Final (Quiz 3)

Question 1

Einhard used the work of a Classical author as the model for his biography of Charlemagne. Who was that Classical author?

Answer 1

Aristophanes.

Question 2

According to Backman, the greatest achievement of the Carolingian era was:

Answer 2

Both the formation of a cohesive western cultural identity and creating a sense of unity among the people, a synthesized Classical-Christian-Germanic tradition.

Question 3

Both Backman and Einhard point out that Charlemagne was:

Answer 3

A good swimmer, intellectually curious, an insomniac, and a good speaker.

Question 4

During the Carolingian period, members of the lower clergy were technically:

Answer 4

Peasants.

Question 5

Backman tells us about Liutberga, a young Saxon woman who became a:

Answer 5

Religious recluse and prophetess.

Question 6

In Alcuin’s “Life of Willibrord” the author compares Willibrord to:

Answer 6

John the Baptist.

Question 7

According to Alcuin, Willibrod spent twelve years studying at monasteries in:

Answer 7

Ireland.

Question 8

According to Einhard, what was Charlemagne’s reaction to the deaths of his children and close friends?

Answer 8

Grief-stricken, burst into tears, weeping.

Question 9

Einhard’s “Life of Charlemagne” spends a lot of time talking about:

Answer 9

Charlemagne’s various war campaigns.

Question 10

According to the Introduction to “Two Lives of Charlemagne”, Notker is probably also:

Answer 10

The Monk of St. Gall