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Western Europe: The Middle Ages

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Joan of Arc's courage effected the Hundred Years War in that

a)

the English rallied to their king

b)

she was burned at the stake

c)

the French rallied to their king

d)

she became a saint

2.

Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire had a conflict with Pope Gregory VII because...

a)

He and Gregory both wanted to sell indulgences

b)

He and Gregory both wanted to select bishops for the churches of the HRE

c)

He was afraid Gregory was becoming too powerful

d)

Gregory was afraid that Henry would overthrow him

3.

When Charlemagne was crowned king he was concerned that

a)

his kingdom was not large enough

b)

the pope did not know what he was doing

c)

he would be excommunicated

d)

the pope had more power than he did

4.

The Magna Carta was an important document because...

a)

It gave more rights to the common people

b)

It gave more rights to the king

c)

It helped the king collect more taxes

d)

Allowed the king to punish without a trial

5.

The agreement reached between the church and monarchs so that only the church can select a bishop and kings could give them government positions

a)

The Church Accord

b)

The Catholic Concord

c)

The Holy Roman Agreement

d)

The Concordant of Worms

6.

Edward I was instrumental in forming

a)

courts

b)

the church

c)

Parliament

d)

laws

7.

He unified the Anglo-Saxons and stopped the Viking raids.

a)

William I

b)

Philip II

c)

Alfred the Great

d)

Henry II

8.

He recaptured Jerusalem in 1174.

a)

William I

b)

Alfred the Great

c)

Saladin

d)

Pope Urban II

9.

When Muslim Turks conquered Constantinople the Byzantine emperor asked ____ for military help.

a)

The Catholic Church

b)

European Kings

c)

Italian City-States

d)

Trading Empires

10.

He excommunicated Henry IV for selecting his own bishops.

a)

Pope Gregory VII

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Pope John Paul

11.

The removal of Jews and Muslims from Spain.

a)

Great Schism

b)

Battle of Hastings

c)

Reconquista

d)

Concordant of Worms

12.

The most stabilizing force in the Middle Ages.

a)

Feudalism

b)

Universities

c)

Monarchy

d)

The Roman Catholic Church

13.

The church court that questioned and dealt with those suspected of heresy.

a)

Great Schism

b)

Reconquista

c)

Spanish Inquisition

d)

Christian Accord

14.

What event is the possible cause of the Bubonic Plague.

a)

Trade on the Silk Road

b)

Battle of Hastings

c)

Organization of the Church

d)

Hundred Years War

15.

He won the Battle of Hastings and began the Norman conquest of England.

a)

Henry II

b)

King John

c)

Philip II

d)

William I

16.

The English king who appointed judges and juries to preside over cases and lawyers to argue the cases.

a)

Alfred the Great

b)

Gregory VII

c)

Henry II

d)

Henry VIII

17.

The difference between serfs and freemen were...

a)

serfs had rights and freemen did not

b)

freemen were loyal to the king and serfs were not

c)

freemen were religious and serfs were not

d)

freemen had rights and serfs did not

18.

Who stopped the Muslims from advancing into Europe and when did it happen?

a)

Charlemagne in Rome in AD 800

b)

Pope Urban II in Germany in AD 770

c)

Charles Martel at The Battle of Tours in AD 732

d)

William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

19.

How did the spread of Christianity in Ireland lead to the spread of Christianity in Europe?

a)

Saint Patrick's work in converting the Irish led the pope to send missionaries throughout Europe to spread Christianity.

b)

The pope sent missionaries to Ireland first then throughout Europe

c)

Patrick asked the pope for help to spread Christianity throughout Europe

d)

Benedictine monks, who were Irish, spread Christianity throughout Europe

20.

What mountain range separates Spain from the rest of Europe?

a)

The Po

b)

The Alps

c)

The Carpathian

d)

The Pyrenees

21.

Which two rivers flow north/south and east/west throughout Germany?

a)

the Po and the Siene

b)

the Rhine and the Danube

c)

the Po and the Danube

d)

the Seine and the Rhine

22.

What is scholasticism?

a)

The belief that God does not exist

b)

The belief that science and faith cannot agree

c)

The belief that reason does not exist

d)

The belief that science and faith do not contradict

23.

How did Thomas Aquinas prove that Christianity and Aristotle could agree?

a)

truth about the physical world requires reason and truth about the spiritual world needs faith

b)

truth needs faith to prove reason

c)

truth needs reason to prove faith

d)

spiritual truths require reason instead of faith

24.

Define Thomas Aquinas' natural law.

a)

Everyone has a right to the truth

b)

Everyone should work to know God

c)

Everyone has the right to life, property and a family

d)

Everyone should be ruled by a king

25.

What was a result of trading gold and silver?

a)

the barter system

b)

banks were formed

c)

goods became too expensive

d)

trade fairs

26.

How were friars different from monks?

a)

Monks traveled from place to place spreading Christianity

b)

Friars lived in monasteries

c)

Friars traveled from place to place as missionaries

d)

Friars outnumbered monks in towns and cities

27.

How many people died in Europe from the Black Death from 1347 to 1351?

a)

almost 1 out of 2 people

b)

10 million

c)

19-38 million people

d)

1/3 of the European population

28.

Some economic effects of the plague on Europe were...

a)

high wages

b)

decreased trade

c)

food shortages

d)

lower food prices

e)

weakened feudalism

29.

Some effects of the Crusades were....

a)

Europeans learned eastern architecture

b)

discovered ancient maps

c)

trade along the Silk Road increased

d)

spread of Islam in Europe

e)

Europeans began desiring Eastern goods

30.

What was the Great Schism?

a)

Spanish expelling the Jews out of Spain

b)

A dispute over the rightful pope between 1378 and 1417

c)

The plague sweeping through Europe

d)

The church's questioning and dealing with heresy