SUPER QUIZ

Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: MEDIEVAL PEOPLE

(e.g., The Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190. Answer: Frederick Barbarossa.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Printer who introduced movable type to Europe. Answer________ 2. Venetian who explored Asia and served Kublai Khan. Answer________ 3. The seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.

Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The Moors called him by this name, meaning “the Lord.” Answer________ 5. He wrote the long poem Divine Comedy. Answer________ 6. Scottish hero played in the film “Braveheart” by Mel Gibson.

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

7. English philosopher also known as “Doctor Mirabilis.” Answer________ 8. Poet known as the “Father of English Literature.” Answer________ 9. Catholic priest also known as “Doctor Angelicus” and “Doctor Communis.”

Answer________

ANSWERS:

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?