Practice Test Questions Christianity and Medieval Civilization and the Growth of
European Kingdoms
1. Which of the following men led a successful invasion of England from Normandy,
France in 1066 AD?
A. Charlemagne
B. William the Conqueror
C. Richard III
D. Alexander the Great
2. At what battle did the man in question 1 defeat the English forces to become ruler of
England?
A. Battle of Aachen
B. Battle of Hastings
C. Battle of Jerusalem
D. Battle of Gaugamela
3. Which of the following is NOT true about the city of Constantinople?
A. Major center of Islamic trade
B. Named after a Roman emperor
C. Served as capital of Byzantine Empire D. Weakened during the 4th Crusade
4. The people of Constantinople saw themselves as the successors to the Roman Empire.
What Latin word refers to this concept?
A. Constantinoi
B. Romaioi
C. Byzantinoi
D. Mediterraneanoi
5. Which of the following does NOT describe the Cistercian religious order?
A. First religious order to do missionary work in China
B. Eliminated decorations in their monastery
C. Spent majority of time in prayer and manual labor
D. Strict, discipline life
6. Which of the following works is the first recorded census in ANY European country
since the days of the Roman Empire?
A. Warsaw Writings B. Parisian Papers
C. Domesday Book D. Berlin Book
7. Which of the following papal tools can BEST be described as prohibiting priests from
giving the sacraments to a person/group of people?
A. Lay Investiture
B. Interdict
C. Excommunication D. Inquisition
8. Which of the following types of architecture can BEST be described as the use of
massive walls and pillars to support vaulted ceilings and few window spaces which
created a dark atmosphere?
A. Romanesque
B. Gothic
C. Byzantine
D. Arabesque
9. Which of the following papal political tools outcasted people from the Catholic Church
if they were suspected of being anti-Catholic and teaching heretical ideas?
A. Lay Investiture
B. Interdict
C. Excommunication D. Inquisition
10. Which of the following types of architecture can BEST be described as built with thin
walls and magnificent windows as well as ribbed, pointed vaults and the flying buttress
allowed for greater displacement of weight?
A. Gothic
B. Romanesque
C. Arabesque
D. Byzantine
11. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Franciscan religious order?
A. Took vow of poverty
B. First order to do missionary work in Eastern Europe
C. Preached heretical ideas that challenged the power of the papacy
D. Lived by working and begging
12. Which of the following religious houses of worship was built by Constantine and was
the main cathedral in Constantinople during the rule of the Byzantine Empire?
A. Dome of the Rock B. Hagia Sophia
C. Solomon’s Temple D. Kaaba
13. Which of the following is NOT true concerning the Dominican religious order?
A. Goal was to eliminate heresy
B. Took vow of poverty
C. Effective at preaching sermons
D. First order to do missionary work in Africa
14. Which of the following is TRUE concerning the Magna Carta?
A. established protections/rights for people accused of a crime such writ of habeus
corpus, trial by jury, right to speedy trial, no unreasonable search and seizure
B. gave the king expansive powers to oppress local minority groups
C. military compact between European powers to attack the Muslim armies near
Jerusalem
D. peace treaty between England and France following the end of the Hundred Years
War
15. Limitation of the king’s power and consent of taxation occurred first in which of the
following?
A. Magna Carta
B. Mayflower Compact
C. Justinian’s Code
D. Common Law
16. Which of the following papal political tools can BEST be described as right of the
pope, not the king, to appoint religious officials within a kingdom?
A. Lay Investiture
B. Excommunication C. Inquisition
D. Interdict
17. Which of the following documents established concept of a supreme and fundamental
law over a nation or kingdom?
A. Magna Carta
B. Mayflower Compact
C. US Constitution
D. Declaration of Independence
Answer Key
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. A