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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as being the mightiest explorer?
(a) De Leon.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Cortes.
(d) Magellan.

2. Which crime was common for this Borgia?
(a) Theft.
(b) Conspiracy.
(c) Murder.
(d) Treason.

3. 150 ducats equals roughly how much in American dollars?
(a) $1,950.
(b) $3,750.
(c) $2,450.
(d) $950.

4. What was the name of the young Borgia's replacement?
(a) Angelina.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Guiliana.
(d) Charlotte.

5. She was accomplished in which art?
(a) Music.
(b) Singing.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Weaving.

6. What is the name of the girl who became legendary for exploiting her own beauty?
(a) Maria.
(b) Vannozzadei.
(c) Elizabetta.
(d) Margueritte.

7. How old was the newest mistress?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

8. Which of the following was scorned during this period?
(a) Art.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Hygiene.

9. Which animal appeared on the Borgia flag?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Bull.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Deer.

10. Rodrigo was elevated to the College of Cardinals in which year?
(a) 1545.
(b) 1456.
(c) 1521.
(d) 1489.

11. Which of the following was a common way to earn a living?
(a) Counterfeiting.
(b) Theft.
(c) Kidnapping for ransom.
(d) Embezzlement.

12. Among the lost arts was ____.
(a) Candlemaking.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Bricklaying.
(d) Quilting.

13. Latin was the language of choice for all but which of the following?
(a) Clergy.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Thatchers.
(d) Court system.

14. Which was not a part of the trivium?
(a) Music.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Dialectics.
(d) Grammar.

15. Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
(a) Charlemagne.
(b) Nero.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Paul I.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year was the papacy relocated?

2. How many heirs were murdered?

3. Which invention came to the forefront of the culture at this time?

4. Who stated that he was "above grammar?"

5. What is the more common name for the Hsiung-nu tribe?

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