Question 1

Term for identification: Utopia

Accepted Answer

The term "Utopia" refers to an imagined

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Term for identification: Magna Carta

Accepted Answer

The term "Magna Carta" refers to a histo

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the most significant of the...

Question 5

What architectural style was adapted to create the Renaissance architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) Queen Anne style 
B) Classical temples 
C) Italian romanesque 
D) French classicism 
E) Gothic cathedrals 
A) Queen Anne style 
B) Classical temples 
C) Italian romanesque 
D) French classicism 
E) Gothic cathedrals

Question 6

Term for identification: Principality of Kiev

Accepted Answer

The Principality of Kiev, also known as

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 a monarch 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 a monarch 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 8

For what is the Italian Renaissance best known?

Accepted Answer

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 9

How would you characterize the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

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 Reformation. 
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 Reformation.

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta  in the 13th   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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Titian 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Da Vinci 
D) Giotto 
E) Botticelli 
A) Titian 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Da Vinci 
D) Giotto 
E) Botticelli

Question 12

How were townspeople in the Late Middle Ages able to become independent from the local lord?

Accepted Answer

A) The tax revenues were withheld from the tax collector. 
B) Towns were numerous so lords had few peasants to work the lands. 
C) Armed rebellion by the peasants led to the lord's downfall. 
D) Townspeople purchased a charter from the monarch and elected their own government officials. 
E) They created a walled city to exclude the lord. 
A) The tax revenues were withheld from the tax collector. 
B) Towns were numerous so lords had few peasants to work the lands. 
C) Armed rebellion by the peasants led to the lord's downfall. 
D) Townspeople purchased a charter from the monarch and elected their own government officials. 
E) They created a walled city to exclude the lord.

Question 13

Term for identification: Habsburg Dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Habsburg Dynasty, also known as the

Question 14

What was the goal of the early humanist scholars during the Renaissance?

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 15

During the Renaissance, with what did the term divine spark  become associated?

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 16

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

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Term for identification: Utopia

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

Term for identification: Magna Carta

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

What architectural style was adapted to create the Renaissance architecture?

Term for identification: Principality of Kiev

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

For what is the Italian Renaissance best known?

How would you characterize the Renaissance?

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta in the 13th century?

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

How were townspeople in the Late Middle Ages able to become independent from the local lord?

Term for identification: Habsburg Dynasty

What was the goal of the early humanist scholars during the Renaissance?

During the Renaissance, with what did the term divine spark become associated?

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

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