Western Civilization I CLEP Prep
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- 1.In 721 B.C.E. the ___________ deported the Hebrews from Israel, who vanished as the Ten Lost Tribes of history.
- A.
Assyrians
- B.
Neo-Babylonians
- C.
Persians
- D.
Egyptians
- 2.
The above work is:- A.
A Flemish masterpiece by Rogier van der Weyden.
- B.
Naturalistic representation by Raphael.
- C.
A scene of peasant life by Pieter Brugel the Elder.
- D.
The print of an engraving by Albrecht Durer.
- 3.
The picture above shows:
- A.
The Roman Pantheon
- B.
The Athenian Parthenon
- C.
The Reims Cathedral
- D.
The Basilica of San Vitale
- 4.Jean Buridan and Nicole Oresme:
- A.
Challenged Arisotle's theory of motion in their theory of impetus.
- B.
Were credited with the invention of the pendulum clock
- C.
Translated ancient scientific texts into Latin.
- D.
Were realists who maintained that universal concepts substantially exist in an intelligible world.
- 5.Coluccio Salutati and Leonardo Bruni were different from Francesco Petrarch in that they:
- A.
Were not exiled by the Medici family before France invaded Italy.
- B.
Were hostile to university culture, and developed their ideas outside of that system.
- C.
Advocated "civic humanism," in which they were involved with public life.
- D.
Attempted to live private, contemplative lives as so-called "secular monks."
- 6.Who wrote Praise of Folly in an attempt to reform the church from within?
- A.
Meister Eckhart
- B.
Gerard Groote
- C.
Thomas More
- D.
Erasmus
- 7.Institutes of the Christian Religion:
- A.
Helped to establish the Reformed tradition of Protestantism
- B.
Stressed the importance of personal faith in the role of an individual's salvation.
- C.
Rejected as heretical all doctrines unapproved by the Pope.
- D.
Described the theological dogma of the Anglican Church.
- 8.Name the wars in which: Francis I fights a series of wars against Charles V, in which Francis I must give up his claims to Burgundy and Italy in the Treaty of Cambrai, which only temporarily halts the fighting. When it resumes, Charles V invades France, but soon must turn some of his attention homeward when Francis I forms an alliance with the Ottomans. However, the struggle for control of Italy ends in 1559 with the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis, which requires France to admit defeat.
- A.
Wars of the Roses
- B.
Social Wars
- C.
Hundred Years Wars
- D.
Valois-Hapsburg Wars
- 9.Who is established on his throne by his victory at Bosworth Field against Richard III of York?
- A.
Henry II
- B.
Edward IV
- C.
Charles VIII
- D.
Henry VII
- 10.Simon de Montfort:
- A.
Demanded that secular rulers stop the practice of appointing their own bishops during the Investiture Controversy.
- B.
Supported the Pope against the Emperor during the 12th century.
- C.
Led the barons in a revolt against Henry III for failing to recognize the Provisions of Oxford.
- D.
Strengthened the French monarchy by calling on the Estates-General.
- 11.The Third English Civil War was between:
- A.
King Charles the II and the Long Parliament
- B.
King Charles the II and the Rump Parliament
- C.
King Charles the I and the Long Parliament.
- D.
King Charles the I and the Rump Parliament
- 12.The Petition of Right:
- A.
Was written in response to Charles the I's use of forced loans.
- B.
Gave the Crown of England to the Stuart Dynasty of Scotland.
- C.
Demanded the persecution of Catholics, leading to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
- D.
Protested the use of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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