Spring 2024 Practice (5th/6th Period)

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World History - Part I

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1. How did the rise of a middle class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance? *

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It provided money to sponsor military campaigns.

It created wealth to influence local elections.

It provided money to sponsor artists and writers.

It created wealth to establish new colonies.

2. In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man? *

1 point

He was a painter, sculpter, inventor, and scientist.

He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.

He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.

3. Which of the following characterizes humanism? *

1 point

a philosophy based on a strict following of Christian beliefs and teachings

an economic system stressing investment in technology and markets

a movement focused on human potential and a study of the classic

a political system emphasizing democratic ideals and policies

4. How was the architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi consistent with the other Renaissance arts? *

1 point

It was strongly influenced by classical architecture.

It included portraits of important political leaders.

It pioneered the use of new technology and materials.

It was financed by wealthy local merchant families.

5. How did humanists break with medieval thinkers over the acceptance of tradition and beliefs? *

1 point

Humanists questioned everything in order to form their own opinions.

Humanists looked for answers by interpreting religious texts.

Humanists relied on political leaders to provide guidance on questions of faith.

Humanists incorporated ideas from different countries to find answers.

6. Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the vernacular? *

1 point

It encouraged local leaders to read more books.

It made the church view their writing as a threat.

It made their writing more accessible to readers.

It encouraged readers to learn new languages.

7. How did Italy’s location help it to become the birthplace of the Renaissance? *

1 point

Ideas could spread easily by means of Italy’s fleet.

Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.

Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople.

The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe.

8. Martin Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice? *

1 point

Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.

The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.

Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven.

Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

9. What was it about the Reformation that led to the Enlightenment? *

1 point

Social classes became less defined during the Reformation.

The Muslims attracted more followers during the Reformation.

People questioned beliefs and authority during the Reformation.

The Catholic Church became more powerful during the Reformation.

10. How are the actions during the Inquisition of the 1500s viewed today? *

1 point

as an abuse of power

as a necessary way to punish wrongdoers

as a key element that helped people reform

as an avenue to discover scientific knowledge

11. What was the most significant impact of the Italian Wars, which ended in 1559? *

1 point

They helped Charles V become more popular in the Italian peninsula.

They gave rise to more popularity of John Calvin’s teachings throughout Italy.

They helped expose the rest of Europe to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance.

They caused more Europeans to revolt against the abuses perpetrated by the Catholic Church.

12. What did John Wycliffe and Jan Hus have in common with each other? *

1 point

They both advocated Church reform.

They both lived in Germany in the late 1300s.

They both believed that the pope had the right to worldly power.

They both taught that Church leaders had more authority than the Bible.

13. The Peace of Augsburg in 1555 ended a war between the supporters of which two groups? *

1 point

England and Spain

Catholic and Protestant German princes

Roman Catholics and Anglicans

French Catholics and Huguenots

14. What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church? *

1 point

His religious beliefs

His unwillingness to pay Church taxes

His treatment of Catherine of Aragon

His desire for a male heir

15. How Prince Henry of Portugal influence exploration? *

1 point

He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

He invented the caravel, a sturdier ship with triangular sails.

He founded a navigational school on the coast of Portugal.

He improve the astrolabe and invented

16. Which statement explains the long-term consequence of the Treaty of Tordesillas? *

1 point

Canada became a French-speaking colony.

Brazil became a Portuguese-speaking colony.

The economic power of the Dutch East India Company increased.

The influence of the Catholic Church in the New World decreased.

17. Which achievement is associated with the Tokugawa Shogunate? *

1 point

the voyages of Zheng He

the development of kabuki theater

the construction of the Forbidden City

the formation of Confucian philosophy

18. How did Western cultures affect Southeast Asia between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries? *

1 point

Many Asians adopted their traditions and began dressing like Europeans.

European colonization was largely limited to port cities and had little impact inland.

Many Asians were attracted to the message of Christianity and converted to Catholicism.

European architectural styles became popular and were copied throughout the capital cities.

19. Why did both China and Japan become isolationist? *

1 point

They were weakened by continuous warfare between the two countries.

They were affected by years of famine that reduced the population by half.

They exhausted their economies by building defenses against Mongol invasions.

They feared the loss of their national identities to the influences of European culture.

20. How did the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of South America differ? *

1 point

The Spanish enslaved the native populations while the Portuguese relied on free labor.

The Spanish conquered civilizations rich in gold while the Portuguese discovered few riches.

The Portuguese established plantations to raise cash crops while the Spanish created small farms.

The Portuguese exported much of their wealth back to Europe while the Spanish invested in native economies.

21. Which economic activity relied on the majority of Brazil’s enslaved Africans? *

1 point

Mining

fur trapping

Shipbuilding

plantation farming

Which of the following groups experienced a significant increase in economic power with the rise of capitalist economies? *

1 point

Bishops

Farmers

Merchants

Miners

23. How did paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer reflect 17th-century Dutch society? *

1 point

Their subjects were often monarchs displaying the power of absolute rulers.

Their subjects were often soldiers expressing the military strength of the nation.

Their subjects were peasant farmers and miners showing the importance of hard work.

Their subjects were merchants and officials emphasizing the growth of the middle class.

24. Which action by Louis XIV damaged the French economy by forcing skilled workers to emigrate from France? *

1 point

termination of the Edict of Nantes

construction of the Palace of Versailles

exclusion of nobles from the king’s council

promotion of the French colony of New France

25. How was Louis XIV able to expand French territory? *

1 point

France created a powerful army from its large population.

France had an efficient tax system to pay for advanced weaponry.

France built the largest navy in the world and created overseas colonies.

France enjoyed good harvests and its people supported the foreign wars.

26. How was Frederick the Great different from Maria Theresa? *

1 point

The Austrian empress was a devout Catholic, while the Prussian king did not believe in God.

The Austrian empress had few heirs, while the Prussian king ensured Hohenzollern rule by having many sons.

The Austrian empress ruled a small territory, while the Prussian king ruled over many nationalities.

The Austrian empress was secure in her position as head of an empire, while the Prussian king was suspicious of rivals.

27. Which of the following descriptions characterizes Russian serfs? *

1 point

Serfs were bought and sold according to the will of the owner.

Serfs were different from their owners because of the color of their skin.

Serfs were required to pay heavy taxes that kept them in debt to their owners.

Serfs were considered inferior because they were a different race from their owners.

28. Which subjects did Peter the Great consider vital to modernizing the country and therefore were part of his educational reforms? *

1 point

ballet and opera

history and languages

navigation and science

engineering and architecture

29. Why did the English restore Charles II to the British throne? *

1 point

They believed Puritan rule to be less desirable than the freedom enjoyed under a monarchy.

Scotland threatened to invade England if the country did not restore the Stuarts to the British throne.

They believed that Parliament had become too powerful and wanted an executive to restrain it.

Ireland continued to rebel and the military refused to fight unless Charles was placed on the British throne.

30. Which event exposed Europeans to advances in science and mathematics, eventually leading to the Scientific Revolution? *

1 point

The Crusades

The Inquisition

The Religious Wars

The Age of Discovery

31. How did Cesare Beccaria view the role of government in people’s lives? *

1 point

Governments should treat prisoners fairly and with respect.

Governments should create laws advocating capital punishment.

Governments should create laws that allow torture for political prisoners.

Governments should allow political prisoners who have committed treason to go free.

32. What did Andreas Vesalius and Voltaire both do? *

1 point

write drama and fiction.

analyze human anatomy.

challenge preexisting ideas.

spent time in jail for their ideas.

33. Which composer’s music is characteristic of the baroque period? *

1 point

Franz Joseph Haydn

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

34. Which of the following did Adam Smith promote because he believed it generated the most wealth? *

1 point

socialism

free trade

high tariffs

mercantilism

35. Which of the following characteristics of American government reflects the enlightened thought of Voltaire? *

1 point

Federalism

Bill of Rights

Republicanism

checks and balances

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