1. European Society in the Age of the Renaissance, 1350–1550
Chapter 13
European Society in the Age of the Renaissance, 1350–1550

2. Question A sworn association of free men in a city was called a
condottieri.
Renaissance.
commune.
signori.

3. Answer A sworn association of free men in a city was called a
condottieri.
Renaissance.
commune. (correct)
signori.
Hint: See page 409.

4. Question
Which of the following rulers was responsible for rebuilding the English monarchy during the fifteenth century?
Henry VII
Edward IV
Henry IV
Elizabeth I

5. Answer
Which of the following rulers was responsible for rebuilding the English monarchy during the fifteenth century?
Henry VII (correct)
Edward IV
Henry IV
Elizabeth I
Hint: See page 436.

6. Question
In the fifteenth century, ________ was the center of art in Italy.
Rome
Florence
Venice
Milan

7. Answer
In the fifteenth century, ________ was the center of art in Italy.
Rome
Florence (correct)
Venice
Milan
Hint: See page 421.

8. Question The first artistic academy was begun by Titian. Michelangelo.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Vasari.

9. Answer The first artistic academy was begun by Titian. Michelangelo.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Vasari. (correct)
Hint: See page 426.

10. Question The leading humanists of the early Renaissance were
Christians.
male.
aristocrats.
rhetoricians.

11. Answer The leading humanists of the early Renaissance were Christians.
male.
aristocrats.
rhetoricians. (correct)
Hint: See page 413.

12. Question
All of the following were powerful Renaissance Italian city-states EXCEPT
Florence.
Palermo.
Venice.
Milan.

13. Answer
All of the following were powerful Renaissance Italian city-states EXCEPT
Florence.
Palermo. (correct)
Venice.
Milan.
Hint: See page 410.

14. Question Who is known as the father of modern historical criticism?
Niccolò Machiavelli.
Giovanni Boccaccio.
Lorenzo Valla.
Thomas More.

15. Answer Who is known as the father of modern historical criticism?
Niccolò Machiavelli.
Giovanni Boccaccio.
Lorenzo Valla. (correct)
Thomas More.
Hint: See page 416.

16. Question
The most diverse and cosmopolitan country in fifteenth-century Europe was
England.
France.
Spain.
Italy.

17. Answer
The most diverse and cosmopolitan country in fifteenth-century Europe was
England.
France.
Spain. (correct)
Italy.
Hint: See page 437.

18. Question The medieval system of social differentiation was based on
gender.
wealth.
function.
power.

19. Answer The medieval system of social differentiation was based on
gender.
wealth.
function. (correct)
power.
Hint: See page 431.

20. Question
Of all the ways in which Renaissance society was hierarchically arranged, ________ was regarded as the most “natural” and therefore the most important to defend.
occupation
class
gender
race

21. Answer
Of all the ways in which Renaissance society was hierarchically arranged, ________ was regarded as the most “natural” and therefore the most important to defend.
occupation
class
gender (correct)
race
Hint: See page 434.