Quiz about middle ages.. anyone good with history plz help! (look inside) - GoFuckYourself.com

Lane · 02-21-2003, 06:56 PM

Question 1 (1 point)
Which of the following is not true of the term ?Middle Ages??
a. It is a scholarly term of convenience and there is some disagreement about when it begins and ends
b. It is a term used first during the Renaissance, by people disgusted with the previous 1000 years of barbarism
c. Historians have conventionally divided the Middle Ages into three phases
d. None ? all are accurate statements about the Middle Ages

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Question 2 (2 points)
In the fourth to sixth centuries AD, many Germanic tribes in the west ascribed to a heresy called _______________, the belief that Jesus was a created being and therefore inferior to God the Father.
a. Nestorianism
b. Monophysitism
c. Arianism
d. Donatism

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Question 3 (1 point)
To whom does Gregory of Tours compare King Clovis when discussing Clovis? conversion?
a. Constantine
b. Augustine
c. St. Paul
d. Diocletian

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Question 4 (1 point)
The early Christian term for ?overseer?, denoting the local head of a church who took care of pastoral, priestly, and administrative duties, was _____________
a. Abbot
b. Bishop
c. Pope
d. Clergy

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Question 5 (2 points)
The ?Pope? is the bishop of the city of ______________.
a. Rome
b. Constantinople
c. Alexandria
d. Jerusalem

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Question 6 (1 point)
Charles Martel defeated Muslim raiders at the Battle of ____________.
a. Adrianople
b. Chaeronea
c. Tours
d. The Alamo

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Question 7 (1 point)
Which historian coined the terms ?decline and fall? to describe the end of the Roman Empire in the west?
a. M. Rostotzeff
b. A.H.M. Jones
c. E. Gibbon
d. S.C. Gilfallen

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Question 8 (1 point)
Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for the ?fall? of the Roman Empire in the west?
a. Christianity
b. Germanic barbarians
c. The use of lead pipes
d. All of the above have been suggested as explanations for the ?fall? of the empire

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Question 9 (1 point)
What is the main contribution of recent scholarship to the question of the ?fall? of the Roman Empire?
a. Recent scholarship has not dealt with the question.
b. It is more accurate to discuss the end of the Roman Empire in terms of ?transformation? than ?decline and fall?
c. It is best to think in terms of one single overarching cause rather than multiple causes.
d. Malaria and disease caused the fall

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Question 10 (2 points)
Which of the following was not a reform associated with the emperors Diocletian and Constantine?
a. A new tax structure and reformed coinage
b. The creation of a mounted striking force, the comitatus, stationed near the emperor
c. The tetrarchy and a system of imperial succession
d. The return of political power to the senate

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Question 11 (1 point)
Which of the following tribes moved across the Danube River in the 370s AD, soon thereafter delivering a decisive defeat to the Roman army and even killing the emperor himself?
a. Huns
b. Visigoths
c. Ostrogoths
d. Vandalgoths

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Question 12 (1 point)
The name of the fierce but effective leader of the Huns was ____________.
a. Attila
b. Alaric
c. Aistuff
d. Roger

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Ironhorse · 02-21-2003, 07:13 PM

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jas1552 · 02-21-2003, 07:22 PM

I think the answer to the last one is Atilla. Boy am i smart.

Icy · 02-21-2003, 07:27 PM

Umm Lane will this be included in new cjultra? LOL

Anyway here are my answers, i hope can help you. Check from any other sources too, my crap english doesn't help a lot for this as it's not my main language, i only know porn related words learned surfing around forums :D

1 - c
2 - a
3 - c
4 - d
5 - a
6 - c
7 - c
8 - b
9 - b
10 - no idea sorry
11 - a
12 - a

02-21-2003, 06:56 PM	#1
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	Quiz about middle ages.. anyone good with history plz help! (look inside) Question 1 (1 point) Which of the following is not true of the term ?Middle Ages?? a. It is a scholarly term of convenience and there is some disagreement about when it begins and ends b. It is a term used first during the Renaissance, by people disgusted with the previous 1000 years of barbarism c. Historians have conventionally divided the Middle Ages into three phases d. None ? all are accurate statements about the Middle Ages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 2 (2 points) In the fourth to sixth centuries AD, many Germanic tribes in the west ascribed to a heresy called _______________, the belief that Jesus was a created being and therefore inferior to God the Father. a. Nestorianism b. Monophysitism c. Arianism d. Donatism -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 3 (1 point) To whom does Gregory of Tours compare King Clovis when discussing Clovis? conversion? a. Constantine b. Augustine c. St. Paul d. Diocletian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 4 (1 point) The early Christian term for ?overseer?, denoting the local head of a church who took care of pastoral, priestly, and administrative duties, was _____________ a. Abbot b. Bishop c. Pope d. Clergy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 5 (2 points) The ?Pope? is the bishop of the city of ______________. a. Rome b. Constantinople c. Alexandria d. Jerusalem -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 6 (1 point) Charles Martel defeated Muslim raiders at the Battle of ____________. a. Adrianople b. Chaeronea c. Tours d. The Alamo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 7 (1 point) Which historian coined the terms ?decline and fall? to describe the end of the Roman Empire in the west? a. M. Rostotzeff b. A.H.M. Jones c. E. Gibbon d. S.C. Gilfallen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 8 (1 point) Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for the ?fall? of the Roman Empire in the west? a. Christianity b. Germanic barbarians c. The use of lead pipes d. All of the above have been suggested as explanations for the ?fall? of the empire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 9 (1 point) What is the main contribution of recent scholarship to the question of the ?fall? of the Roman Empire? a. Recent scholarship has not dealt with the question. b. It is more accurate to discuss the end of the Roman Empire in terms of ?transformation? than ?decline and fall? c. It is best to think in terms of one single overarching cause rather than multiple causes. d. Malaria and disease caused the fall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 10 (2 points) Which of the following was not a reform associated with the emperors Diocletian and Constantine? a. A new tax structure and reformed coinage b. The creation of a mounted striking force, the comitatus, stationed near the emperor c. The tetrarchy and a system of imperial succession d. The return of political power to the senate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 11 (1 point) Which of the following tribes moved across the Danube River in the 370s AD, soon thereafter delivering a decisive defeat to the Roman army and even killing the emperor himself? a. Huns b. Visigoths c. Ostrogoths d. Vandalgoths -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question 12 (1 point) The name of the fierce but effective leader of the Huns was ____________. a. Attila b. Alaric c. Aistuff d. Roger __________________

02-21-2003, 07:06 PM	#3
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02-21-2003, 07:13 PM	#4
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02-21-2003, 07:03 PM	#2
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02-21-2003, 07:27 PM	#6
Icy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 864	Umm Lane will this be included in new cjultra? LOL Anyway here are my answers, i hope can help you. Check from any other sources too, my crap english doesn't help a lot for this as it's not my main language, i only know porn related words learned surfing around forums :D 1 - c 2 - a 3 - c 4 - d 5 - a 6 - c 7 - c 8 - b 9 - b 10 - no idea sorry 11 - a 12 - a