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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. The sovereign's main competitor came from which country?

3. In which century was the manufacture of paper introduced?

4. The pope awarded men for their _____.

5. Which was not a part of the trivium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is humanism?

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

3. Discuss the average person's life.

4. Examine the behavior of the notorious Borgia popes.

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

6. Discuss Magellan's achievements as an explorer. How was he honored?

7. How did the public react to the invention of the printing press?

8. What does Manchester say about the term "Dark Ages?"

9. How did Christianity attempt to infiltrate other religions?

10. How did a new sense of piety affect the populous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write a biography of Ferdinand Magellan. Be sure to include his past, history and experience as a soldier and seaman, actions taken to arrange and fund the voyage. Also include his aspirations. Cite sources where necessary.

Essay Topic 3

Manchester discusses the contributions and pitfalls of each pope. Compare and contrast at least four of the popes mentioned, preferably ones closest to the Reformation.

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