Question 1

A common problem for late Middle Age European monarchs were

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A)  powerful and wealthy nobility. 
B)  wealthy merchants. 
C)  lax law enforcement. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  political legitimacy. 
A)  powerful and wealthy nobility. 
B)  wealthy merchants. 
C)  lax law enforcement. 
D)  peasant rebellions. 
E)  political legitimacy.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

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 4

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

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Answers would include political ideas,Th

Question 5

A new element in Renaissance Italian city-state politics was

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A)  the preference for using fear rather than piety as a basis of government. 
B)  a professional army of mercenaries. 
C)  an absolute monarchy. 
D)  the organization of a taxation agency. 
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)  a professional army of mercenaries. 
C)  an absolute monarchy. 
D)  the organization of a taxation agency. 
E)  the concept of a secular state that existed independently of both ruler and ruled.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

Compare and contrast the Renaissance in the North and South of Italy.

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Answers would include that trade and cit

Question 10

The main role models for Renaissance humanists were

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

Question 11

During the Renaissance,the term "divine spark" became associated with

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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 12

The early humanist scholars were dedicated to

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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 13

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 14

The War of the Roses was waged over

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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.

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

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 17

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 18

The Renaissance was

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A)  more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe. 
B)  mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents. 
C)  a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly. 
D)  begun in northern Europe. 
E)  a direct precursor of the Protestant Revolution. 
A)  more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe. 
B)  mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents. 
C)  a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly. 
D)  begun in northern Europe. 
E)  a direct precursor of the Protestant Revolution.

Question 19

In Praise of Folly,Erasmus called for

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A)  political reform. 
B)  religious reform. 
C)  educational change. 
D)  the use of vernacular literature. 
E)  more emphasis on simple values. 
A)  political reform. 
B)  religious reform. 
C)  educational change. 
D)  the use of vernacular literature. 
E)  more emphasis on simple values.

Question 20

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

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A common problem for late Middle Age European monarchs were

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

The greatest examples of the northern Renaissance in art were the

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

A new element in Renaissance Italian city-state politics was

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the Renaissance in the North and South of Italy.

The main role models for Renaissance humanists were

During the Renaissance,the term "divine spark" became associated with

The early humanist scholars were dedicated to

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

The War of the Roses was waged over

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

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

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

The Renaissance was

In Praise of Folly,Erasmus called for

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

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