Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The massive influx of silver from New World Spanish colonies resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater wealth for almost all Europeans. 
B)  a massive devaluation of gold. 
C)  the production of fine silver jewelry for the aristocratic class. 
D)  the Spanish crown hording silver. 
E)  massive inflation. 
A)  greater wealth for almost all Europeans. 
B)  a massive devaluation of gold. 
C)  the production of fine silver jewelry for the aristocratic class. 
D)  the Spanish crown hording silver. 
E)  massive inflation. E

Question 3

European colonists on Hispaniola turned to cattle raising and sugar production because there was no gold to be found in the mines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe. 
A)  Portuguese sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands. 
B)  Genoese sugar plantations on the island of Madeira. 
C)  Muslim sugar plantations on the island of Majorca. 
D)  Aztec sugar plantations on Hispaniola. 
E)  their own estates in Europe.

Question 6

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 7

Renaissance architecture emphasized the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A)  rotundas. 
B)  geometrical proportions. 
C)  vaulted arches. 
D)  large, impressive buildings. 
E)  buildings with large windows. 
A)  rotundas. 
B)  geometrical proportions. 
C)  vaulted arches. 
D)  large, impressive buildings. 
E)  buildings with large windows.

Question 8

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 9

The ars nova introduced _________ lyrics and music into the liturgy of the Mass during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Italian 
C)  polyphonic 
D)  monophonic 
E)  homophonic 
A)  French 
B)  Italian 
C)  polyphonic 
D)  monophonic 
E)  homophonic

Question 10

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 11

One result of the "Reconquista" was to end the Spanish convivencia,which was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  relative harmonious coexistence of different religious and ethnic groups in Spain since 750 C.E. 
B)  homogeneous Christian identity that had existed in Spain since 750 C.E. 
C)  tax regularly paid by residents of Spain to the Ottoman empire. 
D)  Muslim practice of exiling Jews. 
E)  Muslim practice of persecuting Christians. 
A)  relative harmonious coexistence of different religious and ethnic groups in Spain since 750 C.E. 
B)  homogeneous Christian identity that had existed in Spain since 750 C.E. 
C)  tax regularly paid by residents of Spain to the Ottoman empire. 
D)  Muslim practice of exiling Jews. 
E)  Muslim practice of persecuting Christians.

Question 12

How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,The Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

Accepted Answer

Machiavelli is best known today for his

Question 13

How did the invention of the printing press impact the exchange of knowledge in the early modern world?

Accepted Answer

The printing press,introduced into Europ

Question 14

What new technologies made exploration possible?

Accepted Answer

Although the need for resources and prec

Question 15

The most lucrative export of the Spanish colonies in Central and South America was:

Accepted Answer

A)  indigenous slaves. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  rum. 
D)  silver. 
E)  gold. 
A)  indigenous slaves. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  rum. 
D)  silver. 
E)  gold.

Question 16

Albrecht Dürer was the first northern European artist to master:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian Renaissance developments in oil painting. 
B)  Italian Renaissance techniques of engraving. 
C)  Italian Renaissance techniques of proportion and perspective. 
D)  the anatomical precision of Italian Renaissance nudes. 
E)  the Italian Renaissance technique of tempura painting. 
A)  Italian Renaissance developments in oil painting. 
B)  Italian Renaissance techniques of engraving. 
C)  Italian Renaissance techniques of proportion and perspective. 
D)  the anatomical precision of Italian Renaissance nudes. 
E)  the Italian Renaissance technique of tempura painting.

Question 17

Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

The retelling of the Song of Roland in fifteenth-century Italy differed from the original by its:

Accepted Answer

A)  setting, which was changed to Italy from Spain. 
B)  lack of any suggestion of heroic idealism. 
C)  language: the original was in vernacular French and the retelling in Latin. 
D)  ending, which had Roland surviving to be rewarded for his heroism by Charlemagne. 
E)  use of irony to stress the heroic idealism of Roland. 
A)  setting, which was changed to Italy from Spain. 
B)  lack of any suggestion of heroic idealism. 
C)  language: the original was in vernacular French and the retelling in Latin. 
D)  ending, which had Roland surviving to be rewarded for his heroism by Charlemagne. 
E)  use of irony to stress the heroic idealism of Roland.

Question 20

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

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

The massive influx of silver from New World Spanish colonies resulted in:

European colonists on Hispaniola turned to cattle raising and sugar production because there was no gold to be found in the mines.

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

The Spanish modeled their Caribbean sugar plantations worked by enslaved African laborers on:

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

Renaissance architecture emphasized the importance of:

For Michelangelo,the central feature of Renaissance humanism was:

The ars nova introduced _________ lyrics and music into the liturgy of the Mass during the Renaissance.

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

One result of the "Reconquista" was to end the Spanish convivencia,which was the:

How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,The Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

How did the invention of the printing press impact the exchange of knowledge in the early modern world?

What new technologies made exploration possible?

The most lucrative export of the Spanish colonies in Central and South America was:

Albrecht Dürer was the first northern European artist to master:

Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

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

The retelling of the Song of Roland in fifteenth-century Italy differed from the original by its:

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

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