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Tradition And Change In European Culture, 1300-1500

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Question 1
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The chief concern of humanist education was to

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train people in Scholastic thought.

B

educate teachers and theologians.

C

teach people a trade.

D

help people to live moral lives.

E

eradicate beliefs in an afterlife.

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Question 2
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Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Renaissance Humanism?

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liberal education

B

the use of classical languages and authors to train students in eloquence

C

the belief that education and study could improve human beings

D

a rejection of the importance of religion in daily life

E

a commitment to piety

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Question 3
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In his search for a model of virtuous behavior, Petrarch turned to

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the world around him.

B

the Church fathers.

C

Roman writers.

D

both the Church fathers and Roman writers

E

all of these: Roman writers, the Church fathers, and the world around him.

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Question 4
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Civic Humanism emphasized

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ordinary characters.

B

a rejection of the Greek language.

C

participation in public affairs.

D

monarchical government.

E

a rejection of public affairs.

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Question 5
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Vittorino's conception of a humanist education included

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Latin and Greek.

B

mathematics.

C

physical activities.

D

courteous manners.

E

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Question 6
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The Florentine Neoplatonists

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believed that Platonic thought contradicted Christian thought.
B
believed that Platonic philosophy and Christian belief were reconcilable parts of a single truth.
C
were encouraged by the papacy to continue their studies.
D
emphasized the equality of all beings in God's universe.
E
rejected the pursuit of human perfection.
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Question 7
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The Italian humanists used historical evidence to

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provide moral examples.
B
dismiss Greek culture as irrelevant to modern life.
C
demonstrate God's providence.
D
to impose a completely secular world view.
E
standardize vernacular languages.
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Question 8
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Masaccio, Donatello, and Brunelleschi, Florentines of the early Renaissance,

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rejected works of the ancient world as models for the new art.
B
were unable to master the sculpting and engineering techniques of the Romans.
C
avoided depicting the naked human form.
D
stressed balance and harmony in design and the importance of the individual human figure.
E
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Question 9
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Which of the following is NOT a correct match?

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Raphael: constructed dome on Florence's cathedral
B
Michelangelo: sculpted David for the city of Florence
C
Leonardo: engineer as well as painter
D
Titian: preeminent portrait painter of Europe
E
Botticelli: Birth of Venus
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Question 10
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Which of the following is most accurate concerning the culture of northern Europe during the late fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

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Merchants were the greatest art patrons of the era.
B
The Church had lost its role in stimulating great art.
C
Princely courts dominated culture during this period.
D
Literate laymen had no real influence on cultural life.
E
Dense urban areas stimulated shifts in culture.
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Question 11
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Which of the following statements helps explain the fascination in northern Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries with death, decay, and witchcraft?

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the failure of the Church to provide consolation
B
the fact that mortality rates from the plague were much higher in northern Europe than in southern Europe
C
the concern of urban elites with lower-class discontent
D
the rejection of materialism
E
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Question 12
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Which was NOT an art form in which northern Europeans excelled in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries?

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woodcut engravings
B
marble sculpture
C
polyphonic music
D
oil painting
E
None of these answers is correct; all are art forms in which northern Europeans excelled.
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Question 13
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The philosophers known as nominalists

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believed that only a "nominal" number of individuals could ever attain true enlightenment.
B
asserted that universal natures were discoverable through human reason.
C
denied the existence of universal natures and ideal forms.
D
believed that physical reality was only a reflection of the true reality of ideal forms.
E
believed that the universal natures and ideal forms are discoverable through the contemplation of certain numbers or "nomins."
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Question 14
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Which of the following is NOT true of Marsilius of Padua?

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He advocated lay sovereignty within the Church.
B
He asserted that only coercive power gives meaning to law.
C
He claimed that the Church is entirely subject to the sovereign will of the state.
D
He defended papal authority against the rising power of laymen.
E
He claimed that Church laws are not binding because they are not supported by any coercive power.
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Question 15
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The devotio moderna was similar to Italian Humanism in that it

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drew its chief inspiration from the works of antiquity.
B
reacted against the pomp and splendor of papal and other ecclesiastical courts.
C
addressed its message to lay people in order to help them lead a higher moral life.
D
drew its inspiration from pagan traditions.
E
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Question 16
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Albrecht Dürer

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refused to depict biblical themes.
B
joined the court of the Holy Roman Empire.
C
attempted to distance himself from his craftsman origins.
D
maintained his links to his craftsman origins.
E
lived by earning stipends from his patrons.
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Question 17
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In the fourteenth century the English heretic John Wycliffe taught that

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only those who embraced monastic vows lived according to God's will.
B
God's will is revealed by the Scripture and the words of Church leaders.
C
priests who stand in God's grace are necessary to perform sacraments like communion.
D
popes and bishops did not necessarily have God's grace and could be defied by princes.
E
papal authority superseded the authority of princes.
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Question 18
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Which of the following scholars argued that the simplest explanation for any phenomenon is always the best?

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Thomas Aquinas
B
William of Ockham
C
Chaucer
D
Marsilius
E
Jean Buridan
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Question 19
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The papacy attempted to overcome its fiscal crisis by

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collecting a tax for appointments to ecclesiastical offices.
B
selling dispensations.
C
selling future appointments.
D
all of these: collecting a tax for appointments to ecclesiastical offices; selling dispensations; and selling future appointments.
E
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Question 20
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The Council of Pisa

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caused the Great Schism.
B
sought to increase the power of the Italians within the Church.
C
attempted to resolve the Great Schism.
D
excommunicated the followers of the Avignon pope.
E
successfully appointed a new pope.
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