Question 1

All of the following were impressive Byzantine monuments in Constantinople EXCEPT

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A)   Hagia Sophia
B)   The Hippodrome
C)   The Blue Mosque
D)   Theodosian Walls
E)   Palace ComplexF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Renaissance artists

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A)   painted and sculpted only religious subjects.
B)   never painted or sculpted religious subjects.
C)   imitated nature.
D)   turned their back on nature, following instead their inner subjective emotions.
E)   never worked for the Church.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following was not one of the major powers that dominated the Italian peninsula by the fifteenth century?

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A)   Milan
B)   Venice
C)   Genoa
D)   Florence
E)   NaplesF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

The formal division between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western Christian churches began in 1054 with a disagreement over

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A)   the use of icons.
B)   the emphasis on Aryanism in the East.
C)   the superior ranking of the Pope over the Patriarch.
D)   challenges to the absolute authority of the monarch as a matter of biblical interpretation.
E)   approval of new sects of monasticism.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The ideal of early fifteenth century Humanists was to

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A)   reject religion and the Church.
B)   serve the state.
C)   abandon history and the past.
D)   work only for the most powerful states.
E)   establish political democracies throughout Europe.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D) B

Question 6

The phrase l'uomo universale expresses the new social ideal of a person who is

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A)   capable of achievements in many areas.
B)   rejecting religion to become a student of the universe.
C)   specializing in great depth in a single subject, such as history or physics.
D)   turning to God as the only answer's to the problems of this world.
E)   rejecting public service and satisfy one's personal ambitions.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following was not one of the disasters of the fourteenth century that the Renaissance is seen as recovering from?

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A)   Loss of faith in the church.
B)   Economic recession.
C)   Political disorder.
D)   The Black Death.
E)   None of these.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

The council that ended the Great Schism was held at

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A)   Clermont.
B)   Canossa.
C)   Orleans.
D)   Constance.
E)   Trent.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Because of the lack of sanitation, the mortality rate of the Black Death was considerably higher in rural areas than in urban areas.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 10

Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE?

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A)   It was a major creative force in the field of literature.
B)   It was part of an era of recovery in Europe.
C)   It was an era of great interest in the legacy of ancient Greco-Roman culture.
D)   It was a mass movement.
E)   It began as a reaction to the Crusades.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

In 1453, the ____ conquered the Byzantine Empire.

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A)   Arabs
B)   Seljuk Turks
C)   Ottoman Turks
D)   Bulgars and Ukranians
E)   RomansF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which area failed to establish a centralized territorial state by the end of the fifteenth century?

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A)   France
B)   Italy
C)   Spain
D)   England
E)   AustriaF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

What constituted the most serious threat to Justinian's rule?

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A)   The Blues and the Greens
B)   The crusaders
C)   The Muslims
D)   The Bulgars
E)   The OstrogothsF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which pope was forced to flee in the face of a French takeover?

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A)   Urban II
B)   Boniface VIII
C)   Alexius II
D)   Gregory VI
E)   Paul IIF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

Which people represented the major threat to the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

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A)   Arabs
B)   Seljuk Turks
C)   Ottoman Turks
D)   Austrians
E)   PersiansF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The Renaissance artist who moved away from realistic portrayals to idealized forms was

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A)   Leonardo da Vinci.
B)   Michelangelo.
C)   Masaccio.
D)   Raphael.
E)   Alberti.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

The Black Death

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A)   was spread by fleas carrying Yersinia pestis.
B)   killed ninety-five percent of its victims in urban areas.
C)   had been an ongoing problem in Europe since the late Roman Empire.
D)   killed many people but had no effect on economic affairs.
E)   had no religious implications.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The papacy of Boniface VIII saw

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A)   the Roman Church supreme over all of Christendom.
B)   a papacy established in Avignon.
C)   Boniface successfully excommunicating and destroying the power of France's Philip IV.
D)   the papacy moving to Germany after Boniface's death.
E)   the Church weakened as a result of the Black Death.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

The Mongols played a central role in spreading the Black Death of the mid-fourteenth century .

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Exam 13: The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

All of the following were impressive Byzantine monuments in Constantinople EXCEPT

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Renaissance artists

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Which of the following was not one of the major powers that dominated the Italian peninsula by the fifteenth century?

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The formal division between the Eastern Orthodox and the Western Christian churches began in 1054 with a disagreement over

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The ideal of early fifteenth century Humanists was to

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The phrase l'uomo universale expresses the new social ideal of a person who is

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Which of the following was not one of the disasters of the fourteenth century that the Renaissance is seen as recovering from?

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The council that ended the Great Schism was held at

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Because of the lack of sanitation, the mortality rate of the Black Death was considerably higher in rural areas than in urban areas.

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Which statement about the Italian Renaissance is FALSE?

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In 1453, the ____ conquered the Byzantine Empire.

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Which area failed to establish a centralized territorial state by the end of the fifteenth century?

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What constituted the most serious threat to Justinian's rule?

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Which pope was forced to flee in the face of a French takeover?

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Which people represented the major threat to the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

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The Renaissance artist who moved away from realistic portrayals to idealized forms was

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The Black Death

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The papacy of Boniface VIII saw

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The Mongols played a central role in spreading the Black Death of the mid-fourteenth century .

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The Renaissance was largely an urban phenomenon.

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