Deck 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Question 1

What message did Erasmus send in his work Praise of Folly ?

A)He wanted political reform.
B)He wanted religious reform.
C)He pressed for educational change.
D)He encouraged the use of vernacular literature.
E)He wanted a return to simple virtues.

Answer 1

He wanted a return to simple virtues.

Question 2

For what is the Italian Renaissance best known?

A)the translation of the classics into Italian
B)its emphasis on self-realization for individuals
C)the religious changes that resulted from the work of religious scholars
D)the rejection of Christianity
E)its contribution to the thinking of Desiderius Erasmus

Answer 2

its emphasis on self-realization for individuals

Question 3

​Why was Utopia  considered somewhat radical?

A)Proposed a society based on communal living.
B)Advocated the overthrow of the prevailing political system.
C)Stressed the responsibility of individuals to improve the societies in which they lived; the problem was with society, not the individual sinner.
D)Flew in the face of what humanists believed, since the author laid the source of sin squarely at Adam's feet.
E)Radically altered the thinking of many "commoners" toward their government, encouraging them to question authority.

Answer 3

Stressed the responsibility of individuals to improve the societies in which they lived; the problem was with society, not the individual sinner.

Question 4

What was significant about the reign of Charles VII?

A)He was the founder of the Habsburg Dynasty.
B)He was forced to sign the Magna Carta .
C)He expanded the size of the royal domain.
D)He created the first truly royal army.
E)He gained the support of the middle class to thwart the nobles.

Question 5

What was the goal of the early humanist scholars during the Renaissance?

A)helping people achieve their full potential
B)reconciling faith and human reason
C)increasing literacy so that individuals would have access to the classics
D)building workable utopian societies
E)reawakening individuals to their duties to others, and the reformation of the Christian church

Question 6

Which of the Renaissance humanists was considered a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation?

A)Niccolo Machiavelli
B)Thomas More
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Desiderius Erasmus
E)Donato Bramante

Question 7

What was the main emphasis of secularism?

A)It emphasized a spiritual renewal through education.
B)Secularism taught how to overcome original sin.
C)It was about the universal values of poverty and self-denial.
D)More attention was paid to worldly affairs and less attention to the eternal.
E)Secularism pushed a need to prepare for the afterlife.

Question 8

How did Russia differ from the other European powers during the 1600s?

A)The rulers kept no standing army.
B)The people had not been exposed to Renaissance ideas.
C)The country had given up all pretense of being European .
D)The Mongols still ruled parts of the Russian lands.
E)The country had a thriving middle class.

Question 9

Before the Mongol conquest, what was the chief Russian state?

A)Principality of Muscovite
B)Principality of Kiev
C)Norgorod
D)Crimea
E)Lithuania

Question 10

What form of government was prevalent in the Italian city-states of the Renaissance?

A)democracy
B)oligarchy
C)theocracy
D)monarchy
E)republic

Question 11

What was the dispute in England that led to the War of the Roses?

A)who should succeed to the English throne
B)the need for reforms within the Church
C)French and English attempts to control Germany
D)Parliament's rights and prerogatives
E)Russia's claims to own Europe

Question 12

Which of these was NOT a dominant Renaissance value?

A)individualism
B)secularism
C)democracy
D)classicism
E)humanism

Question 13

What would best describe the position of the Holy Roman Emperor in German politics?

A)He was the commander-in-chief of the army.
B)The German Emperor was almost equal to the Tsar in power.
C)The emperor was head of a powerful bureaucracy.
D)He was an elected leader with little power.
E)The emperor was a ruler with hereditary rights.

Question 14

During the Renaissance, with what did the term divine spark  become associated?

A)artists
B)patrons of the arts
C)the clergy
D)newly converted Christians
E)princes

Question 15

How were townspeople in the Late Middle Ages able to become independent from the local lord?

A)The tax revenues were withheld from the tax collector.
B)Towns were numerous so lords had few peasants to work the lands.
C)Armed rebellion by the peasants led to the lord's downfall.
D)Townspeople purchased a charter from the monarch and elected their own government officials.
E)They created a walled city to exclude the lord.

Question 16

How did Henry VII return power to the English crown?

A)He removed the ability of Parliament to levy taxes.
B)He dissolved Parliament and ruled as absolute monarch.
C)He revoked the Magna Carta .
D)He used the middle class and clergy against the nobles.
E)He engaged in foreign wars to expand territories of the crown.

Question 17

How would you characterize the Renaissance?

A)It was more secular and anticlerical in northern Europe.
B)It was mainly a phenomenon affecting a relatively small number of urban residents.
C)The Renaissance was a movement given its name by people who experienced it directly.
D)The Renaissance began in northern Europe and spread to the rest of the world.
E)The Renaissance was a direct precursor of the Protestant Reformation.

Question 18

Who were the main role models for Renaissance humanists?

A)John Wyclif and Jon Hus
B)Old Testament Hebrews
C)Classical Greco-Romans
D)Muslim philosophers
E)the ancient Egyptians

Question 19

What ultimately frustrated the Habsburgs' attempt to unify the German states?

A)economic depression
B)Catholic-Protestant divisions
C)papal opposition
D)Russian attacks
E)military occupation by Prussia

Question 20

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta  in the 13th   century?

A)English monarchs accepted that their powers were limited and they too were bound to the laws.
B)The Magna Carta helped establish a more centralized English monarchy.
C)The Magna Carta led directly to the War of the Roses.
D)It contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War.
E)It finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles.

Question 21

The ____________________ Dynasty took control of the Holy Roman Empire's throne in the 15th century.

Question 22

Sir Thomas More's satire on human society and government was entitled ____________________.

Question 23

After the liberation of Russia in the 1480s, the ruler of Russia took on the title of ____________________, which is Slavic for Caesar.

Question 24

What European state was referred to as the Third Rome ?

A)England
B)Germany
C)France
D)Russia
E)Italy

Question 25

____________________ was the most significant of the 15th-century English kings and founder of the Tudor Dynasty.

Question 26

What point of view did Niccolo Machiavelli take toward European governments in The Prince ?

A)He wrote about governments in an idealized way.
B)He expressed his views on government in terms of the Bible.
C)He wrote from the perspective of the monarch.
D)He wrote about the governments as they were in reality.
E)He wrote about the secular view of an oligarchy.

Question 27

In Renaissance Europe, all young women, regardless of class, had to provide a suitable ____________________ or they were considered unmarriageable.

Question 28

A(n)____________________ is a form of government in which a small group of wealthy aristocrats rules a nation.

Question 29

All of the following were reasons the Holy Roman Empire lacked unity EXCEPT

A)The emperor was an elected position
B)The emperor was overthrown
C)Germany had no centralized government
D)The empire had no army or national parliament
E)The power of state was in the hands of local aristocrats and churchmen

Question 30

The ____________________ was a political organization that existed independently of the ruler or the subject and possessed the three essential qualities of legitimacy, sovereignty, and territory.

Question 31

Which of the following represents one of the greatest achievements of Renaissance painters?

A)their development of large frescoes
B)their use of oil paints
C)their mastery of perspective
D)their invention of portrait painting
E)their use of water colors on large frescoes

Question 32

According to secularists, ____________________ was the measure of what life had to offer.

Question 33

Which of the following statements best describes education during the Renaissance?

A)Literacy was common in urban areas but less so in the countryside.
B)Children were sent to boarding schools for education.
C)Women were given the same type of education as men.
D)Rural populations were education in local schools.
E)A typical education prepared men to work in all fields of study.

Question 34

Who was the acknowledged leader in architecture and sculpture during the Renaissance?

A)Titian
B)Michelangelo
C)Da Vinci
D)Giotto
E)Botticelli

Question 35

What architectural style was adapted to create the Renaissance architecture?

A)Queen Anne style
B)Classical temples
C)Italian romanesque
D)French classicism
E)Gothic cathedrals

Question 36

What was the age of reason when a father interacted with his children?

A)age 16
B)birth
C)age 3
D)age 7
E)age 13

Question 37

What was one of the new elements in Renaissance Italian city-state politics?

A)The preference for using fear rather than piety as a basis of government.
B)Using a professional army of mercenaries to control the peasants.
C)The concept of a monarch who ruled with divine approval.
D)The organized collection of taxes using government agents.
E)The concept of a secular state that existed independently of both ruler and ruled.

Question 38

Lorenzo Ghilberto was known for his impressive ____________________ at the Florentine cathedral.

Question 39

Which of the following were the essential attributes of the state in Renaissance thinking?

A)Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
B)Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité
C)Legitimacy, Sovereignty, Territory
D)Life, Liberty, Property
E)Sovereignty, Territory, Taxation

Question 40

____________________ was a political treatise that described power relating to government as it was, not as it should be.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the Renaissance in northern Europe and southern Europe including political theory, religion, and art forms.

Question 42

What role did religion play in the Renaissance?

Question 43

What effect did the Renaissance have on the development of royal  governments  of Europe?

Question 44

Term for identification: Habsburg Dynasty

Question 45

Using specific examples, describe the significant art, literature, and architecture of the Renaissance.

Question 46

Term for identification: secularism

Question 47

Term for identification: Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 48

Term for identification: Wars of the Roses

Question 49

Term for identification: humanism

Question 50

Term for identification: Renaissance

Question 51

Term for identification: Utopia

Question 52

Term for identification: Third Rome

Question 53

Term for identification: Magna Carta

Question 54

Describe how the life of women during the Renaissance was impacted including socio-economic, cultural, and educational aspects.

Question 55

Term for identification: Principality of Kiev

Question 56

Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy. Support your answers with examples.