Question 1

Which woman of the Renaissance defended the right of women to pursue scholarly pursuits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cassandra Fedele 
B)  Francesca Civolia 
C)  Dona Medici 
D)  Isotta Nogarola 
E)  Laura Cerata

Question 2

Who sculpted the statue of David?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo da Vinci 
B)  Raphael 
C)  Michelangelo 
D)  Van Eyck 
E)  Dürer

Question 3

As "the father of Italian Renaissance humanism," Petrarch embraced all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  pursuing the intellectual life in communities. 
B)  seeking out ancient Latin manuscripts. 
C)  using the works of Cicero as a model. 
D)  discovering forgotten manuscripts in monasteries. 
E)  emulating Virgil for poetry.

Question 4

Which crusade was diverted from its original mission and ended up conquering a Christian city?

Accepted Answer

A)  The First Crusade 
B)  The children's crusade 
C)  The Second Crusade 
D)  The Albigensian Crusade 
E)  The Fourth Crusade

Question 5

Which statement about the Hundred Years' War is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional nobles fighting on horseback were the keys to victory. 
B)  New weapons were used in the war, including the long bow and gunpowder. 
C)  The English were victorious at the battles of Crecy and Agincourt. 
D)  Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake. 
E)  The war was fought between England and France.

Question 6

As a result of the Black Death

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a decrease in Anti-Semitism. 
B)  there was an increase in Anti-Semitism. 
C)  flagellation disappeared. 
D)  the population rose in Italian cities but fell in English and French cities and towns. 
E)  the Pope moved to Avignon.

Question 7

Italian city states such as Venice and Florence could best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  rural democracies. 
B)  urban democracies. 
C)  legitimate autocracies. 
D)  merchant oligarchies. 
E)  royal oligarchies.

Question 8

Which statement about the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a strong centralized territorial state. 
B)  It consisted of hundreds of largely independent states. 
C)  The position of Holy Roman Emperor was held by the Habsburgs. 
D)  It was made up primarily of German-speaking peoples. 
E)  Habsburg power rested upon their control of vast agricultural estates.

Question 9

In the Byzantine Empire, Latin language remained the major language as the use of Greek was narrowly restricted to monasteries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Black Death is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  England was largely spared from the devastation. 
B)  Once it dissipated from Western Europe, it continued to recur. 
C)  Its transmission was facilitated by Mongol long-distance trade. 
D)  Diffusion followed different trade routes. 
E)  Italy's cities were especially hard hit.

Question 11

Who inadvertently facilitated the spread of the plague with the creation of its Silk Road empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chinese 
B)  The Arabs 
C)  The Mongols 
D)  The Byzantines 
E)  The Bulgars

Question 12

In the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, the major state of the former Byzantine Empire was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin Empire of Constantinople. 
B)  Venetian Kingdom of Constantinople. 
C)  Greek Empire of Constantinople. 
D)  Ottoman Turk Empire of Istanbul. 
E)  Latin Kingdom of Anatolia.

Question 13

The schism of 1054

Accepted Answer

A)  abolished the use of icons. 
B)  resulted in the excommunication of the Pope by the Patriarch. 
C)  led to the reunion of the Roman and Orthodox churches. 
D)  established the interdict in the Roman church. 
E)  divided Arabs from Persians, a split that continues to the present.

Question 14

The spread of goods and people along the Silk Road helped facilitate the spread of the plague.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The painter who was famous for his madonnas was

Accepted Answer

A)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  Masaccio. 
D)  Raphael. 
E)  Alberti.

Question 16

What was the main effort that caused Byzantine cultural influence to expand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military conquests. 
B)  The spread of monastic orders. 
C)  Missionary efforts of Eastern Byzantine Christians. 
D)  The integration of local custom into Byzantine law. 
E)  The spread of literacy and intellectualism.

Question 17

By the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French gained victory because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the cannon and gunpowder. 
B)  the crossbow. 
C)  the longbow. 
D)  heavily armored cavalry. 
E)  German mercenaries.

Question 18

In the early fourteenth century, the Catholic church

Accepted Answer

A)  financed the construction of the new cathedral of St. Peter's in Rome. 
B)  supported the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. 
C)  was moved to Avignon. 
D)  was placed under the rule of the Holy Roman Emperors. 
E)  banned the use of the inquisition.

Question 19

Which Byzantine emperor blinded fourteen thousand Bulgar soldiers in the eleventh century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Justinian 
B)  Theodericus 
C)  Basil II 
D)  Angelos 
E)  Alexios Comnenos

Question 20

Mortality rates associated with the Black Death in 14th century Europe have been estimated at

Accepted Answer

A)  10%-15% 
B)  20%-25% 
C)  50%-60% 
D)  70%-80% 
E)  90% or more

Exam 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West