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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. Borgia was the model for the famous book which by author?
(a) Homer.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Machiavelli.
(d) Dante.

2. In which year were the heirs to the English throne murdered?
(a) 1483.
(b) 1516.
(c) 1421.
(d) 1386.

3. Who was the emperor at this time?
(a) Charles.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Alexander.

4. Europe was populated by ___ million people.
(a) 81.
(b) 92.
(c) 73.
(d) 64.

5. While literacy became increasingly important, the educational system tended to be ______.
(a) Math-based.
(b) Structured.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Non-existent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the pope's son-in-law?

2. This tribe was ignorant of which vital part of survival?

3. Who was the reigning leader of the country at that time?

4. In which year was the papacy relocated?

5. Which word is not used to describe the brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic history of printing?

2. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

3. What types of events took place during the Dark Ages? What was the standard of living?

4. Examine the new social civility that came to the forefront.

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

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

7. Who was Erasmus?

8. What is humanism?

9. How did a new sense of piety affect the populous?

10. Discuss the average person's life.

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