Chapter 14 Test

What was the chief goal of the Crusades?

• to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa
• to force the Byzantines to become Catholics
• to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and Africa
• to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks

What problem was identified by Church reformers during the Middle Ages?

• Village priests married and had families contrary to Church law.
• Bishops sold positions in the Church for money.
• Kings, rather than Church leaders, appointed bishops.
• All of the above are true.

What was the effect of the three-field system?

• Farmers produced more food and villagers had more to eat.
• Farmers could grow crops on one-half of their land.
• Farmer could let their ground lie fallow over the winter.
• Farmers could grow crops on one-third of their land.

Which of the following best describes the nature of a guild?

• workers who used gold leaf to decorate palaces
• merchants who sold specially woven cloth at local fairs
• traders who carried local goods to other regions
• an association of people who worked at the same occupation

What did the Magna Carta guarantee?

• the end of taxation
• a model parliament
• basic legal rights
• a House of Commons

What was the major cause of the Great Schism?

• the morality of the Crusades
• ethics and wealth within the Church
• arguments about whether Jesus or the pope was the head of the Church
•  arguments about which man holding the position of pope was the true pope

What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England?

• Inquisition
• parliament
• Estates General
• royal courts of justice

During the later Middle Ages, where were most serfs likely to search for freedom?

•  farms
• monasteries
• towns or cities
• the Holy Land

Which group was most responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?

• invaders
• Crusaders
• traders
• French soldiers

Which of the following was the central issue of the Hundred Years’ War?

• the throne of France
• the throne of England
• the location of the pope’s home
• the religion of the French people