Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-humanism

Accepted Answer

Philosophical and li

Question 2

To discourage invasion of Russia by the Golden Horde, Basil I formed an alliance with ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Lithuania 
C)  the Teutonic Knights 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire 
E)  the Ottoman Empire 
A)  Poland 
B)  Lithuania 
C)  the Teutonic Knights 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire 
E)  the Ottoman Empire

Question 3

Guttenberg's press was innovative because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  no one had used a printing press before 
B)  it had moveable characters 
C)  it used metal type 
D)  it used paper 
E)  it used ink 
A)  no one had used a printing press before 
B)  it had moveable characters 
C)  it used metal type 
D)  it used paper 
E)  it used ink

Question 4

Define humanism and discuss how it was a new form of human thought.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Humanism emphasized t

Question 5

The new field of patristics focused on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grammar and rhetoric of early translations 
B)  Study of the writings of the early church fathers 
C)  Tracing patrons' family histories 
D)  Studying the political writings of ancient Rome 
E)  Lives of the saints as literature rather than theology 
A)  Grammar and rhetoric of early translations 
B)  Study of the writings of the early church fathers 
C)  Tracing patrons' family histories 
D)  Studying the political writings of ancient Rome 
E)  Lives of the saints as literature rather than theology

Question 6

Compare and contrast the Italian and the Northern Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary; the Italian Renaissan

Question 7

One of the main ways families in the fifteenth century could demonstrate their wealth and status was through ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  patronage of the arts 
B)  donations to a church 
C)  sending their sons to universities 
D)  buying material goods for decoration 
E)  going on a pilgrimage 
A)  patronage of the arts 
B)  donations to a church 
C)  sending their sons to universities 
D)  buying material goods for decoration 
E)  going on a pilgrimage

Question 8

Discuss the alliances between eastern Europe and the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

Largely because of an ever-increasing th

Question 9

Richard III put an end to the War of the Roses by marrying the daughter of the French King.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What contributed most significantly to the growth of humanist culture in the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The waning power of the church 
B)  The decline of the Byzantine Empire 
C)  The invention of the printing press 
D)  The growth of private tutorials for secular education 
E)  The patronage by wealthy Florentine families of the artists and writers surrounding them 
A)  The waning power of the church 
B)  The decline of the Byzantine Empire 
C)  The invention of the printing press 
D)  The growth of private tutorials for secular education 
E)  The patronage by wealthy Florentine families of the artists and writers surrounding them

Question 11

Who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur ?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Caxton 
B)  Thomas Mallory 
C)  Fontainebleau 
D)  Aldus Manutius 
E)  Petrarch 
A)  William Caxton 
B)  Thomas Mallory 
C)  Fontainebleau 
D)  Aldus Manutius 
E)  Petrarch

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-William Caxton

Accepted Answer

England's first prin

Question 13

Why was Emmanuel Chrysoloras important to the Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wrote The Prince . 
B)  He reintroduced Greek scientific works to the West. 
C)  He translated the New Testament from Greek. 
D)  He brought the political writings of Cicero to the Florentines. 
E)  He introduced the artistic technique of perspective to painters from the East. 
A)  He wrote The Prince . 
B)  He reintroduced Greek scientific works to the West. 
C)  He translated the New Testament from Greek. 
D)  He brought the political writings of Cicero to the Florentines. 
E)  He introduced the artistic technique of perspective to painters from the East.

Question 14

What were the major political transitions in England in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The last participant

Question 15

A major difference between northern and Italian literary scholars was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  northern scholars were inclined to apply their knowledge to business rather than art 
B)  Italian scholars were more withdrawn and cloistered 
C)  northern scholars tried to reconcile humanism and Christianity 
D)  Italian scholars rarely deviated from Christian theology in their studies 
E)  Italian scholars came mostly from church-run institutions 
A)  northern scholars were inclined to apply their knowledge to business rather than art 
B)  Italian scholars were more withdrawn and cloistered 
C)  northern scholars tried to reconcile humanism and Christianity 
D)  Italian scholars rarely deviated from Christian theology in their studies 
E)  Italian scholars came mostly from church-run institutions

Question 16

King Francis I of France had an intense cultural interest in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  humanism 
B)  Renaissance painting 
C)  chivalry 
D)  reformation of the church 
E)  expanding literacy 
A)  humanism 
B)  Renaissance painting 
C)  chivalry 
D)  reformation of the church 
E)  expanding literacy

Question 17

Filippo Brunelleschi ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  designed the dome of the cathedral in Florence 
B)  introduced linear perspective to painting 
C)  derived inspiration from ancient Rome 
D)  was widely influential among artists of the Italian Renaissance 
E)  All of these. 
A)  designed the dome of the cathedral in Florence 
B)  introduced linear perspective to painting 
C)  derived inspiration from ancient Rome 
D)  was widely influential among artists of the Italian Renaissance 
E)  All of these.

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Girolamo Savonarola

Accepted Answer

Italian Dominican fr

Question 19

Who first described the "Renaissance Man"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Castiglione 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Lorenzo de' Medici 
E)  Savonarola 
A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Castiglione 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Lorenzo de' Medici 
E)  Savonarola

Question 20

The principality in the Holy Roman Empire that was seen as a buffer state against invasion by the Ottomans was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moravia 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Poland 
D)  Bohemia 
E)  Saxony 
A)  Moravia 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Poland 
D)  Bohemia 
E)  Saxony

Exam 12: The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -humanism

To discourage invasion of Russia by the Golden Horde, Basil I formed an alliance with ______________.

Guttenberg's press was innovative because ______________.

Define humanism and discuss how it was a new form of human thought.

The new field of patristics focused on what?

Compare and contrast the Italian and the Northern Renaissance.

One of the main ways families in the fifteenth century could demonstrate their wealth and status was through ______________.

Discuss the alliances between eastern Europe and the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Richard III put an end to the War of the Roses by marrying the daughter of the French King.

What contributed most significantly to the growth of humanist culture in the Renaissance?

Who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur ?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -William Caxton

Why was Emmanuel Chrysoloras important to the Italian Renaissance?

What were the major political transitions in England in the fifteenth century?

A major difference between northern and Italian literary scholars was ______________.

King Francis I of France had an intense cultural interest in ______________.

Filippo Brunelleschi ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Girolamo Savonarola

Who first described the "Renaissance Man"?

The principality in the Holy Roman Empire that was seen as a buffer state against invasion by the Ottomans was ______________.

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The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

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The Kingdoms of Western Europe

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Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

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