Question 1

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

Accepted Answer

A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  being as widely read in the classics as possible. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible. 
A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  being as widely read in the classics as possible. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible.

Question 2

Ivan the Great gave further substance to the idea that Muscovy was the heir to Rome after the fall of Constantinople by:

Accepted Answer

A)  making Greek the official language of Muscovy. 
B)  adopting the use of the Roman phalanx in his army. 
C)  encouraging his subjects to adopt Roman Catholicism. 
D)  attacking Constantinople in an attempt to dislodge it from Ottoman control. 
E)  marrying the niece of the last Byzantine emperor. 
A)  making Greek the official language of Muscovy. 
B)  adopting the use of the Roman phalanx in his army. 
C)  encouraging his subjects to adopt Roman Catholicism. 
D)  attacking Constantinople in an attempt to dislodge it from Ottoman control. 
E)  marrying the niece of the last Byzantine emperor.

Question 3

Portugal came to dominate the Far East spice trade by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  sending trading fleets to India regularly. 
B)  blockading the mouth of the Red Sea. 
C)  blockading the Strait of Gibraltar. 
D)  establishing a series of forts along the west Indian coastline. 
E)  seizing Malacca, a well-known center for the spice trade on the Malay Peninsula. 
A)  sending trading fleets to India regularly. 
B)  blockading the mouth of the Red Sea. 
C)  blockading the Strait of Gibraltar. 
D)  establishing a series of forts along the west Indian coastline. 
E)  seizing Malacca, a well-known center for the spice trade on the Malay Peninsula.

Question 4

Leonardo da Vinci's basic approach to painting was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  produce as much saleable artwork as possible for his patrons. 
B)  emphasize the emotional content by distorting proportion and scale. 
C)  depict one central mood or emotion in each piece. 
D)  imitate nature as closely as possible. 
E)  relate his impression of his subject rather than simply duplicating it. 
A)  produce as much saleable artwork as possible for his patrons. 
B)  emphasize the emotional content by distorting proportion and scale. 
C)  depict one central mood or emotion in each piece. 
D)  imitate nature as closely as possible. 
E)  relate his impression of his subject rather than simply duplicating it.

Question 5

Castiglione's description of the "Renaissance man" as accomplished,witty,cultured,and stylish was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a rejection of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens. 
B)  an acceptance of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens. 
C)  impossible to achieve. 
D)  believed to apply to all individuals regardless of class. 
E)  made the basis for curriculum reforms in Italian lay schools. 
A)  a rejection of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens. 
B)  an acceptance of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens. 
C)  impossible to achieve. 
D)  believed to apply to all individuals regardless of class. 
E)  made the basis for curriculum reforms in Italian lay schools.

Question 6

Leonardo da Vinci considered artists to be skilled craftsmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Renaissance Neoplatonists sought to combine classical Platonic thought with:

Accepted Answer

A)  vigorous diplomatic training and public service. 
B)  Islamic mysticism, theology, and ritual. 
C)  ancient mysticism and mainstream Christianity. 
D)  a rejection of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
E)  the precepts of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
A)  vigorous diplomatic training and public service. 
B)  Islamic mysticism, theology, and ritual. 
C)  ancient mysticism and mainstream Christianity. 
D)  a rejection of the Jewish Kabbalah. 
E)  the precepts of the Jewish Kabbalah.

Question 8

Although Venetian artists copied techniques used in Florence,Venetian paintings differed from those produced in Florence because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not generally include philosophical or religious allegories. 
B)  did not use vanishing point perspective. 
C)  included political content in their art. 
D)  were not sponsored by individual patrons. 
E)  were only religious in nature. 
A)  did not generally include philosophical or religious allegories. 
B)  did not use vanishing point perspective. 
C)  included political content in their art. 
D)  were not sponsored by individual patrons. 
E)  were only religious in nature.

Question 9

Sculpture during the Renaissance broke with the recent past in that statuary:

Accepted Answer

A)  would now be created only to use as memorials for those who had died. 
B)  could now be used as a part of tombs to honor the dead. 
C)  would now be incorporated into the supporting columns of triumphal arches. 
D)  could now be used instead of columns at the front of buildings. 
E)  now became freestanding figures "in the round." 
A)  would now be created only to use as memorials for those who had died. 
B)  could now be used as a part of tombs to honor the dead. 
C)  would now be incorporated into the supporting columns of triumphal arches. 
D)  could now be used instead of columns at the front of buildings. 
E)  now became freestanding figures "in the round."

Question 10

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 11

The last Muslim territory to fall in Spain was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Toledo in 1085. 
B)  Murica in 1243. 
C)  Seville in 1248. 
D)  Faro in 1249. 
E)  Granada in 1492. 
A)  Toledo in 1085. 
B)  Murica in 1243. 
C)  Seville in 1248. 
D)  Faro in 1249. 
E)  Granada in 1492.

Question 12

Michelangelo's painting and sculpture both became_________ as the artist aged.

Accepted Answer

A)  more crudely crafted 
B)  more skilled in the use of light and shadow 
C)  less technically well executed 
D)  less idealized 
E)  more perfectly naturalistic 
A)  more crudely crafted 
B)  more skilled in the use of light and shadow 
C)  less technically well executed 
D)  less idealized 
E)  more perfectly naturalistic

Question 13

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 14

Hernán Cortés was aided in his conquest of the Aztec empire by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  people subjugated by the Aztecs who wanted to rebel. 
B)  a consort who was indigenous and spoke the common language of the empire. 
C)  the European rifles he had brought with him. 
D)  European bacteria. 
E)  the tactical planning of his native allies. 
A)  people subjugated by the Aztecs who wanted to rebel. 
B)  a consort who was indigenous and spoke the common language of the empire. 
C)  the European rifles he had brought with him. 
D)  European bacteria. 
E)  the tactical planning of his native allies.

Question 15

The reason galleons and caravels were made so large in this period was to make it possible to arm them more heavily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

Ivan the Great gave further substance to the idea that Muscovy was the heir to Rome after the fall of Constantinople by:

Portugal came to dominate the Far East spice trade by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Leonardo da Vinci's basic approach to painting was to:

Castiglione's description of the "Renaissance man" as accomplished,witty,cultured,and stylish was:

Leonardo da Vinci considered artists to be skilled craftsmen.

Renaissance Neoplatonists sought to combine classical Platonic thought with:

Although Venetian artists copied techniques used in Florence,Venetian paintings differed from those produced in Florence because they:

Sculpture during the Renaissance broke with the recent past in that statuary:

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

The last Muslim territory to fall in Spain was:

Michelangelo's painting and sculpture both became_________ as the artist aged.

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

Hernán Cortés was aided in his conquest of the Aztec empire by all of the following EXCEPT:

The reason galleons and caravels were made so large in this period was to make it possible to arm them more heavily.

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

The Second World War

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

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World without Walls: Globalization and the West

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