Question 1

The primary architectural style of the Renaissance was the adaptation of

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A)   Italian urban areas.
B)   classical temples.
C)   eleventh century churches.
D)   French classicism.
E)   Gothic cathedrals.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

Erasmus had a tremendous impact on

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A)   the Catholic Church.
B)   the government.
C)   literary style.
D)   Christian reformers.
E)   all of the above

Question 4

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.

Question 5

In part, ____________________ designed the architecture for St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.

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Question 6

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.

Question 7

How would you describe the state of the Renaissance Church? Identify the Church's major problems.

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Question 8

The unifying design of the Habsburgs in Germany was ultimately frustrated by

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A)   economic depression.
B)   Catholic-Protestant divisions.
C)   Papal opposition.
D)   Russian attacks.
E)   military occupation by Prussia.

Question 9

The signing of the Magna Carta by England's John the First in the 13th century had led to

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A)   English monarchs' acceptance that their powers were limited.
B)   helped establish a more centralized monarchy.
C)   led directly to the War of the Roses.
D)   contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War.
E)   finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles.

Question 10

European artistic and cultural interests began to focus on the ancient civilizations of ____________________ and ____________________ during the Renaissance.

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Question 11

Assess what you think were the most significant factors contributing to the explosion of artistic creativity during the Renaissance.

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Question 12

Secularism would most strongly emphasize

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A)   spiritual renewal through education.
B)   overcoming original sin.
C)   poverty and self-denial as universal values.
D)   this life as a time of opportunity.
E)   a need to prepare for the afterlife.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

In Renaissance Europe, a young woman without a suitable ____________________ was unmarriageable.

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Question 15

Thomas More's Utopia was somewhat controversial because it

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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.
D)   flew in the face of what humanists believed, since he 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 16

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.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Which of the following was not a criticism of the clergy by leaders of the Renaissance movement?

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A)   fathering illegitimate children
B)   taking wives despite vows of celibacy
C)   being illiterate
D)   avoiding their parishioners
E)   being overly fond of money

Question 19

Define the Renaissance, and explain its underlying philosophy and character.

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Question 20

In 1480, Russia regained its freedom from the rule of the ____________________.

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