Student ID: 123 - MAKE SURE YOU BUBBLE THE STUDENT ID ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET Unit 1: Europe Quiz Directions: Read each of the following questions. Based on your knowledge, determine which answer choice best completes the prompt. Bubble the corresponding letter on your answer sheet 1. Under the system of feudalism, a fief belonged to which category? A. tax B. weapon C. land grant D. religious title 2. Did the status of women improve during the Middle Ages? A. They gained power by ruling when their husbands went on Crusade. B. Their roles remained limited to the home and convent. C. They gained power by running their own convents. D. Their status improved because the Church held them in high esteem. 3. How were feudalism and the manor system related? A. Feudalism was a social order, and the manor system was the economic arrangement that supported it. B. Feudalism applied only to lords, while the manor system involved serfs. C. The laws of feudalism were set by the king, and the laws of the manor were set by the Church. D. Feudalism involved only war, while the manor system involved farming. Page 1
Using the map to answer questions 4 and 5 4. What was the final destination of both Crusades? A. Antioch B. Edessa C. Tripoli D. Jerusalem 5. The First Crusade traveled across the territory of which Muslim people? A. Edessans B. Carthaginian Turks C. Seljuk Turks D. all of the above Page 2
6. What was the chief goal of the Crusades? A. to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa B. to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks C. to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and Africa D. to force the Byzantines to become Catholics 7. Why were Europeans able to begin studying ancient Greek works? A. Greek scholars translated the works into English. B. Greek scrolls containing the writings of philosophers were found in caves. C. Merchants traded gold to obtain ancient Greek writings from Assyrians. D. Muslim and Byzantine libraries contained the writings of Greek philosophers. 8. What provided the origin of English common law? A. Magna Carta B. Norman conquest C. Model Parliament D. royal courts of justice 9. What was the effect of the three-field system? A. Farners produced more food and villagers had more to eat. B. Farmers could grow crops on one-half of their land. C. Farmer could let their ground lie fallow over the winter. D. Farmers could grow crops on one-third of their land. 10. How did the Battle of Hastings change the course of English history? A. The Anglo-Saxons took control of England. B. The Normans took control of England. C. English became the dominant language. D. The Danish Vikings were driven out of England. Page 3
11. What was the name of the legislative body of medieval England? A. Inquisition B. parliament C. Estates General D. royal courts of justice 12. For what is the Medici family famous? A. for being artists B. for being writers C. for being rulers and supporters of the arts D. for being religious reformers 13. What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"? A. someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures B. someone who excelled in many areas of study C. someone who specialized in a particular field of study D. someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art 14. To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be A. wealthy. B. creative. C. religious. D. intellectual. 15. Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China? A. Chinese paper was difficult to print on. B. The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press. C. European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese. D. All of the above are true. Page 4
16. The printing press was invented by A. Jan van Eyck. B. Johann Gutenberg. C. Peter Bruegel the Elder. D. Hans Holbein the Younger. 17. What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed? A. Utopia B. Romeo and Juliet C. the Bible D. The Prince 18. Which of the following was a major reason for the Reformation? A. European merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome. B. The Church was threatening to excommunicate the king of France. C. The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin. D. Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope. 19. How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance? A. Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet. B. Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps. C. Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople. D. The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe. 20. In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man? A. He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist. B. He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions. C. He lived in Italy during the 1500s. D. He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings. Page 5
21. A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who A. relies on realism. B. uses only natural light. C. uses a verse form of writing. D. writes in a local, rather than a classical, language. Page 6