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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 location was the new home to the papacy?
(a) Avignon.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Dublin.

2. Which was not part of the quadrivium?
(a) Geometery.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Music.
(d) Astronomy.

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

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

5. ____ Borgia is one of the most notorious vixens of the period.
(a) Lillith.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Lucrezia.
(d) Lorelei.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl who became legendary for exploiting her own beauty?

2. To whom was the girl married?

3. Who was the emperor at this time?

4. In which year was the brother born?

5. What was the position of Peter Schoffer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was the Renaissance often romanticized?

4. What is humanism?

5. How did the arts flourish during this time?

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

7. Discuss the Roman Inquisition. Who headed the charge? Who was persecuted? How?

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

9. What is the basic history of printing?

10. Give an example of some of the disagreements of the Christians and alternate religions.

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