Question 1
In general, monasteries performed all the following EXCEPT
A) prayed for themselves and others.
B) copied manuscripts.
C) provided food and clothing for the poor.
D) formed clerical guilds for priests and nuns.
E) took care of the sick and ran hospitals.
Question 2
The purchase of a parcel of land in present-day southern Arizona was negotiated by
A) Nicholas Trist.
B) John Fremont.
C) James Gadsden.
D) Zachary Taylor.
E) Franklin Pierce.
Question 3
The action of the medieval church that closed churches in a region or a country and that forbade the clergy from administering the sacraments to the populace was
A) excommunication.
B) an indulgence.
C) a curia.
D) the interdict.
E) the investiture.
Question 4
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo established the U.S.-Mexico boundary at the
A) Nueces River.
B) Colorado River.
C) Arkansas River.
D) Rio Grande.
E) None of these are correct.
Question 5
The papacy reached its zenith of power in the thirteenth century during the papacy of
A) Urban II.
B) Pius III.
C) Gregory VII.
D) Boniface VIII.
E) Innocent III.
Question 6
The Bear Flag Republic was established in
A) Texas.
B) New Mexico.
C) Oklahoma.
D) California.
E) Arizona.