• Which of the following is most accurate
• Medieval Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Renaissance Europe was characterized
by a growing national consciousness and political centralization
• The church played little or no role in Renaissance Europe
• Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized by
an urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism
• Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized by
a growing national consciousness and political centralization
• Medieval land Renaissance Europe were both feudal societies that focused
on an urband economy and organized commerce
• Which of the following is most accurate
• Medieval Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Renaissance Europe was characterized
by a growing national consciousness and political centralization
• The church played little or no role in Renaissance Europe
• Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized by
an urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism
• Renaissance Europe was a feudal society with an agricultural economy and
domination by the church whereas Medieval Europe was characterized by
a growing national consciousness and political centralization
• Medieval land Renaissance Europe were both feudal societies that focused
on an urband economy and organized commerce
• Which of the following cities played a key role
in the trade between Europe and the Near
East?
• Bolongna
• Siena
• Venice
• Milan
• Florence
• Which of the following cities played a key role
in the trade between Europe and the Near
East?
• Bolongna
• Siena
• Venice
• Milan
• Florence
• Endemic warfare between the pope and the
Holy Roman Emperor
• Depopulated Italy’s cities
• Had little effect on Italy
• Had all but ended by 1000
• Assisted the growth of Italian city states
• Was a boon for the landed nobility
• Endemic warfare between the pope and the
Holy Roman Emperor
• Depopulated Italy’s cities
• Had little effect on Italy
• Had all but ended by 1000
• Assisted the growth of Italian city states
• Was a boon for the landed nobility
• .*Which of the following cities had uninterrupted
trade with the Near East throughout the Middle
Ages, maintaining a vibrant urban society?
• Avignon
• Pisa
• Lyon
• Paris
• Naples
• .*Which of the following cities had uninterrupted
trade with the Near East throughout the Middle
Ages, maintaining a vibrant urban society?
• Avignon
• Pisa
• Lyon
• Paris
• Naples
• Social strife and competition for political
power became so intense within the cities
that most evolved into
• Feudal states
• Despotisms
• Oligrachies
• Mini-monarchies
• e.democracies
• Social strife and competition for political
power became so intense within the cities
that most evolved into
• Feudal states
• Despotisms
• Oligrachies
• Mini-monarchies
• e.democracies
• Which of the following is the correct list of the four
major social groups that existed within Florence?
• Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, clergy,
lower economic classes
• Nobles and merchants, clergy, middle burgher, and
lower classes
• Kings and queens, new merchant class, clergy, and
lower economic classes
• Clergy, nobility, merchants and serfs
• Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, middle
burgher, and lower middle classes
• Which of the following is the correct list of the four
major social groups that existed within Florence?
• Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, clergy,
lower economic classes
• Nobles and merchants, clergy, middle burgher, and
lower classes
• Kings and queens, new merchant class, clergy, and
lower economic classes
• Clergy, nobility, merchants and serfs
• Nobles and merchants, new merchant class, middle
burgher, and lower middle classes
• .This occurred in 1378 as a result of the
unbearable conditions for those at the bottom of
society and the disruption caused by the Black
Death
• French Revolution
• Boxer Uprising
• Jacquerie
• Ciompi Revolt
• Signing of the Treaty of Lodi
• .This occurred in 1378 as a result of the
unbearable conditions for those at the bottom of
society and the disruption caused by the Black
Death
• French Revolution
• Boxer Uprising
• Jacquerie
• Ciompi Revolt
• Signing of the Treaty of Lodi
• .In the early modern Italian city-states, the
term condotierri referred to
• The wealthy merchant class
• Hired mercenary soldiers
• Powerful and unscrupulous popes
• Cloth guilds
• Ruling oligarchies of some city-states
• .In the early modern Italian city-states, the
term condotierri referred to
• The wealthy merchant class
• Hired mercenary soldiers
• Powerful and unscrupulous popes
• Cloth guilds
• Ruling oligarchies of some city-states
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance(1490-1520)
culture?4
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance(1490-1520)
culture?4
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• The government of Venice during the
Renaissance may closely be labeled a
• Constitutional monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• The government of Venice during the
Renaissance may closely be labeled a
• Constitutional monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Republic
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• The term “civic humanists” refers to those
individuals who
• Taught civics to other humanists scholars
• Emphasized the role of cities in classical
civilization
• Wanted to remove themselves from public life
• Wanted to use their humanist learning in the
service of their city-states
• Feared the encroachment of politics on their
learning
• The term “civic humanists” refers to those
individuals who
• Taught civics to other humanists scholars
• Emphasized the role of cities in classical
civilization
• Wanted to remove themselves from public life
• Wanted to use their humanist learning in the
service of their city-states
• Feared the encroachment of politics on their
learning
• The Sack of Rome in 1527 played a significant
role in the
• Elimination of the papacy as a political force in
Italian affairs
• End of the High Renaissance
• Protestant Reformation
• Counter-Reformation
• Economic collapse of southern Italy
• The Sack of Rome in 1527 played a significant
role in the
• Elimination of the papacy as a political force in
Italian affairs
• End of the High Renaissance
• Protestant Reformation
• Counter-Reformation
• Economic collapse of southern Italy
• All of the following help to explain why the
Renaissance originated on the Italian peninsular
• EXCEPT
• Geography
• Political organization
• Religion
• Social structure
• Economic structure
• All of the following help to explain why the
Renaissance originated on the Italian peninsular
• EXCEPT
• Geography
• Political organization
• Religion
• Social structure
• Economic structure
• .“ Geography is destiny” proved true for the
Italians of the 14th and 15th centuries for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT
• Their proximity to the Mediterranean
• Their establishment of overland trade with Asia
• Their role as “middlemen” of Europe
• Their ability to adapt to victimization by more
united peoples
• e. Their seagoing trade with the eastern
Mediterranean
• .“ Geography is destiny” proved true for the
Italians of the 14th and 15th centuries for all of the
following reasons EXCEPT
• Their proximity to the Mediterranean
• Their establishment of overland trade with Asia
• Their role as “middlemen” of Europe
• Their ability to adapt to victimization by more
united peoples
• e. Their seagoing trade with the eastern
Mediterranean
• .Which of these city-states is said to have been
the cultural center of the Renaissance and has
been compared to ancient Athens for its burst of
creatively over a relatively short time span?
• Venice
• Milan
• Rome
• Genoa
• Florence
• .Which of these city-states is said to have been
the cultural center of the Renaissance and has
been compared to ancient Athens for its burst of
creatively over a relatively short time span?
• Venice
• Milan
• Rome
• Genoa
• Florence
• .The powerful middle class that developed in the
independent city-states of Renaissance Italy was
involved in all of the following EXCEPT
• Making profitable loans to popes and monarchs
• Financing commercial ventures
• Patronizing the arts
• Encouraging manorialism
• Controlling the governments of the city-states
• .The powerful middle class that developed in the
independent city-states of Renaissance Italy was
involved in all of the following EXCEPT
• Making profitable loans to popes and monarchs
• Financing commercial ventures
• Patronizing the arts
• Encouraging manorialism
• Controlling the governments of the city-states
• Which dynasty of merchants, bankers, and
depots of Florence used its wealth to
patronize the great creative artist of the day?
• Petrarch
• Bellini
• Medici
• Sforza
• Condottieri
• Which dynasty of merchants, bankers, and
depots of Florence used its wealth to
patronize the great creative artist of the day?
• Petrarch
• Bellini
• Medici
• Sforza
• Condottieri
• Reasons that the Renaissance originated on
the Italian peninsula included all of the
following EXCEPT the peninsula’s
• Geographic location
• Political organization
• Religion
• Social structure
• Economic structure
• Reasons that the Renaissance originated on
the Italian peninsula included all of the
following EXCEPT the peninsula’s
• Geographic location
• Political organization
• Religion
• Social structure
• Economic structure
• .The political strength of the Medici family in
Florence was initially based on
• (A) a close alliance with the papacy
• (B) the influence and wealth of their bank
• (C) the support of the lower classes
• (D) the support of a powerful citizen militia
• (E)
their tenure in various municipal offices
• .The political strength of the Medici family in
Florence was initially based on
• (A) a close alliance with the papacy
• (B) the influence and wealth of their bank
• (C) the support of the lower classes
• (D) the support of a powerful citizen militia
• (E)
their tenure in various municipal offices
• Cosimo de Medici brought stability to this city
after his rise to power in 1434
• Rome
• Milan
• Florence
• Naples
• e. Venice
• Cosimo de Medici brought stability to this city
after his rise to power in 1434
• Rome
• Milan
• Florence
• Naples
• e. Venice
• .Italian balance-of-power diplomacy
• Was designed to prevent a single Italian state
form dominating the peninsula
• Successfully prevented foreign domination of
Italy
• Was primarily concerned with controlling the
papacy
• Was critical to the economic success of Italy
•
• .Italian balance-of-power diplomacy
• Was designed to prevent a single Italian state
form dominating the peninsula
• Successfully prevented foreign domination of
Italy
• Was primarily concerned with controlling the
papacy
• Was critical to the economic success of Italy
•
• .Secularism during the Renaissance can best
be described as
• repudiation fo the Roman Catholic faith
• a concern with the nature of individuality
• an emphasis on money and pleasure
• a belief kin individual genius
• a literary movement centered primarily in the
Northern states of Europe
• .Secularism during the Renaissance can best
be described as
• repudiation fo the Roman Catholic faith
• a concern with the nature of individuality
• an emphasis on money and pleasure
• a belief kin individual genius
• a literary movement centered primarily in the
Northern states of Europe
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance(1490-1520)
culture?4
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance(1490-1520)
culture?4
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• .One factor that enabled the Renaissance to
flourish in Northern Italy was that the region
had
• a wealthy class that invested in the arts
• a socialist for of government
• limited contact with the Byzantine Empire
• a shrinking middle class
• .One factor that enabled the Renaissance to
flourish in Northern Italy was that the region
had
• a wealthy class that invested in the arts
• a socialist for of government
• limited contact with the Byzantine Empire
• a shrinking middle class
• Which societal condition was basic to the
development of Greek philosophy and
Renaissance art? NO KEY
• rigid social classes
• emphasis on individualism
• religious uniformity
• mass education
• Which societal condition was basic to the
development of Greek philosophy and
Renaissance art? NO KEY
• rigid social classes
• emphasis on individualism
• religious uniformity
• mass education
• The government of Venice during the
Reniassance may most closely be labeled a
• constitutional monarchy
• dictatorship
• republic
• autocracy
• democracy
•
• The government of Venice during the
Reniassance may most closely be labeled a
• constitutional monarchy
• dictatorship
• republic
• autocracy
• democracy
•
• Which characteristic was common to the Golden
Age of Greece and the Italian Renaissance? NO
KEY
• a strong military led to national unity
• written constitutions led to the establishment of
democratic governments
• prosperity led to the creation of many works of
art
• political instability led directly to the formation of
unified nation-states
• Which characteristic was common to the Golden
Age of Greece and the Italian Renaissance? NO
KEY
• a strong military led to national unity
• written constitutions led to the establishment of
democratic governments
• prosperity led to the creation of many works of
art
• political instability led directly to the formation of
unified nation-states
• .During the early 16th century the need for
reform within the Roman Catholic Church was
indicated by all of the following EXCEPT
• Clerical immorality
• The lack of education of the ordinary clergy
• The growth of The Brethren of the Common Life
• The extravagant lifestyle of prelates and popes
• Clerical pluralism
• .During the early 16th century the need for
reform within the Roman Catholic Church was
indicated by all of the following EXCEPT
• Clerical immorality
• The lack of education of the ordinary clergy
• The growth of The Brethren of the Common Life
• The extravagant lifestyle of prelates and popes
• Clerical pluralism
•
•
•
•
•
Renaissance culture
Was enjoyed by most Europeans
Was rejected by the Church for its secularism
Was that of a small business elite
Mirrored the attitudes of the urban
population
• Stressed Greco-Roman ideals of gender
equality
•
•
•
•
•
Renaissance culture
Was enjoyed by most Europeans
Was rejected by the Church for its secularism
Was that of a small business elite
Mirrored the attitudes of the urban
population
• Stressed Greco-Roman ideals of gender
equality
• Renaissance humanism is primarily defined as
• (A) a curriculum based on the study of the classics,
rhetoric, and history
• (B) an antireligious program dedicated to the
destruction of the Church
• (C) an artistic style that portrayed the depraved state
of human beings
• (D) a philosophical movement that emphasized the
beauty of nature
• (E) a religious movement that attempted to make
Christianity relevant to daily experience
• Renaissance humanism is primarily defined as
• (A) a curriculum based on the study of the classics,
rhetoric, and history
• (B) an antireligious program dedicated to the
destruction of the Church
• (C) an artistic style that portrayed the depraved state
of human beings
• (D) a philosophical movement that emphasized the
beauty of nature
• (E) a religious movement that attempted to make
Christianity relevant to daily experience
• .Renaissance humanism
• Devalued mastery of ancient languages
• Urged the development of a single talent to
perfection
• Valued ancient philosophers as the final
authorities on all matters
• Denied the existence of God
• Valued scholarship for its own sake and for the
glory it brought the city-state
• .Renaissance humanism
• Devalued mastery of ancient languages
• Urged the development of a single talent to
perfection
• Valued ancient philosophers as the final
authorities on all matters
• Denied the existence of God
• Valued scholarship for its own sake and for the
glory it brought the city-state
•
•
•
•
•
•
The first humanists were
Politicians and their secretaries
Farmers and blacksmiths
Historians and musicians
Orators and poets
Clergy
•
•
•
•
•
•
The first humanists were
Politicians and their secretaries
Farmers and blacksmiths
Historians and musicians
Orators and poets
Clergy
• Which of the following was the most
important intellectual recovery made during
the Italian Renaissance
• Apostolic theology
• Spartan military strategies
• Roman studies
• Greek studies
• Roman law
• Which of the following was the most
important intellectual recovery made during
the Italian Renaissance
• Apostolic theology
• Spartan military strategies
• Roman studies
• Greek studies
• Roman law
• “It was a literary movement that reflected an new way of looking at
the human condition. The writers were laymen, not clergy , who
examined secular issues such as politics and the emotional life of
the individual. While they drew on the themes of the ancient
classics and often wrote in classical Latin and Greek, they also laid
the foundations for modern language and literature by writing in
their mother tongue”
•
• The literary movement described above is
• Secularism
• Individualism
• Classicism
• Humanism
• Virtu
• “It was a literary movement that reflected an new way of looking at
the human condition. The writers were laymen, not clergy , who
examined secular issues such as politics and the emotional life of
the individual. While they drew on the themes of the ancient
classics and often wrote in classical Latin and Greek, they also laid
the foundations for modern language and literature by writing in
their mother tongue”
•
• The literary movement described above is
• Secularism
• Individualism
• Classicism
• Humanism
• Virtu
• Which is true of Humanism?
• It set a limit on what human beings could
accomplish in this world
• It emphasized the study of Greek and Roman
classical literature
• It sought to understand human nature exclusively
by means of studying the writings of the early
Christian philosophers
• It promoted medieval lifestyle
• e.It discouraged a study of pagan writers
• Which is true of Humanism?
• It set a limit on what human beings could
accomplish in this world
• It emphasized the study of Greek and Roman
classical literature
• It sought to understand human nature exclusively
by means of studying the writings of the early
Christian philosophers
• It promoted medieval lifestyle
• e.It discouraged a study of pagan writers
• . The humanists of the Renaissance differed
from the traditional medieval philosophers in
the humanists’
• interest in the spiritual life of people
• lack of interest in Ancient Greek and Roman
culture
• rejection of Christian principles
• emphasis on the importance of the individual
• . The humanists of the Renaissance differed
from the traditional medieval philosophers in
the humanists’
• interest in the spiritual life of people
• lack of interest in Ancient Greek and Roman
culture
• rejection of Christian principles
• emphasis on the importance of the individual
• The primary shift in thinking brought by the
Italian Renaissance was
• renewed interest in art
• an outpouring of religious fervor
• ultramontanism, or great reverence for the
papacy
• an interest in political unity
• appreciation for the abilities and power of man
•
• The primary shift in thinking brought by the
Italian Renaissance was
• renewed interest in art
• an outpouring of religious fervor
• ultramontanism, or great reverence for the
papacy
• an interest in political unity
• appreciation for the abilities and power of man
•
• Renaissance humanism was a contradiction of the
Middle Ages in that it
• Denied Church doctrine, including the Trinity
• Promoted art, especially painting
• Ignored the authority of the Church
• Emphasized the goodness of the present and the
power of humanity
• Sought a logical explanation for the outbreak of
plague in the 14th century
• Renaissance humanism was a contradiction of the
Middle Ages in that it
• Denied Church doctrine, including the Trinity
• Promoted art, especially painting
• Ignored the authority of the Church
• Emphasized the goodness of the present and the
power of humanity
• Sought a logical explanation for the outbreak of
plague in the 14th century
• .In Europe, a major characteristic of humanism
was
• a belief in the supremacy of the state in relation
to individual rights
• a rejection of ancient civilizations and their
cultures
• an emphasis on social control and obedience to
national rulers
• an appreciation for the basic worth of individual
achievement
• .In Europe, a major characteristic of humanism
was
• a belief in the supremacy of the state in relation
to individual rights
• a rejection of ancient civilizations and their
cultures
• an emphasis on social control and obedience to
national rulers
• an appreciation for the basic worth of individual
achievement
• .Which statement best describes a
characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
• the social structure became very rigid
• creativity in the arts was encouraged
• the political structure was similar to that of
the Roman Empire
• humanism decreased in importance
• .Which statement best describes a
characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
• the social structure became very rigid
• creativity in the arts was encouraged
• the political structure was similar to that of
the Roman Empire
• humanism decreased in importance
• “Europe is waking out of a long, deep sleep…time
was when learning was only found in the religious
orders…learning has passed to secular princes
and peers.”
•
•
•
•
This quotation best describes the
Renaissance
decline of the Roman Empire
Crusades
rise of Christianity
• “Europe is waking out of a long, deep sleep…time
was when learning was only found in the religious
orders…learning has passed to secular princes
and peers.”
•
•
•
•
This quotation best describes the
Renaissance
decline of the Roman Empire
Crusades
rise of Christianity
• .Humanist scholars broke from medieval
scholarly tradition
• in declaring that all knowledge was relative
• by insisting on reading the original manuscript
• by challenging the existence of God
• by supporting scientific experimentation
• by rejecting the central authority of the
church
• .Humanist scholars broke from medieval
scholarly tradition
• in declaring that all knowledge was relative
• by insisting on reading the original manuscript
• by challenging the existence of God
• by supporting scientific experimentation
• by rejecting the central authority of the
church
• Which was a major characteristic of the
Renaissance?
• conformity
• humanism
• mysticism
• obedience
• Which was a major characteristic of the
Renaissance?
• conformity
• humanism
• mysticism
• obedience
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance (1490-1520)
culture?
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• Which of the following cities became the
center of the High Renaissance (1490-1520)
culture?
• Rome
• Venice
• Florence
• Naples
• Milan
• .European society during the Renaissance
differed from European society during the
Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance
• the Church was no longer influential NO KEY
• the emphasis on individual worth increased
• economic activity declined
• art no longer contained religious themes
• .European society during the Renaissance
differed from European society during the
Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance
• the Church was no longer influential NO KEY
• the emphasis on individual worth increased
• economic activity declined
• art no longer contained religious themes
• .The humanists of the Renaissance differed
from the traditional medieval philosophers in
the humanists’
• interest in the spiritual life of people
• lack of interest in Ancient Greek and Roman
culture
• rejection of Christian principles
• emphasis on the importance of the individual
• .The humanists of the Renaissance differed
from the traditional medieval philosophers in
the humanists’
• interest in the spiritual life of people
• lack of interest in Ancient Greek and Roman
culture
• rejection of Christian principles
• emphasis on the importance of the individual
• In the Renaissance period, which factor was
emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?
• superiority of medieval thought
• devotion to religion
• value of the individual
• obedience to government officials
• In the Renaissance period, which factor was
emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?
• superiority of medieval thought
• devotion to religion
• value of the individual
• obedience to government officials
• Renaissance humanism was a contradiction of the
Middle Ages in that it
• Denied Church doctrine, including the Trinity
• Promoted art, especially painting
• Ignored the authority of the Church
• Emphasized the goodness of the present and the
power of humanity
• `e.Sought a logical explanation for the outbreak
of plague in the 14th century
• Renaissance humanism was a contradiction of the
Middle Ages in that it
• Denied Church doctrine, including the Trinity
• Promoted art, especially painting
• Ignored the authority of the Church
• Emphasized the goodness of the present and the
power of humanity
• `e.Sought a logical explanation for the outbreak
of plague in the 14th century
• Renaissance humanists were primarily interested
in the Roman politician Cicero because of
• his moral courage
• his detailed explanation of he crisis of the late
Roman Republic
• his denunciation of Caesar’s tyranny
• his financial acumen
• the beauty of his Latin prose
• Renaissance humanists were primarily interested
in the Roman politician Cicero because of
• his moral courage
• his detailed explanation of he crisis of the late
Roman Republic
• his denunciation of Caesar’s tyranny
• his financial acumen
• the beauty of his Latin prose
• .Refer to the excerpt “The Renaissance Garden”. Based on this
excerpt, which of the following is most accurate?
• The garden was pivotal center in numerous aspects of Renaissance
society
• Gardens were seen only in of wealth and privilege that only the
wealthy practical terms, as a source of fresh food in an urban
environment
• A garden lacked a practical function, but the social dimensions
created outweighed the cost to maintain the garden’s beauty
• A garden was a sign in of wealth and privilege that only the wealthy
could enjoy
• A garden’s main purpose was to romance and seduce potential
suitors
•
• .Refer to the excerpt “The Renaissance Garden”. Based on this
excerpt, which of the following is most accurate?
• The garden was pivotal center in numerous aspects of Renaissance
society
• Gardens were seen only in of wealth and privilege that only the
wealthy practical terms, as a source of fresh food in an urban
environment
• A garden lacked a practical function, but the social dimensions
created outweighed the cost to maintain the garden’s beauty
• A garden was a sign in of wealth and privilege that only the wealthy
could enjoy
• A garden’s main purpose was to romance and seduce potential
suitors
•
• .He was known as the the “father of
humanism”
• Dante Alighieri
• Francesco Petrarch
• Cosimo de Medici
• Guarino da Verona
• Giovani Bocaccio
• .He was known as the the “father of
humanism”
• Dante Alighieri
• Francesco Petrarch
• Cosimo de Medici
• Guarino da Verona
• Giovani Bocaccio
• In the 15th century, Lorenzo Valla proved that the
Donation of Constantine was a forgery by
• Showing that the paper was too new to be from the
time of Constantine
• Providing other documents that contradicted what was
supposedly stated in the Donation
• Revealing papal documents that discussed the forged
nature of the document
• Showing that the language used in the document was
not in use in the age of Constantine
• Guessing that Constantine never would have wanted to
leave the Church
• In the 15th century, Lorenzo Valla proved that the
Donation of Constantine was a forgery by
• Showing that the paper was too new to be from the
time of Constantine
• Providing other documents that contradicted what was
supposedly stated in the Donation
• Revealing papal documents that discussed the forged
nature of the document
• Showing that the language used in the document was
not in use in the age of Constantine
• Guessing that Constantine never would have wanted to
leave the Church
• How did Valla become a hero to Protestant reformers?
• His decision to renounce the papacy
• His teaching to depict humans as the only creatures in
the world who posses the freedom to be whatever
they chose
• His work, Oration of the Dignity of Man
• His defense of predestination against the advocates of
freewill
• His defense of free will against the advocates of
predestination
• How did Valla become a hero to Protestant reformers?
• His decision to renounce the papacy
• His teaching to depict humans as the only creatures in
the world who posses the freedom to be whatever
they chose
• His work, Oration of the Dignity of Man
• His defense of predestination against the advocates of
freewill
• His defense of free will against the advocates of
predestination
• Renaissance humanists were primarily interested
in the Roman politician Cicero because of
• his moral courage
• his detailed explanation of he crisis of the late
Roman Republic
• his denunciation of Caesar’s tyranny
• his financial acumen
• the beauty of his Latin prose
• Renaissance humanists were primarily interested
in the Roman politician Cicero because of
• his moral courage
• his detailed explanation of he crisis of the late
Roman Republic
• his denunciation of Caesar’s tyranny
• his financial acumen
• the beauty of his Latin prose
• The Treaty of Lodi did all of the following EXCEPT
• prevent France from gaining a foothold in Italy
• bring Milan and Naples into the alliance with
Florence
• maintain cooperation during the second half of
the 15th century
• include Venice despite the Papal States anger
• present a unified front of the fie states to foreign
enemies
• The Treaty of Lodi did all of the following EXCEPT
• prevent France from gaining a foothold in Italy
• bring Milan and Naples into the alliance with
Florence
• maintain cooperation during the second half of
the 15th century
• include Venice despite the Papal States anger
• present a unified front of the fie states to foreign
enemies
• Ludovico of Milan’s fatal mistake was that he
• appealed to the French for help and invited them to
reenter Italy and receive their dynastic claim to Naples
• claimed Naples for himself, as king and disregarded
French dynastic claims to rule
• disregarded the threat posed by Milan and supported
by Florence, and denied French aid or assistance
• sold the city of Milan to the French without proper
authority
• spurned all attempts by the French to forge an alliance
with Milan
• Ludovico of Milan’s fatal mistake was that he
• appealed to the French for help and invited them to
reenter Italy and receive their dynastic claim to Naples
• claimed Naples for himself, as king and disregarded
French dynastic claims to rule
• disregarded the threat posed by Milan and supported
by Florence, and denied French aid or assistance
• sold the city of Milan to the French without proper
authority
• spurned all attempts by the French to forge an alliance
with Milan
• The Hapsburg-Valois wars were wars fought
between France and
• Spain: France won all four major battles
• Italy: Italy won all four major battles
• Spain: Spain won all four major battles
• England: France won all four major battles
• Italy: France won all four major battles
• The Hapsburg-Valois wars were wars fought
between France and
• Spain: France won all four major battles
• Italy: Italy won all four major battles
• Spain: Spain won all four major battles
• England: France won all four major battles
• Italy: France won all four major battles
• The belief that by cultivating the finest
qualities of their beings, human beings could
commune with God was a conclusion of
• Guildsmen
• Neoplatonists
• The lay piety movement
• The Catholic Church in Renaissnace Italy
• The doge
• The belief that by cultivating the finest
qualities of their beings, human beings could
commune with God was a conclusion of
• Guildsmen
• Neoplatonists
• The lay piety movement
• The Catholic Church in Renaissnace Italy
• The doge
• Which did NOT enable the spread of the
Renaissance?
• The Treaty of Lodi
• Milan’s invitation to Charles VIII to bring troops to
Italy
• The printing press
• Students and teachers migrating in and out of the
Italian peninsula
• The lay piety movement
• Which did NOT enable the spread of the
Renaissance?
• The Treaty of Lodi
• Milan’s invitation to Charles VIII to bring troops to
Italy
• The printing press
• Students and teachers migrating in and out of the
Italian peninsula
• The lay piety movement
• The most significant aspect of the social
composition of the Renaissance art world was
• the high degree of women’s participation in it
• its apprentice system
• the large proportion of artists who came from the
elite classes
• the lack of the patronage system
• the high degree of specialization that was
demanded
• The most significant aspect of the social
composition of the Renaissance art world was
• the high degree of women’s participation in it
• its apprentice system
• the large proportion of artists who came from the
elite classes
• the lack of the patronage system
• the high degree of specialization that was
demanded
• The work of art that both captures the emphasis
on human form and illustrates the last and most
heroic phase of Renaissance art is
• Giotto’s Life of St Francis
• Picasso’s Guernica
• Donatello’s david
• Michelangelo’s David
• St Peter’s Basilica
• The work of art that both captures the emphasis
on human form and illustrates the last and most
heroic phase of Renaissance art is
• Giotto’s Life of St Francis
• Picasso’s Guernica
• Donatello’s david
• Michelangelo’s David
• St Peter’s Basilica
• Sculpture in the Southern Renaissance differed
dfrom sculpture of the Middle Ages in that it
featured
• Free standing forms rather than bas-relief
• Nude figures
• The human form portrayed more realisitically
• Pietas-sculptures of Mary holding the body of a
crucified Christ
• All of the above
• Sculpture in the Southern Renaissance differed
dfrom sculpture of the Middle Ages in that it
featured
• Free standing forms rather than bas-relief
• Nude figures
• The human form portrayed more realisitically
• Pietas-sculptures of Mary holding the body of a
crucified Christ
• All of the above
• .Which of the following Italian Renaissance
writers is INCORRECTLY paired with his work?
• Machiavelli-The Prince
• Castiglioni- The Book of the Courtier
• Petrarch – sonnets
• Dante-Divine Comedy
• e. Boccaccio- Praise of Folly
• .Which of the following Italian Renaissance
writers is INCORRECTLY paired with his work?
• Machiavelli-The Prince
• Castiglioni- The Book of the Courtier
• Petrarch – sonnets
• Dante-Divine Comedy
• e. Boccaccio- Praise of Folly
• .Leonardo Da Vinci was not considered a
forerunner of the scientific revolution because his
• Ideas and drawing were too far-fetched to be
credible
• Work went unpublished and unknown until the
20th century
• Life predates the early scientists
• Art interested the public more than his science
• Work and life included all the above
• .Leonardo Da Vinci was not considered a
forerunner of the scientific revolution because his
• Ideas and drawing were too far-fetched to be
credible
• Work went unpublished and unknown until the
20th century
• Life predates the early scientists
• Art interested the public more than his science
• Work and life included all the above
• .Which of the following Italian Renaissance
writers is INCORRECTLY paired with his work?
• Machiavelli-The Prince
• Castiglioni- The Book of the Courtier
• Petrarch – sonnets
• Dante-Divine Comedy
• e. Boccaccio- Praise of Folly
• .Which of the following Italian Renaissance
writers is INCORRECTLY paired with his work?
• Machiavelli-The Prince
• Castiglioni- The Book of the Courtier
• Petrarch – sonnets
• Dante-Divine Comedy
• e. Boccaccio- Praise of Folly
• . Renaissance artists viewed the medieval past with
• The same reverence that they held for the classical
period
• Tremendous respect for their achievements, though
they did not view them as equal to the ancients
• No clear sense that their own age was distinct from the
medieval period
• Disdain for what they perceived to be its backwardness
• Great interest because it served to inspire their own
works of art
• . Renaissance artists viewed the medieval past with
• The same reverence that they held for the classical
period
• Tremendous respect for their achievements, though
they did not view them as equal to the ancients
• No clear sense that their own age was distinct from the
medieval period
• Disdain for what they perceived to be its backwardness
• Great interest because it served to inspire their own
works of art
• .Renaissance sculpture differed from medieval
sculpture in that
• It ignored religious themes
• Renaissance artists made use of marble
• It abhorred realism
• It abandoned the classical tradition
• e. It revived the classical tradition of sculpture
in the round
• .Renaissance sculpture differed from medieval
sculpture in that
• It ignored religious themes
• Renaissance artists made use of marble
• It abhorred realism
• It abandoned the classical tradition
• e. It revived the classical tradition of sculpture
in the round
• .The sculpture of the Renaissance differed from
that of the Middle Ages in all the following ways
EXCEPT
• Forms were anatomically proportional
• The faces expressed emotion
• The figures expressed animation
• The artists prided themselves on the individuality
of style
• The subject matter was religious
• .The sculpture of the Renaissance differed from
that of the Middle Ages in all the following ways
EXCEPT
• Forms were anatomically proportional
• The faces expressed emotion
• The figures expressed animation
• The artists prided themselves on the individuality
of style
• The subject matter was religious
• Renaissance art
• Was characterized by the severe specialization
of its artists
• Was characterized by religious subject matter
• Abandoned painting in favor of sculpture
• Was characterized by its concern for the
human form
• Did not require patrons
• Renaissance art
• Was characterized by the severe specialization
of its artists
• Was characterized by religious subject matter
• Abandoned painting in favor of sculpture
• Was characterized by its concern for the
human form
• Did not require patrons
• Which of the following was NOT a factor that
contributed to the Renaissance artistic
achievement?
• Patronage of the pope
• The invasion of Italy by the French
• The competitive spirit of competing elites
• The apprentice system
• The lack of separation between artistic and
commercial aspects of the Renaissance art world
• Which of the following was NOT a factor that
contributed to the Renaissance artistic
achievement?
• Patronage of the pope
• The invasion of Italy by the French
• The competitive spirit of competing elites
• The apprentice system
• The lack of separation between artistic and
commercial aspects of the Renaissance art world
• Renaissance sculpture differed from medieval
sculpture in that
• It ignored religious themes
• Renaissance artists made use of marble
• It abhorred realism
• It abandoned the classical tradition
• e. It revived the classical tradition of sculpture
in the round
• Renaissance sculpture differed from medieval
sculpture in that
• It ignored religious themes
• Renaissance artists made use of marble
• It abhorred realism
• It abandoned the classical tradition
• e. It revived the classical tradition of sculpture
in the round
• . All of the following are true of Renaissance art EXCEPT
?
• Art tended to be abstract and formulaic
• Artwork reflected symmetry and proportion reflected a
belief in the harmony of the universe
• Art emphatically embraced the natural world and
human emotions
• Art often blended classical and Christian influences
• Works were given rational, even mathematical order
• . All of the following are true of Renaissance art EXCEPT
?
• Art tended to be abstract and formulaic
• Artwork reflected symmetry and proportion reflected a
belief in the harmony of the universe
• Art emphatically embraced the natural world and
human emotions
• Art often blended classical and Christian influences
• Works were given rational, even mathematical order
• .Which of the following is a significant difference
between medieval and Renaissance sculpture?
• The shift from the Old Testament to New Testament
themes
• The use of stone rather that wood
• Renaissance sculpture was devoid of religious subjects
• Renaissance art represented the visible world rather
than conventional symbolism
• Renaissance sculpture was no longer commissioned by
the popes
• .Which of the following is a significant difference
between medieval and Renaissance sculpture?
• The shift from the Old Testament to New Testament
themes
• The use of stone rather that wood
• Renaissance sculpture was devoid of religious subjects
• Renaissance art represented the visible world rather
than conventional symbolism
• Renaissance sculpture was no longer commissioned by
the popes
• The most significant aspect of the social
composition of the Renaissance art world was
• the high degree of women’s participation in it
• its apprentice system
• the large proportion of artists who came from the
elite classes
• the lack of the patronage system
• the high degree of specialization that was
demanded
• The most significant aspect of the social
composition of the Renaissance art world was
• the high degree of women’s participation in it
• its apprentice system
• the large proportion of artists who came from the
elite classes
• the lack of the patronage system
• the high degree of specialization that was
demanded
• The work of art that both captures the emphasis
on human form and illustrates the last and most
heroic phase of Renaissance art is
• Giotto’s Life of St Francis
• Picasso’s Guernica
• Donatello’s david
• Michelangelo’s David
• e. St Peter’s Basilica
• The work of art that both captures the emphasis
on human form and illustrates the last and most
heroic phase of Renaissance art is
• Giotto’s Life of St Francis
• Picasso’s Guernica
• Donatello’s david
• Michelangelo’s David
• e. St Peter’s Basilica
• The artistic brilliance of the quattrocento and the
cinquecento was spurred in both Florence and
Rome by
• The patronage of both civic groups and the
Church
• Artistic guilds
• The Medicis
• The popolo
• Foreign financiers
• The artistic brilliance of the quattrocento and the
cinquecento was spurred in both Florence and
Rome by
• The patronage of both civic groups and the
Church
• Artistic guilds
• The Medicis
• The popolo
• Foreign financiers
• Sculpture in the Southern Renaissance differed
dfrom sculpture of the Middle Ages in that it
featured
• Free standing forms rather than bas-relief
• Nude figures
• The human form portrayed more realisitically
• Pietas-sculptures of Mary holding the body of a
crucified Christ
• All of the above
• Sculpture in the Southern Renaissance differed
dfrom sculpture of the Middle Ages in that it
featured
• Free standing forms rather than bas-relief
• Nude figures
• The human form portrayed more realisitically
• Pietas-sculptures of Mary holding the body of a
crucified Christ
• All of the above
•
•
•
•
•
•
.New to art in the Renaissance was
painting in oils
use of perspective
freestanding sculpture
more realistic depiction
all of the above
•
•
•
•
•
•
.New to art in the Renaissance was
painting in oils
use of perspective
freestanding sculpture
more realistic depiction
all of the above
• .All of the following are characteristics of
Renaissance art EXCEPT NO KEY
• the use of oil paints
• the emphasis on naturalism
• the desire to create three-dimensional images
• secular portraiture
• hierarchical scaling
• .All of the following are characteristics of
Renaissance art EXCEPT NO KEY
• the use of oil paints
• the emphasis on naturalism
• the desire to create three-dimensional images
• secular portraiture
• hierarchical scaling
• .Who is considered the “father of Renaissance
painting?
• Da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Giotto
• Donatello
• .Who is considered the “father of Renaissance
painting?
• Da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Giotto
• Donatello
• Based on his work Lives of Artists Vasari is
considered the first
• humanist scholar to be interested in art
• art historian
• to be concerned with the question of aesthetics
• to question the seriousness of contemporary
artists
• art collector
• Based on his work Lives of Artists Vasari is
considered the first
• humanist scholar to be interested in art
• art historian
• to be concerned with the question of aesthetics
• to question the seriousness of contemporary
artists
• art collector
•
•
•
•
•
•
.In his writing, Machiavelli most admired the
Medici of Florence
Leaders of the Church
Italian merchant class
New monarchies of the north
Holy Roman Empire
•
•
•
•
•
•
.In his writing, Machiavelli most admired the
Medici of Florence
Leaders of the Church
Italian merchant class
New monarchies of the north
Holy Roman Empire
• Machiavelli’s The Prince represented an
attempt to find ways to
• Blend medieval and Renaissance scholarship
• Convince the French to intercede in Italian
affairs on behalf of his native Florence
• Show how the rule princes was clearly inferior
to republican forms of government
• Unify the entire Italian peninsula under a
powerful leader
• Machiavelli’s The Prince represented an
attempt to find ways to
• Blend medieval and Renaissance scholarship
• Convince the French to intercede in Italian
affairs on behalf of his native Florence
• Show how the rule princes was clearly inferior
to republican forms of government
• Unify the entire Italian peninsula under a
powerful leader
• Show how a Christian prince can use religious precepts
as a moral guide
• Which of the following is NOT true of Machiavelli? NO
KEY
• He did not believe that the Italian political unity and
independence were ends that justified any means
• He held republican ideals
• He wanted to drive out all foreign armies from Italy
• He was a humanist
• He scolded the Italian people for the self-destruction
their internal feuding had caused
• Show how a Christian prince can use religious precepts
as a moral guide
• Which of the following is NOT true of Machiavelli? NO
KEY
• He did not believe that the Italian political unity and
independence were ends that justified any means
• He held republican ideals
• He wanted to drive out all foreign armies from Italy
• He was a humanist
• He scolded the Italian people for the self-destruction
their internal feuding had caused
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•
•
“A prince should have only one end and one idea in mind, take only one
subject for study,
and it is war, its science and discipline; for it is the
only science that deals with the ruler’s problems. . . . [Success in war]
not only maintains those born to princedoms but often
causes men of
private origin to rise to that rank. .. . The first cause of losing power is the
neglect of this art; the cause of winning power lies in its
mastery.”
In writing the passage above, Machiavelli drew on his observations of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
feudal warfare in medieval Europe
warfare among the Italian city-states
sixteenth-century religious wars
warfare among the European colonial powers
warfare during the Crusades
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
“A prince should have only one end and one idea in mind, take only one
subject for study,
and it is war, its science and discipline; for it is the
only science that deals with the ruler’s problems. . . . [Success in war]
not only maintains those born to princedoms but often
causes men of
private origin to rise to that rank. .. . The first cause of losing power is the
neglect of this art; the cause of winning power lies in its
mastery.”
In writing the passage above, Machiavelli drew on his observations of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
feudal warfare in medieval Europe
warfare among the Italian city-states
sixteenth-century religious wars
warfare among the European colonial powers
warfare during the Crusades
• .Machiavelli’s The Prince offered which of the
following pieces of advice?
• Know your enemy and know yourself and you
cannot be defeated
• Behave like a weasel and a bear to be smart and
ferocious
• All a strong minister to help you run your nation
• Do not conquer your enemies to harshly
• Be loved or feared, but never hated
• .Machiavelli’s The Prince offered which of the
following pieces of advice?
• Know your enemy and know yourself and you
cannot be defeated
• Behave like a weasel and a bear to be smart and
ferocious
• All a strong minister to help you run your nation
• Do not conquer your enemies to harshly
• Be loved or feared, but never hated
• Which idea about leadership would Niccolo
Machiavelli most likely support?
• leaders should do whatever is necessary to
achieve their goals
• leaders should fight against discrimination and
intolerance
• leaders should listen to the desires of the
people
• elected leaders should be fair and good
• Which idea about leadership would Niccolo
Machiavelli most likely support?
• leaders should do whatever is necessary to
achieve their goals
• leaders should fight against discrimination and
intolerance
• leaders should listen to the desires of the
people
• elected leaders should be fair and good
• With the growing cost of warfare in the 15th and
16th centuries, monarchs needed new national
sources of income and created them by taxing all
of the following EXCEPT NO KEY
• The feudal lords
• The peasants
• Basic food and clothing
• Trade
• The nobility
• With the growing cost of warfare in the 15th and
16th centuries, monarchs needed new national
sources of income and created them by taxing all
of the following EXCEPT NO KEY
• The feudal lords
• The peasants
• Basic food and clothing
• Trade
• The nobility
•
•
•
•
•
•
King Louis XI did all of the following EXCEPT
Establish a lucrative silk industry
Conquer Burgandy
Expand trade and industry
Create a national postal system
Ravage the nobility
•
•
•
•
•
•
King Louis XI did all of the following EXCEPT
Establish a lucrative silk industry
Conquer Burgandy
Expand trade and industry
Create a national postal system
Ravage the nobility
• Who protested the marriage of Isabella of
Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
• France and Portugal
• Portugal and Italy
• Catalan and Navarre
• England and France
• Spain and Italy
• Who protested the marriage of Isabella of
Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
• France and Portugal
• Portugal and Italy
• Catalan and Navarre
• England and France
• Spain and Italy
• Ferdinand and Isabella were able to do all of
the following EXCEPT
• Venture abroad militarily
• Subdue their realms
• Secure their borders
• Conquer southern France
• Christianize the whole of Spain
• Ferdinand and Isabella were able to do all of
the following EXCEPT
• Venture abroad militarily
• Subdue their realms
• Secure their borders
• Conquer southern France
• Christianize the whole of Spain
• .In France, England, and Spain the Renaissance
was centered in
• the great independent city-states
• the royal courts
• small independent religious communites
• the great universities
• all of the above
• .In France, England, and Spain the Renaissance
was centered in
• the great independent city-states
• the royal courts
• small independent religious communites
• the great universities
• all of the above
• .15th century attempts to centralize and
consolidate power were most successful in
• France
• England
• Italy
• Spain
• Germany
• .15th century attempts to centralize and
consolidate power were most successful in
• France
• England
• Italy
• Spain
• Germany
• .The social group that most often supported
the centralizing efforts of the “new monarchs”
was the
• Peasantry
• Nobility
• Bourgeoisie
• Urban workers
• Clergy
• .The social group that most often supported
the centralizing efforts of the “new monarchs”
was the
• Peasantry
• Nobility
• Bourgeoisie
• Urban workers
• Clergy
• . A new alliance between monarchs and this
group helped break the bonds of feudal
society NO KEY
• Nobles
• Clergy
• Peasants
• Townspeople
• Gentry
• . A new alliance between monarchs and this
group helped break the bonds of feudal
society NO KEY
• Nobles
• Clergy
• Peasants
• Townspeople
• Gentry
• The Catholic Church banned the work of
which of the following humanist writers?
• Sir Thomas More
• Ulrich von Hutton
• Erasmus
• Rabelais
• Petrarch
• The Catholic Church banned the work of
which of the following humanist writers?
• Sir Thomas More
• Ulrich von Hutton
• Erasmus
• Rabelais
• Petrarch
• In the 14th and 15th centuries, mystics, such as
Meister Eckhart, Thomas a Kempis, and the
founder of Brothers of the Common Faith,
Gerard Groote
• Preached rebellion against the papacy
• Stressed the importance of the sacraments
• Land the foundations for Protestantism’s
personal approach to worship
• Argue the necessity of adhering to dogma
• Had a universal and popular appeal
• In the 14th and 15th centuries, mystics, such as
Meister Eckhart, Thomas a Kempis, and the
founder of Brothers of the Common Faith,
Gerard Groote
• Preached rebellion against the papacy
• Stressed the importance of the sacraments
• Land the foundations for Protestantism’s
personal approach to worship
• Argue the necessity of adhering to dogma
• Had a universal and popular appeal