According to the Crash Course World History video that I assigned for you to watch, the presenter, John Green argues that “Italy was primed for the Renaissance for exactly one reason.” What was that reason?
Group of answer choicesMoney
Religion
Intellectualism
Realism
Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts
In the Crash Course World History video that I assigned, John Green makes the following argument about the Renaissance:
Group of answer choicesHe believes that the Renaissance was centered in the Ottoman Empire and not Europe
He proclaims that the Renaissance didn’t even happen
He supports the view that the Renaissance began with the lower classes rather than the elites.
He announces that without the Renaissance the Protestant Reformation would not have happened.
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Castiglione’s The Courtier was a:
Group of answer choicesa sharp denunciation of the wasteful lives of aristocrats
a work on how to achieve political power and then keep it
very popular handbook laying out the new skills in politics, arts, and personal behavior expected of Renaissance aristocrats
a primer on military training for nobles
Flag question: Question 4Question 45 pts
Match the people associated with the cultural world of the 14th century with the correct definition (see Chapter 11):
Group of answer choicesA Florentine who wrote about easygoing, cynical postplague values in the Decameron
[ Choose ] Christine de Pizan Geoffrey Chaucer Dante Alighieri Petrarch Giovanni Boccaccio
An English author whose most famous work is a collection of stories told by a group of twenty-nine pilgrims on a journey to the tomb of St. Thomas à Becket
[ Choose ] Christine de Pizan Geoffrey Chaucer Dante Alighieri Petrarch Giovanni Boccaccio
This Italian’s most famous work, the Divine Comedy, is considered a synthesis of medieval Christian thought
[ Choose ] Christine de Pizan Geoffrey Chaucer Dante Alighieri Petrarch Giovanni Boccaccio
This author wrote texts encouraging women to become well educated and defend themselves against the intellectual attacks of men
[ Choose ] Christine de Pizan Geoffrey Chaucer Dante Alighieri Petrarch Giovanni Boccaccio
This author mostly wrote sonnets, but also played a large role in the revival of the CLASSICS OPTIONS for QUESTION 4 christin de pizar,geoffer chaucer,dante aligheri,petrach,giovAnni boccacio.
Question 51 pts
Erasmus of Rotterdam was all of the following except:
Group of answer choicesa supporter of Luther and a fellow Protestant
the author of In Praise of Folly
a humanist
a gentle critic of the Catholic church
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The Diet of Worms was:
Group of answer choicesa meeting in which Martin Luther stood up to the powers of Germany
a meeting in which Martin Luther compromised with the Catholic church
a meeting of cardinals to pass judgment on Thomas More
a diet plan to promote physical fitness described in The Courtier
Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts
The word renaissance means rebirth. What is being reborn in the era we call the Renaissance?
Group of answer choicesMedieval trade and communications networks
Christianity
the Old World
the Classical age of Greece and Rome
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Martin Luther was most angered by the Catholic church policy of:
Group of answer choicesdemanding payment for services like confession
selling indulgences
pluralism
simony
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As a young monk, Martin Luther
Group of answer choicesavoided confession because he thought it was unnecessary for salvation
believed that a corrupt church could not save his soul
was fearful that he could never do enough good deeds to deserve salvation
was confident that he would be saved by God because he did so many good works
Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts
Machiavelli’s ideas as expressed in The Prince would have led to:
Group of answer choicesa concept of politics in which gaining and keeping power is the most important issue
a more powerful pope
a new attitude of moral responsibility among politicians
a democratic and unified Italy
Flag question: Question 11Question 115 pts
Match the quote to the correct speaker:
Group of answer choices”Since then Your Majesty and your lordships desire a simple reply, I will answer without horns and without teeth. Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason– I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted eachother– my conscience is captive to the Word of God.”
[ Choose ] Martin Luther Erasmus of Rotterdam Laura Cereta Leon Battista Alberti Niccolo Machiavelli
“Whenever you have to kill someone, make sure you have a suitable excuse and an obvious reason.”
[ Choose ] Martin Luther Erasmus of Rotterdam Laura Cereta Leon Battista Alberti Niccolo Machiavelli
“I did no doubt that my wife was most loving, and more discreet and modest in her ways than any, but I still considered it safer to have her unable, and not merely unwilling, to harm me….”
[ Choose ] Martin Luther Erasmus of Rotterdam Laura Cereta Leon Battista Alberti Niccolo Machiavelli
“You brashly and publicly not merely wonder but indeed lament that I am said to possess as fine as mind as nature ever bestowed upon the most learned man. You seem to think that so learned a oman has scarcely before been seen in the world. You are wrong on both counts.”
[ Choose ] Martin Luther Erasmus of Rotterdam Laura Cereta Leon Battista Alberti Niccolo Machiavelli
A good prince is one who holds the life of each individual nearer than his own, who works and strives night and day for just one end — to be the best he can be for everyone.”
[ Choose ] Martin Luther Erasmus of Rotterdam Laura Cereta Leon Battista Alberti Niccolo Machiavelli
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Italian artists in the 15th century began to:
Group of answer choicescopy the works of 11th century artists
focus on the themes of religion and women
focus on realistic portrayals of people
move away from the study of anatomy
Flag question: Question 13Question 131 pts
Who is often associated with printing the first book using moveable type in Germany?
Group of answer choicesErasmus of Rotterdam
Isaac Newton
Jan Arnolfini
Johannes Gutenberg
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The noble patron who protected Martin Luther from the pope was:
Group of answer choicesArchduke Joseph, Elector of Hanover
young Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor
Duke William of Orange
Duke Frederick “the Wise” of Saxony
Flag question: Question 15Question 151 pts
What factor was shared by both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?
Group of answer choicesreligion (Catholicism) was important in people’s lives
people wanted to know how to make money and be successful in trade
people were concerned with the correct way to lead others
realism and beauty were important to a comfortable lifestyle
Flag question: Question 16Question 161 pts
Our textbook notes that Renaissance women like Isabella d’Este and Battista Sforza played important roles in what aspect?
Group of answer choicesthese noble women created brilliant courts
they traveled Europe as diplomats for their husbands
they were educated and enlightened leaders of convents
they were scholars who translated the great works of the ancients
Flag question: Question 17Question 171 pts
The Italian Renaissance was primarily:
Group of answer choicesnew views that were part of the recovery from the disasters of the 14th century
a product of rural Italy
characterized by a preoccupation with religion
a mass movement of the peasants
Flag question: Question 18Question 181 pts
The Calvinist belief that certain people were members of the “elect” meant that these people were given salvation because of:
Group of answer choicesthe performance of good works
predestination
their fervent faith
transubstantiation
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Two key areas of Renaissance technological innovation were:
Group of answer choicesoptical instruments and lens grinding
mill construction and hydraulics
mining and metalworking, including the manufacture of firearms
fireworks and glass making
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All of the following are reasons that Portugal got involved in maritime trade except:
Group of answer choicesthey enjoyed a good mid-Atlantic location
a desire to gain wealth
a desire to spread Christianity
a desire to break from the Catholic Church
Flag question: Question 21Question 211 pts
In the long term the Columbian Exchange:
Group of answer choicesbrought a lasting decline in world population because of the ravages of diseases like smallpox
had no influence on the world population
led to economic instability due to a glut of Japanese silver
increased world population because of the spread of new food crops
Flag question: Question 22Question 221 pts
According to the Florentine humanist, Leonardo Bruni, history should be studied first (after a mastery of Latin grammar) because:
Group of answer choicesreligion is not a reliable source of wisdom and inspiration
understanding the past is the key to making better business decisions and gaining wealth
studying the past makes it easier to understand the affairs of the current era
people are doomed to repeat past mistakes
Flag question: Question 23Question 231 pts
In Laura Cereta’s Defense of the Liberal Instruction of Women what reason does she give for why there are so few intellectual women in Renaissance Italy?
Group of answer choicesthe challenges of caring for home and family are too demanding to allow women time to get educated
Men have prevented women from gaining education
women are too preoccupied with childbearing to worry about intellectual pursuits
Women choose lesser goals for themselves
Flag question: Question 24Question 241 pts
What is Bernal Diaz describing in this excerpt from 1502:
“We could not walk without treading on the bodies and heads of dead Indians. I have read about the destruction of Jerusalem, but I do not think the mortality was greater than here in Mexiso, where most of the warriors who had crowded in from all the provinces and subject towns had died…Indeed, the stench was so bad that no one could endure it…Even Cortes was ill from the odors which assailed his notrils.”
Group of answer choicesThe ravages of smallpox in the New World
what was left of the city of Tenochtitlan following a massive earthquake
the bubonic plague in Europe
the aftermath of a battle between the Spanish and the Aztecs
Flag question: Question 25Question 251 pts
All of the following are policies of Elizabeth I of England except:
Group of answer choicesencouraging the nobility to get involved in trade and invest in businesses
relative tolerance of Catholicism
promoting the merchant class
encouraging the rights of women
Flag question: Question 26Question 261 pts
The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was ordered by the French queen against what group?
Group of answer choicesJoan of Arc
Huguenots
Lutherans
Catholics
Flag question: Question 27Question 271 pts
the Edict of Nantes:
Group of answer choicesapproved of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
ended the 16th century wars between the Catholics and the Huguenots in France
permitted Huguenots to attend universities throughout France
guaranteed religious freedom to all Jews in France
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