Question 1

How did Russia differ from the other European powers during the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

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) The country had a thriving middle class. 
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) The country had a thriving middle class. B

Question 2

Using specific examples, describe the significant art, literature, and architecture of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include political ideas, Thomas More, Erasmus, Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince , Doors of Paradise, Ghiberti, da Vinci, Michelangelo and St. Peter's Cathedral, El Greco, and Renaissance secularism in addition to the numerous others listed on these pages.

Question 3

Before the Mongol conquest, what was the chief Russian state?

Accepted Answer

A) Principality of Muscovite 
B) Principality of Kiev 
C) Norgorod 
D) Crimea 
E) Lithuania 
A) Principality of Muscovite 
B) Principality of Kiev 
C) Norgorod 
D) Crimea 
E) Lithuania B

Question 4

Which of the Renaissance humanists was considered a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A) Niccolo Machiavelli 
B) Thomas More 
C) Leonardo da Vinci 
D) Desiderius Erasmus 
E) Donato Bramante 
A) Niccolo Machiavelli 
B) Thomas More 
C) Leonardo da Vinci 
D) Desiderius Erasmus 
E) Donato Bramante

Question 5

Term for identification: Renaissance

Accepted Answer

The term "Renaissance" refers to a perio

Question 6

A(n)____________________ is a form of government in which a small group of wealthy aristocrats rules a nation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ is a form of government in...

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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) He wrote about the secular view of an oligarchy. 
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) He wrote about the secular view of an oligarchy.

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

In Renaissance Europe, all young women, regardless of class, had to provide a suitable ____________________ or they were considered unmarriageable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Renaissance Europe, all young women, regardless...

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following were the essential attributes of the state in Renaissance thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness 
B) Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité 
C) Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Territory 
D) Life, Liberty, Property 
E) Sovereignty, Territory, Taxation 
A) Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness 
B) Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité 
C) Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Territory 
D) Life, Liberty, Property 
E) Sovereignty, Territory, Taxation

Question 13

Term for identification: Niccolo Machiavelli

Accepted Answer

Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian Renai

Question 14

Who were the main role models for Renaissance humanists?

Accepted Answer

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 15

Term for identification: humanism

Accepted Answer

Humanism is a philosophical and ethical

Question 16

What effect did the Renaissance have on the development of royal  governments  of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the Theo

Question 17

​Why was Utopia  considered somewhat radical?

Accepted Answer

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 the author 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 the author 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 18

What was significant about the reign of Charles VII?

Accepted Answer

A) He was the founder of the Habsburg Dynasty. 
B) He was forced to sign the Magna Carta . 
C) He expanded the size of the royal domain. 
D) He created the first truly royal army. 
E) He gained the support of the middle class to thwart the nobles. 
A) He was the founder of the Habsburg Dynasty. 
B) He was forced to sign the Magna Carta . 
C) He expanded the size of the royal domain. 
D) He created the first truly royal army. 
E) He gained the support of the middle class to thwart the nobles.

Question 19

What European state was referred to as the Third Rome ?

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) Italy 
A) England 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Russia 
E) Italy

Question 20

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

How did Russia differ from the other European powers during the 1600s?

Using specific examples, describe the significant art, literature, and architecture of the Renaissance.

Before the Mongol conquest, what was the chief Russian state?

Which of the Renaissance humanists was considered a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation?

Term for identification: Renaissance

A(n)____________________ is a form of government in which a small group of wealthy aristocrats rules a nation.

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

Which of these was NOT a dominant Renaissance value?

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

In Renaissance Europe, all young women, regardless of class, had to provide a suitable ____________________ or they were considered unmarriageable.

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

Which of the following were the essential attributes of the state in Renaissance thinking?

Term for identification: Niccolo Machiavelli

Who were the main role models for Renaissance humanists?

Term for identification: humanism

What effect did the Renaissance have on the development of royal governments of Europe?

​Why was Utopia considered somewhat radical?

What was significant about the reign of Charles VII?

What European state was referred to as the Third Rome ?

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

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