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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. Which word is not used to describe the brother?
(a) Eloquent.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Erudite.
(d) Magnanimous.

2. In which year was the brother born?
(a) 1498.
(b) 1516.
(c) 1475.
(d) 1503.

3. In what year was the invention introduced?
(a) 1621.
(b) 1499.
(c) 1504.
(d) 1457.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fabric began to replace wool in high society wardrobes?

2. During this time ____ ran rampant in Europe.

3. Latin was the language of choice for all but which of the following?

4. Which crime was common for this Borgia?

5. Ms. Borgia was fluent in all of the following languages except for:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Manchester says that the clash between humanists and the Vatican was not immediate. Explain.

3. What does Manchester say about the term "Dark Ages?"

4. Examine how some of the popes used their office as a front for less than ethical actions.

5. Examine travel during the Renaissance period.

6. Examine the corruption of the papacy at this time.

7. What contribution did Gutenberg make to the promotion of literature?

8. Examine a medieval person's sense of self.

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

10. Who was Erasmus?

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