Deck 6: Christendom: Europe in the Age of Faith

Question 1

In the Commedia, who guided Dante through Hell?

A) Satan
B) Virgil
C) Beatrice
D) Brutus

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Saint Francis differed from the monastics that preceded him because he

A) rejected apostolic poverty.
B) was a mystic.
C) rejected a cloistered life.
D) All these answers are correct.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The popular medieval drama Everyman is an example of a

A) morality play.
B) mystery play.
C) mysticism miracle play.
D) tragic play.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Four major pilgrimage routes linked cities in France with the favorite shrine of Christian pilgrims, the

A) cathedral of Notre Dame.
B) church of San Francesco.
C) abbey at Westminster.
D) cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

Question 5

Which of the following features did NOT differentiate Gothic cathedrals from Romanesque?

A) The flying buttress
B) Rib vaults
C) Latin-cross floor plans
D) Pointed arches

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Dante's Commedia?

A) Latin prose
B) Numerology
C) Historical figures
D) Allegory

Question 7

The university at Bologna, one of the first of the medieval universities, was dedicated primarily to the study of

A) theology.
B) literature.
C) engineering.
D) law.

Question 8

Dante's Commedia is divided into three books, each containing thirty-three

A) characters.
B) chapters.
C) cantos.
D) lines.

Question 9

In the Summa Theologica, Aquinas concludes that women

A) represent the physical incarnation of human perfection.
B) are imperfect in form but created to fulfill a purpose in God's plan.
C) should never have been created in the first place.
D) are intellectually superior to men.

Question 10

The most important of the seven sacraments and central ritual of the Mass is

A) the Eucharist.
B) penance.
C) ordination.
D) extreme unction.

Question 11

"Christendom" refers to the

A) sacramental system.
B) Christian community of the Middle Ages.
C) role of mystics in the twelfth century.
D) humanism of Saint Francis.

Question 12

The interdict and excommunication were methods by which

A) priests administered the sacraments.
B) the Church maintained its authority.
C) medieval kings were appointed.
D) medieval monks took their vows.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about medieval towns is FALSE?

A) Some towns grew into self-governing city-states.
B) The rise of towns coincided with and contributed to the rise of the middle class.
C) Medieval towns usually developed out of marketplaces.
D) By twelfth century, the majority of Europeans lived in towns.

Question 14

According to Hildegard, the visions she recorded in Scivias came to her from

A) communication with the pope.
B) a voice from heaven.
C) her rational analysis of Holy Scripture.
D) conversations with the nuns in her convent.

Question 15

Know the Ways of the Lord, also known as the Scivias, is a treatise written by

A) Rumi.
B) Saint Francis.
C) Hildegard of Bingen.
D) Aquinas.

Question 16

The writings of which classical philosopher had the greatest influence on the rise of medieval scholasticism?

A) Aristotle
B) Plato
C) Socrates
D) Cicero

Question 17

The protagonist of the medieval drama Everyman discovers that his only hope for salvation rests with good works and

A) the assistance of the priesthood.
B) the support of his friends.
C) the grace of God.
D) his accumulation of worldly possessions.

Question 18

According to medieval Catholic teachings, what was the intermediate realm where Christians were punished for repented sins that had not been expiated before their deaths?

A) Paradise
B) Inferno
C) Purgatory
D) Shiva

Question 19

The entrance portal of the Romanesque cathedral symbolized

A) humanity's fall from grace.
B) the inevitability of death.
C) reason's superiority over faith.
D) the pathway to salvation.

Question 20

The sacraments by which medieval Christians hoped to receive the grace of God

A) were but one of several paths to salvation available to orthodox Christians.
B) were codified by an early thirteenth-century church council.
C) were first introduced by the Waldensians.
D) could be administered by any Christian.

Question 21

Medieval Europeans were the first to develop all EXCEPT which of the following musical innovations?

A) Musical notation
B) The Psalms
C) Polyphony
D) The motet

Question 22

The hymn that came to serve the Roman Catholic requiem (Mass for the Dead) during the Medieval era was

A) "Dies irae."
B) Scivias.
C) memento mori.
D) estampie.

Question 23

Most Gothic churches were dedicated to

A) Jesus.
B) Saint Denis.
C) the Virgin Mary.
D) Saint Francis.

Question 24

Examine the medieval community of Christendom, pointing out the landmarks that typified this unique time and place.

Question 25

Compare some of the religious landmarks of medieval Christendom with those of medieval Hinduism and/or Buddhism.

Question 26

It is often said that the Church was the great patron of the arts of Western Christendom. Defend this statement by describing some of the landmarks (literary, visual, and aural) indebted to church patronage.