Question 1

Central to the thought of Pico della Mirandola was the belief that

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A) individuals have free will and thus can raise or lower themselves. 
B) all human beings are morally imperfect. 
C) all human beings must trust in God's mercy for salvation. 
D) God helps those who help themselves. 
A) individuals have free will and thus can raise or lower themselves. 
B) all human beings are morally imperfect. 
C) all human beings must trust in God's mercy for salvation. 
D) God helps those who help themselves.

Question 2

Who directed the Platonic Academy?

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A) Cosimo de' Medici 
B) Pico della Mirandola 
C) Marsilio Ficino 
D) Sandro Botticelli 
A) Cosimo de' Medici 
B) Pico della Mirandola 
C) Marsilio Ficino 
D) Sandro Botticelli

Question 3

How did the chief ideas common in early Renaissance intellectual life manifest themselves in the arts? Use two examples from painting,sculpture,architecture,or literature to support your arguments.

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The chief ideas common in early Renaissa

Question 4

In building the Pazzi Chapel,Brunelleschi

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A) put a Gothic spire on the chapel. 
B) turned to Gothic sculpture for decorations. 
C) adhered to classical design and proportions. 
D) copied the basilica floor plan 
A) put a Gothic spire on the chapel. 
B) turned to Gothic sculpture for decorations. 
C) adhered to classical design and proportions. 
D) copied the basilica floor plan

Question 5

Laura Cereta,in her own defense,claimed that she

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A) was superior intellectually to other women. 
B) thought just as a man does. 
C) was a typical woman in that she is capable of learning. 
D) could outthink any man. 
A) was superior intellectually to other women. 
B) thought just as a man does. 
C) was a typical woman in that she is capable of learning. 
D) could outthink any man.

Question 6

In what ways did the history of the Medicis reflect broader political trends in the early Renaissance?

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The history of the Medicis reflects broa

Question 7

Brunelleschi's most lasting work is the

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A) dome on the Santa Croce church. 
B) dome on the Florentine cathedral. 
C) bell tower next to the Florentine cathedral. 
D) city hall of Florence. 
A) dome on the Santa Croce church. 
B) dome on the Florentine cathedral. 
C) bell tower next to the Florentine cathedral. 
D) city hall of Florence.

Question 8

The signori in early Renaissance Italy were the

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A) paid soldiers of fortune who operated independent armies. 
B) advisers to the popes at court in Rome. 
C) autocratic rulers of the Italian states. 
D) begging monks in the mendicant holy orders. 
A) paid soldiers of fortune who operated independent armies. 
B) advisers to the popes at court in Rome. 
C) autocratic rulers of the Italian states. 
D) begging monks in the mendicant holy orders.

Question 9

Which of the following ended the Great Schism?

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A) the Concordat of Worms 
B) the Magna Carta 
C) the Council of Constance 
D) the Fourth Lateran Council 
A) the Concordat of Worms 
B) the Magna Carta 
C) the Council of Constance 
D) the Fourth Lateran Council

Question 10

What is meant by "humanistic studies"? What were its origins?

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Humanistic studies refer to the academic

Question 11

The Venetian school of Renaissance painting

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A) was concerned with lines and the balance of figures on the canvas. 
B) was clearly influenced by the Persian miniature paintings. 
C) wanted to explore the effects of light and air. 
D) was not interested in religious or biblical subjects. 
A) was concerned with lines and the balance of figures on the canvas. 
B) was clearly influenced by the Persian miniature paintings. 
C) wanted to explore the effects of light and air. 
D) was not interested in religious or biblical subjects.

Question 12

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance.Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

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Neoplatonism had a significant impact on

Question 13

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

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A) Aristotelianism. 
B) Neoplatonism. 
C) Epicureanism. 
D) Stoicism. 
A) Aristotelianism. 
B) Neoplatonism. 
C) Epicureanism. 
D) Stoicism.

Question 14

The Peace of Lodi,signed in 1454,

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A) ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France. 
B) brought on several decades of peace in the Italian peninsula. 
C) resulted in the expulsion of the French from Italy. 
D) made the papacy the most powerful state in Italy. 
A) ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France. 
B) brought on several decades of peace in the Italian peninsula. 
C) resulted in the expulsion of the French from Italy. 
D) made the papacy the most powerful state in Italy.

Question 15

Ficino,the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

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A) reconciled Greek and Byzantine thought. 
B) harmonized Platonic and Aristotelian thought. 
C) wrote a treatise on painting. 
D) developed a spiritual interpretation of love. 
A) reconciled Greek and Byzantine thought. 
B) harmonized Platonic and Aristotelian thought. 
C) wrote a treatise on painting. 
D) developed a spiritual interpretation of love.

Central to the thought of Pico della Mirandola was the belief that

Who directed the Platonic Academy?

How did the chief ideas common in early Renaissance intellectual life manifest themselves in the arts? Use two examples from painting,sculpture,architecture,or literature to support your arguments.

In building the Pazzi Chapel,Brunelleschi

Laura Cereta,in her own defense,claimed that she

In what ways did the history of the Medicis reflect broader political trends in the early Renaissance?

Brunelleschi's most lasting work is the

The signori in early Renaissance Italy were the

Which of the following ended the Great Schism?

What is meant by "humanistic studies"? What were its origins?

The Venetian school of Renaissance painting

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance.Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

The Peace of Lodi,signed in 1454,

Ficino,the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

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 High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

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

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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

Central to the thought of Pico della Mirandola was the belief that

Who directed the Platonic Academy?

How did the chief ideas common in early Renaissance intellectual life manifest themselves in the arts? Use two examples from painting,sculpture,architecture,or literature to support your arguments.

In building the Pazzi Chapel,Brunelleschi

Laura Cereta,in her own defense,claimed that she

In what ways did the history of the Medicis reflect broader political trends in the early Renaissance?

Brunelleschi's most lasting work is the

The signori in early Renaissance Italy were the

Which of the following ended the Great Schism?

What is meant by "humanistic studies"? What were its origins?

The Venetian school of Renaissance painting

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance.Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

The Peace of Lodi,signed in 1454,

Ficino,the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

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 High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

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

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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