AP European  History Quiz

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The Renaissance and Reformation

1450-1550 or so

 

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Directions:  Write an abbreviation of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.  Be sure to include the key words (2-3) of the answer choice.  Do not use A,B,C,or D for your answers.

 

1. What is the definition of Renaissance?

An era when Popes became more Spiritual, Birthing of a City

An era of intellectual and artistic brilliance, Rebirth

An era of artistic painting, Renaissance Rebirth

An era of intellectualism, Rebirth

 

2. What is the definition of Humanism?

01The belief that God was a not interested in humanity

The belief that humans were greater than God

Studying humanity

The belief that humanity has great potential

 

3. Choose the three artists below that best represent Florentine Art?

Giotto, Titian, and Michelangelo

Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi

Raphael, Masaccio, and Brunelleschi

Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo

 

4. Which of these is not a key part of humanism?

 The belief that, if we do good works for our fellow men, that we will return to God.

 The belief that humans should be the center of attention, not God.

 A deep admiration for the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

 The belief that we should enjoy this life instead of just waiting for the next one.

 

5. Henry VIII did not:

Break off from the Catholic Church

 Beat the Scottish Army when it tried to invade England

Start the Crusades to try to force the Muslims out of the Holy Lands

 Reorganize the Administration of England

 

6. Who was Savonarola?

The first artist to make nude sculptures

A priest who had many mistresses and children

A priest who told everyone to burn naughty books and paintings who was eventually crowned king

A priest who was burned by the people since he told them to burn all of the naughty books and paintings

 

 

7. What was the main reason why Luther's revolt worked when the ones before him did not?

    He was the sun of a great king

The printing press was invented allowing the ideas to spread faster and further

   He told people he knew and they told others who continued the revolt

   He was an old pope whom everyone trusted

 

8. The Renaissance was partly inspired by the Crusades because:

The Crusades promoted new trade, widening the span of culture and knowledge throughout all of Europe.

People realized that the Crusades were wrong and changed their ways.

 The Crusades made more advanced civilization.

          The rise in trade made a rise in city population.

 

9.  In the Middle Ages, art:

            - Was more focused on Earth and is now regarded as some of the finest artwork

            -Had gold backgrounds and worldly people

            -Lacked background, depth, and human emotion.

-Showed little emotion but pain and suffering

 

 10. The Gutenberg printing press was important because:

  It helped to spread of Luther’s 95 Thesis Statements

    It helped to spread woman’s rights in northern Europe

    It helped spread ideas, which is why Luther’s revolt didn’t work

   It helped Luther’s revolt against the Church

 

11. When Ferdinand and Isabella got married in 1469, they made these major changes:

They tried to form a monolithic state, by saying that ability mattered more than status.

They got rid of the Muslims in 1492, so the Pope would not let them make appointments

They helped the nobles to become better leaders and weakened the clergy.

They made lower classmen the administrators, got rid of the Muslims and weakened the clergy and eventually the kings had power over the church.

 

 

12. Medieval art lacked 3 main things.  What are they?

   Angels, men, and buildings

Depth, perspective, and detailed backgrounds

  Plant life, color, and focal points

   Shape, form, and texture

 

13. Which king was nicknamed the spider?

 Francis I          Henry II                       Louis XI                       Charles VIII

 

14. What was the most essential element of life in the Renaissance?

            . Focusing on humans and individuals

            . Having a main focus on religion

             Showing devotion to God by painting and sculpting humans

            Obtaining worldly desires such as money or power

 

15. What religion did King Henry VIII leave?

   Church of England     Lutheran Church                         Puritanism       Catholicism

 

16. What was the most essential element of the Renaissance?

Artists were viewed as more than just craftsman, and their work was appreciated.

There were a lot of major wars between France, England, and Spain.

The beginning of humanism and the glorification of the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome

Humanism was ongoing throughout this time

 

17. Why was Parliament important in England in 1450?

Parliament grew so much that it eventually over powered the King and took the country into it’s own hands by 1500.

Parliament grew to be equally as powerful as the King, which stabilized the country.

The Parliament grew in size and moved the capital to

Parliament grew in power. Even though it was never as powerful as the crown, it contributed to the unification of the country.

 

 

18. The Iberian Peninsula Was Divided Into three major political units called…?

Portugal, Spain, Florence

Portugal, Castile, Aragon

Europe, England, Netherlands

United States, Europe, Asia

 

19. What did civic humanists believe?

    The church should have all the power

    Individuals should cut themselves off from society but still study the world

    Individuals should help to make changes in the world by joining the government

Participation in the public affairs was essential for human development, but you should  

not become involved with the government

 

 20. Which is true about the Italian Wars    

    Julius II extended the power of the Papacy by fighting Munich

    The Italian Wars were caused because city states wanted to extend politically and

militarily

    France and Germany also wanted to control Italy after it made money from trade

   Italian city states often sided with Germany and Rome to get more money

 

21. Renaissance thinkers argued that women should be educated

Solely to run a household.

Just the same as men

Not at all

With emphasis on poetry and religion

 

22. The subdivision of humanism, in which the people who followed it believed that participation in public affairs was essential for human development, and that individuals should not cut themselves of from society to study the world, is called what? 

Civil humanism              Humanity                      Civic humanism                         Materialism

 

23Which of these job groups did women do during the Renaissance?

Scientist, astronomer, engineer, architect

Ship building, textiles, agriculture, midwives, and servants

Teacher, philosopher, mathematician, banker

Pope, bishop, cardinal, monk

 

 

24. Which of the following statements about the earliest printed books is false?

They dealt mainly with economic and business subjects.

They encouraged literacy.

Movable type was first developed in Germany.

They improved the process of learning.

 

25. The patrons of the Renaissance were mostly

The popes        The common people     merchants, bankers and Popes              Churchmen.

 

 

26. The frail and ugly king who began French economic and political recovery in the early fifteenth century was

Charles VII.     Henry Tudor.    Philip the Fair.  Louis XI.

 

27. It appears that in Renaissance society blacks were

Valued as servants and entertainers

Valued as soldiers

Considered undesirable and not allowed in society.

Not much in demand.

 

28. A major difference between northern and Italian humanism is that northern humanism stressed

. social reform based on Christian ideals.

. pagan virtues.

. scholastic dogma over reason.

. economic gain and materialism

 

 

29. The superiority of the French monarch over the church was the object of the

. Habsburg-Valois wars.

. Declaration of Calais.

. Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges.

. Hundred Years' War.

 

30. The late-fifteenth-century ruler of England who ended the civil war and strengthened the crown was

William III.       Henry II                       John I.              Henry VII.

 

31. Which of the following statements about Florence at

The time of the Renaissance is false?

. It lost probably half its population to the Black Death.

. It was a major banking center.

. It was an important Mediterranean port city

. Its major industry was wool production

 

32. The financial and military strength of the towns of northern Italy were directly related to

Their wealth, which enabled them to hire mercenary soldiers to protect their commercial interests.

Their contractual and marital alliances with the rural nobility.

Protections provided them by the Holy Roman Emperor.

Their alliance with the papacy.

 

33. The northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance in that the former was characterized by all of the following except

An emphasis on secular and pagan themes in art.

The combination of the best aspects of antiquity and

  Christianity.

Interest in biblical scholarship.

Emphasis on artistic use of bright color and themes of life

 

34. Erasmus advocated

Christian education for moral and intellectual improvement.

Paganism.

A monastic life of contemplation and divorce from the material world.

Obedience to church doctrine and ritual.

 

35. the most influential book on Renaissance court life

                        And behavior was

Machiavelli's the Prince.

Augustine's City of God

Castiglione's the Courtier.

Boccaccio's Decameron.

 

36. The best description of Machiavelli's The Prince is that it is

Description of how government should be organized and implemented.

A satire on sixteenth-century politics.

A call for Italian nationalism.

An accurate description of politics as practiced in Renaissance Italy.

 

37.  The Wars of the Roses were

Civil wars between the English ducal houses of

  York and Lancaster.

Between England and France.

Civil wars between the English king, Henry VI, and

 The aristocracy.

Minor disputes among English gentry.

 

38. Just before the advent of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Iberian Peninsula could best be described as

A heterogeneous region consisting of several ethnic groups with a diversity of linguistic and cultural characteristics.

Tolerant of religious and ethnic traditions different from Christianity.

A homogeneous region sharing a common language

 And cultural tradition.

A region dominated equally by Arabs and Jews.

 

39.  The culture of the Renaissance

Was widely spread and practiced by a broad middle class.

Was confined to the church.

Was largely limited to a small mercantile elite.

Affected all classes, including the peasants.

 

40. Who was John Tetzel?

He built the Cathedral and repaid a debt

He protected Luther after the Diet of Worms

He preached and sold indulgences

He killed Luther

 

41. Who protected Luther after the Diet of Worms?

Pope Leo X     John Tetzel       Holy Roman Emperor   Frederick III of Saxony

 

42. Which group of Anabaptists were executed by Catholics and

Protestants in 1534, and in what city?

Mennonites, Munster

Amish, Zurich

Followers of Conrad Grebel, Zurich

Melchiorites, Munster

 

43. What branches of Calvinism were there and where were they?

. Puritans in Scotland; Huganots in England; Presbyterians in France

. Anglican in Scotland; Puritans in England and the

Netherlands; Huganots in France

. Presbyterians in Scotland; Puritans in England and the

Netherlands; Huganots in France

. Presbyterians in Geneva; Anglican in England; Puritans in

            France

 

44. What contribution did Ignatius of Loyola make to the Counter

Reformation/

Led the Catholics in a revolt against Protestants

Led the Reformation in Scotland

Spoke at the Council of Trent

Led Jesuit attack on Protestanism

 

45.  Who translated the Bible from Latin to German?

John Huss         John Wycliffe    Machiavelli       Martin Luther   Henry VIII

 

46.  What chain of Protestantism believes in full emersion baptism?

Lutheranism

Anglicans

Anabaptists

Calvinists

 

47.  What was the major struggle between England and France?

Indulgences

War of the Roses

Catholic Church

Hundred Years' War

Pluralism

 

48.  Which religion was first to reduce the number of sacraments from seven to two?

Catholicism

Anglicanism

Calvinism

Ana-Baptism

Lutheranism

 

49.  Who believed that Holy Communion was a symbolic (consubstantiation) remembrance of bread and wine?

Zwingli and Ana-Baptists

Henry VIII and Protestants

Elizabeth I and Anglicans

Luther and Catholics

John Calvin and Calvinists

 

50.  Which early religious group were most like communists because they advocated common ownership of property and the elimination of social classes?

Catholics

Protestants

Ana-Baptists

Anglicans

Calvinists

 

51. What is pluralism?

One man holding more than one office in the church

Having more than one person in the same office in the church

Give more money to the church than really available

Having 4 popes in office at once

 

52. What were the results of the French and Spanish wars against Italy

.Ended Italian renaissance and forced thinkers and artist north

Made Italy more powerful

Aided the spread of the Catholic Church

The French army was destroyed

 

53. What legal code was used in Renaissance Italy?
 The Roman law

 The Regular Law

The Common Law
the Constitution

54.
What happened in October of 1469?
A civil war between Castile and Sicily

Ferdinand and Isabella were married which led to a ten-year civil war.
Spain was unified with the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand
The nobles lost power
  

55.  What were the three motivators during the age of Exploration?

“Life Liberty and Pursuit of Land”

 “Happiness, Health, and Good Looks”

 “Bread, Water, and an occasional nap”

“Gold God and Glory”


56.    Who wrote The Praise of Folly?
Erasmus
Machiavelli
Sir Thomas More
Titian

 

57. Renaissance men's view of educated women was that they should

Have a voice in the affairs of the city.

Not be encouraged in any manner

Be encouraged and given an equal place in society.

Be allowed to add a social touch to the household, but otherwise remain subservient to men.

 

58. What was the main idea of the book "The Prince"?

Rule with fear instead of love

Rule with love instead of fear

Civilians should have the power

The king's power should not ever be questioned

 

59 John Knox was influential in the Reformation in

            Scotland           Germany      Ireland      Sweden            Switzerland

 

60. Central to John Calvin's beliefs is the principle of

   Free will        predestination

   Christian liberty          justification by faith and good works                  communion

 

61. The dissolution of the English monasteries

      Resulted in a more equitable distribution of land

 Resulted from Henry VIII's desire to confiscate their wealth

Deeply disturbed the English upper class

   Was the result of rebellious activities by the monks

   Resulted in Henry's excommunication by the Anglican Church

 

62. A list of forbidden books published by the Catholic Church was the

Indulgence        Inquisition         Jesuit Order   Index      Censorship

 

63. Martin Luther's basic problem was that

 He identified the pope with his father.

 He felt a righteous God would never forgive his sins.

 He felt unworthy to perform the sacraments.

 He was unhappy in the career track that he had chosen

 

64.  The pope excommunicated Luther because

He rejected the pope's authority and the validity of the sacraments.

 He refused to recant his beliefs at the Diet of Worms

He disputed the legitimacy of indulgences in the 95 Theses.

He defied an Imperial edict by accepting protection in Saxony.

 

65. Who invented the essay?

William Shakespeare

Erasmus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michael de Montaigne

 

66.  What was the theme of Christian Humanism?

Merging the best ideas of medieval Christian thought and humanism

Killing the poor

Declaring war with as many countries as possible.

Divorce is a good thing

 

67.  Who was the most powerful European ruler?

Henry VII

Albrecht Durer

Charles

Desiderius Erasmus

 

68. The Tudor Kings came to power because of what war?

The English Civil War

The Glorious Revolution

The Hundred Years War

The War of the Roses

69. The Hapsburgs were the Rulers of _____?

France

The Holy Roman Empire

Prussia

Spain

70. Copernicus developed what theory?

Celiocentric theory

Heliocentric theory

Evolution

All of the Above

 

71. Wrote the book Utopia

Botticelli

Signori

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