Question 1

Which national school dominated High Renaissance music?

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A) the English 
B) the Franco-Netherlandish 
C) the Italian 
D) the German 
A) the English 
B) the Franco-Netherlandish 
C) the Italian 
D) the German B

Question 2

Michelangelo's outstanding architectural monument is the

Accepted Answer

A) plan of the Tempietto,Rome. 
B) dome of St.Peter's Basilica,Rome. 
C) dome of the Florentine cathedral. 
D) Villa Capra,or the Villa Rotonda. 
A) plan of the Tempietto,Rome. 
B) dome of St.Peter's Basilica,Rome. 
C) dome of the Florentine cathedral. 
D) Villa Capra,or the Villa Rotonda. B

Question 3

The mannerist viewpoint was anti-classical in its

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A) belief that human nature is basically good. 
B) acceptance of the principle that art should imitate nature. 
C) support for an art of odd perspectives and distortions. 
D) endorsement of the ideal of balanced design. 
A) belief that human nature is basically good. 
B) acceptance of the principle that art should imitate nature. 
C) support for an art of odd perspectives and distortions. 
D) endorsement of the ideal of balanced design. C

Question 4

Who among the following was NOT an expert violin maker?

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A) Amati 
B) Stradivari 
C) Guarneri 
D) Willaert 
A) Amati 
B) Stradivari 
C) Guarneri 
D) Willaert

Question 5

In what ways did Europe's economic expansion affect social developments?

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Europe's economic expansion had a signif

Question 6

The High Renaissance can be described as

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A) a lengthy period for art that was centered in Florence and Siena. 
B) lasting only a few decades and focusing on classical perfection. 
C) scattered throughout the Italian peninsula and affecting nearly every region. 
D) implanting itself in England,where it flourished. 
A) a lengthy period for art that was centered in Florence and Siena. 
B) lasting only a few decades and focusing on classical perfection. 
C) scattered throughout the Italian peninsula and affecting nearly every region. 
D) implanting itself in England,where it flourished.

Question 7

Machiavelli's political advice to rulers was to

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A) follow the Bible in the conduct of government. 
B) practice conscious duplicity in all matters. 
C) be virtuous and upright in all relationships. 
D) always be cruel and unforgiving. 
A) follow the Bible in the conduct of government. 
B) practice conscious duplicity in all matters. 
C) be virtuous and upright in all relationships. 
D) always be cruel and unforgiving.

Question 8

Castiglione's Courtier can be seen as a somewhat modern work,in that he

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A) encouraged the education of women. 
B) advocated equal rights for men and women. 
C) called for the abolition of slavery. 
D) argued that all men are created equal. 
A) encouraged the education of women. 
B) advocated equal rights for men and women. 
C) called for the abolition of slavery. 
D) argued that all men are created equal.

Question 9

In Giorgione's painting The Tempest,the artist

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A) emphasizes the importance of color. 
B) makes the landscape the real subject of the work. 
C) uses a biblical story as his central theme. 
D) painted in the artistic tradition of the sixteenth-century Florentine school. 
A) emphasizes the importance of color. 
B) makes the landscape the real subject of the work. 
C) uses a biblical story as his central theme. 
D) painted in the artistic tradition of the sixteenth-century Florentine school.

Question 10

Compare the different roles played by classicism in the High Renaissance and early mannerism.

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Classicism played different roles in the

Question 11

Charles V owed his position as the monarch of a massive empire primarily to

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A) timely deaths and births and astute political marriages. 
B) the decision to raise a huge standing army governed through meritocracy. 
C) the collapse of the monarchies of neighboring Spain and France. 
D) a fortuitous growth in agricultural yields and technological developments in his lands. 
A) timely deaths and births and astute political marriages. 
B) the decision to raise a huge standing army governed through meritocracy. 
C) the collapse of the monarchies of neighboring Spain and France. 
D) a fortuitous growth in agricultural yields and technological developments in his lands.

Question 12

In the arts,the period between 1494 and 1564 was preeminently an age of

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A) painting. 
B) sculpting. 
C) architecture. 
D) pottery. 
A) painting. 
B) sculpting. 
C) architecture. 
D) pottery.

Question 13

All of the following were causes of the Valois-Hapsburg wars EXCEPT that

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A) the Valois kings felt encircled by Hapsburg power. 
B) France and Spain both wanted to show to England which was the most powerful country in Europe. 
C) the Hapsburgs thought that the French king stood in the way of their dream of a united Christendom of Europe. 
D) the Valois kings saw Charles V as a land-hungry ruler who wanted to control the continent. 
A) the Valois kings felt encircled by Hapsburg power. 
B) France and Spain both wanted to show to England which was the most powerful country in Europe. 
C) the Hapsburgs thought that the French king stood in the way of their dream of a united Christendom of Europe. 
D) the Valois kings saw Charles V as a land-hungry ruler who wanted to control the continent.

Question 14

Upon Charles V's abdication,his vast holdings were

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A) inherited by his son Philip. 
B) divided between his brother and his son. 
C) parceled out among a wide number of enemies. 
D) taken over by the Valois dynasty. 
A) inherited by his son Philip. 
B) divided between his brother and his son. 
C) parceled out among a wide number of enemies. 
D) taken over by the Valois dynasty.

Question 15

Which was NOT a classical aspect of Leonardo's Last Supper?

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A) the straightforward space and perspective 
B) revealing subject truth through bodily gestures and facial expressions 
C) the balanced composition with six disciples flanking Jesus 
D) the adherence to tradition of integrating the symbolic meal into an actual refectory 
A) the straightforward space and perspective 
B) revealing subject truth through bodily gestures and facial expressions 
C) the balanced composition with six disciples flanking Jesus 
D) the adherence to tradition of integrating the symbolic meal into an actual refectory

Question 16

Machiavelli's Prince reflected the author's

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A) anguish at Italy's domination by foreigners. 
B) experience as a courtier of Charles V,Holy Roman Emperor. 
C) background as a Venetian official. 
D) years as a papal official. 
A) anguish at Italy's domination by foreigners. 
B) experience as a courtier of Charles V,Holy Roman Emperor. 
C) background as a Venetian official. 
D) years as a papal official.

Question 17

Leonardo da Vinci,in his Mona Lisa,established new ways to paint portraits,as

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A) he surrounded his subject with objects of his/her wealth. 
B) the artist always put himself somewhere in the painting. 
C) he painted in bright colors to emphasize the subject's features. 
D) he painted a half-length,not full-length,view of his subject. 
A) he surrounded his subject with objects of his/her wealth. 
B) the artist always put himself somewhere in the painting. 
C) he painted in bright colors to emphasize the subject's features. 
D) he painted a half-length,not full-length,view of his subject.

Question 18

Which of the following artists included philosophy,poetry,theology,and law in his plan for the four walls of the Stanza della Segnatura in the papal chambers?

Accepted Answer

A) Michelangelo 
B) Leonardo da Vinci 
C) Raphael 
D) Titian 
A) Michelangelo 
B) Leonardo da Vinci 
C) Raphael 
D) Titian

Question 19

Castiglione argued that in social relations,

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A) men should dominate women. 
B) men should be better educated than women. 
C) women should be superior to men. 
D) men and women should be ruled by Platonic love. 
A) men should dominate women. 
B) men should be better educated than women. 
C) women should be superior to men. 
D) men and women should be ruled by Platonic love.

Question 20

Which of the following was an important development in international relations during the High Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of Germany as a unified state 
B) the triumph of France over the rest of Europe 
C) the Thirty Years' War 
D) the birth of the concept of the balance of power 
A) the emergence of Germany as a unified state 
B) the triumph of France over the rest of Europe 
C) the Thirty Years' War 
D) the birth of the concept of the balance of power

Exam 13: The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Which national school dominated High Renaissance music?

Michelangelo's outstanding architectural monument is the

The mannerist viewpoint was anti-classical in its

Who among the following was NOT an expert violin maker?

In what ways did Europe's economic expansion affect social developments?

The High Renaissance can be described as

Machiavelli's political advice to rulers was to

Castiglione's Courtier can be seen as a somewhat modern work,in that he

In Giorgione's painting The Tempest,the artist

Compare the different roles played by classicism in the High Renaissance and early mannerism.

Charles V owed his position as the monarch of a massive empire primarily to

In the arts,the period between 1494 and 1564 was preeminently an age of

All of the following were causes of the Valois-Hapsburg wars EXCEPT that

Upon Charles V's abdication,his vast holdings were

Which was NOT a classical aspect of Leonardo's Last Supper?

Machiavelli's Prince reflected the author's

Leonardo da Vinci,in his Mona Lisa,established new ways to paint portraits,as

Which of the following artists included philosophy,poetry,theology,and law in his plan for the four walls of the Stanza della Segnatura in the papal chambers?

Castiglione argued that in social relations,

Which of the following was an important development in international relations during the High Renaissance?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

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