Question 1

Among its other definitions,the term studia humanitatis means

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A) practical guidelines for taking care of the socially disadvantaged. 
B) humane studies in military warfare. 
C) a curriculum for monks who are searching for interpretations of the Bible. 
D) a concern with the literary culture of Greco-Roman antiquity. 
A) practical guidelines for taking care of the socially disadvantaged. 
B) humane studies in military warfare. 
C) a curriculum for monks who are searching for interpretations of the Bible. 
D) a concern with the literary culture of Greco-Roman antiquity.

Question 2

The late-fifteenth-century popes

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A) initiated a series of reforms aimed at improving the morals of the clergy. 
B) supported the conciliar movement. 
C) were patrons of Renaissance culture. 
D) held aloof from Italian politics. 
A) initiated a series of reforms aimed at improving the morals of the clergy. 
B) supported the conciliar movement. 
C) were patrons of Renaissance culture. 
D) held aloof from Italian politics.

Question 3

According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries,regarding his doors on the Florentine Baptistery,he

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A) wanted to create a highly illusionary work of art. 
B) hoped to make a clear presentation of a biblical story. 
C) cared very little as to how the public would react. 
D) felt indebted to the medieval styles of sculpture. 
A) wanted to create a highly illusionary work of art. 
B) hoped to make a clear presentation of a biblical story. 
C) cared very little as to how the public would react. 
D) felt indebted to the medieval styles of sculpture.

Question 4

Who were the signori? Discuss their roles and impact on the Italian city-states and small principalities.

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The signori were rulers or lords who hel

Question 5

Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?

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A) Florence 
B) Genoa 
C) Milan 
D) Venice 
A) Florence 
B) Genoa 
C) Milan 
D) Venice

Question 6

What was a civic humanist?

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A) a civil servant loyal only to the ruling family of an Italian city-state 
B) a hired soldier of fortune in charge of the civilians in an Italian city-state 
C) a proponent of the idea that an educated citizenry enhanced the civic community 
D) a member of a pope's inner circle of advisers 
A) a civil servant loyal only to the ruling family of an Italian city-state 
B) a hired soldier of fortune in charge of the civilians in an Italian city-state 
C) a proponent of the idea that an educated citizenry enhanced the civic community 
D) a member of a pope's inner circle of advisers

Question 7

Linear perspective in painting means

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A) a way to create a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. 
B) how to put more than four objects in a painting. 
C) what the artist does when he uses lines to define an object on the canvas. 
D) those lines will always run horizontally in a painting. 
A) a way to create a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. 
B) how to put more than four objects in a painting. 
C) what the artist does when he uses lines to define an object on the canvas. 
D) those lines will always run horizontally in a painting.

Question 8

Trace military and diplomatic developments in the Italian peninsula from 1400 to 1494.What impact did these events have on society and culture?

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During the 15th century, the Italian pen

Question 9

The early Renaissance style was launched by artists who wanted to

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A) continue in the late Gothic style. 
B) embrace the medieval past. 
C) capture but not copy the classical style. 
D) create elaborate,ornate works of art and architecture. 
A) continue in the late Gothic style. 
B) embrace the medieval past. 
C) capture but not copy the classical style. 
D) create elaborate,ornate works of art and architecture.

Question 10

How did Brunelleschi change the direction of architecture during the early Renaissance? Use one of his buildings as an example.

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Filippo Brunelleschi changed the directi

Question 11

Brunelleschi solved the problem of the dome for the Florentine cathedral by

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A) constructing a dome of wedged stones as in the Pantheon in Rome. 
B) employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch. 
C) using reinforced rods and a new type of concrete. 
D) borrowing the classical post-and-lintel model. 
A) constructing a dome of wedged stones as in the Pantheon in Rome. 
B) employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch. 
C) using reinforced rods and a new type of concrete. 
D) borrowing the classical post-and-lintel model.

Question 12

What was civic humanism? What were its ultimate goals?

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Civic humanism was a cultural and intell

Question 13

Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery

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A) depict scenes from the New Testament. 
B) were cast so as to fit inside Gothic quatrefoils. 
C) show his debt to classical ideals. 
D) are known as the "Gates of Hell". 
A) depict scenes from the New Testament. 
B) were cast so as to fit inside Gothic quatrefoils. 
C) show his debt to classical ideals. 
D) are known as the "Gates of Hell".

Question 14

Which member of the second generation of Florentine painters was heavily influenced by Fra Angelico in such works as The Flagellation?

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A) Piero della Francesca 
B) Bellini 
C) Botticelli 
D) Leonardo da Vinci 
A) Piero della Francesca 
B) Bellini 
C) Botticelli 
D) Leonardo da Vinci

Question 15

Botticelli's early paintings are famous for their

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A) Christian themes. 
B) female nudes. 
C) realistic landscapes. 
D) chiaroscuro effects. 
A) Christian themes. 
B) female nudes. 
C) realistic landscapes. 
D) chiaroscuro effects.

Question 16

Pico della Mirandola was a

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A) modest individual who refused to speak out for his views. 
B) monk who denounced the Florentine art movement. 
C) scholar trained and expert in many disciplines. 
D) follower of mystical and pietistic learning. 
A) modest individual who refused to speak out for his views. 
B) monk who denounced the Florentine art movement. 
C) scholar trained and expert in many disciplines. 
D) follower of mystical and pietistic learning.

Question 17

What brought about the changes that led to Renaissance music? Who were the leading composers of the early Renaissance,and what were their contributions?

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The changes that led to Renaissance musi

Question 18

Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance,as evidenced by

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A) his mastery of depth. 
B) his use of drab colors. 
C) his inclusion of gold foil in his paintings. 
D) the absence of religious symbols in his paintings. 
A) his mastery of depth. 
B) his use of drab colors. 
C) his inclusion of gold foil in his paintings. 
D) the absence of religious symbols in his paintings.

Question 19

Which of the following identifies a multivoiced song set to Latin text other than the Mass?

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A) chanson 
B) motet 
C) madrigal 
D) ballade 
A) chanson 
B) motet 
C) madrigal 
D) ballade

Question 20

Who of the following won the competition to select a sculptor for the north doors of Florence's Baptistery?

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A) Masaccio 
B) Lorenzo Ghiberti 
C) Donatello 
D) Filippo Brunelleschi 
A) Masaccio 
B) Lorenzo Ghiberti 
C) Donatello 
D) Filippo Brunelleschi

Exam 12: The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

Among its other definitions,the term studia humanitatis means

The late-fifteenth-century popes

According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries,regarding his doors on the Florentine Baptistery,he

Who were the signori? Discuss their roles and impact on the Italian city-states and small principalities.

Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?

What was a civic humanist?

Linear perspective in painting means

Trace military and diplomatic developments in the Italian peninsula from 1400 to 1494.What impact did these events have on society and culture?

The early Renaissance style was launched by artists who wanted to

How did Brunelleschi change the direction of architecture during the early Renaissance? Use one of his buildings as an example.

Brunelleschi solved the problem of the dome for the Florentine cathedral by

What was civic humanism? What were its ultimate goals?

Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery

Which member of the second generation of Florentine painters was heavily influenced by Fra Angelico in such works as The Flagellation?

Botticelli's early paintings are famous for their

Pico della Mirandola was a

What brought about the changes that led to Renaissance music? Who were the leading composers of the early Renaissance,and what were their contributions?

Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance,as evidenced by

Which of the following identifies a multivoiced song set to Latin text other than the Mass?

Who of the following won the competition to select a sculptor for the north doors of Florence's Baptistery?

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