Quiz Late Middle Ages
DYRT 12-4 Name _________________________
1) Toward the end of the thirteenth century, noticeable changes in
weather patterns were occurring as Europe entered a period that has
been called a “__________________.” Between 1315 and 1317
heavy rains destroyed harvests and caused food shortages, resulting
in extreme hunger and starvation.
a) Vernal Equinox c) Global Warming
b) Little Ice Age d) Polar Vortex
2) How might the Great Famine help explain the high mortality of the
Black Plague?
3) Which creature actually carried the bacterium which caused plague?
a) Rats c) Cats
b) Fleas d) Mosquitoes
4) __________________ hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.
5) After a showdown between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV
over taxation, from 1305- 1377 the popes lived in
___________________
a) Florence, Italy c) Vatican City, Rome
b) Avignon, France d) London, England
6) The ___________ ___________ from 1378 to 1417 divided Europe.
During this time there were two popes ruling at the same time.
7) John Wyclif and John (Jan) Hus called for an end to clerical
corruption and also to the excessive papal power within the Church.
DYRT 12-4 Name _________________________
1) Toward the end of the thirteenth century, noticeable changes in
weather patterns were occurring as Europe entered a period that has
been called a “__________________.” Between 1315 and 1317
heavy rains destroyed harvests and caused food shortages, resulting
in extreme hunger and starvation.
a) Vernal Equinox c) Global Warming
b) Little Ice Age d) Polar Vortex
2) How might the Great Famine help explain the high mortality of the
Black Plague?
3) Which creature actually carried the bacterium which caused plague?
a) Rats c) Cats
b) Fleas d) Mosquitoes
4) __________________ hostility toward or discrimination against Jews.
5) After a showdown between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV
over taxation, from 1305- 1377 the popes lived in
___________________
a) Florence, Italy c) Vatican City, Rome
b) Avignon, France d) London, England
6) The ___________ ___________ from 1378 to 1417 divided Europe.
During this time there were two popes ruling at the same time.
7) John Wyclif and John (Jan) Hus called for an end to clerical
corruption and also to the excessive papal power within the Church.
