CSU Unit 4 Medieval Society and Barbarian Migration Questions

1. Which of the following is the main factor in the barbarian Clovis’s successful conquest of Gaul?

   		Push-pull migration
   		Conversion to Christianity
   		Adoption of Roman ways
   		Creation of the Merovingian dynasty

2 points

QUESTION 2

1. Which of these does NOT describe Theodora?

   		Actress married to emperor Justinian
   		Coward who urged surrender during the civil war
   		Promoter of state aid and Christian good works
   		Women’s rights advocate

2 points

QUESTION 3

1. Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by Justinian to strengthen the Eastern Empire?

   		Promotion of religious toleration
   		Fortification of Constantinople
   		Reformation of legal codes
   		Enforcement of religious uniformity

2 points

QUESTION 4

1. Which of the following is a factor that shaped medieval society?

   		Adoption of Roman ideals of citizenship and rejection of wergild
   		The development of warrior nobility
   		Increasing social mobility of the less wealthy
   		Decreasing centralization of land ownership

2 points

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following stories is apocryphal?

   		The Donation of Constantine
   		The Confessions of St. Augustine
   		The Decline and Fall of Rome
   		The Nicene Creed

2 points

QUESTION 6

1. Which of the following factors did NOT cause barbarian migration?

   		Escape from forced Christian conversion
   		The flight from the Huns
   		The search for regular sources of food
   		Conflicts among barbarian tribes

2 points

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the fall of Rome?

   		The use of barbarian mercenaries
   		The rejection of militarist values
   		The corruption of Theodora
   		Barbarian kinship ties

2 points

QUESTION 8

1. Which of the following is an apocryphal story about St. Patrick of Ireland?

   		He was a Roman citizen.
   		He drove the snakes out of Ireland.
   		He was captured by pirates.
   		He converted the Irish to Christianity.

2 points

QUESTION 9

1. Who was Benedict of Nursia?

   		Founder of a Cenobitic monastery
   		Founder of an Eremitical monastery
   		Author of The Consolation of Philosophy
   		North African hermit

2 points

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the economic difficulties of Roman citizens during the reconstruction by Diocletian and Constantine?

   		Rising power of the Church
   		Roman taxation policies
   		Fear of barbarian invasion and bandits
   		Restricted choice of profession

2 points

QUESTION 11

1. Match each term to its definition

   –A.B.C.D.E.F. Wergild –A.B.C.D.E.F. Comitatus –A.B.C.D.E.F. Tacitus –A.B.C.D.E.F. Foederati –A.B.C.D.E.F. Traditores

   A. Compensatory payment for death or injury set in many barbarian law codes B. A barbarian war band loyal to a barbarian chieftain C. Roman historian who criticized barbarian society D. Military units comprised of barbarians and Romans E. Christians who abided by Diocletian’s ban on Christianity F. Payment in kind for taxes

20 points

QUESTION 12

1. Match each product or characteristic to the appropriate historical figure

   –A.B.C.D.E.F. Augustine of Hippo –A.B.C.D.E.F. Boethius –A.B.C.D.E.F. Pachomius –A.B.C.D.E.F. St. Anthony –A.B.C.D.E.F. Emperor Justinian

   A. Known for eremitical monastic life B. Known for cenobitic monastic life C. The Confessions D. Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) E. The Consolation of Philosophy F. Petrine Doctrine