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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. Which word is used to describe the Goths, Saxons, Huns and Franks?
(a) Pagan.
(b) Holy.
(c) Bloodthirsty.
(d) Ruthless.

2. Records show that only ____ out of 100 murderers was ever brought to justice.
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 15.

3. During which century did the explorer live?
(a) 17th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 16th.

4. Ms. Borgia became the duchess of which region?
(a) Tuscany.
(b) Capellini.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Ferrara.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which century did the Roman Empire perish?

2. Two former speakers of the House of Parliament were beheaded over which issue?

3. The Hercynian Forest was known to be filled with all but which of the following?

4. Which religious figure was credited for the explorer's achievements?

5. Which group introduced the process?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the lack of morality affect the institution of marriage?

3. How did a new sense of piety affect the populous?

4. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

5. Examine how some of the popes used their office as a front for less than ethical actions.

6. Give an example of some of the disagreements of the Christians and alternate religions.

7. Who was Erasmus?

8. What is the basic history of printing?

9. How was the money given by tithing members of the church most often used?

10. 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?

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