Chapter 13 Test

1.

1 point

Eleanor of Aquitane achieved her fame in part because she

established the first convents.

wove the Bayeux Tapestry.

was queen of England.

wrote "The Song of Roland"

2.

1 point

The main difference between the original Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick I was that

for the first time in history, Frederick I united Italians under the pope.

Frederick I had the support of the plebians as well as the patricians.

Frederick's empire had no strong central government.

the original Roman Empire was a democracy, not a monarchy.

3.

1 point

The achievement for which Charlemagne is most remembered was

building an empire larger than any since Rome.

visiting every part of his kingdom to ensure justice.

traveling to Rome to crush a mob threatening the pope.

halting the expansion of the Muslim empire.

4.

1 point

According to the code of chivalry, a knight fought for all of the following EXCEPT

his lady

his heavenly Lord

his country

his feudal lord

5.

1 point

The Treaty of Verdun resulted in

the division of Charlemagne's empire into three parts.

the formation of the region of Normandy.

the end of the Carolingian rule in Europe.

the formation of the Holy Roman Empire.

6.

1 point

Vikings raids eventually ceased because of several factors, including the fact that

Leif Ericson turned Viking attention to the exploration of new lands.

Muslim raiding parties threatened the Viking homeland.

farming conditions in the Vikings homeland improved.

feudal lords successfully unified for defense.

7.

1 point

The bargain made between a lord and a vassal was

that the lord would defend the vassal in battle.

that the vassal would build a city on the lord's land.

that the vassal would build a monastery in exchange for food.

that the lord would grant the vassal land in exchange for military service.

8.

1 point

All of the following are true of the Germanic tribes EXCEPT that

they lived in small, closely knit communities.

they had a strong tradition of songs and legends.

each tribe's chief had a group of warriors loyal only to him.

they used a variety of written languages.

9.

1 point

Pope Gregory VII and the German emperor Henry IV fought over the issue of

papal appointment of bishops.

the Church's collection of tithes.

rule of the Papal States.

secular appointment of bishops.

10.

1 point

The interdict was an effective weapon for a pope to use against a king because

it cost the king the loyalty of his subjects, who feared for their own souls.

it gave other rulers permission to war against the offending king.

it would mean the king was no longer allowed in church.

it would deprive the king of his own personal salvation.