Question 1

The ideal of early fifteenth century Humanists was to

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A)  reject religion and the Church. 
B)  serve the state. 
C)  abandon history and the past. 
D)  work only for the most powerful states. 
E)  establish political democracies throughout Europe. 
A)  reject religion and the Church. 
B)  serve the state. 
C)  abandon history and the past. 
D)  work only for the most powerful states. 
E)  establish political democracies throughout Europe. B

Question 2

Because of the lack of sanitation, the mortality rate of the Black Death was considerably higher in rural areas than in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The papacy of Boniface VIII saw

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A)  the Roman Church supreme over all of Christendom. 
B)  a papacy established in Avignon. 
C)  Boniface successfully excommunicating and destroying the power of France's Philip IV. 
D)  the papacy moving to Germany after Boniface's death. 
E)  the Church weakened as a result of the Black Death. 
A)  the Roman Church supreme over all of Christendom. 
B)  a papacy established in Avignon. 
C)  Boniface successfully excommunicating and destroying the power of France's Philip IV. 
D)  the papacy moving to Germany after Boniface's death. 
E)  the Church weakened as a result of the Black Death.

Question 5

What constituted the most serious threat to Justinian's rule?

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A)  The Blues and the Greens 
B)  The crusaders 
C)  The Muslims 
D)  The Bulgars 
E)  The Ostrogoths 
A)  The Blues and the Greens 
B)  The crusaders 
C)  The Muslims 
D)  The Bulgars 
E)  The Ostrogoths

Question 6

Which pope was forced to flee in the face of a French takeover?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban II 
B)  Boniface VIII 
C)  Alexius II 
D)  Gregory VI 
E)  Paul II 
A)  Urban II 
B)  Boniface VIII 
C)  Alexius II 
D)  Gregory VI 
E)  Paul II

Question 7

Which of the following was not one of the major powers that dominated the Italian peninsula by the fifteenth century?

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A)  Milan 
B)  Venice 
C)  Genoa 
D)  Florence 
E)  Naples 
A)  Milan 
B)  Venice 
C)  Genoa 
D)  Florence 
E)  Naples

Question 8

The Renaissance artist who moved away from realistic portrayals to idealized forms was

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A)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  Masaccio. 
D)  Raphael. 
E)  Alberti. 
A)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  Masaccio. 
D)  Raphael. 
E)  Alberti.

Question 9

The phrase l'uomo universale expresses the new social ideal of a person who is

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A)  capable of achievements in many areas. 
B)  rejecting religion to become a student of the universe. 
C)  specializing in great depth in a single subject, such as history or physics. 
D)  turning to God as the only answer's to the problems of this world. 
E)  rejecting public service and satisfy one's personal ambitions. 
A)  capable of achievements in many areas. 
B)  rejecting religion to become a student of the universe. 
C)  specializing in great depth in a single subject, such as history or physics. 
D)  turning to God as the only answer's to the problems of this world. 
E)  rejecting public service and satisfy one's personal ambitions.

Question 10

The Mongols played a central role in spreading the Black Death of the mid-fourteenth century .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The council that ended the Great Schism was held at

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A)  Clermont. 
B)  Canossa. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Constance. 
E)  Trent. 
A)  Clermont. 
B)  Canossa. 
C)  Orleans. 
D)  Constance. 
E)  Trent.

Question 12

Which area failed to establish a centralized territorial state by the end of the fifteenth century?

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A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  Spain 
D)  England 
E)  Austria 
A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  Spain 
D)  England 
E)  Austria

Question 13

The formal division between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western Christian churches began in 1054 with a disagreement over

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of icons. 
B)  the emphasis on Aryanism in the East. 
C)  the superior ranking of the Pope over the Patriarch. 
D)  challenges to the absolute authority of the monarch as a matter of biblical interpretation. 
E)  approval of new sects of monasticism. 
A)  the use of icons. 
B)  the emphasis on Aryanism in the East. 
C)  the superior ranking of the Pope over the Patriarch. 
D)  challenges to the absolute authority of the monarch as a matter of biblical interpretation. 
E)  approval of new sects of monasticism.

Question 14

Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a major creative force in the field of literature. 
B)  It was part of an era of recovery in Europe. 
C)  It was an era of great interest in the legacy of ancient Greco-Roman culture. 
D)  It was a mass movement. 
E)  It began as a reaction to the Crusades. 
A)  It was a major creative force in the field of literature. 
B)  It was part of an era of recovery in Europe. 
C)  It was an era of great interest in the legacy of ancient Greco-Roman culture. 
D)  It was a mass movement. 
E)  It began as a reaction to the Crusades.

Question 15

Which of the following was not one of the disasters of the fourteenth century that the Renaissance is seen as recovering from?

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A)  Loss of faith in the church. 
B)  Economic recession. 
C)  Political disorder. 
D)  The Black Death. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Loss of faith in the church. 
B)  Economic recession. 
C)  Political disorder. 
D)  The Black Death. 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

All of the following were impressive Byzantine monuments in Constantinople EXCEPT

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A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  The Hippodrome 
C)  The Blue Mosque 
D)  Theodosian Walls 
E)  Palace Complex 
A)  Hagia Sophia 
B)  The Hippodrome 
C)  The Blue Mosque 
D)  Theodosian Walls 
E)  Palace Complex

Question 17

The Black Death

Accepted Answer

A)  was spread by fleas carrying Yersinia pestis. 
B)  killed ninety-five percent of its victims in urban areas. 
C)  had been an ongoing problem in Europe since the late Roman Empire. 
D)  killed many people but had no effect on economic affairs. 
E)  had no religious implications. 
A)  was spread by fleas carrying Yersinia pestis. 
B)  killed ninety-five percent of its victims in urban areas. 
C)  had been an ongoing problem in Europe since the late Roman Empire. 
D)  killed many people but had no effect on economic affairs. 
E)  had no religious implications.

Question 18

Renaissance artists

Accepted Answer

A)  painted and sculpted only religious subjects. 
B)  never painted or sculpted religious subjects. 
C)  imitated nature. 
D)  turned their back on nature, following instead their inner subjective emotions. 
E)  never worked for the Church. 
A)  painted and sculpted only religious subjects. 
B)  never painted or sculpted religious subjects. 
C)  imitated nature. 
D)  turned their back on nature, following instead their inner subjective emotions. 
E)  never worked for the Church.

Question 19

Which people represented the major threat to the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabs 
B)  Seljuk Turks 
C)  Ottoman Turks 
D)  Austrians 
E)  Persians 
A)  Arabs 
B)  Seljuk Turks 
C)  Ottoman Turks 
D)  Austrians 
E)  Persians

Question 20

In 1453, the ____ conquered the Byzantine Empire.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabs 
B)  Seljuk Turks 
C)  Ottoman Turks 
D)  Bulgars and Ukranians 
E)  Romans 
A)  Arabs 
B)  Seljuk Turks 
C)  Ottoman Turks 
D)  Bulgars and Ukranians 
E)  Romans

Exam 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

The ideal of early fifteenth century Humanists was to

Because of the lack of sanitation, the mortality rate of the Black Death was considerably higher in rural areas than in urban areas.

The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

The papacy of Boniface VIII saw

What constituted the most serious threat to Justinian's rule?

Which pope was forced to flee in the face of a French takeover?

Which of the following was not one of the major powers that dominated the Italian peninsula by the fifteenth century?

The Renaissance artist who moved away from realistic portrayals to idealized forms was

The phrase l'uomo universale expresses the new social ideal of a person who is

The Mongols played a central role in spreading the Black Death of the mid-fourteenth century .

The council that ended the Great Schism was held at

Which area failed to establish a centralized territorial state by the end of the fifteenth century?

The formal division between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western Christian churches began in 1054 with a disagreement over

Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE?

Which of the following was not one of the disasters of the fourteenth century that the Renaissance is seen as recovering from?

All of the following were impressive Byzantine monuments in Constantinople EXCEPT

The Black Death

Renaissance artists

Which people represented the major threat to the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

In 1453, the ____ conquered the Byzantine Empire.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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