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Answer 1

What was a main purpose of monasteries built by the Catholic Church?

They replaced other churches in the European countryside.
They gave aid to travelers and sick or poor people.
They served as schools for all European children.
They provided housing for missionaries.

Answer 2

In a fiefdom, a peasant was expected to work the land and

care for the lord’s children.
take the lord’s oath of loyalty.
oversee the lord’s vassals.
maintain the lord’s estate.

Answer 3

What type of system was a manor system?

democratic
educational
social
economic

Answer 4

After the Roman Empire collapsed, the Catholic Church began to unify Europe by

taking on many duties of a government.
attracting many Christians.
letting people elect their own priests.
making the pope as powerful as an emperor.

Answer 5

How was a vassal similar to a peasant?

Both farmed and lived on the land.
Both were of equal social status.
Both received land in return for services.
Both swore an oath of loyalty to the lord.

Answer 6

Which of these events happened first in English history?

King John signed the Magna Carta.
Parliament divided into two houses.
William the Conqueror became king of England.
Henry II ruled over all of England.

Answer 7

What important victory did one founder of the Carolingians achieve?

He convinced all Europeans to convert to Christianity.
He won the title of first warrior king of France.
He fought to make Spain the most powerful country in Europe.
He defeated a Muslim invasion from Spain.

Answer 8

The Magna Carta enabled English citizens to do which of the following for the first time?

live in a democracy
participate in government
overthrow the monarchy
elect their kings

Answer 9

Which best defines common law?

law based on the wishes of legislators
law based on precedent
law based on a priest’s rulings
law based on a judge’s feelings

Answer 10

How did Otto I become powerful?

by choosing the next pope
by conquering vast areas of land
by appointing supportive bishops
by being crowned Roman emperor

Answer 11

Which statement best describes the Vikings?

The Vikings built many permanent settlements in Europe.
The Vikings preferred to attack by land rather than by ocean.
The Vikings were known for their seamanship.
The Vikings helped cause the fall of the Roman Empire.

Answer 12

How did King Phillip cause the Great Schism?

by selecting a French pope
by disagreeing with the pope
by moving the pope to France
by having more influence than the pope

Answer 13

Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman emperor. What did this indicate about the Catholic Church?

The Church wanted to give up its power to the emperor.
The Church had more faith in Charlemagne than in Pope Leo III.
The Church wanted to share power with the emperor.
The Church helped Charlemagne conquer much of Europe.

Answer 14

Where did knights stand in the social hierarchy of a feudal system?

above all nobles but below the king
below all nobles and above all peasants
below all vassals and above all peasants
above all vassals but below the king

Answer 15

The Great Schism of 1378 differed from the one in 1054 because

it was based on a power struggle.
it divided the eastern and western churches.
it split the center of the papacy between east and west.
it raised questions regarding the authority of monarchs.

Answer 16

How did the monarch of France differ from the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?

The monarch was excommunicated by the pope.
The monarch openly defied a decision by the pope.
The monarch owed his power to his loyal nobles.
The monarch had to compromise with the Church.

Answer 17

Why did the Church sponsor universities?

to educate the common people
to train loyal government workers
to teach clergy theology and canon law
to develop the growth of academic thinking

Answer 18

King Henry II is best known for his improvements to the English

language.
tax code.
legal system.
army.

Answer 19

Look at the list:

Representative government
Limited powers of government
Trial by jury
Common law
No taxation without representation
The rights and liberties included in this list are enjoyed by citizens in

countries ruled by kings.
English-speaking countries.
democratic countries.
countries in Asia.

Answer 20

What was one major result of people moving from urban to rural areas after the fall of the Roman Empire?

Many people had no access to schools, so education declined.
New schools were built in rural areas rather than in cities.
Children learned as much about farming as they did about school subjects.
Students often traveled long distances to reach urban schools.

Answer 21

Where did the Magyars live in relation to what was then known as Europe?

to the east
to the north
to the south
to the west