1. As a Colombian student, why does it make sense to
study the history of Europe?
d. It was a medieval European literary conception of love
that was popular among Taylor Swift's fans.
a. Europe is the most important continent in the world,
so it is important to study its history.
b. Because in Colombia the French Revolution is also
celebrated.
c. Because in Colombia many students are of European
descent.
d. Because the culture that exists in Colombia is mostly
the culture that Europeans brought with them after la
Conquista.
5. What is the name of the political and social system of
the Middle Ages?
2. When does the Middle Ages begin and end
respectively?
a. The Middle Ages begin in the year 476 with the fall of
the Roman Empire and end in the year 1453 with the fall
of Constantinople.
b. The Middle Ages begin in the year 1476 with the fall of
the Roman Empire and end in the year 1953 with the fall
of Constantinople.
c. The Middle Ages end in the year 476 with the fall of the
Roman Empire and begin in the year 453 with the fall of
Constantinople.
d. The Middle Ages begin in the year 1 with the beginning
of the Roman Empire and end in 1492 with the discovery
of America.
3. What is the Western Civilization?
a. It is the civilization that groups the United States and
the countries culturally connected with the old west.
b. It is the term that groups the European kings of the
Middle Ages.
c. It is the civilization that groups Europe and the
countries culturally connected with it thanks to its
immigration, colonization and influence.
d. It is the term that groups the indigenous peoples of
America before the discovery of America.
4. One of the inventions of the Middle Ages was courtly
love. What was courtly love about?
a. It was a medieval European literary conception of love
that emphasized Christian love.
b. It was a medieval European literary conception of love
that emphasized nobility and chivalry.
c. It was a medieval European literary conception of love
that inspired the Crusades.
a. Capitalism.
b. Christianity.
c. Feudalism.
d. Medievalism.
6. One of the myths invented by modern Europeans
about the Middle Ages was?
a. The myth of the flat Earth.
b. The myth of the flying cars.
c. The myth of The Holy Roman Empire.
d. The myth of the crusades.
7. One of the great empires of the Middle Ages was:
a. The Carolingian Empire founded by Charlemagne.
b. The Crusade Empire.
c. The Roman Empire.
d. The American Empire.
8. Only one of the following sequences contains great
events happening during the Middle Ages:
a. The creation of the Holy Roman Empire - The birth of
Islam - The birth of capitalism - The Crusades - The
invention of courtly love - The Great Schism that divided
the Christian Church into Western Catholicism and
Eastern Orthodoxy.
b. The creation of the Holy Roman Empire - The birth of
Islam - The birth of feudalism - The Crusades - The
invention of the wheel - The Great Schism that divided
the Christian Church into Western Catholicism and
Eastern Orthodoxy.
c. The creation of the Holy Roman Empire - The birth of
Islam - The birth of feudalism - The Crusades - Hitler's
Third Reich - The Great Schism that divided the Christian
Church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
d. The creation of the Holy Roman Empire - The birth of
Islam - The birth of feudalism - The Crusades - The
invention of courtly love - The Great Schism that divided
the Christian Church into Western Catholicism and
Eastern Orthodoxy.
9. What were the crusades about during the Middle
Ages?
a. The Crusades had as their stated goal the protection of
the Pope.
b. The Crusades had the stated goal of unifying
Christianity after the great schism.
c. The Crusades had as their declared objective to cross
the kingdoms of the Eastern Roman Empire with that of
the West.
d. The Crusades had as their stated goal the retrieval of
Jerusalem for Christianity, which had been under the rule
of Islam since the 7th century.
10. Why does Colombia celebrate two independence
days?
a. Because on July 20, 1810 the Spanish crown was not
rejected while on August 7, 1819 it was.
b. Because on July 20, 1810 the Spanish crown was not
rejected while on August 7, 1810 it was.
c. Because on July 20, 1810 the Spanish crown was
rejected while on August 7, 1819 it was not rejected.
d. Because on July 20, 1819 the Spanish crown was
rejected while on August 7, 1810 it was not rejected.