Question 1

How was the conquest of the Aztec empire achieved?

Accepted Answer

When Hernán Cortés led a small group of

Question 2

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 3

Raphael's School of Athens is of interest in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  many of Raphael's contemporaries are used as models for the various philosophers. 
B)  it is the first painting to make use of the newly discovered technique of single-point perspective. 
C)  it was the first painting to be completed in Italy using the new medium of oil. 
D)  it was the last painting of the Italian Renaissance done using the fresco technique. 
E)  Raphael utilized many of his apprentices to complete the work rather than work on it directly. 
A)  many of Raphael's contemporaries are used as models for the various philosophers. 
B)  it is the first painting to make use of the newly discovered technique of single-point perspective. 
C)  it was the first painting to be completed in Italy using the new medium of oil. 
D)  it was the last painting of the Italian Renaissance done using the fresco technique. 
E)  Raphael utilized many of his apprentices to complete the work rather than work on it directly.

Question 4

Thomas More's Utopia was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  political treatise about the best form of government. 
B)  etiquette guide for courtiers. 
C)  light-hearted fictional story. 
D)  epic poem modeled on Arthurian texts. 
E)  devastating critique of contemporary culture. 
A)  political treatise about the best form of government. 
B)  etiquette guide for courtiers. 
C)  light-hearted fictional story. 
D)  epic poem modeled on Arthurian texts. 
E)  devastating critique of contemporary culture.

Question 5

Albrecht Dürer was the first northerner to master the techniques of proportion and perspective and to embrace classical subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

For the most part,Portuguese exploration

Question 7

Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
B)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
C)  Petrarch. 
D)  Lorenzo Valla. 
E)  Marsilio Ficino. 
A)  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. 
B)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
C)  Petrarch. 
D)  Lorenzo Valla. 
E)  Marsilio Ficino.

Question 8

In economic terms,New World colonization and plunder had the greatest positive effect on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa. 
B)  Portuguese. 
C)  Spanish. 
D)  English. 
E)  Dutch. 
A)  Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa. 
B)  Portuguese. 
C)  Spanish. 
D)  English. 
E)  Dutch.

Question 9

Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos (Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following are reasons why the ideals of the Italian Renaissance were slow to impact northern Europe EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the curricula of northern universities left little room for study of the classics. 
B)  education in the north was more religiously oriented compared to the more secular education common in the south. 
C)  few people traveled between Italy and northern Europe before the turn of the sixteenth century. 
D)  rulers in the north were less committed to patronizing artists and intellectuals than were the rulers of the Italian city-states. 
E)  most individuals who were influenced by Renaissance thought before the sixteenth century were not public intellectuals or teachers but worked outside the university system under private patronage. 
A)  the curricula of northern universities left little room for study of the classics. 
B)  education in the north was more religiously oriented compared to the more secular education common in the south. 
C)  few people traveled between Italy and northern Europe before the turn of the sixteenth century. 
D)  rulers in the north were less committed to patronizing artists and intellectuals than were the rulers of the Italian city-states. 
E)  most individuals who were influenced by Renaissance thought before the sixteenth century were not public intellectuals or teachers but worked outside the university system under private patronage.

Question 12

Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany, where the Holy Roman Emperor was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, under the patronage of the French king. 
A)  Germany, where the Holy Roman Emperor was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, under the patronage of the French king.

Question 13

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

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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 14

Machiavelli admired Cesare Borgia for his:

Accepted Answer

A)  civic-mindedness and sense of duty. 
B)  military achievements and humility. 
C)  Christian morality tempered with a willingness to avenge wrongs. 
D)  levity and immorality. 
E)  ruthlessness and shrewdness. 
A)  civic-mindedness and sense of duty. 
B)  military achievements and humility. 
C)  Christian morality tempered with a willingness to avenge wrongs. 
D)  levity and immorality. 
E)  ruthlessness and shrewdness.

Question 15

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 16

After the end of the Hundred Years' War,the French king Charles VIII attempted to expand his territory even further by invading _________ in 1494.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  northern Italy 
C)  the kingdom of Aragon 
D)  the kingdom of Navarre 
E)  Holland 
A)  the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  northern Italy 
C)  the kingdom of Aragon 
D)  the kingdom of Navarre 
E)  Holland

Question 17

Italian painters of the fifteenth century mastered:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of acrylic paints. 
B)  the art of manuscript illumination. 
C)  pointillism. 
D)  the use of vanishing perspective to depict three dimensions. 
E)  the ability to create stained-glass effects using paint on canvas. 
A)  the use of acrylic paints. 
B)  the art of manuscript illumination. 
C)  pointillism. 
D)  the use of vanishing perspective to depict three dimensions. 
E)  the ability to create stained-glass effects using paint on canvas.

Question 18

In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves. 
B)  a sea route to India. 
C)  spices. 
D)  gold. 
E)  silver. 
A)  slaves. 
B)  a sea route to India. 
C)  spices. 
D)  gold. 
E)  silver.

Question 19

In the fifteenth century,the majority of the great painters were from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

In what ways did Erasmus embody the ideals of the Northern Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

As the illegitimate son of a priest,Eras

Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

How was the conquest of the Aztec empire achieved?

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

Raphael's School of Athens is of interest in part because:

Thomas More's Utopia was a(n):

Albrecht Dürer was the first northerner to master the techniques of proportion and perspective and to embrace classical subjects.

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

Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

In economic terms,New World colonization and plunder had the greatest positive effect on the:

Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos (Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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

All of the following are reasons why the ideals of the Italian Renaissance were slow to impact northern Europe EXCEPT that:

Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

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

Machiavelli admired Cesare Borgia for his:

The great painters of Florence improved upon techniques developed by:

After the end of the Hundred Years' War,the French king Charles VIII attempted to expand his territory even further by invading _________ in 1494.

Italian painters of the fifteenth century mastered:

In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

In the fifteenth century,the majority of the great painters were from:

In what ways did Erasmus embody the ideals of the Northern Renaissance?

Early Civilizations

Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

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The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

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