C. The creation of a simplified Chinese writing system

D. The use of gunpowder

Learning Objective: Recall the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Topic: Tang and Song dynasties

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

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Church on everyday life

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

25. What were the principal landmarks of the emerging West between ca. 500 and 1100 C.E.? Which are the most memorable?

Learning Objective: Recall the innovations and developments of the Carolingian Renaissance

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

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

Learning Objective: Define Romanesque style

Learning Objective: Explain the relevance the Bayeux Tapestry

Learning Objective: Recall features of medieval music

Learning Objective: Recall the Normans' achievements in architecture

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism

Learning Objective: Remember the purpose of medieval paintings

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Feudalism

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Category # of Questions

Learning Objective: Define Romanesque style 1

Learning Objective: Describe the themes and content of medieval literature 3

Learning Objective: Explain the relevance the Bayeux Tapestry 3

Learning Objective: Recall characteristics of the medieval book 1

Learning Objective: Recall Charlemagne's accomplishments 1

Learning Objective: Recall features of medieval music 2

Learning Objective: Recall the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties 3

Learning Objective: Recall the innovations and developments of the Carolingian Renaissance 4

Learning Objective: Recall the Normans' achievements in architecture 1

Learning Objective: Remember the key components of feudalism 7

Learning Objective: Remember the purpose of medieval paintings 1

Learning Objective: Summarize the effects of the Christian Crusades 1

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Church on everyday life 2

Learning Objective: Understand the impact of the Germanic tribes on the Roman Empire 6

Learning Objective: Understand the importance of The Tale of Genji to the history of literature 1

Topic: Art and Architecture 9

Topic: Crusades 1

Topic: Feudalism 6

Topic: Germanic tribes 4

Topic: History 18

Topic: Literature 10

Topic: Music and Dance 3

Topic: Tang and Song dynasties 3