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Unit 2 pretest Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Protestant ref

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anti-Semitism rose in medieval Europe because Jewish people were falsely accused of

a)

Causing the Little Ice Age

b)

Starting the bourgeoisie      

c)

Causing the plague 

d)

Starting the Great Famine    

2.

What negative impact did the Black Death have on the economy?

a)

A Increased demand for luxury goods

b)

Decreased incomes and rents for feudal lords caused serfdom to expand

c)

Crop shortages caused peasants to pay taxes with money

d)

Labor shortages caused prices for workers to rise

3.

Niccolò Machiavelli would agree with which statement?

             

a)

Reform the Church

b)

Depose the Pope

c)

Support the arts

d)

Invade France

4.

What was the main idea of "The Prince"?

a)

Against monarchical rule

b)

Influenced by religion

c)

Based on the classics

d)

Motivated by state interest

5.

Which factor contributed to the independence of powerful Italian city-states?

a)

A Lack of a single strong monarch

b)

Increased trade with Asia

c)

The growth of popular sovereignty

d)

The growth of popular sovereignty

6.

The humanists viewed classical values as a way to

a)

Revitalize their culture

b)

Revitalize their culture

c)

Achieve centralized rule

d)

Honor their families

7.

The main focus of humanist education was to

a)

produce great scholars

b)

Emphasize artistic growth

c)

Challenge the Church

d)

Create well-rounded citizens

8.

Compared to the High Renaissance masters, the northern Renaissance artists

a)

Painted massive frescoes

b)

worked in smaller formats

c)

Focused on religious works

d)

Preferred botanical subjects

9.

Anabaptists believed that

a)

Church and state should be separate

b)

People should be baptized at birth

c)

Women should hold positions of power

d)

Believers should run for political office

10.

What was Martin Luther against?

a)

    A Meticulously adorning cathedrals

b)

Excommunicating secular rulers

c)

Permitting priests and bishops to marry

d)

Selling salvation through indulgences

11.

One result of the English Reformation was that it

a)

Ended the practices of annulment and divorce

b)

Gave the king control over religious doctrine

c)

Reinforced the importance of Catholic ritual

d)

Increased the financial interests of the Church

12.

What is realism Artwork?

a)

portrays art subjects in an everyday and natural manner

b)

symbolizes everyday struggles of people

c)

imaginative and portrays subjects as fantasy creatures and objects

d)

tells the real story of the government and church agendas