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The following is an excerpt from a poem by the French troubadour Raimon de Cornet written in the 1330s: "Our bishops, too, are plunged in similar sin [to that of the pope], For pitilessly they flay the very skin From all their priests who chance to have fat livings. For gold their seal official you can win To any writ, no matter what's therein. Sure God alone can make them stop their thievings." Which of the following claims did Cornet make in this passage?


A) That the French people had forgotten their Christian duties
B) That God had forsaken France
C) That church officials could be bribed to ignore their spiritual and moral obligations
D) That church officials had made a formal pact with the Devil

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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During the Hundred Years' War, the English kings were supported by some French barons because the latter


A) disapproved of the Babylonian Captivity.
B) were promised estates in England.
C) wanted to stop the French monarchy's centralizing efforts.
D) were economically dependent on the English wool trade.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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What changes around 1300 permitted a significant expansion in the movement of goods?


A) Improvements in ship design permitted year-round shipping.
B) The end of knightly warfare permitted trade to develop along peaceful, secure trade routes.
C) The development of fixed currency of known value gave merchants greater ability to negotiate prices.
D) Expansion of banking houses allowed merchants to draw on credit more effectively.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The Statute of Kilkenny attempted to


A) force the Irish to move into cities and villages where the English landowners could better control and tax them.
B) institute a tax on Irish grazing practices so that English landlords could profit from their common lands.
C) protect the Irish from abuse by English landlords who instituted unauthorized fees and taxes.
D) maintain the ethnic purity of the English living in Ireland by preventing intermarriage or cultural assimilation.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Answer the following questions: -Babylonian Captivity


A) Plague that first struck Europe in 1347 and killed perhaps one-third of the population.
B) A war between England and France from 1337 to 1453, with political and economic causes and consequences.
C) The period from 1309 to 1376 when the popes resided in Avignon rather than in Rome.
D) People who believed that the plague was God's punishment for sin and sought to do penance by flagellating (whipping) themselves.
E) The division, or split, in church leadership from 1378 to 1417 when there were two, then three, popes.
F) Voluntary lay groups organized by occupation, devotional preference, neighborhood, or charitable activity.
G) Deliberative meetings of lords and wealthy urban residents that flourished in many European countries between 1250 and 1450.
H) A massive uprising by French peasants in 1358 protesting heavy taxation.
I) Law issued in 1366 that discriminated against the Irish, forbidding marriage between the English and the Irish, requiring the use of the English language, and denying the Irish access to ecclesiastical offices.
J) People who believed that the authority in the Roman Church should rest in a general council composed of clergy, theologians, and laypeople, rather than in the pope alone.

K) A) and B)
L) A) and I)

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The problems of the papacy, exemplified by the Babylonian Captivity, gave rise to the conciliar movement and led to schism in the church. What were the underlying causes of this development? What were the religious, social, and political consequences of this crisis in the Christian church?

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Which of the following was one of the causes of the Hundred Years' War?


A) A dispute over the succession to the Spanish throne
B) Disagreements over rights to land
C) Economic conflicts over long-distance trade
D) A religious dispute over the power of the papacy

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Why did Jan Hus gain so many followers?


A) His attack on the political power of monasteries and the wealth of clergy resonated with many people who were angry over the behavior of the clergy during the Black Death.
B) His attack on indulgences and papal offers of remission of sins resonated with many people who resented the costs of the Crusades.
C) His attack on papal authority and his call for the translation of the Bible into Czech resonated with many people who were opposed to the church's wealth and were experiencing an emerging Czech nationalism.
D) His attack on the Holy Roman emperor's attempts to seize church lands resonated with many people who resented nobles' abuses of their peasants.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The period from about 1000 to about 1300 saw


A) a colder than usual climate in Europe.
B) a steady decline in population in Europe.
C) a warmer than usual climate in Europe.
D) a sharp drop in agricultural production in Europe.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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What was the typical goal of a woman pursuing a charge of rape?


A) To restore her honorable reputation
B) To gain financial compensation
C) To punish the perpetrator
D) To prove her innocence to the church

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the following groups joined in the Jacquerie rebellion in France, killing nobles and destroying noble property?


A) Knights
B) Peasants and small merchants
C) Bishops
D) Bankers

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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How did marriage change during the late Middle Ages?

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Answer would ideally include: As a result of crises like the Great Famine, people began to identify the need for couples to be economically independent before marriage. This would require couples to work as servants, saving money for marriage and developing skillsets, or to wait until their parents had died and the family property dispersed. With women marrying later, they would be more prepared to assume the responsibility of managing a household. A woman marrying later also meant that she would reduce her childbearing time, and fewer children would be born.

What caused the popular uprisings of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries? Who participated in them?

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Answer the following questions: -Jacquerie


A) Plague that first struck Europe in 1347 and killed perhaps one-third of the population.
B) A war between England and France from 1337 to 1453, with political and economic causes and consequences.
C) The period from 1309 to 1376 when the popes resided in Avignon rather than in Rome.
D) People who believed that the plague was God's punishment for sin and sought to do penance by flagellating (whipping) themselves.
E) The division, or split, in church leadership from 1378 to 1417 when there were two, then three, popes.
F) Voluntary lay groups organized by occupation, devotional preference, neighborhood, or charitable activity.
G) Deliberative meetings of lords and wealthy urban residents that flourished in many European countries between 1250 and 1450.
H) A massive uprising by French peasants in 1358 protesting heavy taxation.
I) Law issued in 1366 that discriminated against the Irish, forbidding marriage between the English and the Irish, requiring the use of the English language, and denying the Irish access to ecclesiastical offices.
J) People who believed that the authority in the Roman Church should rest in a general council composed of clergy, theologians, and laypeople, rather than in the pope alone.

K) A) and B)
L) All of the above

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What were the achievements of the Avignon popes before the Great Schism?


A) They established political dominance throughout Italy and established a bureaucracy to govern the region.
B) They established direct papal control over the monastic orders and their clerical wealth.
C) They reformed the financial administration of the church and centralized its government.
D) They forced Islam out of its remaining footholds in Spain and the Balkans.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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How did the Black Death spread in the Middle Ages?

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Answer would ideally include: The plague spread from towns in southwestern China in 1331, traveling across the various trading routes and with Mongol armies, in rats that followed the various migratory groups. Fleas living on infected rats would drink their blood and then transfer the disease to humans and other animals. The disease would pass from human to human through coughing and sneezing.

Who were the flagellants?

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Answer the following questions: -conciliarists


A) Plague that first struck Europe in 1347 and killed perhaps one-third of the population.
B) A war between England and France from 1337 to 1453, with political and economic causes and consequences.
C) The period from 1309 to 1376 when the popes resided in Avignon rather than in Rome.
D) People who believed that the plague was God's punishment for sin and sought to do penance by flagellating (whipping) themselves.
E) The division, or split, in church leadership from 1378 to 1417 when there were two, then three, popes.
F) Voluntary lay groups organized by occupation, devotional preference, neighborhood, or charitable activity.
G) Deliberative meetings of lords and wealthy urban residents that flourished in many European countries between 1250 and 1450.
H) A massive uprising by French peasants in 1358 protesting heavy taxation.
I) Law issued in 1366 that discriminated against the Irish, forbidding marriage between the English and the Irish, requiring the use of the English language, and denying the Irish access to ecclesiastical offices.
J) People who believed that the authority in the Roman Church should rest in a general council composed of clergy, theologians, and laypeople, rather than in the pope alone.

K) A) and G)
L) C) and I)

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What English weapon provided an advantage against the mounted French knights in the battles of Poitiers and Agincourt?


A) Battle axe
B) Longbow
C) Sword
D) Crossbow

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The Hundred Years' War had serious consequences for both England and France. What were the immediate political, social, and economic results of the war on both sides of the English Channel? What were the long-term implications? Which side seems to have won?

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