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1. New to art in the Renaissance was
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
all of the above
use of perspective
more realistic depiction
painting in oils
freestanding sculpture
Answer: _____
2. The Statute of Laborers:
a. Guaranteed a minimum wage for artisans
b. Barred laborers from moving from one city to another
c. Barred children from certain trades
d. Governed working conditions in early factories
e. Limited wages to pre-plague levels
Answer: _____
3. Which was a result of the Protestant Reformation in Europe?
a. the power of the Catholic Church in Europe was weakened
b. Catholic Church leaders refused to make any changes in church practices
c. the Catholic Church accepted the dominance of the new Protestant religions in Italy,
France, and Germany
d. Spain became a predominately Protestant nation
Answer: _____
4. This occurred in 1378 as a result of the unbearable conditions for those at the bottom of society and
the disruption caused by the Black Death
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Signing of the Treaty of Lodi
Jacquerie
French Revolution
Boxer Uprising
Ciompi Revolt
Answer: _____
5. Who protested the marriage of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
a. Catalan and Navarre
b. England and France
c. France and Portugal
d. Spain and Italy
e. Portugal and Italy
Answer: _____
6. In Luther’s Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, he urged the German princes to
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Allow the Roman church to retain its political and economic power in Germany
Embrace the Dominican order
Remain obedient to Church leaders
Embrace the Modern Devotion order
Force reforms on the Roman Catholic Church
Answer: _____
7. In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?
a.
b.
c.
d.
superiority of medieval thought
obedience to government officials
value of the individual
devotion to religion
Answer: _____
8. Which of the following reasons did NOT contribute to the wide usage of wet nursing among upper
class women?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Vanity and convenience
The use of wet nurses reflected social standing
The church forbade lactating women from indulging in intercourse
The milk supply of a stranger was healthier than that of one’s own mother
Unhappiness with the contraceptive effect of nursing
Answer: _____
9. Which factor helped most to bring about the Protestant Reformation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
the Catholic clergy had lost faith in their religion
Islam was attracting many converts in Western Europe
The Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance were similar in that both
kings and princes in Northern Europe resented the power of the Catholic Church
the exploration of the Americas led to the introduction of new religious ideas
Answer: _____
10. Which of the following accurately depicts a doctrine defined by the Council of Trent?
a. Only Holy Communion and Baptism , of the seven sacraments are necessary to the
attainment of salvation
b. Salvation is attained by “good works” alone
c. The Church is subordinate the state in all but theological matters
d. Monasticism and clerical celibacy are forbidden
e. The ultimate authority for the Christian doctrine in the Bible, Church traditions, and the
writing of the Church Fathers
Answer: _____
11. Family relations in western Europe in the period 1500-1750 were generally similar to modern ones
in that
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
divorce on the basis of irreconcilable differences increased dramatically
the legal power of the father over the family steadily declined
divorce on the basis of irreconcilable differences increased dramatically
children left home and established separate households soon after puberty
the core of the family was nuclear
Answer: _____
12. Which of the following statements is UNTRUE of the ideology and practice of the Brothers of
the Common Life?
a. They were centered at Zwolle and Deventer in the Netherlands
b. They fostered religious life outside of formal churches
c. They stressed individual piety and practical religion
d. All members were expected to take special religious vows and to wear a special religious
dress
e. They embraced a lay religious life of prayer and study without surrendering the world
Answer: _____
13. The medieval church had always taught that salvation was
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Solely left to the individual
A joint venture
Only for priest and nuns
Impossible and therefore one must constantly repent
Dictated by God’s judgement
Answer: _____
14. The Black Death refers to:
a.
a. A virulent plague that stuck 14th century Europe
b.
a. A heretical sect of gnostic Christians
c.
a. A disease transmitted through African slaves
d. The famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317
e. The collapse of the European economy in the 14th century
Answer: _____
15. The Reformation broke out first in the cities of
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Switzerland and Germany
England and Switzerland
Italy and Spain
Germany and France
England and Germany
Answer: _____
16. Which of the following best characterizes the Counter-Reformation
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
A movement to both reform from within and combat the spread of Protestantism
A movement to censure thinkers like Galileo
A movement to reform the Catholic Church from within
A movement to create a “third theological way”
A movement to stamp out Protestantism
Answer: _____
17. The majority of the slave population in Russia were
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Of Greek descent
Of Chinese and Japanese descent
Prisoners of war
Part of the African slave trade
Russian criminals sentenced to this function
Answer: _____
18. The Jesuits
a. all of the above
b.
c.
d.
e.
converted “heathens” through missionary work
became involved in the education of Catholic children
served as advisors to Catholic kings
rooted out heresy through press censorship
Answer: _____
19. Sir Thomas More accepted martyrdom at the hands of Henry VIII because
a. He was already deathly ill
b. He would not swear the Oath of Supremacy
c. He thought this would convince Henry of the errors of his ways
d. He could not imagine any sort of criticism fo the Catholic Church
e. Erasmus convinced him that it was correct to seek martyrdom
Answer: _____
20. Which of the following is NOT a major tenet of Lutheranism?
a. The Bible is the final authority for Christian Doctrine
b. Salvation by faith and faith only
c. Only the inner grace of God, not indulgences or absolution, can free one from sin
d. Baptism is the only valid sacrament
e. Absolution from sin comes only through the grace of God
Answer: _____