World History - Middle Ages - MCQs with answers - Part 1

ANSWER: c) Leonardo Bruni

Bruni's 'History of the Florentine People' was widely imitated by humanist historians for two centuries after its official publication by the Florentine Signoria in 1442. This edition makes it available for the first time in English translation.

ANSWER: b) Christoph Cellarius

The library of the University of Applied Sciences in Schmalkalden bears his name. It is called the "Cellarius Bibliothek", in honor of Cellarius.

ANSWER: b) 1492

Christopher Colombus discovered America.

ANSWER: d) Pachomius the Great

Cenobitic monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life.

ANSWER: b) Charles Martel

The Battle of Tours is also called as the Battle of Poitiers. It was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours.

ANSWER: d) Pepin the Short

He was the first of the Carolingians to become King.

ANSWER: d) 774

It freed the papacy from the fear of Lombard conquest and marked the beginnings of the Papal States.

ANSWER: a) Alcuin

Alcuin is also called Ealhwine, Albinus or Flaccus. He was an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York.

ANSWER: d) Louis the Pious

Louis the Pious is also called the Fair, and the Debonaire. He was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father from 813.

ANSWER: d) 840

Louis was buried in the Abbey of Saint-Arnould in Metz.