Test Bank A New Europe Emerges: North And South Chapter 9 - Medieval Europe 4e | Test Bank Backman by Clifford R. Backman. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 9
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 09 Question 01
1) Why did northern kingdoms seek to push their borders southward?
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a. To access the wealth and resources of the Mediterranean
b. To spread Christianity to North Africa
c. To unite petty rulers under one king
d. To stimulate education and intellectual culture
Title: Chapter 09 Question 02
2) Historians now use the term ________________ to describe medieval relationships based on mutual obligation and service.
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 03
3) Which of the following are central elements of feudal relationships? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Fief
b. Guild
c. Homage
d. Vassal
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 04
4) What is a vassal’s principal obligation to his lord?
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a. Charitable bequests in the lord’s name
b. Forty days of military service
c. Agreement with all the lord’s decisions
d. Marrying into the lord’s family
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 05
5) The knightly code of behavior known as ___________ included pursuit of honor, nobility, and Christian values.
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 06
6) What did the Saxon kings primarily gain by expanding eastward?
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a. The begrudging respect of their ducal vassals
b. The discovery of silver mines in the Balkans
c. An alliance with the Byzantines
d. Control of Slavic and Magyar peoples, wealth, and land
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 09 Question 07
7) What did the pope grant to Otto I in return for military aid?
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a. The Papal States
b. The title of emperor
c. The right to choose the next pope
d. All remaining pagan lands
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 09 Question 08
What aspects of Ottonian power are best represented by the objects held by the emperor in this image?
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a. Criticism of divine rule and interest in historical accuracy
b. Wealth and humility
c. Subservience to both the Church and tributary regions
d. Imposing worldly power and a Christian mission
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 09
9) Under Emperor Conrad, officers called _________________ were fundamental to the day-to-day running of the empire.
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 10
10) How did French kings ensure an orderly passing of power from generation to generation?
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a. The king crowned his son as co-regent during the king’s lifetime
b. Illegitimate sons were also considered as possible heirs to the throne
c. The king chose an adopted heir free from family pressures
d. The king divided his kingdom among all his heirs to promote equality
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 11
11)
By the marriage of Louis VII to Eleanor of Aquitaine, which region came under temporary Capetian control?
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a. Southwest France
b. Northeast France
c. Central France
d. Southeast France
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 12
12) Which king effectively united Denmark and England under his rule as “Emperor of the Northern Seas”?
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a. Edmund Ironside
b. Canute
c. Ethelred
d. Swein
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 13
13) By what method did William of Normandy gain control of the English throne?
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a. Treaty approved by the pope
b. Negotiation with the heirs to Edward the Confessor
c. Invasion and victory at Hastings
d. Purchase with extensive family wealth
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 14
14)
How does this embroidery reinforce the view of Norman supremacy over the Saxons?
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a. The Normans disrespectfully trample the dead
b. The Normans on horseback advance aggressively at huddled Saxon foot soldiers
c. The Saxons show clear facial expressions of fear and panic at the Norman advance
d. The Normans easily rebuff the swords used by the Saxons
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 15
15) What aspect(s) of Anglo-Norman life does the Domesday Book illuminate? (Select all that apply.)
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a. The rent payments owed to the crown
b. The social status of city-dwellers
c. The legal classification of country-dwellers
d. The possessions of peasant tenants
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 16
16) King Henry I established the ______________, the fiscal accounting office of the royal treasury.
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 17
17) Which group(s) made up the largest percentage of inhabitants of al-Andalus?
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a. Christians and Jews
b. Arabs
c. Berbers
d. Pagan Visigoths
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 18
18) Which definition best describes the Reconquista?
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a. A pervasive enmity that plagued Jews, Muslims, and Christians in day-to-day life
b. A single, fully conceived campaign against Muslims
c. A series of back-and-forth regional conflicts lasting seven centuries
d. A violent endeavor that was condemned by the Church
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 19
19) Which field of learning posed the most problems for integration into Islamic teaching?
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a. Astronomy
b. Philosophy
c. Mathematics
d. Medicine
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Title: Chapter 09 Question 20
20) How were Italian city-states governed?
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a. By civic institutions and elected officials
b. By royal command from the Holy Roman Emperor
c. By the pope’s direct intervention
d. By the aristocrats only