Question 1

Which of the following cannot be associated with Erasmus?

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A)  Biting wit, criticism of scholasticism, and clerical corruption
B)  Education by the Brethren of the Common Life
C)  A simpler Christianity based on the Bible
D)  The belief that religion is not opposed to nature
E)  Full support for the Reformation E

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Utopia

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Who? - Utopia is a concept that was first introduced by Sir Thomas More in his book of the same name. It is often associated with idealistic societies and perfect worlds.

What? - Utopia refers to an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. It is often used to describe an ideal society or community where there is peace, harmony, and prosperity.

Where? - Utopia is a fictional place and does not have a specific location. It exists only in the imagination and is often used as a literary device to explore and critique the flaws of real-world societies.

When? - The concept of Utopia has been around for centuries and has been a recurring theme in literature, philosophy, and political discourse. It is not tied to a specific time period and can be found in works from various time periods.

Why Important? - Utopia is important because it allows us to imagine and aspire to a better world. It encourages us to think critically about the flaws of our current societies and consider alternative ways of organizing and living. While Utopia may be unattainable in reality, it serves as a powerful tool for envisioning and striving for a more just and equitable society.

Question 3

The author states that individualism in Renaissance Italy included all the following except a

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A)  concern for the masses.
B)  desire to discover and express individual emotions.
C)  drive to win fame and glory.
D)  determination to demonstrate one's unique talents.
E)  desire to assert one's personality. A

Question 4

The classic study, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) identified which of the following as a key new Renaissance attitude that became an essential part of the modern mentality?

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A)  An irreverence towards traditional Christianity and a hostility to the Church
B)  The scientific mentality
C)  A concern with worldly life and a self-conscious desire to shape one's destiny
D)  A conservative mentality that saw the past as the Golden Age of humanity
E)  The sense of identity and community that a nation provides

Question 5

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain how Renaissance spread outside of Italy to the rest of Europe.

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Question 6

Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?

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A)  As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans.
B)  Customary feudal subjugation should be adjusted to fit a changing reality.
C)  They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers.
D)  Their preference was to be dominated by the pope.
E)  None of these

Question 7

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

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A)  challenge many if not most fundamental Christian beliefs.
B)  create a purer form of Christianity based on Scripture and Church Fathers.
C)  undermine the validity of the Bible.
D)  make Christianity irrelevant.
E)  revitalize spirituality with its other-world focus.

Question 8

Which of the following is least accurate?

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A)  The first products of the book publishing industry were political tracts against the peasants.
B)  The book publishing industry found a huge market in the sixteenth century.
C)  By 1500, over fifteen million books had been published.
D)  Literacy increased as a result of printing.
E)  With printing, authorities perceived a new need for censorship.

Question 9

The new way of life in the Italian city-states encouraged ambition in

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A)  business.
B)  politics.
C)  art.
D)  individual achievement.
E)  All of these

Question 10

Sir Thomas More, in his Utopia, advanced the concept that

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A)  some poverty is inevitable.
B)  an acquisitive society eventually achieves the just distribution of goods.
C)  for a just society, private property must be abolished and greed and human cruelty should be prevented.
D)  lawyers could help to design a just society.
E)  Plato's perfect society was feasible.

Question 11

Renaissance writers and artists seemed to be conscious of the novelty of their age by

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A)  calling the centuries that separated them from Antiquity, the "Dark Ages."
B)  consciously breaking with standard artistic and literary forms.
C)  emulating classical forms that had been forgotten for centuries.
D)  adopting a humanism and secularism virtually unknown in their time.
E)  All of these

Question 12

According to the author, which of the following came closest to being a modern feminist?

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A)  Catherine de' Medici
B)  Christine de Pizan
C)  Pico della Mirandola
D)  Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
E)  Erasmus

Question 13

The condottieri were

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A)  guides for long distance trade.
B)  early police units of the city-states.
C)  leaders of mercenary troops.
D)  textile merchants.
E)  military forces serving the papacy.

Question 14

The author connects Pico and the image of man as magus with the

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A)  Scientific revolution to come.
B)  revival of Platonism and its goal of rising above the false world of the senses.
C)  popularity of the supernatural during the Renaissance.
D)  ideals of the Zoroastrian wise men, the magi.
E)  search for power in city politics.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-How was the Italian city-state of the Late Middle Ages fundamentally different from other European states?

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Question 16

Renaissance humanists' rejection of the Augustinian worldview usually involved a/an

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A)  rejection of the notion of Christ as the savior-god in favor of the view that Jesus was a great man, nothing more.
B)  adoption of Tacitus' interpretation of the Pax Romana.
C)  revival of the ancient Greek ideal of arte, human excellence.
D)  denial of the compatibility of Greek philosophy and Christianity.
E)  rejection of all the Church Fathers.

Question 17

In The City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan argued that

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A)  the Virgin Mary rehabilitated the nature of all women and, therefore, women are now in all respects equal to men.
B)  "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender, thus, men and women do not differ in their social roles.
C)  just as Augustine's City of God would outlast "the City Man", so the City of Ladies will surpass male accomplishments.
D)  in the environment of the Renaissance women are the de facto rulers of the more advanced societies.
E)  "the perfection of conduct and virtues" is more important than gender, nonetheless, men and women still have distinctly different roles in society.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-republicanism

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Question 19

The Renaissance differed from medieval culture in

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A)  its resurrection of a basically positive view of humanity.
B)  its emphasis on the freedom of the individual to decide his own fate.
C)  the importance of using this world's opportunities to fulfill individual potential.
D)  a new realism and a new confidence.
E)  All of these

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-secularism

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