Practice Questions Ch. 5-6
Read
each question carefully. If you do not understand the terms, you
may misinterpret the question.
1. Which Roman Emperor first tolerated Christianity?
a.
Commodus
b. Ptolemy
c.
Constantine
d. Octavian
2. Pope Leo I got the credit for turning _______ away from
Rome.
a. the Franks b. Attila the
Hun c. the
Lombards d.
Charlemagne
3. Which group sacked Rome in 410 AD?
a. Visigoths b.
Vandals
c. Huns d. Burgundians
4. Which group sacked Rome in 455 AD?
a.
Visigoths
b.
Vandals
c.
Huns
d. Ostrogoths
5. During the 8th and 9th centuries books were written on
parchment and _____.
a papyrus b clay tablets c
sheep skin d bleached paper
<>6. Medieval inns provided the most basic necessities except
a beds b food c
heated rooms d stables for horses
7. Who was called the "father of eremitical monasticism?"
a. Augustine b. Saint Anthony
c. Saint Paul d. Jesus of Nazareth
8. What warrior king expanded the Carolingian Empire into Italy?
a. Caesar b. Charlemagne c.
Attila d Gregory the Great
9. What treaty divided the Carolingian Empire?
a. Treaty of Versailles b. Treaty of
Milan c. Treaty of Verdun d. Treaty
of Charlemagne
10. What was the title of a man who paid
homage to his lord?
a. vassal b. fief c. king d.
knight
11. What type of commoner was legally bound to the lords land?
a. fief b. knight c.
vassal d. serf
<>12. One of the two major heresies of the fourth century was:
a Christianity b
Donatism c Athanasius d
Nicaea
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13 The true founder of Christian monasticism in the eastern world
is:
a Saint Benedict b Saint
Pachomius c Saint Basil d
Saint Anthony
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14 The Byzantine emperor Justinian (527-565) made his mark in
history with:
a The codification of Roman
Law
b The codification of Greek Law
c The codification of Medieval
Law
d None of the above
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15
<>The fundamental staple of the Carolingian diet was:
a rice b bread c
beef d gruel
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16 Feudalism was closely dependent upon the economic system of:
a Mayorialism b
Manorialism c Militaryism d
Magyarism
17. The Christian community in each city was headed by________.
a. a
priest b. a
bishop c. leaders of
Christ
d. a diocese <>
18. Most famous of Christain missionaries to Ireland in 5th
century, though he was kidnapped and kept as a slave in Ireland.
a. Saint
George b. Pope
Gregory
c.
Ethelbert
d. Saint Patrick <>
19. By the time the 9th century, 60% of the
population in Western Europe was composed of____.
a.
Christians <> b.
serfs <> c.
lords d. monks
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20. This system was instilled by Charlemgne and it
involved two men, one lord and one church official.
These men where sent out to make sure that the wishes of the king were
being carried out.
a.
manoralism b.
feudalism
c. missi dominici d. heresy
21. The fundamental form of monastic life in
the western Christian church was established by
a. Saint Anthony b. Saint
Benedict
c. Saint Pachomius
22 The head of a monastery was referred to as the ______
a abbot b
scriptoria c
pope d bishop
23 ________
united the Franks and converted to Christianity around 50 A.D.
a Charles Martel b
Clovis c Leo
II d Theodoric
Who was the monk who sat on top of a pole for over 30 years?
Who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
Which Frankish noble was supported by the pope and was given permission
to be king?
What is Arianism?
Benedict’s rules divided each day into a series of activities which
included
What was the Hegira?
Who was proclaimed emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day 800 by Pope
Leo III?
What were the two major heresies of the fourth century?
Which Merovingian leader converted to Christianity around 500?
German law treated the problem of crime and punishment by an
alternative system that made use of a fine. This amount was paid by the
wrong-doer to the family of the person who was injured or killed. What
is this fine called?
After the death of Muhammad who was appointed as caliph of the Islamic
community?