Medieval History Quiz- Term 1

What triggered the Peasant Revolt?

• The Peasant Tax

• The Collectors Tax

• The Poll Tax

• The Bread Tax

Barbarians are:

• Foreigners

• Roman legions

• Christians

• All of the above

The Pope is the ________ of the________ Church. After the fall of the Western ________ Empire, the power and authority of the Pope ________; he became a unifying figure. Based in ________, the Pope made a powerful ally in political disputes. Papal support gave a leader both political prestige and ________ authority.

• Leader, Protestant, Roman, decreased, Greece, ethical

• Leader, Catholic, Roman, increased, Rome, moral

• 1. Top, Catholic, Roman, decreased, Rome, ethical

• 1. Bottom, Roman, Roman, increased, Rome, moral

The Catholic Church was one of a few sources of education during the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

Living conditions of Medieval cities were:

• Filthy and overcrowded

• Filthy yet relatively clean because they had sewage systems

• Very clean

• None of the above

Treating the sick of illness and disease in the Middle Ages was based on:

• The Bible

• Good doctors who were priest and had medical degrees

• Genuine medical knowledge

• Superstition and ignorance

The growth of trade was a major contributor for the spread of the Plague.

• True

• False

Flagellants were people who:

• Believed that whipping themselves with steel-tipped whips would show their willingness to be punished for their sins.

• Believed in spitting on others who had the plague

• Believed that starving themselves would show their willingness to be punished for their sins.

• All of the above