Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?

A. It was aimed primarily at sons of the nobility and gentry.
B. Its curriculum emphasized ancient Greek, the language of diplomacy, professions, and higher learning.
C. It was conducted by tutors in wealthy families or in grammar schools.
D. It was ordered according to the medieval trivium and quadrivium

To what does the phrase the stigma of printrefer ?

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To what does the phrase the stigma of printrefer ?

A. lead poisoning contracted from handling printer’s ink
B. the brutal punishment for printing without a license
C. the pre-Reformation ban on printing the Bible in English
D. the perception among court poets that printed verses were less exclusive

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?

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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?

A. English travelers were not obliged to learn French, Italian, or Spanish during their explorations of the Continent.
B. English was fast supplanting Latin as the second language of most European intellectuals.
C. English travelers often returned from the Continent with foreign fashions, much to the delight of moralists.
D. Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige outside of England.

Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury ?

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Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury ?

A. Their leaders were Lollards, advocating radical religious reform.
B. The common people were still essentially pagan.
C. They believed that writing, a skill largely confined to the clergy, was a form of black magic
D. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.