The Imperial Diet (Reichstag) Quiz

The Imperial Diet (Reichstag) was the ______ body of the Holy Roman Empire and theoretically superior to the emperor himself. Select one:

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

The Hohenstaufen dynasty, which started in 1125, and especially Emperor Frederick I, represented both a final attempt at unified power and the beginning of the _______ of that power.

• consolidation

• dissolution

• centralization

• increase

How did Charlemagne affect the Holy Roman Empire? Select one:

• He seized control of eastern Europe and western Asia to turn them Christian.

• He banned classical texts in an act of Christian orthodoxy.

• He conquered the Byzantine Empire and united the eastern and western empires.

• He expanded the size to control present-day France, Germany, and surrounding regions.

Why was Charlemagne crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire? Select one:

• Charlemagne said he stood outside of history.

• Landowner Franks elected Charlemagne as king.

• Pope Leo sought more control of the empire.

• Charlemagne sought official recognition.

Which BEST describes the role of the pope after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire? Select one:

• a. a local spiritual leader focused on Rome and surrounding areas

• b. a religious leader who did not recognize Germanic tribes as Christian

• c. a military leader primarily of a territory in Italy

• d. a source of authority and continuity throughout Europe

How did European culture benefit MOST directly from Christian monasticism? Select one:

• Armies from monasteries defended Europe as Christian territory.

• Monks copied and preserved ancient texts and learning.

• The church censured, or condemned, and destroyed ancient texts.

• Monasticism led to protracted civil and ecclesiastical change in Germany.

What was the Investiture Crisis? Select one:

• The Holy Roman Empire was divided into hundreds of individual entities governed by kings, dukes, counts, bishops, abbots, and other rulers, collectively known as princes. Their domains were known as principalities, which they governed independently from the emperor, thus severely increasing his power.

• In the Middle Ages, investiture was a ceremonial procedure where a cleric would give up all his worldly possessions.

• On the surface, a conflict about the appointments of religious offices, was a powerful struggle for control over who held ultimate authority—the Holy Roman Emperor or the pope.

• The question of who should invest (appoint) whom, was the subject of a conflict between the Islamic church and state (mainly the Holy Roman Empire) in the Middle Ages.

How were the Byzantine Empire and the papacy connected after the fall of the Roman Empire? Select one:

• The pope appointed the Byzantine emperor.

• The Byzantine emperor decided who became pope in Rome.

• The pope was moved from Rome to Constantinople.

• The Byzantine emperor did not recognize the pope's authority.

How was the Investiture Crisis a turning point in the politics of Europe during the Middle Ages? Select one:

• It divided the Holy Roman Empire into hundreds of individual entities which increased the power of the emperor.

• It led to many years of bitterness and nearly 50 years of civil war in Germany. The war ended with the triumph of the great dukes and abbots and the falling apart of the German empire.

• It represented the most significant alliance between secular and religious powers in medieval Europe of that time.

• The greater part of the religious and political systems of the high Middle Ages were entirely separate to the events and ideas of the investiture crisis.

Which BEST describes the outcome of the Investiture Controversy? Select one:

• The pope has more authority over bishops throughout Europe rather than rulers.

• The pope no longer has authority to appoint bishops; rulers appoint bishops.

• The pope is no longer the head of the church; rulers are now supreme.

• The pope has authority over bishops in Rome; rulers establish local bishops.