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Renaissance Review
Test Description: Renaissance Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the end justifies the means”?
A
Pleasing all of the people at any given time is possible
B
Leaders may use any method to achieve what Is best for the state.
C
Leaders must always act for the common good.
D
The general public always acts in its own best interest
2) The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by
A
Christian unity throughout the region
B
unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
C
an advance of Muslim culture
D
great intellectual and artistic creativity
3) The revival of Greek and Roman culture, the economic growth of Italian city-states in the 1400s, and the development of humanism were aspects of the
A
spread of Islam
B
Age of revolutions
C
Protestant Reformation
D
European Renaissance
4) A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
A
farmers produced great agricultural surpluses
B
merchants supported the green revolution
C
many European scholars had migrated to this area
D
Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia
5) One way in which the writers of the Renaissance were influenced by the writers of ancient Greece was that the Renaissance writers
A
promoted the religious doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
B
showed little interest in secular affairs
C
produced few new scientific ideas
D
stressed the power of human reason
6) A major goal of the Counter-Reformation was to
A
reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church
B
compromise with European Protestants
C
reduce the authority of absolute monarchs
D
encourage new ideas in science and philosophy throughout Europe
7) Which statement concerning the Renaissance in Europe is based on opinion rather than on fact?
A
Art reflected the ideas of humanism and individualism.
B
The art of the Northern Renaissance was superior to that of the Italian Renaissance.
C
Art produced during the Renaissance had religious as well as secular themes
D
Literature began to appear in languages other than Latin.
8) “The Pope is no judge of matters pertaining to God’s word and faith; the true Christian must examine and judge for himself.” Who is the most likely author of this statement?
A
Adam Smith
B
Socrates
C
Martin Luther
D
John Locke
9) Which factor contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italian cities?
A
access to important trade routes
B
surplus of porcelain from Japan
C
occupation by foreign powers
D
interaction with Latin America
10) Which word refers to the idea of the Renaissance to focus on the individual and their achievements?
A
Realism
B
Utopia
C
Humanism
D
Reformation
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