Summary HIEU 201 Chapter 11 quiz: Liberty University (Scored A) Latest 2022/2023

HIEU 201 CHAPTER 11 QUIZ MINDTAP 1. All of the following were true of university students EXCEPT they a. studied Latin translations of ancient texts. b. were infamous for their fighting, drinking, and gambling. c. learned the habit of reasoned argument. d. were forbidden from studying theology. Hide Feedback Correct 2. The geocentric theory held that a. seven transparent spheres, in which the seven planets were embedded, revolve around the motionless earth. b. all of the planets would eventually fall to the center of the universe, the earth. c. a single giant sphere, containing the planets and the stars, revolved around a motionless earth. d. the earth, as the center of the system, had the most elevated and exalted place in the universe. Hide Feedback Correct 3. According to the medieval worldview a. no separation existed between a realm of grace and an earthly realm. b. sharp differences existed between a higher world of perfection and a lower world of imperfection. c. a single set of laws for both the heavens and the earth operated in the medieval universe. d. spirit and matter were the same substance. Hide Feedback Correct 4. Saint Anselm (1033–1109) taught that God could a. be known only through faith. b. be known only through reason. c. be known through faith and through reason. d. not be known. Hide Feedback Correct 5. The condemnation of strict Aristotelianism in 1277 a. was a blow to conservative theologians, who favored using the philosophies of Aristotle to support articles of faith. b. was a result of following the argument of some teachers in Paris that Aristotle was right and Bible was wrong. c. may have advanced science because it led to a re-examination of Aristotle's ideas. d. set back the advance of science because it discouraged investigation of the natural world. Hide Feedback Correct 6. Roger Bacon a. argued that there was no practical use for scientific information. b. recommended dissection of the eyes of animals to better understand how light could be seen. c. studied optics as a purely mathematical problem. d. rejected mathematical approaches to optics. Hide Feedback Correct 7. The leading center for the study of Roman law in the Middle Ages was a. Paris. b. Salerno. c. Bologna. d. Oxford. Hide Feedback Correct 8. The French chansons de geste a. dealt with religious themes, like the story of Christ's birth. b. were written in Latin—reason why they only appealed to elites. c. were epic poems of heroic deeds. d. were collections of humorous stories, to be told at banquets. Hide Feedback Correct 9. Romanesque architecture a. imitated ancient Roman structures with its use of massive walls to support rounded arches. b. replaced the Gothic as the dominant European style of architecture. c. was light and airy with its lofty, vaulted ceilings and huge windows. d. employed thin walls, so Romanesque structures could not be very large. Hide Feedback Correct 10. The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through a. hell, purgatory, and paradise. b. the great courts of Europe. c. the streets of Rome. d. Persia and China. Hide Feedback Correct 11. Gothic cathedrals gave expression to the medieval conception of a. an unknowable universe. b. a chaotic universe. c. a hierarchical universe. d. an egalitarian universe. Hide Feedback Correct 12. The form of poetry known as courtly love a. demonstrated the ways in which knights' devotion to women weakened their character and led to ruin. b. expressed a changing attitude toward women by assigning noble ladies superior qualities of virtue. c. explored the husband-wife relationship. d. was not influenced by noblewomen themselves. Hide Feedback Correct 13. The Song of Roland a. contained the tales of King Arthur and his fabled Round Table. b. featured Charlemagne and expressed the feudal ethic of loyalty and devotion. c. is a masterpiece of English literature by Geoffrey Chaucer. Hide Feedback Correct 14. All of the following contributed to the Twelfth-Century Awakening EXCEPT a. the revival of trade and the growth of towns. b. the rejection of Islamic and Byzantine cultures. c. the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works. d. the imposing of more order and stability by kings and great lords. Hide Feedback Correct 15. According to medieval Christian theology, a. human beings occupied a spiritual position that was higher than the angels and next to God himself. b. human beings occupied a position in the universe above the animals and below the angels. c. God had abandoned the human race because of its sinfulness, and all people were destined for damnation. d. knowledge was good for its own sake, apart from any religious considerations. Hide Feedback Correct 16. Scholastic philosophy was a product of a. the desire to refute articles of faith by the application of Aristotelian thought. b. an attempt to reconcile classical reason and Christian faith and to make Aristotelian philosophy acceptable to church leaders. c. the church's rejection of reason as an appropriate means for attaining any kind of knowledge. d. a rejection of Aristotle's works because they were derived from Muslim sources. Hide Feedback Correct 17. In Sic et Non, Peter Abelard (1079–1142) demonstrated that a. all church teachings were consistent with one another. b. there were inconsistencies in the way the church fathers resolved spiritual issues, but these could be resolved through dialectical reasoning. c. the inconsistencies in the teachings of the church fathers prevented any future study on the basis of revelation. d. the inconsistencies in the teachings of church fathers prevented any further study on the basis of reason. Hide Feedback Correct 18. Thomas Aquinas believed that in the relationship between faith and reason a. there could never be any real contradictions between the two; contradictions were only apparent, not actual. b. faith must give way to reason, especially in matters concerning the natural world. c. the Scriptures were the products of rational thought, and the idea of revelation was a Muslim heresy. d. reason was a worthless tool for understanding truth and should be abandoned by the faithful. Hide Feedback Correct 19. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries a. a genuine scientific movement developed as scholars began to examine nature directly. b. the absence of translations of ancient Greek scientific works and of Arabic commentaries inhibited scientific study. c. the emphasis on theology in the universities prevented the study of science. d. science overtook theology as the dominate scholarly activity in universities. Hide Feedback Correct 20. ________ created the impetus theory, which marked an advance over Aristotle's air-engine. a. Jean Buridan b. Maimonides c. Albert the Great d. Robert Grosseteste Hide Feedback Correct