When the barbarians moved into transalpine Europe, they encountered a Gallo-Roman population. “Gallo” indicates that this population mingled elements that were Roman and
(a) Celtic.
(b) Basque.
(c) Saxon.
Your textbook says that polygyny was common among the landed classes of seventh-century Europe. “Polygyny” means
(a) a woman can have several husbands.
(b) a man can have several wives.
(c) widows and widowers may remarry.
The kingdom of the Ostrogoths c. 500 encompassed much of modern-day
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
Boethius and Cassiodorus are important because they
(a) withdrew Roman forces from Britain in 410.
(b) converted the Visigoths to Christianity.
(c) laid the groundwork for a medieval intellectual tradition.
Compared to Britain and North Africa in the sixth century, Gaul, Italy, and Iberia were
(a) more stable.
(b) more rocked by invasions.
(c) more influenced by paganism.
St Benedict (c. 480-550) is important for his
(a) monastic rule.
(b) work converting the Saxons and Frisians.
(c) translations of Aristotle and Plato.
Arians
(a) settled in in modern-day Netherlands.
(b) ravaged North Africa.
(c) practiced an unorthodox Christianity.
By the eighth century, the intellectual center of Europe had shifted to monasteries in
(a) Spain.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Thuringia.
Which match is NOT correct?
(a) Merovingians and Gaul.
(b) St Bede the Venerable and Theodoric.
(c) Gregory I and the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons.
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