Question 1

The massive influx of silver from New World Spanish colonies resulted in:

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A)  greater wealth for almost all Europeans.
B)  a massive devaluation of gold.
C)  the production of fine silver jewelry for the aristocratic class.
D)  the Spanish crown hording silver.
E)  massive inflation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n) :

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A)  republic modeled on the Roman example.
B)  oligarchy modeled on Venice.
C)  monarchy modeled on France.
D)  principality,the model of which he sketched in The Prince.
E)  republic modeled on Plato's Republic.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Desiderius Erasmus wrote a book that was also known as a "handbook for tyrants."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Albrecht Dürer was the first northern European artist to master:

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A)  Italian Renaissance developments in oil painting.
B)  Italian Renaissance techniques of engraving.
C)  Italian Renaissance techniques of proportion and perspective.
D)  the anatomical precision of Italian Renaissance nudes.
E)  the Italian Renaissance technique of tempura painting.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Many Renaissance sculptors adopted their work from the writings of:

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A)  Vitruvius.
B)  Erasmus.
C)  Plato.
D)  Virgil.
E)  Homer.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

One important difference between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance that followed was the northern:

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A)  reluctance to compose classical Latin prose in the style of Cicero.
B)  appreciation for scholasticism and its central texts.
C)  rejection of the Church Fathers as religious authorities.
D)  interest in traditional Christian wisdom over classical virtues.
E)  rejection of classicism in their approach to art.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Michelangelo's painting and sculpture both became_________ as the artist aged.

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A)  more crudely crafted
B)  more skilled in the use of light and shadow
C)  less technically well executed
D)  less idealized
E)  more perfectly naturalisticF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The conversos were:

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A)  Jewish converts to Christianity.
B)  Muslim converts to Christianity.
C)  Christian converts to Islam.
D)  atheists who refuse to adopt any religion,even under force.
E)  women who were accused of witchcraft.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Erasmus was perhaps most skilled in his use of:

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A)  literary criticism.
B)  irony.
C)  political history.
D)  epic poetry.
E)  classical drama.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos ( Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Sculpture during the Renaissance broke with the recent past in that statuary:

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A)  would now be created only to use as memorials for those who had died.
B)  could now be used as a part of tombs to honor the dead.
C)  would now be incorporated into the supporting columns of triumphal arches.
D)  could now be used instead of columns at the front of buildings.
E)  now became freestanding figures "in the round."F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

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A)  slaves.
B)  a sea route to India.
C)  spices.
D)  gold.
E)  silver.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Machiavelli became an official in the Florentine government following:

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A)  an invasion by Russia.
B)  the removal of the Medici.
C)  his marriage into a prominent family.
D)  his bribery of a public official.
E)  Italy's becoming a monarchy.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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The massive influx of silver from New World Spanish colonies resulted in:

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Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

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Desiderius Erasmus wrote a book that was also known as a "handbook for tyrants."

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Machiavelli became an official in the Florentine government following:

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Albrecht Dürer was the first northern European artist to master:

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Sculpture during the Renaissance broke with the recent past in that statuary:

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Michelangelo's painting and sculpture both became_________ as the artist aged.

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The conversos were:

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Erasmus was perhaps most skilled in his use of:

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According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n) :

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Many Renaissance sculptors adopted their work from the writings of:

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Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos ( Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

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In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

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One important difference between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance that followed was the northern:

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The massive influx of silver from New World Spanish colonies resulted in:

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Few if any people believed the world was flat when Columbus began his voyage.

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Desiderius Erasmus wrote a book that was also known as a "handbook for tyrants."

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Albrecht Dürer was the first northern European artist to master:

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Sculpture during the Renaissance broke with the recent past in that statuary:

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Michelangelo's painting and sculpture both became_________ as the artist aged.

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According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n) :

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Many Renaissance sculptors adopted their work from the writings of:

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Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos ( Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

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In their voyages along the west coast of Africa,the Portuguese were initially in search of:

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