Question 1

Who was the first to be credited with identifying the Renaissance as the beginning of the modern world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burckhardt 
B)  Carlyle 
C)  Toynbee 
D)  Trevelyn 
E)  Lelewel 
A)  Burckhardt 
B)  Carlyle 
C)  Toynbee 
D)  Trevelyn 
E)  Lelewel A

Question 2

The Renaissance was restricted to Italy until

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A)  the late fourteenth century. 
B)  the late fifteenth century. 
C)  the late sixteenth century. 
D)  the late seventeenth century. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the late fourteenth century. 
B)  the late fifteenth century. 
C)  the late sixteenth century. 
D)  the late seventeenth century. 
E)  none of the above B

Question 3

The central thesis of the Oration on the Dignity of Man was

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A)  man's dignity comes from the fact that God loved man so intensely that he became human and died for his sins. 
B)  a challenge to Papal authority after the disastrous fourteenth century. 
C)  a defense of republican government against the threat posed by the condottieri . 
D)  that God gave man the freedom to shape his own being. 
E)  that the human body was beautiful and should be portrayed in its natural state: nude. 
A)  man's dignity comes from the fact that God loved man so intensely that he became human and died for his sins. 
B)  a challenge to Papal authority after the disastrous fourteenth century. 
C)  a defense of republican government against the threat posed by the condottieri . 
D)  that God gave man the freedom to shape his own being. 
E)  that the human body was beautiful and should be portrayed in its natural state: nude. D

Question 4

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

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A)  Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B)  Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C)  Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D)  Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E)  Rome and Florence. 
A)  Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B)  Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C)  Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D)  Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E)  Rome and Florence.

Question 5

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 despotism

Accepted Answer

Despotism is a form of government where

Question 6

The Renaissance originated in

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A)  the papal territory of Rome. 
B)  the city-states of northern Italy. 
C)  commercial and trading centers of southern Germany. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  the kingdoms of southern Italy. 
A)  the papal territory of Rome. 
B)  the city-states of northern Italy. 
C)  commercial and trading centers of southern Germany. 
D)  Paris. 
E)  the kingdoms of southern Italy.

Question 7

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 civic humanism

Accepted Answer

Civic humanism refers to a political the

Question 8

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

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A)  challenge many if not most fundamental Christian beliefs. 
B)  create a purer form of Christianity based on Scripture and church fathers. 
C)  undermine the validity of the Bible. 
D)  make Christianity irrelevant. 
E)  revitalize spirituality with its otherworldly focus. 
A)  challenge many if not most fundamental Christian beliefs. 
B)  create a purer form of Christianity based on Scripture and church fathers. 
C)  undermine the validity of the Bible. 
D)  make Christianity irrelevant. 
E)  revitalize spirituality with its otherworldly focus.

Question 9

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 individualism

Accepted Answer

Individualism is a social and political

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT one of the impacts of printing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Books became big business, with high consumer demand. 
B)  Printing helped standardize written language. 
C)  The clerical and genteel monopoly on reading was broken. 
D)  Printing loosened censorship of information. 
E)  Printed books were much cheaper than earlier ones. 
A)  Books became big business, with high consumer demand. 
B)  Printing helped standardize written language. 
C)  The clerical and genteel monopoly on reading was broken. 
D)  Printing loosened censorship of information. 
E)  Printed books were much cheaper than earlier ones.

Question 11

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Complutensian Polyglot Bible

Accepted Answer

The Complutensian Polyglot Bible was a m

Question 12

Which of the following does the text identify as having a profound effect on family structures, marriage patterns, and relations between the sexes in the Italian city-states?

Accepted Answer

A)  city life 
B)  canon law 
C)  Roman law 
D)  a surplus of men 
E)  all of the above 
A)  city life 
B)  canon law 
C)  Roman law 
D)  a surplus of men 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 moveable type

Accepted Answer

Moveable type refers to a system of prin

Question 14

The word renaissance means

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A)  investigate. 
B)  rebirth. 
C)  renewal. 
D)  reconfiguration. 
E)  reintroduction. 
A)  investigate. 
B)  rebirth. 
C)  renewal. 
D)  reconfiguration. 
E)  reintroduction.

Question 15

Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)? ​​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ Lorenzo Valla 
B)  ​ Erasmus 
C)  ​ Baldesar Castiglione 
D)  ​ Pico della Mirandola 
E)  ​ Petrarch 
A)  ​ Lorenzo Valla 
B)  ​ Erasmus 
C)  ​ Baldesar Castiglione 
D)  ​ Pico della Mirandola 
E)  ​ Petrarch

Question 16

The tale of Don Quixote may be considered

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A)  ​ a satire on the values of knighthood. 
B)  ​ a story of an enduring romance. 
C)  ​ an account of the valor of knights expelling Muslims from Spain. 
D)  ​ the journal of a wandering monk. 
E)  ​ a comedy on the follies of simple people. 
A)  ​ a satire on the values of knighthood. 
B)  ​ a story of an enduring romance. 
C)  ​ an account of the valor of knights expelling Muslims from Spain. 
D)  ​ the journal of a wandering monk. 
E)  ​ a comedy on the follies of simple people.

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B)  Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C)  Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D)  The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E)  Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers. 
A)  After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B)  Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C)  Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D)  The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E)  Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers.

Question 18

The Peace of Lodi endured until

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A)  the pope declared it null and void. 
B)  the Spanish king invaded southern Italy. 
C)  Muslim pirates attacked Venetian ships. 
D)  the French king invaded northern Italy. 
E)  The city-state of Milan attacked Florence. 
A)  the pope declared it null and void. 
B)  the Spanish king invaded southern Italy. 
C)  Muslim pirates attacked Venetian ships. 
D)  the French king invaded northern Italy. 
E)  The city-state of Milan attacked Florence.

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning male humanists' views on women is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sir Thomas More forbid his daughters from acquiring education. 
B)  Erasmus advocated female education as a way to banish idleness at home. 
C)  Juan Vives argued that women should be taught virtue and cheerful obedience to their husbands. 
D)  Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim argued that women are not intellectually inferior to men. 
E)  Humanists as a whole were decidedly antifeminist. 
A)  Sir Thomas More forbid his daughters from acquiring education. 
B)  Erasmus advocated female education as a way to banish idleness at home. 
C)  Juan Vives argued that women should be taught virtue and cheerful obedience to their husbands. 
D)  Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim argued that women are not intellectually inferior to men. 
E)  Humanists as a whole were decidedly antifeminist.

Question 20

Key Terms 
 Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 classical

Accepted Answer

Classical

Who?
The term "classical" can

Exam 13: The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

Who was the first to be credited with identifying the Renaissance as the beginning of the modern world?

The Renaissance was restricted to Italy until

The central thesis of the Oration on the Dignity of Man was

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? despotism

The Renaissance originated in

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? civic humanism

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? individualism

Which of the following was NOT one of the impacts of printing?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Complutensian Polyglot Bible

Which of the following does the text identify as having a profound effect on family structures, marriage patterns, and relations between the sexes in the Italian city-states?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? moveable type

The word renaissance means

Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)? ​​

The tale of Don Quixote may be considered

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

The Peace of Lodi endured until

Which of the following statements concerning male humanists' views on women is NOT accurate?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? classical

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War Ii Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Who was the author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man (1486)?