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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This tribe was ignorant of which vital part of survival?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Building.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Cooking.

2. The "____ Man" theory discusses the change in culture by elites.
(a) Modern.
(b) Great.
(c) Cultured.
(d) Renaissance.

3. Who issues bills trying to repress the new invention?
(a) King.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Papacy.

4. What is the estimated illiteracy rate among women at this time?
(a) 89%.
(b) 81%.
(c) 94%.
(d) 76%.

5. The horse's harness, collar and stirrup did not exist until about ____ A.D.
(a) 600.
(b) 1000.
(c) 900.
(d) 700.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Portuguese had been in the islands ___ years previous.

2. On which holiday did Londoners protect their situation?

3. ____ Borgia is one of the most notorious vixens of the period.

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

5. How old was Rodrigo when he married the young Rosa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Christianity attempt to infiltrate other religions?

2. How did the lack of morality affect the institution of marriage?

3. Examine travel during the Renaissance period.

4. How was the money given by tithing members of the church most often used?

5. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

6. Discuss the legacy of Pope Alexander's children.

7. What is the basic history of printing?

8. Today the papacy is a lifelong position. This was not the case during the medieval period. What kind of life did a pope live after leaving the Vatican?

9. According to the author, what part did Saint Augustine play in the church?

10. Examine the behavior of the notorious Borgia popes.

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