European Middle Ages

1. The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was

• a. traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope.

• b. building an empire larger than any since Rome.

• c. visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice.

• d. halting the expansion of the Muslim empire.

2. All of the following are true of the Germanic tribes EXCEPT that

• a. they used a variety of written languages.

• b. they lived in small, closely-knit communities.

• c. they had a strong tradition of songs and legends.

• d. each tribe's chief had a group of warriors loyal only to him.

3. According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for all of the following EXCEPT

• a. his lady.

• b. his country.

• c. his feudal lord.

• d. his heavenly Lord.

4. Viking raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that

• a. feudal lords successfully unified for defense.

• b. farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved.

• c. Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homeland.

• d. Leif Ericson turned Viking's attention to the exploration of new lands.

5. The Treaty of Verdun resulted in

• a. the end of the Carolingian rule in Europe.

• b. the formation of the region of Normandy.

• c. the formation of the Holy Roman Empire.

• d. the division of Charlemagne’s empire into three parts.

6. The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was

• a. that the vassal would build a city on the lord's lands.

• b. that the lord would defend the vassal in battle.

• c. that the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.

• d. that the vassal would build a monastery in exchange for food.

7. Eleanor of Aquitane achieved her fame in part because she

• a. was the queen of England.

• b. wrote The Song of Roland.

• c. established the first convents.

• d. wove the Bayeux Tapestry.

8. The interdict was an effective weapon for a pope to use against a king because

• a. it would deprive the king of his own personal salvation.

• b. it gave other rulers permission to war against the offending king.

• c. it decreed that the king must give up his kingdom and leave Europe forever.

• d. it cost the king the loyalty of his subjects, who feared for their own souls.

9. Pope Gregory VII and the German emperor Henry IV fought over the issue of

• a. rule of the Papal States.

• b. secular appointment of bishops.

• c. the Church's collection of tithes.

• d. papal appointment of bishops.

10. The main difference between the original Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick I was that

• a. for the first time in history, Frederick I united Italians under the pope.

• b. the original Roman Empire was a democracy, not a monarchy.

• c. Frederick's empire had no strong central government.

• d. Frederick I had the support of the plebeians as well as the patricians.