HIEU 201 CHAPTER 13 QUIZ
The city-states of northern Italy differed from most of Europe because in the Italian
city-states
a. the feudal nobility played a much more important role in government than
elsewhere in Europe.
b. no guilds or corporate institutions developed.
c. the feudal nobility refused to form alliances with urban elites.
d. commercial activity flourished due to a monopoly of trade in Mediterranean
areas.
The republicanism of the city-states proved precarious for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT
a. the natural disasters of the period from 1350 to 1450 encouraged the drift
towards despotism.
b. the city-states had come to rely on mercenaries to fight their wars.
c. there was no tradition of republicanism in the region and, therefore, its roots
were never very deep.
d. conflict between nobles and merchants led one group, or both, to turn to one-
man rule
The chivalric code that had expressed social values in the Middle Ages was
changed in the Renaissance so that
a. birth now counted more than wealth or landholding in defining a person's
social status.
b. military virtues and honor were no longer important in one's life.
c. ambition and achievement, especially in politics, business, and art, were
recognized as components of honor.
d. the society was no longer elitist or aristocratic, but rather egalitarian and
democratic.
Which of the following wrote texts that challenged traditional views of female
potential?
a. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
b. Christine de Pizan
, c. Moderata Fonte
d. all of the above
n the Oration on the Dignity of Man, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola suggested
a. the mastery of nature was within the grip of man.
b. God alone possessed an understanding of nature.
c. individuals lacked creative powers but could achieve nobility of spirit.
d. man lacks the freedom to shape his own life but is made dignified by God's
choices
In relation to Italian humanists, Northern humanists
a. differed from the Italians in their rejection of ancient learning and their
obsession with matters of religion.
b. were similarly concerned less with religion than with civic duty.
c. were similar in their devotion to ancient learning; however, they related it
primarily to religious goals.
d. differed from the Italians in their tendency to ignore literature and to focus
instead on painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Erasmus (c. 1466–1536) argued that
a. religion depends on the power of the church
b. God's will is revealed directly in the Bible.
c. humanism was destroying Christianity.
d. a revival of scholasticism would strengthen European intellectual life.
In contrast to Spanish humanism, English humanism
a. was used to reinforce mainstream views.
b. was a product of the church hierarchy.
c. involved both religious and political figures.
d. was put in the exclusive service of the state.
Humanist support for the new princely ideal of peace and security was reflected in
a. The Book of the Courtier.
b. The Prince.
The city-states of northern Italy differed from most of Europe because in the Italian
city-states
a. the feudal nobility played a much more important role in government than
elsewhere in Europe.
b. no guilds or corporate institutions developed.
c. the feudal nobility refused to form alliances with urban elites.
d. commercial activity flourished due to a monopoly of trade in Mediterranean
areas.
The republicanism of the city-states proved precarious for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT
a. the natural disasters of the period from 1350 to 1450 encouraged the drift
towards despotism.
b. the city-states had come to rely on mercenaries to fight their wars.
c. there was no tradition of republicanism in the region and, therefore, its roots
were never very deep.
d. conflict between nobles and merchants led one group, or both, to turn to one-
man rule
The chivalric code that had expressed social values in the Middle Ages was
changed in the Renaissance so that
a. birth now counted more than wealth or landholding in defining a person's
social status.
b. military virtues and honor were no longer important in one's life.
c. ambition and achievement, especially in politics, business, and art, were
recognized as components of honor.
d. the society was no longer elitist or aristocratic, but rather egalitarian and
democratic.
Which of the following wrote texts that challenged traditional views of female
potential?
a. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim
b. Christine de Pizan
, c. Moderata Fonte
d. all of the above
n the Oration on the Dignity of Man, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola suggested
a. the mastery of nature was within the grip of man.
b. God alone possessed an understanding of nature.
c. individuals lacked creative powers but could achieve nobility of spirit.
d. man lacks the freedom to shape his own life but is made dignified by God's
choices
In relation to Italian humanists, Northern humanists
a. differed from the Italians in their rejection of ancient learning and their
obsession with matters of religion.
b. were similarly concerned less with religion than with civic duty.
c. were similar in their devotion to ancient learning; however, they related it
primarily to religious goals.
d. differed from the Italians in their tendency to ignore literature and to focus
instead on painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Erasmus (c. 1466–1536) argued that
a. religion depends on the power of the church
b. God's will is revealed directly in the Bible.
c. humanism was destroying Christianity.
d. a revival of scholasticism would strengthen European intellectual life.
In contrast to Spanish humanism, English humanism
a. was used to reinforce mainstream views.
b. was a product of the church hierarchy.
c. involved both religious and political figures.
d. was put in the exclusive service of the state.
Humanist support for the new princely ideal of peace and security was reflected in
a. The Book of the Courtier.
b. The Prince.
