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KAGAN READING - CHAPTER 10 RENAISSANCE AND DISCOVERY
10.1 Chapter Questions DO ANY 25
1) Which of the following is most accurate?
A) Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized
by a growing national consciousness and political centralization.
B) Medieval Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and domination by the church whereas Renaissance Europe was characterized
by a growing national consciousness and political centralization.
C) Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized
by an urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism.
D) Medieval and Renaissance Europe were both feudal societies that focused on an urban economy and organized commerce.
E) The church played little or no role in Renaissance Europe.
2) Which of the following cities played a key role in the trade between Europe and the Near East?
A) Bologna
B) Siena
C) Florence
D) Milan
E) Venice
3) Endemic warfare between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor:
A) was a boon for the landed nobility.
B) had all but ended by 1000.
C) depopulated Italy's cities.
D) had little effect on Italy.
E) assisted the growth of Italian cities and culture.
4) Social strife and competition for political power became so intense within the cities that most evolved into:
A) despotisms.
B) feudal states.
C) oligarchies.
D) democracies.
E) mini-monarchies.
5) Which of the following is the correct list (in order) of the four major social groups that existed within Florence:
A) nobles and merchants, clergy, middle-burgher, and lower economic classes.
B) nobles and merchants, new merchant class, clergy, and lower economic classes.
C) kings and queens, new merchant class, clergy, and lower economic classes.
D) nobles and merchants, new merchant class, middle-burgher, and lower economic classes.
E) clergy, nobility, merchants, and serfs.
6) 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) Boxer Uprising.
B) Ciompi Revolt.
C) French Revolution.
D) signing of the Treaty of Lodi.
E) Jacquerie.
7) Cosimo de' Medici brought stability to this city after his rise to power in 1434.
A) Naples
B) Rome
C) Milan
D) Venice
E) Florence
8) The first humanists were:
A) orators and poets.
B) politicians and their secretaries.
C) farmers and blacksmiths.
D) historians and musicians.
E) clergy.
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9) Refer to the excerpt "The Renaissance Garden." Based on this excerpt, which of the following is most accurate?
A) A garden's main purpose was to romance and seduce potential suitors.
B) A garden was a sign of wealth and privilege that only the wealthy could enjoy.
C) The garden was a pivotal center in numerous aspects of Renaissance society.
D) A garden lacked a practical function, but the social dimensions created outweighed the cost to maintain the garden's beauty.
E) Gardens were seen only in practical terms, as a source of fresh food in an urban environment.
10) He was known as the "father of humanism":
A) Giovanni Boccaccio.
B) Dante Alighieri.
C) Francesco Petrarch.
D) Guarino da Verona.
E) Cosimo de' Medici.
11) Which of the following was the most important intellectual revival made during the Italian Renaissance:
A) Spartan military strategies.
B) Roman law.
C) Roman studies.
D) Greek studies.
E) Apostolic theology.
12) How did Valla become a hero to Protestant reformers?
A) his defense of free will against the advocates of predestination
B) his defense of predestination against the advocates of free will
C) his teaching that depicted humans as the only creatures in the world who possess the freedom to be whatever they choose
D) his work, Oration on the Dignity of Man
E) his decision to renounce the papacy
13) All of the following are true of Renaissance art EXCEPT:
A) Art tended to be abstract and formulaic.
B) Art emphatically embraced the natural world and human emotions.
C) Works were given rational, even mathematical order.
D) Artwork reflected symmetry and proportion reflected a belief in the harmony of the universe.
E) Art often blended classical and Christian influences.
14) All of the following were great masters of the High Renaissance EXCEPT:
A) Leonardo da Vinci.
B) Raphael.
C) Vincent Van Gogh.
D) Michelangelo Buonarroti.
E) Donatello.
15) Who is considered the "father of Renaissance painting?"
A) Donatello
B) Raphael
C) Michelangelo
D) da Vinci
E) Giotto
16) His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa.
A) Donatello
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo da Vinci
E) Masaccio
17) The Treaty of Lodi did all of the following EXCEPT:
A) include Venice despite the Papal States' anger.
B) bring Milan and Naples into the alliance with Florence.
C) present a unified front of the five states.
D) maintain cooperation during the second half of the 15th century.
E) prevent France from gaining a foothold in Italy.
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18) Ludovico of Milan's fatal mistake was that he:
A) sold the city of Milan to the French without proper authority.
B) appealed to the French for help and invited them to reenter Italy and revive their dynastic claim to Naples.
C) claimed Naples for himself, as king, and disregarded French dynastic claims to rule.
D) disregarded the threat posed by Milan and supported by Florence, and denied French aid or assistance.
E) spurned all attempts by the French to forge an alliance with Milan.
19) The Habsburg-Valois wars were wars fought between France and:
A) Spain; France won all four major battles.
B) Spain; Spain won all four major battles.
C) Italy; Italy won all four major battles.
D) Italy; France won all four major battles.
E) England; France won all four major battles.
20) Which of the following is NOT true of Machiavelli:
A) He held republican ideals.
B) He scolded the Italian people for the self-destruction their own internal feuding had caused.
C) He wanted to drive out all foreign armies from Italy.
D) He was a humanist.
E) He did not believe that the Italian political unity and independence were ends that justified any means.
21) A new alliance between monarchs and this group helped break the bonds of feudal society.
A) nobles
B) clergy
C) peasants
D) gentry
E) townspeople
22) With the growing cost of warfare in the 15th and 16th centuries, monarchs needed new national sources of income and created them by taxing all
of the following EXCEPT:
A) the nobility.
B) the feudal lords.
C) the peasants.
D) basic food and clothing.
E) transactions.
23) King Louis XI did all of the following EXCEPT:
A) ravage the nobility.
B) expand trade and industry.
C) create a national postal system.
D) establish a lucrative silk industry.
E) conquer Burgundy.
24) Who protested the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon?
A) Spain and Italy
B) Portugal and Italy
C) England and France
D) Catalan and Navarre
E) France and Portugal
25) Ferdinand and Isabella were able to do all of the following EXCEPT:
A) secure their borders.
B) venture abroad militarily.
C) Christianize the whole of Spain.
D) conquer southern France.
E) subdue their realms.
26) All of the following characterized northern humanists EXCEPT:
A) They tended to come from more diverse social backgrounds than their Italian counterparts.
B) They were more willing to write for lay audiences than their Italian counterparts.
C) They were more devoted to religious reforms than their Italian counterparts.
D) They took advantage of the power of the printing press.
E) They were hostile to classical culture.
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27) Erasmus had a profound effect and influence upon this individual:
A) Martin Luther.
B) John Cabot.
C) Christopher Columbus.
D) Johann Gutenberg.
E) Giotto.
28) Humanism prepared the way for educational and religious reforms in all of the following countries EXCEPT:
A) England.
B) France.
C) Germany.
D) Spain.
E) Greece.
29) Over the second half of the 15th century, this nation delivered 150,000 slaves to Europe:
A) France.
B) Portugal.
C) Spain.
D) Italy.
E) England.
30) Examine Map 10-2. According to the map, which of the following statements is true:
A) Portugal held claims to Rio de Janeiro.
B) Portugal and France had the most claims to land in the New World.
C) Spain claimed all of Central and South America.
D) Spain held claims in both modern India and the Philippine Islands.
E) England did not engage in exploration.
31) Columbus at first thought he had landed in:
A) India.
B) China.
C) Indonesia.
D) Siam.
E) Japan.
32) By the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs ruled:
A) eastern Peru.
B) present-day California.
C) present-day Florida.
D) Cuba.
E) central Mexico and Guatemala.
33) He was by far the most effective and outspoken critic of the Spanish conquerors:
A) Michel de Montaigne.
B) Francisco Pizarro.
C) Bartolomé de Las Casas.
D) Hernán Cortés.
E) Henry VIII.
34) Which of the following were the three major components of the colonial economy of Latin America:
A) mining, fishing, and fur-trading.
B) shipping, agriculture, and mining.
C) agriculture, mining, and fur-trading.
D) fur-trading, shipping, and agriculture.
E) slaves, agriculture, and fur-trading.
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10.2 DBQ Questions DO ALL
35) Which of these was predominant in Behaim's map?
A) large continents
B) islands
C) major cities
D) trade route lines
36) What best describes how the Aztec warriors are shown?
A) fearful
B) religious
C) ready to negotiate
D) ready to attack
37) Montaigne compares the people of Brazil to:
A) barbarians.
B) thieves.
C) fruits of nature.
D) priests.
38) Christopher Columbus writes that the people he encountered in the New World think that he and his men are from:
A) an island close by.
B) Europe.
C) the heavens.
D) the East Indies.
39) In terms of religion, de Las Casas believes the New World's people would accept which faith?
A) Jewish
B) Catholic
C) no faith
D) Hindu
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FRQ – Pick Any 5:
A) In detail, explain the formation, rise to power and control that despots had on Italian society in the 15th century. Was the rule subtle or blatant?
Who were the main ruling families of this era? As a result of this rule, what other aspects of society were influenced? In what ways? In present-day
American culture do particular families tend to stay in positions of power? Explain.
Page Ref: 286-287
Topic: AP 2.1, 2.3, 3.2 pp. 283-287
Section: The Renaissance in Italy
B) "It is better to will the good than to know the truth." These words from Petrarch's teaching became the motto of many later humanists. In your
own words explain the context of this quote. How did it influence later humanists? What is dangerous about knowing the truth? How is ignorance
also its own danger? Which would be your preference? Explain.
Page Ref: 289
Topic: AP 1.2 pp. 287-291, 1.4 pp. 283-297
Section: The Renaissance in Italy
C) Examine the excerpt "Christine de Pisan Instructs Women on How to Handle Their Husbands." How does Christine de Pisan's description of the
husband and wife relationship compare with other Renaissance views? Who would criticize her advice? Would the church approve of this guidance?
As a noblewoman commenting on the married life of artisans, does her high social standing influence her advice? Would she give similar advice to
women of her own social class? Explain.
Page Ref: 296
Topic: AP 3.9 pp. 290
Section: The Renaissance in Italy
D) Examine the excerpt "Oration on the Dignity of Man." How significant is the choice outlined in this excerpt? Are the basic opinions limited? Do
they differ from what the church thought life's limits and options were? Is the concept of freedom in this passage a modern one? What do you
believe is Mirandola's definition of "free will?" Explain.
Page Ref: 292
Topic: AP 1.2 pp. 287-291, 1.4 pp. 283-297
Section: The Renaissance in Italy
E) Examine "Leonardo Plots the Perfect Man" on page 295. What is the purpose of Leonardo's and Vitruvius' plotting? And why is it important?
Human beings were viewed in "human beauty" during this period. In your opinion, why is the ability of the human being to be plotted important in
an age of "rebirth?" What does this artwork reveal about the Renaissance period?
Page Ref: 295
Topic: AP 1.2 pp. 287-291, 1.4 pp. 283-297
Section: The Renaissance in Italy
F) Explain in detail the rationale and methods used in the French invasion of Italy. Were the French successful? How did the Italian citizenry
respond? Besides battle, what other methods were used to curtail French domination? What effect did the French invasion have on Sicily? Among
the Papal States?
Page Ref: 297-298
Topic: AP 2.8 pp. 298-299
Section: Italy's Political Decline: The French Invasions (1494-1527)
G) In detail, describe the impact of the printing press. What economic, social, religious, and political movements did this invention stir? Some
would argue that the invention of the printing press had as intense an impact in the 14th and 15th centuries as the invention of the Internet in late 20th
century. In your opinion, which had a more sweeping effect on all aspects of society? Explain.
Page Ref: 303-304
Topic: AP 1.7 pp. 303-305
Section: The Northern Renaissance
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