Question 1

After the liberation of Russia in the 1480s the ruler of Russia took on the title of ____________________, which is Slavic for Caesar.

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The answer of After the liberation of Russia in the...

Question 2

Elaborate on the significant art, literature, and architecture of the Renaissance.

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Answers would include political ideas, T

Question 3

Term for identification: Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian Renai

Question 4

Term for identification: secularism

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Secularism is a principle that involves

Question 5

The unifying design of the Habsburgs in Germany was ultimately frustrated by

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A) economic depression. 
B) Catholic-Protestant divisions. 
C) Papal opposition. 
D) Russian attacks. 
E) military occupation by Prussia. 
A) economic depression. 
B) Catholic-Protestant divisions. 
C) Papal opposition. 
D) Russian attacks. 
E) military occupation by Prussia.

Question 6

Term for identification: witchcraft

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Witchcraft refers to the practice of, an

Question 7

Thomas Moore's Utopia was somewhat controversial because it

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A) proposed a society based on communal living. 
B) advocated the overthrow of the prevailing political system. 
C) stressed the responsibility of individuals to improve the societies in which they lived; the problem was with society, not the individual sinner. 
D) flew in the face of what humanists believed, since he laid the source of sin squarely at Adam's feet. 
E) radically altered the thinking of many "commoners" toward their government, encouraging them to question authority 
A) proposed a society based on communal living. 
B) advocated the overthrow of the prevailing political system. 
C) stressed the responsibility of individuals to improve the societies in which they lived; the problem was with society, not the individual sinner. 
D) flew in the face of what humanists believed, since he laid the source of sin squarely at Adam's feet. 
E) radically altered the thinking of many "commoners" toward their government, encouraging them to question authority

Question 8

How did the Renaissance affect political issues?

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Answers would include the Theo

Question 9

Thomas Moore's satire on human society and government was entitled ____________________.

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The answer of Thomas Moore's satire on human society and...

Question 10

What was one of the new elements in Renaissance Italian city-state politics?

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A) The preference for using fear rather than piety as a basis of government. 
B) Using a professional army of mercenaries to control the peasants. 
C) The concept of an absolute monarchy who ruled with divine approval. 
D) The organized collection of taxes using government agents. 
E) The concept of a secular state that existed independently of both ruler and ruled. 
A) The preference for using fear rather than piety as a basis of government. 
B) Using a professional army of mercenaries to control the peasants. 
C) The concept of an absolute monarchy who ruled with divine approval. 
D) The organized collection of taxes using government agents. 
E) The concept of a secular state that existed independently of both ruler and ruled.

Question 11

What point of view did Niccolo Machiavelli take toward European governments in   The Prince ?

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A) He wrote about governments in an idealized way. 
B) He expressed his views on government in terms of the Bible. 
C) He wrote from the perspective of the monarch. 
D) He wrote about the governments as they were in reality. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) He wrote about governments in an idealized way. 
B) He expressed his views on government in terms of the Bible. 
C) He wrote from the perspective of the monarch. 
D) He wrote about the governments as they were in reality. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 12

The guilds of late Middle Age Europe benefitted which of the following?

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A) monarchs 
B) nobility 
C) new urban apprentices 
D) established master artisans 
E) journeymen 
A) monarchs 
B) nobility 
C) new urban apprentices 
D) established master artisans 
E) journeymen

Question 13

In Renaissance Europe, a young woman without a suitable ____________________ was unmarriageable.

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The answer of In Renaissance Europe, a young woman without...

Question 14

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 15

Who was the acknowledged leader in architecture and sculpture during the Renaissance?

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A) Erasmus. 
B) Michelangelo. 
C) De Vinci. 
D) Giotto. 
E) Botticelli. 
A) Erasmus. 
B) Michelangelo. 
C) De Vinci. 
D) Giotto. 
E) Botticelli.

Question 16

European artistic and cultural interests began to focus on the ancient civilizations of ____________________ and ____________________ during the Renaissance.

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The answer of European artistic and cultural interests began to...

Question 17

Which of the following would most accurately describe upper class life during the Renaissance?

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A) Young women often married middle-aged widowers. 
B) Men for the first time began to marry in their twenties. 
C) Well-to-do couples began to limit the number of children they raised. 
D) Marriage to a wealthy widow was viewed as a positive move for a young man. 
E) Dowries were expected for all young women who lived in cities. 
A) Young women often married middle-aged widowers. 
B) Men for the first time began to marry in their twenties. 
C) Well-to-do couples began to limit the number of children they raised. 
D) Marriage to a wealthy widow was viewed as a positive move for a young man. 
E) Dowries were expected for all young women who lived in cities.

Question 18

Russia differed from the other European powers during the 1600s in that

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A) the rulers kept no standing army. 
B) the people had not been exposed to Renaissance ideas. 
C) the country had given up all pretense of being "European." 
D) the Mongols still ruled parts of the Russian lands. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) the rulers kept no standing army. 
B) the people had not been exposed to Renaissance ideas. 
C) the country had given up all pretense of being "European." 
D) the Mongols still ruled parts of the Russian lands. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 19

Term for identification: Louis XI

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Louis XI, also known as Louis the Pruden

Question 20

In comparison to the Renaissance in Italy, that of northern Europe was

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A) more materialistic. 
B) culturally inferior. 
C) artistically inferior. 
D) less pagan. 
E) less serious. 
A) more materialistic. 
B) culturally inferior. 
C) artistically inferior. 
D) less pagan. 
E) less serious.

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

After the liberation of Russia in the 1480s the ruler of Russia took on the title of ____________________, which is Slavic for Caesar.

Elaborate on the significant art, literature, and architecture of the Renaissance.

Term for identification: Niccolo Machiavelli

Term for identification: secularism

The unifying design of the Habsburgs in Germany was ultimately frustrated by

Term for identification: witchcraft

Thomas Moore's Utopia was somewhat controversial because it

How did the Renaissance affect political issues?

Thomas Moore's satire on human society and government was entitled ____________________.

What was one of the new elements in Renaissance Italian city-state politics?

What point of view did Niccolo Machiavelli take toward European governments in The Prince ?

The guilds of late Middle Age Europe benefitted which of the following?

In Renaissance Europe, a young woman without a suitable ____________________ was unmarriageable.

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

Who was the acknowledged leader in architecture and sculpture during the Renaissance?

European artistic and cultural interests began to focus on the ancient civilizations of ____________________ and ____________________ during the Renaissance.

Which of the following would most accurately describe upper class life during the Renaissance?

Russia differed from the other European powers during the 1600s in that

Term for identification: Louis XI

In comparison to the Renaissance in Italy, that of northern Europe was

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