Chris Tiganescu
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1.
Flying buttresses, an architectural innovation, served what purpose?
A) They were decorative towers outside of a building, designed to help people locate the structure.
B) They were positioned toward the top of buildings, to assist in draining water from their roofs.
C) They supported building walls from the outside, allowing for higher ceilings and more spacious structures.
D) They were large arches inside a structure that allowed ceilings to be built higher.
2.
The characteristics of the Gothic architecture style include
A) buildings with columns on the interior to support the structure, and frescoes on the exterior walls.
B) tall buildings with larger windows allowing in more light.
C) exterior walls with Grecian style columns and parapets around a building.
D) structures with low ceilings and long, narrow interior hallways.
3.
Which of the following would not likely be something portrayed in a medieval tapestry?
A) A historical scene
B) People doing their daily chores working in the fields
C) Mystical beings like unicorns or dragons
D) A map of the world
4.
Illuminated books produced during the Middle Ages would include which of the following characteristics?
A) Block letters printed from the first printing presses
B) Large, flowing calligraphy script in the text
C) Pictures painted from the stories described in the text
D) Precious cut gems attached to the pages to make them glow
5.
What is one characteristic of the Middle Age epic form of literature?
A) Its subject matter includes wars and heroic soldiers.
B) It follows the pattern of five stanzas, with four lines in each stanza.
C) It includes stories of peasants and the events in their daily lives.
D) It tends to be a short passage, no longer than a paragraph.
6.
Which of the following describes a characteristic of the romance poems in the Middle Ages?
A) The concept of divine right to marry a person
B) The idea of a code of honor for knights, known as chivalry
C) The flowing language of the poems recorded in Latin
D) The conflicts within the story between a knight and his lord
7.
What was one important effect of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales on the Middle Ages?
A) Its illuminated script inspired others throughout Europe to begin practicing this art.
B) It encouraged other writers of the day to write stories of love and romance.
C) It helped expand the use of English as a written language in England.
D) It changed the way people in the Middle Ages viewed religion and the afterlife.
8.
In what way did alchemists in the Middle Ages influence science?
A) Through heating different kinds of materials they discovered different chemical reactions.
B) Through the creation of precious metals, the status of alchemists increased.
C) The practices of alchemists did not encourage other people to want to study science.
D) They were able to assemble one of the first versions of the periodic table.
9.
What new approach did Thomas Aquinas advocate for understanding truth in the world?
A) He felt that faith was the main path to understanding truth.
B) He argued that both faith and reason were needed to understand truth.
C) He thought that truth could be discovered through a consensus of university lecturers.
D) He believed that logic was the way to discover truth.
10.
What was one result that came from universities in the Middle Ages?
A) Skilled debaters who contributed to the governments of the time
B) People who better understand local economics because of their business studies
C) A new class of educated people that shared common experiences
D) An increase in the number of monks joining local monasteries
Flying buttresses, an architectural innovation, served what purpose?
A) They were decorative towers outside of a building, designed to help people locate the structure.
B) They were positioned toward the top of buildings, to assist in draining water from their roofs.
C) They supported building walls from the outside, allowing for higher ceilings and more spacious structures.
D) They were large arches inside a structure that allowed ceilings to be built higher.
2.
The characteristics of the Gothic architecture style include
A) buildings with columns on the interior to support the structure, and frescoes on the exterior walls.
B) tall buildings with larger windows allowing in more light.
C) exterior walls with Grecian style columns and parapets around a building.
D) structures with low ceilings and long, narrow interior hallways.
3.
Which of the following would not likely be something portrayed in a medieval tapestry?
A) A historical scene
B) People doing their daily chores working in the fields
C) Mystical beings like unicorns or dragons
D) A map of the world
4.
Illuminated books produced during the Middle Ages would include which of the following characteristics?
A) Block letters printed from the first printing presses
B) Large, flowing calligraphy script in the text
C) Pictures painted from the stories described in the text
D) Precious cut gems attached to the pages to make them glow
5.
What is one characteristic of the Middle Age epic form of literature?
A) Its subject matter includes wars and heroic soldiers.
B) It follows the pattern of five stanzas, with four lines in each stanza.
C) It includes stories of peasants and the events in their daily lives.
D) It tends to be a short passage, no longer than a paragraph.
6.
Which of the following describes a characteristic of the romance poems in the Middle Ages?
A) The concept of divine right to marry a person
B) The idea of a code of honor for knights, known as chivalry
C) The flowing language of the poems recorded in Latin
D) The conflicts within the story between a knight and his lord
7.
What was one important effect of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales on the Middle Ages?
A) Its illuminated script inspired others throughout Europe to begin practicing this art.
B) It encouraged other writers of the day to write stories of love and romance.
C) It helped expand the use of English as a written language in England.
D) It changed the way people in the Middle Ages viewed religion and the afterlife.
8.
In what way did alchemists in the Middle Ages influence science?
A) Through heating different kinds of materials they discovered different chemical reactions.
B) Through the creation of precious metals, the status of alchemists increased.
C) The practices of alchemists did not encourage other people to want to study science.
D) They were able to assemble one of the first versions of the periodic table.
9.
What new approach did Thomas Aquinas advocate for understanding truth in the world?
A) He felt that faith was the main path to understanding truth.
B) He argued that both faith and reason were needed to understand truth.
C) He thought that truth could be discovered through a consensus of university lecturers.
D) He believed that logic was the way to discover truth.
10.
What was one result that came from universities in the Middle Ages?
A) Skilled debaters who contributed to the governments of the time
B) People who better understand local economics because of their business studies
C) A new class of educated people that shared common experiences
D) An increase in the number of monks joining local monasteries