Question 1

What does Renaissance mean?

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rebirth

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predestination

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genius

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religious

Question 2

Who was William Shakespeare?

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Wrote  "Romeo and Juliet"

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Painted the Sistine Chapel

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Wrote "The Prince"

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Painted the Mona Lisa

Question 3

What is the term used for selling pardons to release people from punishment for their sins?

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indulgences

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heretics

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vernacular

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simony

Question 4

Which term refers to a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God?

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theocracy

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renaissance

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reincarnation

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oligarchy

Question 5

What were the  reformation meetings of the Catholic leadership from 1545- 1563 were known as?

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Council of Trent

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Crusades

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Inquisition

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Edict of Worms

Question 6

Who started the Reformation?

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Luther

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Knox

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Medici

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Calvin

Question 7

The belief in predestination is most closely associated with which protestant faith?

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Presbyterian

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Methodist

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Catholic

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Luthern

Question 8

Who painted "The School of Athens"?

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Raphael

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Machiavelli

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Leonardo

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Donatello

Question 9

What does predestination mean?

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God having already chosen those who are saved

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The selling of pardons for sins

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a form of secularism

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a form of humanism

Question 10

Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?

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Leonardo

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Donatello

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Giotto

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Michelangelo

Question 11

Renaissance art best reflects which of the following trends of the Renaissance?

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humanism and secularism

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secularism and Catholicism

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patriotism of Italian city-states

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lacking perspective and realism

Question 12

The study of Ancient Greek and Roman texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

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individual achievements

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Muslim values

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roman law

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Christianity

Question 13

What was the Italian city-state most closely associated with the Renaissance?

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Florence

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Milan

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Venice

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Genoa

Question 14

Who believed salvation came through faith alone?

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Martin Luther

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William the Conqueror

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John Calvin

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Pope Leo X

Question 15

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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Raphael

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Leonardo

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Pope Leo X

Question 16

Which of the following descriptions best explains how Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance Man?

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He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist

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He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings

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He lived in Italy during the 1500's

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He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions

Question 17

Who created the sculpture "La Pieta"?

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Michelangelo Buonarroti

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John Calvin

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Martin Luther

Question 18

Why was a patron important?

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they encourage arts and technology

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they are highly educated

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they know Roman government and law

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they support country loyalty

Question 19

Why was the printing press important?

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all of the above

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it allowed for mass production of books

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it encouraged reading

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it was a key in starting the Reformation

Question 20

Martin Luther’s religious reforms were compacted into a document known as the _____________.

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95 Theses

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The Inquisition

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The Prince

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The Bible

Question 21

Who was Cosimo de’ Medici?

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political leader and patron of the Florence City States

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ruler of Spain during the Crusades

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famous writer of the Elizabethan Age

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religious reformer in the Catholic church

Question 22

Renaissance, Italy’s distinctive society first began where?

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northern cities of Italy

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Germany

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countryside of Italy

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northern Europe

Question 23

______________ is the English church under direct control of the monarch.

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Anglican

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Luthern

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Calvinist

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Catholic

Question 24

Which factor did not lead to the birth of the Renaissance in Italy?

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Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

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Failure of Crusades throughout Europe

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Influence of Roman and Greek Classics

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Suffering from the Bubonic Plague

Question 25

________________ believe people can only win God’s forgiveness for salvation through faith.

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Luthern's

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Calvinist's

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Catholic's

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Anglican's

Question 26

Who started a new Christian denomination (church) because he wanted a divorce?

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Henry VIII

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Martin Luther

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Pope Leo X

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Richard the Lion-Hearted

Question 27

What does Secular mean?

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worldly matters not concerned with religious matters

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set aside legal marriage

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financially support Renaissance art

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selling positions in the church

Question 28

Which wars were issued by Pope Urban II during the Middle Ages?

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The Crusades

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The Reformations

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The  Commercial Revolution

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The Reconquista

Question 29

Which of the following facts about the printing press is not true?

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Prior to the Council of Trent, it was used effectively by the Catholic Church to encourage literacy and individual reading of the Bible

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The machine was a combination of technologies from both Asia and from Europe

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It was invented by Johann Guttenberg

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The printing press allowed writers and reformers to mass produce their works

Question 30

Which factor best describes why people were losing faith in the Catholic Church during the Renaissance?

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The failure of the numerous Crusades

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Inspirational paintings by da Vinci and Michelangelo

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People began to read again and discovered the church was lying

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The millions of deaths associated with the Plague

Question 31

Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?

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Henry needed a male heir and needed a divorce

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The Pope threatened England with the papal armies

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Henry hoped to form alliances with other non-Catholics

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Henry wanted to be more powerful than the Pope

Question 32

Which major document reluctantly approved by King John, guaranteed certain basic political and legal rights to all citizens?

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Magna Carta

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Bill of Rights

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Council of Trent

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95 Theses

Question 33

Which is not an effect of the Bubonic Plague?

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Trade increased and prices decreased throughout northern Europe

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Town populations fell

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Jews were blamed for bringing on the plague

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Peasants revolted and demanded higher wages

Question 34

How did Popes of the Italian Renaissance fuel the Protestant Reformation?

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by engaging in secular behaviors and corruption

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by becoming dictators

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by practicing strict teachings based on the bible

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by supporting popular scientists and artists

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