Question 1

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe. 
A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe.

Question 2

After the Council of Constance,the papacy entered into a series of agreements with national monarchies called concordats.The result of these concordats was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a centralization of religious authority in the papacy. 
B)  the increasing wealth of the papacy. 
C)  the monarchs' promise not to interfere with the election of bishops. 
D)  the granting of extensive authority to monarchs over the churches in their domain. 
E)  the promise that monarchs would have the right to tax church lands. 
A)  a centralization of religious authority in the papacy. 
B)  the increasing wealth of the papacy. 
C)  the monarchs' promise not to interfere with the election of bishops. 
D)  the granting of extensive authority to monarchs over the churches in their domain. 
E)  the promise that monarchs would have the right to tax church lands.

Question 3

Renaissance scholars of Plato sought to combine classical Platonic thought with:

Accepted Answer

A)  vigorous diplomatic training and public service. 
B)  Islamic mysticism, theology, and ritual. 
C)  ancient mysticism and mainstream Christianity. 
D)  a rejection of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
E)  the precepts of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
A)  vigorous diplomatic training and public service. 
B)  Islamic mysticism, theology, and ritual. 
C)  ancient mysticism and mainstream Christianity. 
D)  a rejection of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
E)  the precepts of the Jewish Kabbalah.

Question 4

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

Accepted Answer

A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  being as widely read in the classics as possible. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible. 
A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  being as widely read in the classics as possible. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible.

Question 5

Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
B)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
C)  Petrarch. 
D)  Lorenzo Valla. 
E)  Marsilio Ficino. 
A)  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
B)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
C)  Petrarch. 
D)  Lorenzo Valla. 
E)  Marsilio Ficino.

Question 6

Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany, where the Holy Roman Emperor was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, under the patronage of the French king. 
A)  Germany, where the Holy Roman Emperor was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, under the patronage of the French king.

Question 7

All of the following are reasons why the ideals of the Italian Renaissance were slow to impact northern Europe EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the curricula of northern universities left little room for study of the classics. 
B)  education in the north was more religiously oriented compared to the more secular education common in the south. 
C)  few people traveled between Italy and northern Europe before the turn of the sixteenth century. 
D)  rulers in the north were less committed to patronizing artists and intellectuals than were the rulers of the Italian city-states. 
E)  most individuals who were influenced by Renaissance thought before the sixteenth century were not public intellectuals or teachers but worked outside the university system under private patronage. 
A)  the curricula of northern universities left little room for study of the classics. 
B)  education in the north was more religiously oriented compared to the more secular education common in the south. 
C)  few people traveled between Italy and northern Europe before the turn of the sixteenth century. 
D)  rulers in the north were less committed to patronizing artists and intellectuals than were the rulers of the Italian city-states. 
E)  most individuals who were influenced by Renaissance thought before the sixteenth century were not public intellectuals or teachers but worked outside the university system under private patronage.

Question 8

Machiavelli advocated for tyrants like Cesare Borgia to take control of Italy because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he believed dictatorships were the only legitimate form of government. 
B)  his patron was such a tyrant. 
C)  he believed most Italian people were too poorly educated to participate in government and so a true republic was impossible. 
D)  he believed that sixteenth-century Italy was so chaotic that it needed strong dictators to lead it into a more settled state favorable to self-governance. 
E)  the Roman Republican model that informed his political theory had been ruled by a series of dictators. 
A)  he believed dictatorships were the only legitimate form of government. 
B)  his patron was such a tyrant. 
C)  he believed most Italian people were too poorly educated to participate in government and so a true republic was impossible. 
D)  he believed that sixteenth-century Italy was so chaotic that it needed strong dictators to lead it into a more settled state favorable to self-governance. 
E)  the Roman Republican model that informed his political theory had been ruled by a series of dictators.

Question 9

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One result of the "Reconquista" was to end the Spanish convivencia,which was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  relative harmonious coexistence of different religious and ethnic groups in Spain since 750 C.E. 
B)  homogeneous Christian identity that had existed in Spain since 750 
C)  tax regularly paid by residents of Spain to the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  Muslim practice of exiling Jews. 
E)  Muslim practice of persecuting Christians. 
A)  relative harmonious coexistence of different religious and ethnic groups in Spain since 750 C.E. 
B)  homogeneous Christian identity that had existed in Spain since 750 
C)  tax regularly paid by residents of Spain to the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  Muslim practice of exiling Jews. 
E)  Muslim practice of persecuting Christians.

Question 11

How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

Accepted Answer

Machiavelli is best known today for his

Question 12

Leonardo da Vinci's basic approach to painting was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  produce as much saleable artwork as possible for his patrons. 
B)  emphasize the emotional content by distorting proportion and scale. 
C)  depict one central mood or emotion in each piece. 
D)  imitate nature as closely as possible. 
E)  relate his impression of his subject rather than simply duplicating it. 
A)  produce as much saleable artwork as possible for his patrons. 
B)  emphasize the emotional content by distorting proportion and scale. 
C)  depict one central mood or emotion in each piece. 
D)  imitate nature as closely as possible. 
E)  relate his impression of his subject rather than simply duplicating it.

Question 13

Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel regarded human appetites as:

Accepted Answer

A)  always excessive. 
B)  a product of original sin. 
C)  a source of joy. 
D)  natural and healthy. 
E)  requiring control. 
A)  always excessive. 
B)  a product of original sin. 
C)  a source of joy. 
D)  natural and healthy. 
E)  requiring control.

Question 14

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What role did slavery play in the empires of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Slavery was the backbone of the Ottoman

Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration 1453-1533

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

After the Council of Constance,the papacy entered into a series of agreements with national monarchies called concordats.The result of these concordats was:

Renaissance scholars of Plato sought to combine classical Platonic thought with:

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

All of the following are reasons why the ideals of the Italian Renaissance were slow to impact northern Europe EXCEPT that:

Machiavelli advocated for tyrants like Cesare Borgia to take control of Italy because:

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

One result of the "Reconquista" was to end the Spanish convivencia,which was the:

How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

Leonardo da Vinci's basic approach to painting was to:

Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel regarded human appetites as:

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

What role did slavery play in the empires of the fifteenth century?

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