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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Inquisitors kill the mentally ill?

2. Who was the reigning leader of the country at that time?

3. Latin was the language of choice for all but which of the following?

4. What was the name of Lucrezia's brother?

5. Which group was not among those listed as pillaging the Roman Empire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss the legacy of Pope Alexander's children.

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

6. Discuss the average person's life.

7. Manchester says that the clash between humanists and the Vatican was not immediate. Explain.

8. Who was Erasmus?

9. Examine a medieval person's sense of self.

10. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how the Huns, Mongols and Saxons were a large part of the Dark Ages. How did they transcend into the medieval period and beyond?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at length Magellan's conversion of the Filipino natives. Why was Magellan so set on converting and baptizing the people? Did the people convert willingly? What might have prompted them to do so? What kinds of ceremonies were held on the islands? Who performed the ceremonies? How did the natives respond to Magellan's teachings? Why was it necessary, in Magellan's mind, to stay and ensure that the natives would not revert? Did any natives convert to their old ways? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Manchester's explanation of the Dark Ages. Why does the author insist on keeping the name? What were the major events of the period? Why is there so little history about the Dark Ages? List at least three things that made the Dark Ages a difficult time for the average person.

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