Question 1

In Michelangelo's Last Judgment,the mood portrayed by the artist is one of:

Accepted Answer

A) exaltation of God. 
B) awe. 
C) fear and guilt. 
D) celebration. 
E) national pride. 
A) exaltation of God. 
B) awe. 
C) fear and guilt. 
D) celebration. 
E) national pride. C

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

Donatello is regarded as one of the first great:

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A) Renaissance painter. 
B) Renaissance musicians. 
C) Renaissance sculptors. 
D) Renaissance poets. 
E) Renaissance philosophers. 
A) Renaissance painter. 
B) Renaissance musicians. 
C) Renaissance sculptors. 
D) Renaissance poets. 
E) Renaissance philosophers. C

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

Beginning in the 1440s,design changes in Portuguese caravels allowed them to:

Accepted Answer

A) use a larger rudder,allowing for more accurate navigation. 
B) use square sails,promoting faster travel into the wind. 
C) employ larger crews on smaller ships. 
D) utilize oars in addition to sails. 
E) sail with two masts and faster,triangular sails. 
A) use a larger rudder,allowing for more accurate navigation. 
B) use square sails,promoting faster travel into the wind. 
C) employ larger crews on smaller ships. 
D) utilize oars in addition to sails. 
E) sail with two masts and faster,triangular sails.

Question 10

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

Accepted Answer

One technique of Renaissance artists was

Question 11

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 12

Leonardo believed in the divinity of all things,and worked assiduously in his study of nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Among the writers of the Northern Renaissance,this literary form became particularly important:

Accepted Answer

A) autobiography. 
B) epistolary novels. 
C) satire. 
D) sonnet. 
E) free verse. 
A) autobiography. 
B) epistolary novels. 
C) satire. 
D) sonnet. 
E) free verse.

Question 14

The Incas were finally toppled by:

Accepted Answer

A) Cortes. 
B) Columbus. 
C) Pizarro. 
D) Magellan. 
E) DeSoto. 
A) Cortes. 
B) Columbus. 
C) Pizarro. 
D) Magellan. 
E) DeSoto.

Question 15

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 16

Machiavelli advocated for tyrants like Cesare Borgia to take control of Italy because:

Accepted Answer

A) he believed dictatorships were the only legitimate form of government. 
B) his patron was such a tyrant. 
C) he believed most Italian people were too poorly educated to participate in government and so a true republic was impossible. 
D) he believed that sixteenth-century Italy was so chaotic that it needed strong dictators to lead it into a more settled state favorable to self-governance. 
E) the Roman Republican model that informed his political theory had been ruled by a series of dictators. 
A) he believed dictatorships were the only legitimate form of government. 
B) his patron was such a tyrant. 
C) he believed most Italian people were too poorly educated to participate in government and so a true republic was impossible. 
D) he believed that sixteenth-century Italy was so chaotic that it needed strong dictators to lead it into a more settled state favorable to self-governance. 
E) the Roman Republican model that informed his political theory had been ruled by a series of dictators.

Question 17

St.Peter's Basilica in Rome was based on the proportions of the human body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

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 20

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.

In Michelangelo's Last Judgment,the mood portrayed by the artist is one of:

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

Donatello is regarded as one of the first great:

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

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

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

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

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

Beginning in the 1440s,design changes in Portuguese caravels allowed them to:

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

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

Leonardo believed in the divinity of all things,and worked assiduously in his study of nature.

Among the writers of the Northern Renaissance,this literary form became particularly important:

The Incas were finally toppled by:

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

Machiavelli advocated for tyrants like Cesare Borgia to take control of Italy because:

St.Peter's Basilica in Rome was based on the proportions of the human body.

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

Thomas More's Utopia was a(n):

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

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Exam 12: Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

In Michelangelo's Last Judgment,the mood portrayed by the artist is one of:

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

Donatello is regarded as one of the first great:

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

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

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

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

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

Beginning in the 1440s,design changes in Portuguese caravels allowed them to:

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

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

Leonardo believed in the divinity of all things,and worked assiduously in his study of nature.

Among the writers of the Northern Renaissance,this literary form became particularly important:

The Incas were finally toppled by:

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

Machiavelli advocated for tyrants like Cesare Borgia to take control of Italy because:

St.Peter's Basilica in Rome was based on the proportions of the human body.

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

Thomas More's Utopia was a(n):

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

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes 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

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