Question 1

According to secularists, ____________________ was the measure of what life had to offer.

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The answer of According to secularists, ____________________ was the measure...

Question 2

Term for identification: Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissan

Question 3

The Italian Renaissance is best known for

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A) the translation of the classics into Italian. 
B) its emphasis on self-realization for individuals. 
C) the religious changes that resulted from the work of religious scholars. 
D) the rejection of Christianity. 
E) its contribution to the thinking of Desiderius Erasmus. 
A) the translation of the classics into Italian. 
B) its emphasis on self-realization for individuals. 
C) the religious changes that resulted from the work of religious scholars. 
D) the rejection of Christianity. 
E) its contribution to the thinking of Desiderius Erasmus.

Question 4

Who were the main role models for Renaissance humanists?

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A) John Wyclif and Jon Hus. 
B) Old Testament Hebrews. 
C) Classical Greco-Romans. 
D) Muslim philosophers. 
E) The ancient Egyptians. 
A) John Wyclif and Jon Hus. 
B) Old Testament Hebrews. 
C) Classical Greco-Romans. 
D) Muslim philosophers. 
E) The ancient Egyptians.

Question 5

The greatest examples of the northern Renaissance in art were the

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A) Flemish portraitists. 
B) French sculptors. 
C) Italian artists. 
D) Dutch impressionists. 
E) Italian architects. 
A) Flemish portraitists. 
B) French sculptors. 
C) Italian artists. 
D) Dutch impressionists. 
E) Italian architects.

Question 6

Term for identification: Petrarch

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Petrarch, whose full name is Francesco P

Question 7

What would best describe the position of the Holy Roman Emperor in German politics?

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A) He was the commander-in-chief of the army. 
B) The German Emperor almost equal to the Tsar. 
C) The Emperor was head of a powerful bureaucracy. 
D) He was a leader with little power who was elected. 
E) The Emperor was a hereditary ruler with hereditary rights. 
A) He was the commander-in-chief of the army. 
B) The German Emperor almost equal to the Tsar. 
C) The Emperor was head of a powerful bureaucracy. 
D) He was a leader with little power who was elected. 
E) The Emperor was a hereditary ruler with hereditary rights.

Question 8

A serf could runaway and be made free if he lived in a town and stayed out of trouble for a ____________________ and a day.

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The answer of A serf could runaway and be made...

Question 9

What was the main emphasis of secularism?

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A) It emphasized a spiritual renewal through education. 
B) Secularism taught how to overcome original sin. 
C) It was about the universal values of poverty and self-denial. 
D) More attention was paid to worldly affairs and less attention to the eternal. 
E) Secularism pushed a need to prepare for the afterlife. 
A) It emphasized a spiritual renewal through education. 
B) Secularism taught how to overcome original sin. 
C) It was about the universal values of poverty and self-denial. 
D) More attention was paid to worldly affairs and less attention to the eternal. 
E) Secularism pushed a need to prepare for the afterlife.

Question 10

Term for identification: Thomas More

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Thomas More, also known as Sir Thomas Mo

Question 11

Term for identification: Magna Carta

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The term "Magna Carta" refers to a histo

Question 12

What message did Erasmus send in his work Praise of Folly ?

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A) He wanted political reform. 
B) He wanted religious reform. 
C) He pressed for educational change. 
D) He encouraged the use of vernacular literature. 
E) He wanted a return to simple virtues. 
A) He wanted political reform. 
B) He wanted religious reform. 
C) He pressed for educational change. 
D) He encouraged the use of vernacular literature. 
E) He wanted a return to simple virtues.

Question 13

How did the lower classes rise up and gain some power in the Late Medieval Period?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 14

Term for identification: Michelangelo

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Michelangelo Buonarroti, commonly known

Question 15

Erasmus had a tremendous impact on and his works were directed toward

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A) the Protestant Church. 
B) the government. 
C) literary style. 
D) Christian reformers. 
E) all of the options are correct 
A) the Protestant Church. 
B) the government. 
C) literary style. 
D) Christian reformers. 
E) all of the options are correct

Question 16

How would you characterize the Renaissance?

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A) It was more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe. 
B) It was mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents. 
C) The Renaissance was a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly. 
D) The Renaissance began in northern Europe and spread to the rest of the world. 
E) The Renaissance was a direct precursor of the Protestant Revolution. 
A) It was more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe. 
B) It was mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents. 
C) The Renaissance was a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly. 
D) The Renaissance began in northern Europe and spread to the rest of the world. 
E) The Renaissance was a direct precursor of the Protestant Revolution.

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

According to secularists, ____________________ was the measure of what life had to offer.

Term for identification: Desiderius Erasmus

The Italian Renaissance is best known for

Who were the main role models for Renaissance humanists?

The greatest examples of the northern Renaissance in art were the

Term for identification: Petrarch

What would best describe the position of the Holy Roman Emperor in German politics?

A serf could runaway and be made free if he lived in a town and stayed out of trouble for a ____________________ and a day.

What was the main emphasis of secularism?

Term for identification: Thomas More

Term for identification: Magna Carta

What message did Erasmus send in his work Praise of Folly ?

How did the lower classes rise up and gain some power in the Late Medieval Period?

Term for identification: Michelangelo

Erasmus had a tremendous impact on and his works were directed toward

How would you characterize the Renaissance?

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