In contrast to Romanesque architecture, churches built in the Gothic style had __________.

• rounded ceilings

• thick pillars

• small windows

• flying buttresses

Stained-glass windows in Gothic cathedrals presented scenes _________.

• of everyday life

• of the ruler's coronation ceremony

• from the Bible

• from famous artworks

Where were two of the first medieval universities located?

• Bruges and London

• Paris and Bologna

• Oxford and Rome

• Cambridge and Madrid

Which of the following medieval university subjects is the study of religion and God?

• astronomy

• philosophy

• theology

• logic

The followers of scholasticism wanted to show that faith could be supported by reason.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the official language of the Church and the university?

• vernacular

• Latin

• English

• French

What was the usual subject of troubadour poetry?

• the love of a knight for a noble lady

• the military conflicts of the Crusades

• the rivalry between kings and popes

• the development of medieval guilds

Many monks founded new religious orders in the Middle Ages because they thought that the Catholic Church __________.

• was too devoted to spiritual concerns

• should not start holy wars with Muslims

• had become too wealthy and involved in politics

• was too much like the Eastern Orthodox Church

In order to stop heresy, in 1233 the Catholic Church __________.

• ordered the Crusades

• set up the Inquisition

• established the Dominicans

• founded several universities for religious studies

Many of the Jews who were driven out of England, France, and Central Europe during the Middle Ages settled in northern Africa, especially Egypt.

• TRUE

• FALSE