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Social 8 Review Chapter 1-3
Test Description: Alberta Social Studies 8
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following best characterizes medieval country life?
A
King was the most powerful person. Barons and Knights were above peasants. People of the Church expected to live in poverty.
B
It was a feudal system. Lords paid peasants wages to work the land.
C
Peasants were given a piece of land by the king and queen. In return, the peasants got a free education
D
it was based on a hierarchical system. There was little or no movement from one social class to another.
2) Peasants and other lower class members trusted in the church for spiritual leadership for all the following reasons except for
A
Peasants were highly superstitious and religious so they were taught not to question the church
B
Peasants were illiterate and relied on priests to read and interpret the scriptures
C
Peasants were expected to pay a tithe to the church
D
Society established the church as a moral authority and Priests were believed to have a direct line of communication with God
3) Which famous war between England and France was one of the contributing factors to the Peasants Revolt?
A
The Anglo-Franco War
B
The 100 Years War
C
The Battle of Hastings
D
World War II
4) Which class of people made up the majority of the population in the middle ages?
A
Knights
B
Monarchy
C
Peasants
D
Nobles
5) A city-state is politically independent and consists of a city and a hinterland
A
True
B
False
6) Why was an Italian city-state's hinterland so important?
A
It provided protection in case of an attack by enemies
B
It was where the food was produced and natural resources were gathered.
C
All the residents of the hinterlands were merchants.
D
It was where the wealthiest citizens lived.
7) The Silk Road was a fundamental carrier of knowledge and ideas to various cultures.
A
True
B
False
8) Christianity, Judaism, and Islam grew out of the same religious history.
A
True
B
False
9) The Renaissance period is one that may be understood as
A
an era of cultural rebirth
B
a French period of change
C
both A and B
D
an era of knowledge and change
10) The feudal system of government was
A
controlled by the citizens
B
a system that sold land to peasants
C
democratic in nature
D
a hierarchical class structure (pyramid shaped)
11) Humanist ideas spread mainly among the wealthy people in society because . . .
A
they were the ones in society who had the time and the means to devote to studying art, literature, and philosophy.
B
the Church commanded them to do so
C
they were the only ones who were interested
D
b. the poor were usually educated, but seemed uninterested in developing themselves as individuals.
12) Which of the following would not be an element found in Renaissance paintings?
A
elegance
B
light and shadow
C
the inclusion of many unrealistic details
D
the natural world
13) Which of the following would be considered part of humanist thinking?
A
Women should be thought of as being equal to men.
B
Men should always be thought of as superior to women.
C
Women and men should perform the same roles in society.
D
Women should be thought as superior to men.
14) Which of the following does not describe consensus as a decision making method?
A
It requires that all involved are willing to compromise.
B
It usually takes a great deal of time to come to a decision.
C
Everyone involved must agree on the final decision.
D
One group wins; the other loses.
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