Question 1

Why did most noble families accept the rule of the Medici family?

Accepted Answer

A) They were paid to accept Medici rule. 
B) They were given land to accept Medici rule. 
C) They wanted the stability and prosperity that Medici rule brought to the city-state. 
D) They feared a takeover by the Sforza family. 
E) They were required to accept the Medici by the pope. 
A) They were paid to accept Medici rule. 
B) They were given land to accept Medici rule. 
C) They wanted the stability and prosperity that Medici rule brought to the city-state. 
D) They feared a takeover by the Sforza family. 
E) They were required to accept the Medici by the pope. C

Question 2

What were the key differences between the goals and outlooks of medieval scholasticism and Renaissance humanism?

Accepted Answer

A strong answer would include
-a discussion of how those who studied scholasticism used theological and philosophical arguments to study ideas.
-a discussion of how those who turned to humanism rejected those ideas and instead turned to the classical ideas that they had rediscovered.
-a discussion of the importance of the liberal arts to humanists.
-an explanation of the humanist idea of educating the good citizen.

Question 3

During the Renaissance,married women were

Accepted Answer

A) considered to be equal to their husbands in the eyes of the law. 
B) regarded as equal only at universities. 
C) considered to be inferior to men in all areas. 
D) allowed to sell property but not buy goods without their husbands' permission. 
E) never taught to read or write. 
A) considered to be equal to their husbands in the eyes of the law. 
B) regarded as equal only at universities. 
C) considered to be inferior to men in all areas. 
D) allowed to sell property but not buy goods without their husbands' permission. 
E) never taught to read or write. C

Question 4

What was one reason the Italian peninsula became increasingly vulnerable to foreign powers in the mid-fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Natural disasters weakened the native rulers. 
B) The city-states were divided by economic interests and had a long tradition of quarreling among themselves. 
C) The Church failed to defend the peninsula as promised. 
D) The Church failed to create a successful treaty with the Ottoman Turks. 
E) City-state leaders held the belief that foreign rulers would unite the peninsula. 
A) Natural disasters weakened the native rulers. 
B) The city-states were divided by economic interests and had a long tradition of quarreling among themselves. 
C) The Church failed to defend the peninsula as promised. 
D) The Church failed to create a successful treaty with the Ottoman Turks. 
E) City-state leaders held the belief that foreign rulers would unite the peninsula.

Question 5

The period of great artistic growth when leaders of Italian city-states and the Church invested heavily in artists was known as

Accepted Answer

A) the High Renaissance. 
B) the Medieval Period. 
C) the Reformation. 
D) the Commercial Revolution. 
E) imperialism. 
A) the High Renaissance. 
B) the Medieval Period. 
C) the Reformation. 
D) the Commercial Revolution. 
E) imperialism.

Question 6

What did the condottieri bring to the city-states?

Accepted Answer

A) artistic innovation 
B) military expertise 
C) banking knowledge 
D) educational reform 
E) democratic ideas 
A) artistic innovation 
B) military expertise 
C) banking knowledge 
D) educational reform 
E) democratic ideas

Question 7

Who fought over the Italian Peninsula at the end of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) France and the Holy Roman Empire 
B) the Holy Roman Empire and Spain 
C) the Ottoman Turks and France 
D) France and Spain 
E) England and France 
A) France and the Holy Roman Empire 
B) the Holy Roman Empire and Spain 
C) the Ottoman Turks and France 
D) France and Spain 
E) England and France

Question 8

Renaissance art flourished due to

Accepted Answer

A) the proliferation of trade with the New World. 
B) the patronage of wealthy families and the popes. 
C) the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. 
D) the unification of the Italian city-states. 
E) the ongoing battles with Spain. 
A) the proliferation of trade with the New World. 
B) the patronage of wealthy families and the popes. 
C) the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. 
D) the unification of the Italian city-states. 
E) the ongoing battles with Spain.

Question 9

The only Italian city-state that continued to prosper after the foreign invasions was

Accepted Answer

A) Rome. 
B) Florence. 
C) Pisa. 
D) Venice. 
E) Naples. 
A) Rome. 
B) Florence. 
C) Pisa. 
D) Venice. 
E) Naples.

Question 10

The Church's decision to change its stance on usury in the fourteenth century was one of the factors that allowed __________ to flourish.

Accepted Answer

A) Republican government 
B) trade 
C) banking 
D) universities 
E) feudalism 
A) Republican government 
B) trade 
C) banking 
D) universities 
E) feudalism

Question 11

Brunelleschi studied the ruins of classical architecture to inform his construction of the __________ of the church of Santa Maria de Fiore.

Accepted Answer

A) dome 
B) pointed arches 
C) flying buttresses 
D) thick cathedral walls 
E) vaults 
A) dome 
B) pointed arches 
C) flying buttresses 
D) thick cathedral walls 
E) vaults

Question 12

What was one important reason for the economic decline of the Italian city-states?

Accepted Answer

A) the increase in new products and trade from the New World 
B) new,dangerous trading routes 
C) the lack of natural resources in the Italian peninsula 
D) continued warfare with England 
E) the expansion of Renaissance ideas to Northern Europe 
A) the increase in new products and trade from the New World 
B) new,dangerous trading routes 
C) the lack of natural resources in the Italian peninsula 
D) continued warfare with England 
E) the expansion of Renaissance ideas to Northern Europe

Question 13

The term "Renaissance man" refers to someone who

Accepted Answer

A) was born during the Renaissance. 
B) embraced many forms of knowledge. 
C) refused to accept the ideas of the Renaissance. 
D) painted only during the Renaissance. 
E) chose to move to Florence during the Renaissance. 
A) was born during the Renaissance. 
B) embraced many forms of knowledge. 
C) refused to accept the ideas of the Renaissance. 
D) painted only during the Renaissance. 
E) chose to move to Florence during the Renaissance.

Question 14

The Babylonian Captivity refers to a time when the popes lived in

Accepted Answer

A) Avignon. 
B) Florence. 
C) Paris. 
D) Flanders. 
E) Milan. 
A) Avignon. 
B) Florence. 
C) Paris. 
D) Flanders. 
E) Milan.

Question 15

By 1600,Venice had lost its once great commercial power to

Accepted Answer

A) Florence. 
B) the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Ottoman Empire. 
E) China. 
A) Florence. 
B) the Holy Roman Empire. 
C) Spain. 
D) the Ottoman Empire. 
E) China.

Question 16

Who wrote The Prince and The Art of War?

Accepted Answer

A) Cosmo Medici 
B) Michelangelo 
C) DaVinci 
D) Machiavelli 
E) Charles VII of France 
A) Cosmo Medici 
B) Michelangelo 
C) DaVinci 
D) Machiavelli 
E) Charles VII of France

Question 17

In 1406,Florence became a maritime power when it conquered

Accepted Answer

A) Rome. 
B) Venice. 
C) Pisa. 
D) Milan. 
E) Naples. 
A) Rome. 
B) Venice. 
C) Pisa. 
D) Milan. 
E) Naples.

Question 18

What was the most important element of the Peace of Lodi?

Accepted Answer

A) It established a common bank in Italy. 
B) It allowed all city-states to fund great works of art. 
C) It confirmed papal control of all the Italian city-states. 
D) It ensured decades of peace among the Italian city-states. 
E) It allowed France to take control of the Papal States. 
A) It established a common bank in Italy. 
B) It allowed all city-states to fund great works of art. 
C) It confirmed papal control of all the Italian city-states. 
D) It ensured decades of peace among the Italian city-states. 
E) It allowed France to take control of the Papal States.

Question 19

By the middle of the sixteenth century,most of the Italian city-states were dependent on __________ for protection against France.

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) the Holy Roman Empire 
C) the Netherlands 
D) Portugal 
E) the Ottoman Empire 
A) England 
B) the Holy Roman Empire 
C) the Netherlands 
D) Portugal 
E) the Ottoman Empire

Question 20

What values lay at the heart of Machiavelli's political theories?

Accepted Answer

A strong answer would include
-the fact

Exam 2: The Renaissance

Why did most noble families accept the rule of the Medici family?

What were the key differences between the goals and outlooks of medieval scholasticism and Renaissance humanism?

During the Renaissance,married women were

What was one reason the Italian peninsula became increasingly vulnerable to foreign powers in the mid-fifteenth century?

The period of great artistic growth when leaders of Italian city-states and the Church invested heavily in artists was known as

What did the condottieri bring to the city-states?

Who fought over the Italian Peninsula at the end of the fifteenth century?

Renaissance art flourished due to

The only Italian city-state that continued to prosper after the foreign invasions was

The Church's decision to change its stance on usury in the fourteenth century was one of the factors that allowed __________ to flourish.

Brunelleschi studied the ruins of classical architecture to inform his construction of the __________ of the church of Santa Maria de Fiore.

What was one important reason for the economic decline of the Italian city-states?

The term "Renaissance man" refers to someone who

The Babylonian Captivity refers to a time when the popes lived in

By 1600,Venice had lost its once great commercial power to

Who wrote The Prince and The Art of War?

In 1406,Florence became a maritime power when it conquered

What was the most important element of the Peace of Lodi?

By the middle of the sixteenth century,most of the Italian city-states were dependent on __________ for protection against France.

What values lay at the heart of Machiavelli's political theories?

Medieval Legacies and Transforming Discoveries

The Two Reformations

The Wars of Religion

The Rise of the Atlantic Economy: Spain and England

England and the Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

The Age of Absolutism,16501720

The New Philosophy of Science

Enlightened Thought and the Republic of Letters

Eighteenth-Century Economic and Social Change

Eighteenth-Century Dynastic Rivalries and Politics

The French Revolution

Napoleon and Europe

The Industrial Revolution

Liberal Challenges to Restoration Europe

The Revolutions of 1848

The Era of National Unification

Three Powers in the Age of Liberalism: Parliamentary Britain, Tsarist Russia, and Republican France

Rapid Industrialization and Its Challenges, 18701914

Political and Cultural Responses to a Rapidly Changing World

The Age of European Imperialism

The Great War

Revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union

The Elusive Search for Stability in the 1920s

The Europe of Economic Depression and Dictatorship

World War Ii

Rebuilding Divided Europe

The Cold War and the End of European Empires

Transitions to Democracy and the Collapse of Communism

Global Challenges: the War Against Terror and the Uncertainties of a New Age

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