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Unit 1
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1. Renaissance humanism is
primarily defined as:
A. Curriculum based on the study of the classics,
rhetoric, and history.
B. An antireligious program dedicated to the
destruction of the church.
C. An artistic style that portrayed the deprived
state of human beings.
D. A philosophical movement that emphasized the
movement of nature.
E. A religious movement that attempted to make
Christianity relevant to daily experience.
1. Renaissance humanism is
primarily defined as:
A. Curriculum based on the study of the
classics, rhetoric, and history.
B. An antireligious program dedicated to the
destruction of the church.
C. An artistic style that portrayed the
deprived state of human beings.
D. A philosophical movement that emphasized
the movement of nature.
E. A religious movement that attempted to
make Christianity relevant to daily
experience.
4. Advocates of northern humanism
believed which of the following ?
A. the fusion of Christian and Classical ideals
provides the best definition of virtuous
conduct
B. the conventions of romantic love enhance
social respect for women
C. education and scholarship should be equally
open to men and women
D. the new poetic forms, such as the sonnet,
could be used to articulate their beliefs
E. political rights should be extended to all
men
4. Advocates of northern humanism
believed which of the following ?
A. the fusion of Christian and Classical ideals
provides the best definition of virtuous
conduct
B. the conventions of romantic love enhance
social respect for women
C. education and scholarship should be equally
open to men and women
D. the new poetic forms, such as the sonnet,
could be used to articulate their beliefs
E. political rights should be extended to all
men
6. The political strength of the
Medici Family in Florence was
initially based on:
A. close alliance with the papacy
B. The influence and wealth of their
banks
C. the support of the lower classes
D. the support of a powerful citizen
militia
E. their tenure in various municipal
offices
6. The political strength of the
Medici Family in Florence was
initially based on:
A. close alliance with the papacy
B. The influence and wealth of their
banks
C. the support of the lower classes
D. the support of a powerful citizen
militia
E. their tenure in various municipal
offices
9. “You venerate the saints and delight in touching
their relics, but you desire the best one they left
behind, the example of a holy life…If the worship of
Christ in the person of His saints pleases you so
much, see to it that you imitate Christ in the saints.”
The quotation above expresses the
views of which of the following?
A. Henry VIII of England
B. Catherine de Medici
C. Erasmus of Rotterdam
D. Leonardo di Vinci
E. Niccolo Machiavelli
9. “You venerate the saints and delight in touching
their relics, but you desire the best one they left
behind, the example of a holy life…If the worship of
Christ in the person of His saints pleases you so
much, see to it that you imitate Christ in the saints.”
The quotation above expresses the
views of which of the following?
A. Henry VIII of England
B. Catherine de Medici
C. Erasmus of Rotterdam
D. Leonardo di Vinci
E. Niccolo Machiavelli
10.Which of the following best describes the
political and economic environment of much
of fifteenth century Italy?
A. A few large states dominated by a wealthy
landed nobility.
B.A strong unified Italian monarchy
C. Many independent city-states with
prosperous merchant oligarchies
D. Control of most of Italy by the pope, who
encouraged mercantile development
E. Support of the arts in Italy by the kings
of France and the Holy Roman emperors
who were competing for influence
10.Which of the following best describes the
political and economic environment of much
of fifteenth century Italy?
A. A few large states dominated by a wealthy
landed nobility.
B.A strong unified Italian monarchy
C. Many independent city-states with
prosperous merchant oligarchies
D. Control of most of Italy by the pope, who
encouraged mercantile development
E. Support of the arts in Italy by the kings
of France and the Holy Roman emperors
who were competing for influence
12.Which of the following most clearly
distinguishes the northern Renaissance
from the Italian Renaissance?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Interest in science and technology.
Greater concern with religious piety.
Cultivation of a Latin style.
Use of national languages in
literature.
E. Admiration for scholastic thought
12.Which of the following most
clearly distinguishes the
northern Renaissance from the
Italian Renaissance?
A. Interest in science and technology.
B. Greater concern with religious piety.
C. Cultivation of a Latin style.
D. Use of national languages in literature.
E. Admiration for scholastic thought
18. Italian Renaissance
humanism drew its main
inspiration from:
A. religious asceticism
B. classical languages and literature
C. the curricula of medieval universities
D. political reforms of the Holy Roman
Empire
E. the ideas of Dante’s Inferno
18. Italian Renaissance
humanism drew its main
inspiration from:
A. religious asceticism
B. classical languages and literature
C. the curricula of medieval universities
D. political reforms of the Holy Roman
Empire
E. the ideas of Dante’s Inferno
23. Which of the following describes a major
difference between northern humanists and Italian
humanists?
A. Italian humanists focused on human intellect and
achievements, whereas northern humanists
concentrated on nature and emotion.
B. Italian humanists focused on national
consciousness, whereas northern humanists
rejected politics.
C. Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt
and weak, whereas northern humanist viewed
human nature as generally good.
D. both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but
northern humanists also focused on secular
matters.
E. both looked to classical sources, but northern
humanists also emphasized Christian sources.
23. Which of the following describes a major
difference between northern humanists and Italian
humanists?
A. Italian humanists focused on human intellect and
achievements, whereas northern humanists
concentrated on nature and emotion.
B. Italian humanists focused on national
consciousness, whereas northern humanists
rejected politics.
C. Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt
and weak, whereas northern humanist viewed
human nature as generally good.
D. both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but
northern humanists also focused on secular
matters.
E. both looked to classical sources, but northern
humanists also emphasized Christian sources.
24. Castiglione’s Book of the
Courtier (1528) was intended as:
A. a collection of entertaining travel
stories
B. a guide to the military affairs of the
Italian peninsula
C. a collection of meditations and
spiritual reflections
D. a guide to refined behavior and
etiquette
E. an allegory of courtly love
24. Castiglione’s Book of the
Courtier (1528) was intended as:
A. a collection of entertaining travel
stories
B. a guide to the military affairs of the
Italian peninsula
C. a collection of meditations and
spiritual reflections
D. a guide to refined behavior and
etiquette
E. an allegory of courtly love
27. Trade in the 1300s declined
markedly as a result of:
A. numerous wet summers
B. the Black Death
C. the Hundred Years’ War
D. all of the above
27. Trade in the 1300s declined
markedly as a result of:
A. numerous wet summers
B. the Black Death
C. the Hundred Years’ War
D. all of the above
28. Which of the following is NOT
a correct statement about the
Renaissance?
A. during the Renaissance the economy of
western Europe changed from one based on
barter to one based on money
B. women gained significant prestige and
individual rights
C. the uncovering of classical works both
helped and hindered scientific development
D. leading artists such as Dueler,
Michelangelo, and da Vinci brought the
visual arts to a new height
28. Which of the following is NOT
a correct statement about the
Renaissance?
A. during the Renaissance the economy of
western Europe changed from one based on
barter to one based on money
B. women gained significant prestige and
individual rights
C. the uncovering of classical works both
helped and hindered scientific development
D. leading artists such as Dueler,
Michelangelo, and da Vinci brought the
visual arts to a new height
29. But 1500 the leading patrons of
intellectual and artistic pursuits
were:
A. clergymen
B. the feudal nobility
C. monarchs
D. the wealthy bourgeois (merchants)
29. But 1500 the leading patrons of
intellectual and artistic pursuits
were:
A. clergymen
B. the feudal nobility
C. monarchs
D. the wealthy bourgeois (merchants)
30. The most important invention
of the Renaissance was the:
A. compass
B. astrolabe
C. printing press
D. chronometer
30. The most important invention
of the Renaissance was the:
A. compass
B. astrolabe
C. printing press
D. chronometer
31. Through their studies the
humanists came to hold in highest
esteem the values of:
A. the medieval church
B. classical antiquity
C. the scientists
D. the Protestant Revolution
31. Through their studies the
humanists came to hold in highest
esteem the values of:
A. the medieval church
B. classical antiquity
C. the scientists
D. the Protestant Revolution
32. The first major writer to
embody a number of the
characteristics of the Renaissance
was:
A. Petrarch
B. Dante Alighieri
C. Villehardouin
D. Giovanni Boccaccio
32. The first major writer to
embody a number of the
characteristics of the Renaissance
was:
A. Petrarch
B. Dante Alighieri
C. Villehardouin
D. Giovanni Boccaccio
33. A group of Florentines, gathered in
a country villa to escape the Black
Death, tell earthy and entertaining
tales in Boccaccio’s:
A. the Decameron
B. Colloquies
C. In Praise of Folly
D.The Canterbury Tales
33. A group of Florentines, gathered in
a country villa to escape the Black
Death, tell earthy and entertaining
tales in Boccaccio’s:
A. the Decameron
B. Colloquies
C. In Praise of Folly
D. The Canterbury Tales
34. His fame rests upon his
demonstration that the so-called
Donation of Constantine was a
forgery:
A. Pico della Mirandola
B. Lorenzo Valla
C. Erasmus
D. Cosimo de’Medici
34. His fame rests upon his
demonstration that the so-called
Donation of Constantine was a
forgery:
A. Pico della Mirandola
B. Lorenzo Valla
C. Erasmus
D. Cosimo de’Medici
35. The “Prince of Humanists,” his
works diminished the importance
of the clergy and undermined the
Catholic Church:
A. Francois Rabelais
B. Aldus Manutius
C. William Harvey
D. Desiderius Erasmus
35. The “Prince of Humanists,” his
works diminished the importance
of the clergy and undermined the
Catholic Church:
A. Francois Rabelais
B. Aldus Manutius
C. William Harvey
D. Desiderius Erasmus
36. “In all their rule, and strictest
tie of their order there was but
this one clause to be observed, Do
What thou Will.” This passage
described Gargantua and
Pantagruel, who were the literary
creations of:
A. Galen
B. Josquin des Pres
C. Caravaggio
D. Rabelais
36. “In all their rule, and strictest
tie of their order there was but
this one clause to be observed, Do
What thou Will.” This passage
described Gargantua and
Pantagruel, who were the literary
creations of:
A. Galen
B. Josquin des Pres
C. Caravaggio
D. Rabelais
37. The Renaissance differed from
the Middle Ages in all the following
ways EXCEPT:
A. chivalry was held in high esteem by the
people of the Renaissance
B. Scholasticism was despised and regarded
as stupid by Renaissance scholars
C. the medieval concept of profit was
ridiculed during the Renaissance
D. medieval collectivism gave way to rapid
egotism during the Renaissance
E. the Renaissance bean to regard the
universe as much more infinite than had
the scientists of the Middle Ages
37. The Renaissance differed from
the Middle Ages in all the following
ways EXCEPT:
A. chivalry was held in high esteem by the
people of the Renaissance
B. Scholasticism was despised and regarded
as stupid by Renaissance scholars
C. the medieval concept of profit was
ridiculed during the Renaissance
D. medieval collectivism gave way to rapid
egotism during the Renaissance
E. the Renaissance bean to regard the
universe as much more infinite than had
the scientists of the Middle Ages
38. All of the following reasons as
to why the Renaissance began in
Italy are correct EXCEPT:
A. a stronger classical tradition than any
other western area
B. Italian cities were the main beneficiaries
of the revival of trade with the eastern
Mediterranean
C. the essentially amoral attitude of the
Italian people
D. it received the full impact of the
Byzantine and Saracenic culture
E. it was the center of the Roman Catholic
Church
38. All of the following reasons as
to why the Renaissance began in
Italy are correct EXCEPT:
A. a stronger classical tradition than any
other western area
B. Italian cities were the main beneficiaries
of the revival of trade with the eastern
Mediterranean
C. the essentially amoral attitude of the
Italian people
D. it received the full impact of the
Byzantine and Saracenic culture
E. it was the center of the Roman Catholic
Church
39. Which of these events most clearly
signaled the end of Italy’s reign as the
leading cultural center of the Renaissance?
A. the Pazzi Conspiracy and the fall of the
Medici bank
B. the invention of moveable type and the
printing of the Gutenberg Bible
C. the sack of Rome by Emperor Charles V
D. the publication of Erasmus’ In Praise of
Folly
E. the discovery of the New World by
Columbus and others.
39. Which of these events most clearly
signaled the end of Italy’s reign as the
leading cultural center of the Renaissance?
A. the Pazzi Conspiracy and the fall of the
Medici bank
B. the invention of moveable type and the
printing of the Gutenberg Bible
C. the sack of Rome by Emperor Charles V
D. the publication of Erasmus’ In Praise of
Folly
E. the discovery of the New World by
Columbus and others
40. One characteristic that distinguished the
Italian from the Northern Renaissance was
that in the north, humanists:
A. emphasized Christian ideals and
Biblical themes
B. supported the middle class rather
than the nobility
C. condemned innovations in art
D. attacked religion directly
E. denied any link between painting and
literature
40. One characteristic that
distinguished the Italian from the
Northern Renaissance was that in
the north, humanists:
A. emphasized Christian ideals and
Biblical themes
B. supported the middle class rather
than the nobility
C. condemned innovations in art
D. attacked religion directly
E. denied any link between painting and
literature
41. Which was NOT true of Italian
city-states during the
Renaissance?
A. the upper classes demonstrated a
“worldly” outlook
B. their governments promoted the
movement for Italian unification
C. their ruling elite shared a nostalgia for
Roman antiquity
D. they undertook massive building programs
to demonstrate their wealth and to provide
employment for workers
E. only a small percentage of inhabitants
enjoyed political rights.
41. Which was NOT true of Italian
city-states during the
Renaissance?
A. the upper classes demonstrated a
“worldly” outlook
B. their governments promoted the
movement for Italian unification
C. their ruling elite shared a nostalgia for
Roman antiquity
D. they undertook massive building programs
to demonstrate their wealth and to provide
employment for workers
E. only a small percentage of inhabitants
enjoyed political rights.
42. As an observer of sixteenth
century Italian society, Machiavelli
was most concerned with:
A. the artistic accomplishments of the
several Italian city-states
B. the legacy of Renaissance culture
C. now power works
D. international relations and the
growth of the “new monarchies”
E. improved trade among the citystates
42. As an observer of sixteenth
century Italian society, Machiavelli
was most concerned with:
A. the artistic accomplishments of the
several Italian city-states
B. the legacy of Renaissance culture
C. now power works
D. international relations and the
growth of the “new monarchies”
E. improved trade among the citystates
43. All of the following were
dominant ideals of the Renaissance
EXCEPT:
A. other world concerns (death and
salvation)
B. secularism
C. individualism
D. optimism
E. humanism
43. All of the following were
dominant ideals of the Renaissance
EXCEPT:
A. other world concerns (death and
salvation)
B. secularism
C. individualism
D. optimism
E. humanism
44. “Renaissance” means
rebirth of the ideals and
achievements of:
A. Egypt and the Nile Valley
B. Mesopotamia and the Crescent
C. Greece and Rome
D. the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire
E. India and China
44. “Renaissance” means
rebirth of the ideals and
achievements of:
A. Egypt and the Nile Valley
B. Mesopotamia and the Crescent
C. Greece and Rome
D. the Byzantine and Ottoman Empire
E. India and China
45. All of the following are
contributions of the fifteenthcentury humanists EXCEPT:
A. They helped to bring about
standardization of spelling and grammar.
B. They promoted the study of history as
useful for obtaining examples of God’s
saving providence.
C.They began to elevate the position of man
D.They restored a mastery Greek in the
west.
E. They stimulated the systematic
investigation of other languages.
45. All of the following are
contributions of the fifteenthcentury humanists EXECPT:
A. They helped to bring about
standardization of spelling and grammar.
B. They promoted the study of history as
useful for obtaining examples of God’s
saving providence.
C.They began to elevate the position of man
D.They restored a mastery Greek in the
west.
E. They stimulated the systematic
investigation of other languages.
56. Florentine economic
vitality rested primarily on
banking and
A.
B.
C.
D.
The wine industry
Overseas trade
The wool industry
Mining and agriculture
56. Florentine economic
vitality rested primarily on
banking and
A.
B.
C.
D.
The wine industry
Overseas trade
The wool industry
Mining and agriculture
57. The Italian urban
nobility were united by all of
the following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
kinship
antagonism with the rural nobility
economic interests
Social connections
57. The Italian urban
nobility were united by all of
the following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
kinship
antagonism with the rural nobility
economic interests
Social connections
58. All of the following were among
the Italian powers that dominated
the peninsula EXCEPT:
A. the Papal states
B. Florence
C. Paris
D. Venice
58. All of the following were
among the Italian powers that
dominated the peninsula
EXCEPT:
A. the Papal states
B. Florence
C. Paris
D. Venice
59. Which of the following was
true of the Italian popolo?
A. Established democracies in the
Italian city-states
B. Desired government offices and
equality of taxation
C. Were never able to influence Italian
politics
D. Controlled the wool industry
59. Which of the following was
true of the Italian popolo?
A. Established democracies in the
Italian city-states
B. Desired government offices and
equality of taxation
C. Were never able to influence Italian
politics
D. Controlled the wool industry
60. By 1300, most of the
Italian city-states were
ruled by either signori or:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kings
Oligarchies
Elected assemblies
Ecclesiastical princes
60. By 1300, most of the
Italian city-states were
ruled by either signori or:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Kings
Oligarchies
Elected assemblies
Ecclesiastical princes
61. Which of the following
was true of Italian balanceof-power diplomacy?
A. Was designed to prevent a single Italian
city-state from dominating the peninsula
B. Successfully prevented foreign
domination of Italy
C. Was primarily concerned with controlling
the papacy
D. Was critical to the economic success of
Italy
61. Which of the following
was true of Italian balanceof-power diplomacy?
A. Was designed to prevent a single Italian
city-state from dominating the peninsula
B. Successfully prevented foreign
domination of Italy
C. Was primarily concerned with controlling
the papacy
D. Was critical to the economic success of
Italy
62. The subjugation of the Italian
peninsula by outside invaders was:
A. The product of the invaders’
overwhelming superiority
B. The result of the economic collapse
of Italy
C. Inevitable
D. The result of the Italians’ failure to
coordinate a common defense
62. The subjugation of the
Italian peninsula by outside
invaders was:
A. The product of the invaders’
overwhelming superiority
B. The result of the economic collapse
of Italy
C. Inevitable
D. The result of the Italians’ failure to
coordinate a common defense
64. The Italian Renaissance
had as one of its central
components:
A. Christian humility
B. A concern for the improvement of
society in general
C. A glorification of individual genius
D. The attempt to use are to educate
the urban masses
64. The Italian Renaissance
had as one of its central
components:
A. Christian humility
B. A concern for the improvement of
society in general
C. A glorification of individual genius
D. The attempt to use are to educate
the urban masses
65. Italian humanists
stressed the
A. Study of the classics for what they
could reveal about human nature
B. Study of the classics in order to
understand the divine nature of God
C. Absolute authority of classical
texts
D. Role of the church on the reform of
society
65. Italian humanists
stressed the
A. Study of the classics for what they
could reveal about human nature
B. Study of the classics in order to
understand the divine nature of God
C. Absolute authority of classical
texts
D. Role of the church on the reform of
society
66. The most important factor
in the emergence of the Italian
Renaissance was the:
A. Decline of religious feeling
B. Political disunity of Italy
C. Rise of a wealthy, urban business
elite
D. Creation of powerful, centralized
monarchies
66. The most important factor
in the emergence of the Italian
Renaissance was the:
A. Decline of religious feeling
B. Political disunity of Italy
C. Rise of a wealthy, urban business
elite
D. Creation of powerful, centralized
monarchies
67. Alberti’s autobiography,
excerpted in “Listening to the
Past,” reveals all f the following
EXCEPT:
A. Renaissance individuals’ quest for
knowledge
B. The role of women in Renaissance society
C. The various skills expected of
Renaissance individuals
D. The Renaissance belief in the individual
67. Alberti’s autobiography,
excerpted in “Listening to the
Past,” reveals all f the following
EXCEPT:
A. Renaissance individuals’ quest for
knowledge
B. The role of women in Renaissance
society
C. The various skills expected of
Renaissance individuals
D. The Renaissance belief in the
individual
68. The leaders of the
Catholic church:
A. Ignored the Renaissance
B. Attempted to crush the secularism
of the renaissance
C. Readily adopted the Renaissance
spirit
D. Used Renaissance ideals to promote
moral reform
68. The leaders of the
Catholic church:
A. Ignored the Renaissance
B. Attempted to crush the secularism
of the renaissance
C. Readily adopted the Renaissance
spirit
D. Used Renaissance ideals to promote
moral reform
69. Rich individuals
sponsored artists and works
of art
A. Because it was good for business
B. In order to please God
C. To glorify themselves and their
families
D. To control unemployment
69. Rich individuals
sponsored artists and works
of art
A. Because it was good for business
B. In order to please God
C. To glorify themselves and their
families
D. To control unemployment
70. Renaissance culture was
A. Enjoyed by most Europeans
B. Rejected by the church for its
secularism
C. That of a small, urban, business elite
D. limited to the Italian peninsula
70. Renaissance culture was
A. Enjoyed by most Europeans
B. Rejected by the church for its
secularism
C. That of a small, urban, business elite
D. limited to the Italian peninsula
71. According to Machiavelli,
the the sole test of “good”
government was whether it
A. Provided the necessary public
services
B. Was based on Christian morality
C. Protected the liberty of its citizens
D. Was effective
71. According to Machiavelli,
the the sole test of “good”
government was whether it
A. Provided the necessary public
services
B. Was based on Christian morality
C. Protected the liberty of its citizens
D. Was effective
72. The ultimate significance of
Machiavelli’s work rests on two concepts:
that politics is a science and:
A. The inevitability of the establishment of
one permanent social order
B. Government should provide justice for its
citizens
C. That one permanent social order,
reflecting God’s will, cannot be
established
D. That all politics must be amoral
72. The ultimate significance of
Machiavelli’s work rests on two concepts:
that politics is a science and:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Government should provide justice for its citizens
That one permanent social order, reflecting God’s
will, cannot be established
The inevitability of the establishment of one
permanent social order
That all politics must be amoral
73. The invention of movable
type led to all of the
following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Increased literacy
The use of government propaganda
The growth of national loyalties
The use of French as the language
of polite society
73. The invention of movable
type led to all of the
following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Increased literacy
The use of government propaganda
The growth of national loyalties
The use of French as the language
of polite society
74. In terms of gender relations,
Renaissance humanists argued
that:
A. Men and women were equals in
intellectual pursuits
B. The status of women had improved
since the Middle Ages
C. Men and men alone should act in the
public sphere
D. Women have equal opportunity in
marital and extra-marital relations
74. In terms of gender relations,
Renaissance humanists argued
that:
A. Men and women were equals in
intellectual pursuits
B. The status of women had improved
since the Middle Ages
C. Men and men alone should act in the
public sphere
D. Women have equal opportunity in
marital and extra-marital relations
75. For ordinary women, the
Renaissance:
A. Had very little impact
B. Improved the material conditions of
their lives
C. Worsened their status
D. Allowed them to access education
for the first time
75. For ordinary women, the
Renaissance:
A. Had very little impact
B. Improved the material conditions of
their lives
C. Worsened their status
D. Allowed them to access education
for the first time
76. Thomas More’s Utopia
placed the blame for
society’s problems on:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Human nature
God’s will
Society itself
The individual
76. Thomas More’s Utopia
placed the blame for
society’s problems on:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Human nature
God’s will
Society itself
The individual
77. According to the Dutch
humanist Erasmus, the key
to reform was:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Education
Control of the papacy
A pious life
The concerted effort which only a
strong state could afford
77. According to the Dutch
humanist Erasmus, the key
to reform was:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Education
Control of the papacy
A pious life
The concerted effort which only a
strong state could afford
78. Gargantua and Pantagruel
indicates all of the following about
Rabelais except that he:
A. Disliked hypocritical clergy,
pedantic academics, and pompous
lawyers
B. Believed institutions molded
individuals
C. Believed in educational reform
D. Preferred sophisticated wit and
intellectual cleverness
78. Gargantua and Pantagruel
indicates all of the following about
Rabelais except that he:
A. Disliked hypocritical clergy, pedantic
academics, and pompous lawyers
B. Believed institutions molded individuals
C. Believed in educational reform
D. Preferred sophisticated wit and
intellectual cleverness
79. The term “international
style” refers to:
A. Italian balance-of-power diplomacy
B. The use of movable-type-printing in
Europe
C. The spread of artistic techniques
and ideals
D. The tactics of the centralizing
monarchs
79. The term “international
style” refers to:
A. Italian balance-of-power diplomacy
B. The use of movable-type-printing in
Europe
C. The spread of artistic techniques
and ideals
D. The tactics of the centralizing
monarchs
80. The social group that most
often resisted the centralizing
efforts of the “new monarchs”
was the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Peasantry
Nobility
Bourgeoisie
Urban workers
80. The social group that most
often resisted the centralizing
efforts of the “new monarchs”
was the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Peasantry
Nobility
Bourgeoisie
Urban workers
81. The policies of the “new
monarchs” of the 15th century were
usually:
A. Copied from Machiavelli
B. Innovations
C. A combination of traditional and
innovative practices
D. Based on Augustinian political
theory
81. The policies of the “new
monarchs” of the 15th century were
usually:
A. Copied from Machiavelli
B. Innovations
C. A combination of traditional and
innovative practices
D. Based on Augustinian political
theory
82. All of the following were
aspects of the centralizing
efforts of Charles VII of
France EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reform of the royal council
Redistribution of feudal lands
Reform of the judiciary
A permanent royal army
A.
B.
C.
D.
82. All of the following were
aspects of the centralizing
efforts of Charles VII of
France EXCEPT:
Reform of the royal council
Redistribution of feudal lands
Reform of the judiciary
A permanent royal army
83. The Concordat of
Bologna:
A. Asserted the superiority of a
general council over the Pope
B. Ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars
C. Institutionalized the French king’s
control of the French church
D. Established the French Estates
General
83. The Concordat of
Bologna:
A. Asserted the superiority of a
general council over the Pope
B. Ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars
C. Institutionalized the French king’s
control of the French church
D. Established the French Estates
General
84. In order to undercut the power
that the aristocracy exercised
through its control of Parliament,
English kings:
A. Used their own financial resources
B. Appealed directly to their subjects
for tax monies
C. Borrowed heavily from Italian
bankers to meet their needs
D. Augmented the ranks of the
aristocracy with loyal henchmen
84. In order to undercut the power
that the aristocracy exercised
through its control of Parliament,
English kings:
A. Used their own financial resources
B. Appealed directly to their subjects
for tax monies
C. Borrowed heavily from Italian
bankers to meet their needs
D. Augmented the ranks of the
aristocracy with loyal henchmen
85. The Star Chamber:
A. Dealt with noble threats to royal
power in England
B. Was dominated by the great nobles
in England
C. Was the English equivalent of the
Spanish Inquisition
D. Dealt with the finances of the
English government
85. The Star Chamber:
A. Dealt with noble threats to royal
power in England
B. Was dominated by the great nobles
in England
C. Was the English equivalent of the
Spanish Inquisition
D. Dealt with the finances of the
English government
86. The Tudors won the
support of the upper middle
class by:
A. Reforming the church
B. Promoting peace and social order
C. Restricting the wages of the
working class
D. Lowering taxes and subsidizing the
wool industry
86. The Tudors won the
support of the upper middle
class by:
A. Reforming the church
B. Promoting peace and social order
C. Restricting the wages of the
working class
D. Lowering taxes and subsidizing the
wool industry
87. The “new Christians” of
Spain were deeply resented
for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT:
A. Their role as tax collectors and
money lenders
B. Their excessive influence in
government and administration
C. Their prominence in commerce,
medicine, and law
D. Their control of the Inquisition
87. The “new Christians” of
Spain were deeply resented
for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT:
A. Their role as tax collectors and
money lenders
B. Their excessive influence in
government and administration
C. Their prominence in commerce,
medicine, and law
D. Their control of the Inquisition
88. Royal authority in Spain was
enhanced by all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. The revival of the hermandades
B. The retention of the confederation
structure among the kingdoms
C. The restructuring of the royal
council
D. Control of the church hierarchy
88. Royal authority in Spain was
enhanced by all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. The revival of the hermandades
B. The retention of the confederation
structure among the kingdoms
C. The restructuring of the royal
council
D. Control of the church hierarchy
89. Justification for the attacks
on the “new Christians” in Spain
was based on:
A. The insincerity of the Jews who
converted to Christianity
B. Early teachings that Jews could not
become Christians
C. Racial arguments that maintained
Jews could be nothing but Jews
D. The belief that the “new Christians”
had not renounced Islam
89. Justification for the attacks
on the “new Christians” in Spain
was based on:
A. The insincerity of the Jews who converted
to Christianity
B. Early teachings that Jews could not become
Christians
C. Racial arguments that maintained Jews
could be nothing but Jews
D. The belief that the “new Christians” had
not renounced Islam