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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
Leaders must always act for the common good.
B
Pleasing all of the people at any given time is possible
C
The general public always acts in its own best interest
D
Leaders may use any method to achieve what Is best for the state.
2) The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by
A
an advance of Muslim culture
B
great intellectual and artistic creativity
C
unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
D
Christian unity throughout the region
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
European Renaissance
B
Age of revolutions
C
spread of Islam
D
Protestant Reformation
4) A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
A
farmers produced great agricultural surpluses
B
many European scholars had migrated to this area
C
merchants supported the green revolution
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
showed little interest in secular affairs
B
stressed the power of human reason
C
promoted the religious doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
D
produced few new scientific ideas
6) A major goal of the Counter-Reformation was to
A
compromise with European Protestants
B
reduce the authority of absolute monarchs
C
reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church
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
Literature began to appear in languages other than Latin.
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
Art reflected the ideas of humanism and individualism.
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
Socrates
B
Martin Luther
C
John Locke
D
Adam Smith
9) Which factor contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italian cities?
A
occupation by foreign powers
B
access to important trade routes
C
interaction with Latin America
D
surplus of porcelain from Japan
10) Which word refers to the idea of the Renaissance to focus on the individual and their achievements?
A
Utopia
B
Realism
C
Humanism
D
Reformation
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