History 151

Summer, 2001

Quiz #6

#1

In terms of military organization, the most accomplished pre-Columbian American culture was that of the:

A) Olmec

B) Toltec

C) Aztec

D) Maya

#2

Olmec civilization apparently featured all of the following features except:

A) pyramids

B) writing

C) advanced agriculture

D) a calendar

#3

The Maya seem to have held this animal in special reverence:

A) the serpent

B) the jaguar

C) the bear

D) the crocodile

#4

The capital of the Aztec empire was:A) Chichen-Itza

B) Tula

C) Tenochtitlan

D) Teotihuacan

#5

Eastern faiths have steadfastly opposed Western emphases on:

A) individualism

B) harmony

C) ancestor worship

D) community involvement

#6

From what we can tell, medieval women were allowed the most latitude and freedom in:

A) India

B) Arabia

C) Mexico

D) Africa

#7

In Muslim societies, the position of women in society deteriorated as the medieval period developed.

True

False

#8The peasantry is estimated to have accounted for the following percentage of medieval Europe’s population:

A) 75

B) 80

C) 85

D) 90

#9

All of the following contributed to the improvement of medieval European agriculture except for the:

A) iron-tipped plow

B) horse collar

C) manure fertilizers

D) turnip animal fodder

#10

The most widely observed Christian monastic rule in the Middle Ages was the:

A) CistercianB) TrappistC) BenedictineD) Franciscan

#11

The university at Bologna was celebrated primarily as a school of:

A) law

B) theology

C) natural science

D) philosophy

#12

The Investiture Controversy had to do with the:

A) Emperor’s claimed right to appoint bishops

B) election of the pope

C) Church’s disapproval of feudal warfare

D) pope’s alleged right to crown emperors

#13

Which of the following Hundred Years’ War battles was a French victory?

A) Crécy

B) Poitiers

C) Agincourt

D) Orleans

#14

During the “Babylonian Captivity”, the papal seat was moved from Rome to:

A) Paris

B) Pisa

C) Avignon

D) Constance

#15In their struggles against feudal challenges to their authority, Christian kings sought alliance with the:

A) bourgeoisie

B) nobility

C) clergy

D) peasants