Question 1

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance originated in the city-s

Question 2

The great influx of Greek manuscripts from the East in the fifteenth century led to the development of a new interest in a form of literary analysis known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  close reading. 
B)  New Criticism. 
C)  postmodernism. 
D)  textual criticism. 
E)  deconstructionism. 
A)  close reading. 
B)  New Criticism. 
C)  postmodernism. 
D)  textual criticism. 
E)  deconstructionism.

Question 3

Being a slave carried relatively little social stigma in the Ottoman empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Large landholders sometimes responded to the shortage of agricultural workers as a result of the Black Death by:

Accepted Answer

A)  forcing tenants to do more unpaid labor, imposing new taxes, and requiring new forms of servitude. 
B)  paying their laborers less. 
C)  consolidating their holdings and selling off land they did not have the manpower to cultivate. 
D)  investing money in new technologies and laborsaving devices. 
E)  buying slaves from West Africa to work on their lands. 
A)  forcing tenants to do more unpaid labor, imposing new taxes, and requiring new forms of servitude. 
B)  paying their laborers less. 
C)  consolidating their holdings and selling off land they did not have the manpower to cultivate. 
D)  investing money in new technologies and laborsaving devices. 
E)  buying slaves from West Africa to work on their lands.

Question 5

Joan of Arc was a problematic leader of the French forces during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War because:

Accepted Answer

A)  she was a peasant woman. 
B)  she refused to wear armor even in the midst of battle. 
C)  she regularly fought with the military generals she was supposed to lead. 
D)  she was believed to be the mistress of the Dauphin. 
E)  she was illiterate. 
A)  she was a peasant woman. 
B)  she refused to wear armor even in the midst of battle. 
C)  she regularly fought with the military generals she was supposed to lead. 
D)  she was believed to be the mistress of the Dauphin. 
E)  she was illiterate.

Question 6

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage of all clerics. 
B)  confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C)  removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D)  translation of the Bible into English. 
E)  removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual. 
A)  marriage of all clerics. 
B)  confiscation of ecclesiastical wealth. 
C)  removal of corrupt or immoral priests. 
D)  translation of the Bible into English. 
E)  removal of sacraments from Catholic ritual.

Question 7

Which of the following Renaissance humanists proved that the Donation of Constantine was a medieval forgery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petrarch 
B)  Leonardo Bruni 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti 
D)  Lorenzo Valla 
E)  Marsilio Ficino 
A)  Petrarch 
B)  Leonardo Bruni 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti 
D)  Lorenzo Valla 
E)  Marsilio Ficino

Question 8

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Humanists such as Leon Battista Alberti praised the nuclear family and argued that women should be:

Accepted Answer

A)  consigned purely to domestic roles. 
B)  allowed to work as painters and sculptors. 
C)  encouraged to adopt children rather than raise their own. 
D)  educated and participate in public life as they were able. 
E)  able to rule as equals with men. 
A)  consigned purely to domestic roles. 
B)  allowed to work as painters and sculptors. 
C)  encouraged to adopt children rather than raise their own. 
D)  educated and participate in public life as they were able. 
E)  able to rule as equals with men.

Question 11

The Council of Pisa succeeded in resolving the Great Western Schism in 1409.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Ottoman Turks were able to begin to amass territory in the fourteenth century because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mongols had toppled the older powers that had traditionally kept them in check. 
B)  the Byzantine empire had fallen. 
C)  they had acquired artillery from China. 
D)  they had allied themselves with the sultanate of Rûm. 
E)  the Abbasid caliphate had hired them as mercenaries. 
A)  the Mongols had toppled the older powers that had traditionally kept them in check. 
B)  the Byzantine empire had fallen. 
C)  they had acquired artillery from China. 
D)  they had allied themselves with the sultanate of Rûm. 
E)  the Abbasid caliphate had hired them as mercenaries.

Question 13

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

Accepted Answer

The Babylonian Captivity ended when Pope

Question 14

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In what ways were popular religious reform movements linked to political movements in the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Both the Lollard and Hussite reform move

Question 16

What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The book is an attack on the patriarchal social organization of feudalism. 
B)  The book describes a mythic journey through Africa in search of powerful "Amazon" women. 
C)  The book is a courtly romance about love, sacrifice, and betrayal in the tradition of Romance of the Rose. 
D)  The book is an attack on the failures of the late-medieval clergy. 
E)  The book is a defense of women against the misogynistic claims of men. 
A)  The book is an attack on the patriarchal social organization of feudalism. 
B)  The book describes a mythic journey through Africa in search of powerful "Amazon" women. 
C)  The book is a courtly romance about love, sacrifice, and betrayal in the tradition of Romance of the Rose. 
D)  The book is an attack on the failures of the late-medieval clergy. 
E)  The book is a defense of women against the misogynistic claims of men.

Question 17

The French victories over the English during the second phase of the Hundred Years' War were,in part,due to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  inability of England to gather a large army in this period. 
B)  excellent leadership of Charles VI. 
C)  introduction of longbowmen into the French Army. 
D)  professionalization of the French Army. 
E)  widespread use of mercenaries in the English Army. 
A)  inability of England to gather a large army in this period. 
B)  excellent leadership of Charles VI. 
C)  introduction of longbowmen into the French Army. 
D)  professionalization of the French Army. 
E)  widespread use of mercenaries in the English Army.

Question 18

What were the foundations of the Ottoman empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

Accepted Answer

Although the empire was often known for

Question 19

The Ottoman Army that conquered much of the Middle and Near East was composed mostly of:

Accepted Answer

A)  mercenaries. 
B)  free Muslim citizens. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  volunteers from conquered countries. 
E)  drafted Christians from conquered lands. 
A)  mercenaries. 
B)  free Muslim citizens. 
C)  slaves. 
D)  volunteers from conquered countries. 
E)  drafted Christians from conquered lands.

Question 20

The goal of the humanist education system was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  produce able merchants. 
B)  produce individuals who were suited to the priesthood. 
C)  train bureaucrats. 
D)  produce virtuous citizens and able public officials. 
E)  train people to lead a private, contemplative life. 
A)  produce able merchants. 
B)  produce individuals who were suited to the priesthood. 
C)  train bureaucrats. 
D)  produce virtuous citizens and able public officials. 
E)  train people to lead a private, contemplative life.

Exam 11: Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Why did the Renaissance originate in Italy?

The great influx of Greek manuscripts from the East in the fifteenth century led to the development of a new interest in a form of literary analysis known as:

Being a slave carried relatively little social stigma in the Ottoman empire.

Large landholders sometimes responded to the shortage of agricultural workers as a result of the Black Death by:

Joan of Arc was a problematic leader of the French forces during the latter part of the Hundred Years' War because:

The Lollards advocated for all of these things EXCEPT the:

Which of the following Renaissance humanists proved that the Donation of Constantine was a medieval forgery?

The late Middle Ages was a period of aristocratic crisis and peasant prosperity.

In 1422,Henry VI was king of both England and France,though he was only an infant.

Humanists such as Leon Battista Alberti praised the nuclear family and argued that women should be:

The Council of Pisa succeeded in resolving the Great Western Schism in 1409.

The Ottoman Turks were able to begin to amass territory in the fourteenth century because:

What events sparked the Great Schism,and how was it resolved?

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

In what ways were popular religious reform movements linked to political movements in the late Middle Ages?

What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?

The French victories over the English during the second phase of the Hundred Years' War were,in part,due to the:

What were the foundations of the Ottoman empire,and how did these foundations shape it?

The Ottoman Army that conquered much of the Middle and Near East was composed mostly of:

The goal of the humanist education system was to:

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