Medieval Quiz 4

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    Medieval troubadours mostly sang about

    • Love and romance
    • War and violence
    • National heroes
    • God
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This quiz will test your knowledge of important concepts, events and people in Chapter 14, sections 4 and 5 of your Holt World History text

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  • 2. 

    Dante wrote his Tuscan dialect, and is now known as the "Father of _______language"

    • English

    • Italian

    • French

    • German

    Correct Answer
    A. Italian
  • 3. 

    This educational institution was developed in the High Middle Ages by teachers who established guild with their students

    • Elementary school

    • High School

    • University

    • Trade school

    Correct Answer
    A. University
  • 4. 

    The works of famous Greek and Roman philosophers were preserved and passed to Europeans by

    • Muslims

    • Chinese

    • Africans

    • Vikings

    Correct Answer
    A. Muslims
  • 5. 

    Medieval "Scholasticism" is an attempt to bring what 2 things together?

    • Latin and the vernacular

    • Faith and reason

    • Science and art

    • Teachers and students

    Correct Answer
    A. Faith and reason
  • 6. 

    An example of a medieval national epic poem was

    • King Arthur

    • Reynard the Fox

    • Song of Roland

    • The Divine Comedy

    Correct Answer
    A. Song of Roland
  • 7. 

    Vernacular literature

    • Was written for the educated elite

    • Was written in Latin

    • Was written in the language of everyday speech that varied from place to place

    • Was used in special Church ceremonies

    Correct Answer
    A. Was written in the language of everyday speech that varied from place to place
  • 8. 

    All are part of "Gothic" architecture EXCEPT

    • Large stained glass windows

    • High, thin walls supported by "flying buttresses"

    • Heavy domed stone roofs with small windows

    • Pointed arches and tall spires

    Correct Answer
    A. Heavy domed stone roofs with small windows
  • 9. 

    During the High Middle Ages the main form of art was

    • Oil painting

    • Sculpture

    • Illuminated manuscripts

    • Church architecture

    Correct Answer
    A. Church architecture
  • 10. 

    The Hundred Years War was a series of military conflicts between

    • England and Italy

    • England and France

    • Italy and France

    • England and Scotland

    Correct Answer
    A. England and France

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