History 101: Western Civilization Renaissance and Reformation:  Study Questions

2. Among the important developments taking place in Europe from the fifteenth century through the Enlightenment period was/were
a. rise of capitalism
b. decline of the middle class
c. growth of feudalism
d. all of the above

3. The word "renaissance" means ________________________.

4. Critics of Burkhardt's thesis of the Renaissance have pointed out that
a. the Renaissance formed a significant break from the Middle Ages
b. the Renaissance was a sudden break from the medieval past
c. the so-called revival of classical learning had already occurred in the Middle Ages
d. all of the above

5. The "birthplace" of the Renaissance was _________________.

6. The condottieri were
a.  early police units of the city-states.
b.  mercenary troops.
c.  textile merchants.
d.  military forces serving the papacy.

7. Ciompi were
a. Italian mercenary troops
b. Scandinavian lumber jacks
c. wool workers of Florence
d. the pope's bodyguard

8. Which of the following was NOT involved in the Peace of Lodi?
a. Venice
b. Florence
c. Milan
d. Madrid

9. Which of the following statements is most true regarding Renaissance society?
a. Sexual behavior remained largely limited to the traditional family of husband and wife
b. Renaissance oligarchs developed elaborate codes of behavior in which honor was paramount
c. Men and women married at much younger ages
d. There was an increased emphasis on birth as a mark of social status

10. The central intellectual idea of the Renaissance was ______________________.
a. scholasticism
b. theology
c. humanism
d. democacy

11. The poet Petrarch
a. was a big fan of Cicero
b. never quite learned Greek satisfactorily
c. taught that knowledge should be used for the public good
d. all of the above

12. Author of the Oration on the Dignity of Man was ______________________________.

13. Author of The Book of the Courtier was ____________________________.

14. Author of The Prince was ____________________________.

15. Which of the following is NOT a famous painter of the Italian Renaissance?
a. Botticelli
b. Rembrandt
c. da Vinci
d. Raphael

16. Author of Praise of Folly was ______________________.

17. Author of Don Quixote was ______________________.

18. Author of Utopia was ________________________.

19. Shakespeare wrote all of the following EXCEPT:
a. King Lear
b. Alexander the Great
c. Hamlet
d. Julius Caesar

20.  Who painted this?

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21. In the early 16th century, what was the one European institution that transcended geographic, ethnic, linguistic, and national boundaries?
a. the German army
b. Italian art
c. the Catholic Church
d. Swiss banking

22. Wycliffe and Hus
a. advocated obedience to the pope
b. attacked the Church's wealth and power
c. were each burned at the stake
d. became followers of Luther

23. The Brethren of the Common Life
a. taught public service
b. were primarily an urban movement
c. were based in the Netherlands
d. all of the above

24. The phrase "whore of Babylon" refers to
a. Henry VIII's third wife
b. Muslim fanactics in Jerusalem
c. the Catholic Church
d. Luther's girlfriend

25. The Protestant Reformation began in the mind of
a. Collucio Salutati
b. Martin Luther
c. Ulrich Zwingli
d. Peter Protestant

26. It is generally agreed that Luther
a.  was not influenced by millenarianism.
b.  was a profound social radical who advocated the overthrow of secular as well as religious authority.
c.  had thorough clerical training, but little knowledge of the classics and the humanist tradition.
d.  decided to become a monk partly as a rebellion against parental authority.

27. People who believed that the end of the world was imminent were called
a. Millenarians
b. Populists
c. Free thinkers
d. Humanists

28. Luther believed that salvation was achieved by
a. faith alone
b. faith and works
c. dispensation from the pope
d. all of the above

29. Luther could have suffered dire consequences except for the intervention of
a.  Charles V.
b.  Maximilian of Austria.
c.  Frederick of Saxony.
d.  the archbishop of Trier.

30. The father of the doctrine of predestination was
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Matthias Hobbema
d. John Calvin

31. The concept of predestination relates best to a belief that
a.  salvation comes through a person's choosing to make an act of faith.
b.  one has been chosen for heaven or hell through the inscrutable decision of God.
c.  baptism washes away sins, thereby guaranteeing salvation.
d.  regular reception of the sacraments results in a person's being rewarded with heaven.

32. The spread of Protestantism was least effective in
a. Germany and Switzerland
b. Spain and Italy
c. England and France
d. Scandinavia and the Netherlands

33. The Reformation in England was initiated by
a. John Knox
b. Henry VIII
c. Mary Tudor
d. John Winthrop

34. The Catholic founder of the Jesuit Order was
a. Martin Luther
b. Thomas a Kempis
c. Ignatius Loyola
d. Francois Rabelais

35. Catholic policies of the Counter Reformation included
a. education
b. building churches
c. censorship
d. all of the above