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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the more common name for the Hsiung-nu tribe?
(a) Heathens.
(b) Huns.
(c) Mongols.
(d) Pagans.

2. Among the lost arts was ____.
(a) Quilting.
(b) Candlemaking.
(c) Weaving.
(d) Bricklaying.

3. How many heirs were murdered?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Which group introduced the process?
(a) Italians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) French.
(d) Spaniards.

5. On which date was Rome entered?
(a) June 14.
(b) August 24.
(c) April 19.
(d) September 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which crime was common for this Borgia?

2. Which location was the new home to the papacy?

3. Which was not a part of the trivium?

4. The densest of medieval periods lasted ____ years.

5. The empire's border extended for ____ miles.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the public react to the invention of the printing press?

2. What contribution did Gutenberg make to the promotion of literature?

3. What is the basic history of printing?

4. Discuss Magellan's achievements as an explorer. How was he honored?

5. What does Manchester say about the term "Dark Ages?"

6. Examine the corruption of the papacy at this time.

7. Who was Erasmus?

8. Today the papacy is a lifelong position. This was not the case during the medieval period. What kind of life did a pope live after leaving the Vatican?

9. What types of events took place during the Dark Ages? What was the standard of living?

10. Discuss the average person's life.

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