Question 1

Michelangelo's David was created to celebrate Florentine civic ideals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Erasmus believed that the entire society of his day was caught up in despair because of the inflexibility of ecclesiastical reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the rule of the Papal States the pope,as a churchman,was unable to lead armies or make alliances with other princes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The printing press was a tool of European monarchs because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it enabled the establishment of printed money. 
B)  it enabled the widespread circulation of propaganda. 
C)  a king's license was necessary to own a printing press. 
D)  books were heavily taxed. 
E)  kings were able to choose which books would be printed and which would not. 
A)  it enabled the establishment of printed money. 
B)  it enabled the widespread circulation of propaganda. 
C)  a king's license was necessary to own a printing press. 
D)  books were heavily taxed. 
E)  kings were able to choose which books would be printed and which would not.

Question 5

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

Accepted Answer

One technique of Renaissance artists was

Question 6

Although only 1 out of 5 ships and 18 out of 265 sailors returned from Magellan's voyage,it proved that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the world was too large for a western sea route to Asia to be economically feasible. 
B)  a western sea route to Asia was economically feasible. 
C)  ships could easily be dragged across the Isthmus of Panama. 
D)  South America was easy to sail around. 
E)  Magellan, who survived the voyage, was an excellent navigator. 
A)  the world was too large for a western sea route to Asia to be economically feasible. 
B)  a western sea route to Asia was economically feasible. 
C)  ships could easily be dragged across the Isthmus of Panama. 
D)  South America was easy to sail around. 
E)  Magellan, who survived the voyage, was an excellent navigator.

Question 7

As a textual scholar,Erasmus's crowning achievement was his:

Accepted Answer

A)  edition of the New Testament in Greek and in Latin. 
B)  edition and translation of Plato's dialogues. 
C)  Colloquies. 
D)  commentary on the works of Cicero. 
E)  commentary on Utopia. 
A)  edition of the New Testament in Greek and in Latin. 
B)  edition and translation of Plato's dialogues. 
C)  Colloquies. 
D)  commentary on the works of Cicero. 
E)  commentary on Utopia.

Question 8

Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The great painters of Florence improved upon techniques developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Albrecht Dürer. 
B)  Hans Holbein the Younger. 
C)  Masaccio. 
D)  Bernardino Lanino. 
E)  Lorenzo Sabatini. 
A)  Albrecht Dürer. 
B)  Hans Holbein the Younger. 
C)  Masaccio. 
D)  Bernardino Lanino. 
E)  Lorenzo Sabatini.

Question 10

The invention of the printing press in Europe increased the volume and rapidity of communication,thereby:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the cost of books. 
B)  encouraging greater levels of censorship. 
C)  making it more difficult to censor problematic or dissenting opinions. 
D)  making books even more precious than they had been in the Middle Ages. 
E)  creating the circumstances for the invention of broadsheets in the fifteenth century. 
A)  increasing the cost of books. 
B)  encouraging greater levels of censorship. 
C)  making it more difficult to censor problematic or dissenting opinions. 
D)  making books even more precious than they had been in the Middle Ages. 
E)  creating the circumstances for the invention of broadsheets in the fifteenth century.

Question 11

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  republic modeled on the Roman example. 
B)  oligarchy modeled on Venice. 
C)  monarchy modeled on France. 
D)  principality, the model of which he sketched in The Prince. 
E)  republic modeled on Plato's Republic. 
A)  republic modeled on the Roman example. 
B)  oligarchy modeled on Venice. 
C)  monarchy modeled on France. 
D)  principality, the model of which he sketched in The Prince. 
E)  republic modeled on Plato's Republic.

Question 12

Leonardo da Vinci's paintings sometimes display a keen understanding of human psychology by presenting their subjects as:

Accepted Answer

A)  always having balanced, controlled emotions. 
B)  experiencing multiple emotions at the same time. 
C)  always experiencing only a single emotion. 
D)  emotionless. 
E)  excessively emotional. 
A)  always having balanced, controlled emotions. 
B)  experiencing multiple emotions at the same time. 
C)  always experiencing only a single emotion. 
D)  emotionless. 
E)  excessively emotional.

Question 13

The most important factor in the rise of Spain as a major European power was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  exile of the Jews from Spain. 
B)  end of the Hundred Years' War. 
C)  unification of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. 
D)  defeat and annexation of Muslim Granada. 
E)  construction of the Great Armada to subjugate the other European powers. 
A)  exile of the Jews from Spain. 
B)  end of the Hundred Years' War. 
C)  unification of the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile. 
D)  defeat and annexation of Muslim Granada. 
E)  construction of the Great Armada to subjugate the other European powers.

Question 14

How did the Portuguese and Spanish motives for exploration and colonization differ?

Accepted Answer

For the most part,Portuguese exploration

Question 15

For Michelangelo,the central feature of Renaissance humanism was:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical learning. 
B)  the ethics and virtues taught by Plato. 
C)  the drive to understand the place of a disembodied soul. 
D)  a practical, secular education. 
E)  the drive to understand an embodied, masculine mind. 
A)  classical learning. 
B)  the ethics and virtues taught by Plato. 
C)  the drive to understand the place of a disembodied soul. 
D)  a practical, secular education. 
E)  the drive to understand an embodied, masculine mind.

Question 16

What new technologies made exploration possible?

Accepted Answer

Although the need for resources and prec

Question 17

Marsilio Ficino taught that human beings are capable of attaining their own salvation:

Accepted Answer

A)  by understanding the separation of their souls from their bodies. 
B)  through a complete rejection of this world and constant prayer and solitude. 
C)  by engaging fully in ethical civic action. 
D)  through participating in all the sacraments. 
E)  by exercising their own talents to the fullest degree possible. 
A)  by understanding the separation of their souls from their bodies. 
B)  through a complete rejection of this world and constant prayer and solitude. 
C)  by engaging fully in ethical civic action. 
D)  through participating in all the sacraments. 
E)  by exercising their own talents to the fullest degree possible.

Question 18

The reputation of the papacy in the Renaissance suffered,in part,because:

Accepted Answer

A)  popes engaged in unseemly contests of power with other Italian rulers. 
B)  popes in this period often withdrew from their position to join monasteries. 
C)  the wealth the church had possessed in the Middle Ages declined rapidly. 
D)  the papacy refused to allow Christian scholars to read classical texts. 
E)  the papacy continued to lose territory belonging to the papal states. 
A)  popes engaged in unseemly contests of power with other Italian rulers. 
B)  popes in this period often withdrew from their position to join monasteries. 
C)  the wealth the church had possessed in the Middle Ages declined rapidly. 
D)  the papacy refused to allow Christian scholars to read classical texts. 
E)  the papacy continued to lose territory belonging to the papal states.

Question 19

Italian artists of the Renaissance experimented with all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  vanishing point perspective. 
B)  the effects of light and shade. 
C)  realistic portrayals of the human body. 
D)  portraiture. 
E)  brass rubbing. 
A)  vanishing point perspective. 
B)  the effects of light and shade. 
C)  realistic portrayals of the human body. 
D)  portraiture. 
E)  brass rubbing.

Question 20

The printing press was instrumental in the spread of humanist ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration 1453-1533

Michelangelo's David was created to celebrate Florentine civic ideals.

Erasmus believed that the entire society of his day was caught up in despair because of the inflexibility of ecclesiastical reform.

In the rule of the Papal States the pope,as a churchman,was unable to lead armies or make alliances with other princes.

The printing press was a tool of European monarchs because:

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

Although only 1 out of 5 ships and 18 out of 265 sailors returned from Magellan's voyage,it proved that:

As a textual scholar,Erasmus's crowning achievement was his:

Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

The great painters of Florence improved upon techniques developed by:

The invention of the printing press in Europe increased the volume and rapidity of communication,thereby:

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n):

Leonardo da Vinci's paintings sometimes display a keen understanding of human psychology by presenting their subjects as:

The most important factor in the rise of Spain as a major European power was the:

How did the Portuguese and Spanish motives for exploration and colonization differ?

For Michelangelo,the central feature of Renaissance humanism was:

What new technologies made exploration possible?

Marsilio Ficino taught that human beings are capable of attaining their own salvation:

The reputation of the papacy in the Renaissance suffered,in part,because:

Italian artists of the Renaissance experimented with all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

The printing press was instrumental in the spread of humanist ideas.

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