View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the church teach about life on earth?
(a) It was necessarily painful.
(b) It was just a passage.
(c) It fulfilled a divine plan.
(d) It was man's only chance at meaning.

2. How did the poor organize to oppose the influence of the rich?
(a) They formed militias.
(b) They formed brotherhoods.
(c) They formed labor unions.
(d) They held town hall meetings.

3. How did the 14th century begin?
(a) With a population increase.
(b) With large-scale wars.
(c) With a plague.
(d) With increases in agricultural production.

4. How did Philip the Fair prove his claims of heresy against the Templars?
(a) By raiding Templar meeting houses.
(b) By forcing confessions from Knights Templar.
(c) By publishing intercepted letters.
(d) By playing off people's superstitions.

5. What belief among the people allowed the church to maintain its position and make money?
(a) The idea that opposing the church would automatically send you to hell.
(b) The idea that giving to the church would save you from troubles in this life.
(c) The idea that paying alms earns you a place in Heaven.
(d) The idea that serving the church in the military would give you the chance to earn grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the church resist dissolution for its excesses?

2. How did the church make money in the beginning of the 14th century?

3. When did Philip the Fair accuse the Templars of heresy?

4. Who was Pope in the beginning of the 14th century?

5. What roles did the Church play in Coucy society?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample