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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Shattering (Sections 24-34).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. She was accomplished in which art?
(a) Weaving.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Music.
(d) Singing.

3. Which was not a part of the average curriculum?
(a) Catechism.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Math.
(d) Writing.

4. Which location was the new home to the papacy?
(a) Avignon.
(b) Rome.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

5. Which weapon was considered to be "new technology" by the knights?
(a) Spear.
(b) Lance.
(c) Broadaxe.
(d) Longbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the percentage of illiteracy among the clergy?

2. Which invention came to the forefront of the culture at this time?

3. What does "dolce" mean?

4. Which word is not used to describe the brother?

5. The densest of medieval periods lasted ____ years.

(see the answer key)

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