Practice Test Questions Christianity and Medieval Civilization and the Growth of European Kingdoms
1. Which of the following men led a successful invasion of England from Normandy, France in 1066 AD?
A. CharlemagneB. William the Conqueror
C. Richard IIID. Alexander the Great
2. At what battle did the man in question 1 defeat the English forces to become ruler of England?
A. Battle of AachenB. Battle of Hastings
C. Battle of JerusalemD. Battle of Gaugamela
3. Which of the following is NOT true about the city of Constantinople?
A. Major center of Islamic tradeB. Named after a Roman emperor
C. Served as capital of Byzantine EmpireD. Weakened during the 4th Crusade
4. The people of Constantinople saw themselves as the successors to the Roman Empire. What Latin word refers to this concept?
A. ConstantinoiB. RomaioiC. ByzantinoiD. Mediterraneanoi
5. Which of the following does NOT describe the Cistercian religious order?
A. First religious order to do missionary work in China
B. Eliminated decorations in their monastery
C. Spent majority of time in prayer and manual labor
D. Strict, discipline life
6. Which of the following works is the first recorded census in ANY European country since the days of the Roman Empire?
A. Warsaw WritingsB. Parisian PapersC. Domesday BookD. Berlin Book
7. Which of the following papal tools can BEST be described as prohibiting priests from giving the sacraments to a person/group of people?
A. Lay InvestitureB. InterdictC. ExcommunicationD. Inquisition
8. Which of the following types of architecture can BEST be described as the use of massive walls and pillars to support vaulted ceilings and few window spaces which created a dark atmosphere?
A. RomanesqueB. GothicC. ByzantineD. Arabesque
9. Which of the following papal political tools outcasted people from the Catholic Church if they were suspected of being anti-Catholic and teaching heretical ideas?
A. Lay InvestitureB. InterdictC. ExcommunicationD. Inquisition
10. Which of the following types of architecture can BEST be described as built with thin walls and magnificent windows as well as ribbed, pointed vaults and the flying buttress allowed for greater displacement of weight?
A. GothicB. RomanesqueC. ArabesqueD. Byzantine
11. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Franciscan religious order?
A. Took vow of poverty
B. First order to do missionary work in Eastern Europe
C. Preached heretical ideas that challenged the power of the papacy
D. Lived by working and begging
12. Which of the following religious houses of worship was built by Constantine and was the main cathedral in Constantinople during the rule of the Byzantine Empire?
A. Dome of the Rock B. Hagia SophiaC. Solomon’s Temple D. Kaaba
13. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Dominican religious order?
A. Goal was to eliminate heresy
B. Took vow of poverty
C. Effective at preaching sermons
D. First order to do missionary work in Africa
14. Which of the following is TRUE concerning the Magna Carta?
A. established protections/rights for people accused of a crime such writ of habeus corpus, trial by jury, right to speedy trial, no unreasonable search and seizure
B. gave the king expansive powers to oppress local minority groups
C. military compact between European powers to attack the Muslim armies near Jerusalem
D. peace treaty between England and France following the end of the Hundred Years War
15. Limitation of the king’s power and consent of taxation occurred first in which of the following?
A. Magna CartaB. Mayflower Compact
C. Justinian’s CodeD. Common Law
16. Which of the following papal political tools can BEST be described as right of the pope, not the king, to appoint religious officials within a kingdom?
A. Lay InvestitureB. ExcommunicationC. InquisitionD. Interdict
17. Which of the following documents established concept of a supreme and fundamental law over a nation or kingdom?
A. Magna CartaB. Mayflower Compact
C. US ConstitutionD. Declaration of Independence
Answer Key
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- B
- A
- B
- A
- C
- B
- A
- C
- A
- C
- B
- A
- A
- A
- A
- A