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Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 10

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1. Which of these is suggested by the manorial records of Bernehorne (see Document 10-1)?

The obligations owed by a serf to a lord were always the result of informal negotiations.

The obligations owed by a serf to his lord varied considerably.

Lords were free to alter the obligations owed them by their serfs at any time.

All serfs enjoyed equal social and economic status.

Correct. The answer is b. As the records reveal, the amount a serf owed varied from serf to serf.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As the records reveal, the amount a serf owed varied from serf to serf.

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2. According to A Dialogue Between Teacher and Student (see Document 10-2), which of these workers was most directly affected by the growth of the urban economy in the Middle Ages?

The fisherman

The oxherd

The shepherd

The plowman

Correct. The answer is a. The fisherman sold his catch to the citizens of a nearby town and claimed that he could not keep up with demand.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The fisherman sold his catch to the citizens of a nearby town and claimed that he could not keep up with demand.

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3. Which of these statements is supported by The Charter of the Laon Commune and The Ordinances of London’s Leatherworkers (see Document 10-3 and Document 10-4)?

Medieval merchants and craftsmen took steps to protect and increase their wealth and security.

Medieval guilds benefited only the wealthiest city dwellers.

Medieval monarchs saw the growing power of urban elites as a threat to their centralization efforts.

The Middle Ages was a period of commercial decline and decay.

Correct. The answer is a. Alliances with monarchs and the formation of powerful guilds protected and increased the wealth and security of merchants and craftsmen.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Alliances with monarchs and the formation of powerful guilds protected and increased the wealth and security of merchants and craftsmen.

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4. Why did the Commune of Florence decide to tax the use of luxury fabrics and materials by the city’s women (see Document 10-5)?

Because it was ordered to do so by the pope

To stem the growing outcry against female vanity

To please God

To raise money

Correct. The answer is d. The authors of the law were frank about their need to raise new revenues in order to meet current expenditures.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The authors of the law were frank about their need to raise new revenues in order to meet current expenditures.

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5. With which of these statements would Aquinas have agreed (see Document 10-6)?

God cannot prevent the existence of evil.

Evil existed before the universe was created.

God permits evil to exist.

There is no such thing as evil.

Correct. The answer is c. Aquinas agreed with Augustine that God allows evil to exist, but that through his goodness and omnipotence is able to “bring forth good even from evil.”

Incorrect. The answer is c. Aquinas agreed with Augustine that God allows evil to exist, but that through his goodness and omnipotence is able to “bring forth good even from evil.”

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6. What popular medieval religious belief was reflected in Jacques de Vitry’s telling of The Virgin Mary Saves a Monk and His Lover (see Document 10-7)?

God no longer works his will through miracles.

The devil does not concern himself with the actions of individual human beings.

The devil is powerless to resist the Virgin Mary’s commands.

The Virgin Mary requires Christ’s assistance to undo the works of the devil.

Correct. The answer is c. Once the Virgin Mary intervened, the demons who caused all the trouble in the first place were forced to repair the damage they had done.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Once the Virgin Mary intervened, the demons who caused all the trouble in the first place were forced to repair the damage they had done.