Question 1

What is the name of the split (1378-1417) within the Roman Catholic Church that occurred after the papacy returned to Rome?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Reformation 
B)  the Great Schism 
C)  the Inquisition 
D)  the Papal Divide 
A)  the Reformation 
B)  the Great Schism 
C)  the Inquisition 
D)  the Papal Divide B

Question 2

Medieval verse tales with comic, ribald themes are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  limericks 
B)  fabliaux 
C)  barrel songs 
D)  motets 
A)  limericks 
B)  fabliaux 
C)  barrel songs 
D)  motets B

Question 3

Who wrote the influential book, Lives of the Artists ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pazzi 
B)  Vasari 
C)  Michelino 
D)  Dante 
A)  Pazzi 
B)  Vasari 
C)  Michelino 
D)  Dante B

Question 4

Petrarch's Canzoniere ( Songbook ) contains over 300 instances of which poetic form, many of which express his love for a woman named Laura?

Accepted Answer

A)  cantos 
B)  sonnets 
C)  ballades 
D)  fabliaux 
A)  cantos 
B)  sonnets 
C)  ballades 
D)  fabliaux

Question 5

How did the plague impact economic stability in 14th-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

The plague led to a huge defic

Question 6

What is the meaning of the term "trecento"?

Accepted Answer

A)  enlightenment 
B)  three hundred 
C)  fourteen 
D)  age of reason 
A)  enlightenment 
B)  three hundred 
C)  fourteen 
D)  age of reason

Question 7

Who was the greatest English writer of the 1300s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geoffrey Chaucer 
B)  William Shakespeare 
C)  Peter Abelard 
D)  John Wycliff 
A)  Geoffrey Chaucer 
B)  William Shakespeare 
C)  Peter Abelard 
D)  John Wycliff

Question 8

What shift occurred in the role of the musician and composer in the 14th century?

Accepted Answer

Fourteenth-century musicians a

Question 9

What term designates a song for two or three voices with no accompanying instruments?

Accepted Answer

A)  tercet 
B)  canzone 
C)  musica ficta 
D)  madrigal 
A)  tercet 
B)  canzone 
C)  musica ficta 
D)  madrigal

Question 10

What dramatic event in 1348 greatly reduced the population of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  an influenza pandemic 
B)  the fourth Crusade 
C)  the Florentine Wars 
D)  an epidemic form of the bubonic plague 
A)  an influenza pandemic 
B)  the fourth Crusade 
C)  the Florentine Wars 
D)  an epidemic form of the bubonic plague

Question 11

In the Ordinary of the Mass, the ______ is the Profession of Faith sung after the Gospel.

Accepted Answer

A)  Credo 
B)  Sanctus 
C)  Gloria 
D)  Agnus Dei 
A)  Credo 
B)  Sanctus 
C)  Gloria 
D)  Agnus Dei

Question 12

What Italian author used the events of 1348 as a backdrop for his work the Decameron ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernini 
B)  Boccaccio 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Vasari 
A)  Bernini 
B)  Boccaccio 
C)  Petrarch 
D)  Vasari

Question 13

Which is the Mass Ordinary prayer that begins with the words "lamb of God" and is sung just before communion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agnus Dei 
B)  Magnificat 
C)  Gloria 
D)  Benedictus 
A)  Agnus Dei 
B)  Magnificat 
C)  Gloria 
D)  Benedictus

Question 14

Who was crowned poet laureate of Rome in 1348?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petrarch 
B)  Boccaccio 
C)  Dante 
D)  Pizan 
A)  Petrarch 
B)  Boccaccio 
C)  Dante 
D)  Pizan

Question 15

Give at least three examples of the importance of the number 3 in Dante's Divine Comedy ?

Accepted Answer

Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise are all di

Question 16

What is the term for the artistic technique of creating illusion of three-dimensionality through light and shadow?

Accepted Answer

A)  chiaroscuro 
B)  maestà 
C)  perspectice 
D)  naturalism 
A)  chiaroscuro 
B)  maestà 
C)  perspectice 
D)  naturalism

Question 17

What was the subject matter of The Book of the City of Ladies (1404)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an account of a group of plague survivors. 
B)  It was intended to serve as a guide for the proper comportment of women. 
C)  It argued against antifeminine writers. 
D)  It was a fictional account of the lives of three urban women. 
A)  It was an account of a group of plague survivors. 
B)  It was intended to serve as a guide for the proper comportment of women. 
C)  It argued against antifeminine writers. 
D)  It was a fictional account of the lives of three urban women.

Question 18

Which building serves as the city hall of Venice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Palazzo Pubblico 
B)  Doge's Palace 
C)  Palazzo della Signoria 
D)  the Duomo 
A)  Palazzo Pubblico 
B)  Doge's Palace 
C)  Palazzo della Signoria 
D)  the Duomo

Question 19

The exempla found in the Decameron are examples of what kind of story?

Accepted Answer

A)  ribald, comic tales 
B)  romances 
C)  moral stories 
D)  elegies 
A)  ribald, comic tales 
B)  romances 
C)  moral stories 
D)  elegies

Question 20

Which two European countries were the main combatants in the Hundred Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  France and Italy 
B)  England and Italy 
C)  France and Spain 
D)  France and England 
A)  France and Italy 
B)  England and Italy 
C)  France and Spain 
D)  France and England

Exam 11: The Fourteenth Century a Time of Transition

What is the name of the split (1378-1417) within the Roman Catholic Church that occurred after the papacy returned to Rome?

Medieval verse tales with comic, ribald themes are called ___________.

Who wrote the influential book, Lives of the Artists ?

Petrarch's Canzoniere ( Songbook ) contains over 300 instances of which poetic form, many of which express his love for a woman named Laura?

How did the plague impact economic stability in 14th-century Europe?

What is the meaning of the term "trecento"?

Who was the greatest English writer of the 1300s?

What shift occurred in the role of the musician and composer in the 14th century?

What term designates a song for two or three voices with no accompanying instruments?

What dramatic event in 1348 greatly reduced the population of Europe?

In the Ordinary of the Mass, the ______ is the Profession of Faith sung after the Gospel.

What Italian author used the events of 1348 as a backdrop for his work the Decameron ?

Which is the Mass Ordinary prayer that begins with the words "lamb of God" and is sung just before communion?

Who was crowned poet laureate of Rome in 1348?

Give at least three examples of the importance of the number 3 in Dante's Divine Comedy ?

What is the term for the artistic technique of creating illusion of three-dimensionality through light and shadow?

What was the subject matter of The Book of the City of Ladies (1404)?

Which building serves as the city hall of Venice?

The exempla found in the Decameron are examples of what kind of story?

Which two European countries were the main combatants in the Hundred Years' War?

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