Question 1

Which of these was not a dominant Renaissance value?

Accepted Answer

A) individualism 
B) secularism 
C) democracy 
D) classicism 
E) humanism 
A) individualism 
B) secularism 
C) democracy 
D) classicism 
E) humanism C

Question 2

A common problem for late Middle Age European monarchs were

Accepted Answer

A) powerful and wealthy nobility. 
B) wealthy merchants. 
C) lax law enforcement. 
D) peasant rebellions. 
E) political legitimacy. 
A) powerful and wealthy nobility. 
B) wealthy merchants. 
C) lax law enforcement. 
D) peasant rebellions. 
E) political legitimacy. D

Question 3

The ____________________ was a political organization that existed independently of the ruler or the subject and possessed the three essential qualities of legitimacy, sovereignty, and territory.

Accepted Answer

state

Question 4

Which of the following represents one of the greatest achievements of Renaissance painters?

Accepted Answer

A) Their development of large frescoes. 
B) Their use of oil paints. 
C) Their mastery of perspective. 
D) Their invention of portrait painting. 
E) Their use of water colors on large frescoes. 
A) Their development of large frescoes. 
B) Their use of oil paints. 
C) Their mastery of perspective. 
D) Their invention of portrait painting. 
E) Their use of water colors on large frescoes.

Question 5

During the Renaissance, the term "divine spark" became associated with

Accepted Answer

A) artists. 
B) patrons of the arts. 
C) the clergy. 
D) newly converted Christians. 
E) princes. 
A) artists. 
B) patrons of the arts. 
C) the clergy. 
D) newly converted Christians. 
E) princes.

Question 6

____________________ was the most significant of the 15th century English kings and founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

Question 7

The Italian city-states of the Renaissance were

Accepted Answer

A) workers' democracies with much freedom. 
B) princely oligarchies run despotically. 
C) constitutional monarchies led by a king. 
D) theocracies led by the church. 
E) parliamentary republics with little true representation. 
A) workers' democracies with much freedom. 
B) princely oligarchies run despotically. 
C) constitutional monarchies led by a king. 
D) theocracies led by the church. 
E) parliamentary republics with little true representation.

Question 8

In part, ____________________ designed the architecture for St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In part, ____________________ designed the architecture for...

Question 9

Which of the following best describes Renaissance art?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional 
B) Experimental 
C) Modern 
D) Gothic 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Traditional 
B) Experimental 
C) Modern 
D) Gothic 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 10

In 1480, Russia regained its freedom from the rule of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1480, Russia regained its freedom from...

Question 11

Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 12

Compare and contrast the Renaissance in the North and South of Italy.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include that trade and cit

Question 13

Term for identification: individualism

Accepted Answer

Individualism is a social and political

Question 14

The primary architectural style of the Renaissance was the adaptation of

Accepted Answer

A) Italian urban areas. 
B) classical temples. 
C) eleventh century churches. 
D) French classicism. 
E) Gothic cathedrals. 
A) Italian urban areas. 
B) classical temples. 
C) eleventh century churches. 
D) French classicism. 
E) Gothic cathedrals.

Question 15

The early humanist scholars were dedicated to

Accepted Answer

A) helping people achieve their full potential. 
B) reconciling faith and human reason. 
C) increasing literacy so that individuals would have access to the classics. 
D) building workable utopian societies. 
E) reawakening individuals to their duties to others, and the reformation of the Christian church. 
A) helping people achieve their full potential. 
B) reconciling faith and human reason. 
C) increasing literacy so that individuals would have access to the classics. 
D) building workable utopian societies. 
E) reawakening individuals to their duties to others, and the reformation of the Christian church.

Question 16

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta signed by England's John the First in the 13  th  century?

Accepted Answer

A) English monarchs accepted that their powers were limited and they too were bound to the laws. 
B) The Magna Carta helped establish a more centralized English monarchy. 
C) The Magna Carta led directly to the War of the Roses. 
D) It contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) It finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles. 
A) English monarchs accepted that their powers were limited and they too were bound to the laws. 
B) The Magna Carta helped establish a more centralized English monarchy. 
C) The Magna Carta led directly to the War of the Roses. 
D) It contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) It finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles.

Question 17

Middle class Renaissance women most likely

Accepted Answer

A) took care of household business only when husbands were away on business themselves. 
B) ran their households without ever consulting their husbands. 
C) fought, to no avail, against the patriarchal society in which they lived. 
D) worked as equals with their husbands in city businesses. 
E) Both B and C. 
A) took care of household business only when husbands were away on business themselves. 
B) ran their households without ever consulting their husbands. 
C) fought, to no avail, against the patriarchal society in which they lived. 
D) worked as equals with their husbands in city businesses. 
E) Both B and C.

Question 18

What was the dispute in England that led to the War of the Roses?

Accepted Answer

A) Who should succeed to the English throne. 
B) The need for reforms within the Church. 
C) French and English attempts to control Germany. 
D) Parliament's rights and prerogatives. 
E) Russia's claims to own Europe. 
A) Who should succeed to the English throne. 
B) The need for reforms within the Church. 
C) French and English attempts to control Germany. 
D) Parliament's rights and prerogatives. 
E) Russia's claims to own Europe.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT part of the theory of the state in Renaissance thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Legitimacy. 
B) Sovereignty. 
C) Universal Suffrage. 
D) Territory. 
E) Possession of real estate. 
A) Legitimacy. 
B) Sovereignty. 
C) Universal Suffrage. 
D) Territory. 
E) Possession of real estate.

Question 20

What material  was used to make the Doors of Paradise ?

Accepted Answer

A) Steel. 
B) Bronze. 
C) Marble. 
D) Granite. 
E) Copper. 
A) Steel. 
B) Bronze. 
C) Marble. 
D) Granite. 
E) Copper.

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Which of these was not a dominant Renaissance value?

A common problem for late Middle Age European monarchs were

The ____________________ was a political organization that existed independently of the ruler or the subject and possessed the three essential qualities of legitimacy, sovereignty, and territory.

Which of the following represents one of the greatest achievements of Renaissance painters?

During the Renaissance, the term "divine spark" became associated with

____________________ was the most significant of the 15th century English kings and founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

The Italian city-states of the Renaissance were

In part, ____________________ designed the architecture for St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.

Which of the following best describes Renaissance art?

In 1480, Russia regained its freedom from the rule of the ____________________.

Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.

Compare and contrast the Renaissance in the North and South of Italy.

Term for identification: individualism

The primary architectural style of the Renaissance was the adaptation of

The early humanist scholars were dedicated to

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta signed by England's John the First in the 13 th century?

Middle class Renaissance women most likely

What was the dispute in England that led to the War of the Roses?

Which of the following was NOT part of the theory of the state in Renaissance thinking?

What material was used to make the Doors of Paradise ?

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