Question 1

Summarize the accomplishments of scientists and explorers of this epoch.

Accepted Answer

During this epoch, scientists and explor

Question 2

What practices of the Catholic Church did Martin Luther object to, and what did he do about
his objections?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther objected to several practi

Question 3

__________ are an examples of the secular music that became increasingly popular in the Renaissance and which are characterized by lyrics written in the vernacular.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gregorian chants 
B)  Soliloquies 
C)  Madrigals 
D)  Mystery plays 
E)  both A and B 
A)  Gregorian chants 
B)  Soliloquies 
C)  Madrigals 
D)  Mystery plays 
E)  both A and B

Question 4

What features does the drama of the Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) share with that of ancient Greece and which Shakespearean play serves as an excellent example?
Essay

Accepted Answer

The drama of the Elizabethan Age and tha

Question 5

Select one work of art that dates prior to the Reformation, one object that dates after the Reformation, and one text to examine the effects of the Reformation on the culture of the Northern Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

One work of art that dates prior to the

Question 6

__________ created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a princess that displays Elizabeth's love of learning by representing books.

Accepted Answer

A)  Levina Bening Teerling 
B)  Hans Holbein the Younger 
C)  Caterina van Hemessen 
D)  Lucas Cranach 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Levina Bening Teerling 
B)  Hans Holbein the Younger 
C)  Caterina van Hemessen 
D)  Lucas Cranach 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Why are so many of Bosch's works now in the Prado Museum in Madrid?

Accepted Answer

Many of Hieronymus Bosch's works are now

Question 8

__________ proposed the scientific method.

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Copernicus 
D)  Newton 
E)  Kepler 
A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Copernicus 
D)  Newton 
E)  Kepler

Question 9

The Northern Renaissance painters favored egg tempera over the newly developing oil medium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Blank verse refers to rhyming couple, each line of which has fourteen syllables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why was Bruges such an important city at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the fifteenth centur

Question 12

William Shakespeare's command of the English language is particularly evident in his soliloquies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fresco 
B)  polyptych 
C)  diptych 
D)  triptych 
E)  none of the above 
A)  fresco 
B)  polyptych 
C)  diptych 
D)  triptych 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

The Flemish painter, __________ is best known for his half-man, half-animal creatures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Campin 
B)  Jan van Eyck 
C)  Hieronymus Bosch 
D)  Peter Bruegel the Elder 
E)  Peter Paul Rubens 
A)  Robert Campin 
B)  Jan van Eyck 
C)  Hieronymus Bosch 
D)  Peter Bruegel the Elder 
E)  Peter Paul Rubens

Question 15

Alla prima is painting without preparing a preliminary drawing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

__________ was the most important satirical work of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Erasmus's The Praise of Folly 
B)  William Shakespeare's Hamlet 
C)  Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography 
D)  John Calvin's Institutes 
E)  Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses 
A)  Erasmus's The Praise of Folly 
B)  William Shakespeare's Hamlet 
C)  Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography 
D)  John Calvin's Institutes 
E)  Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

Question 17

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  comedy 
B)  history 
C)  tragedy 
D)  romance 
E)  mystery 
A)  comedy 
B)  history 
C)  tragedy 
D)  romance 
E)  mystery

Question 18

Although it has long been assumed that the viewer is witnessing a marriage in Van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami , recent arguments suggest, however, that it is a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  courtship 
B)  engagement 
C)  annulment 
D)  divorce 
E)  baptism 
A)  courtship 
B)  engagement 
C)  annulment 
D)  divorce 
E)  baptism

Question 19

Thomas Morley favored __________ in which a single melody is employed with harmonic support.

Accepted Answer

A)  disputations 
B)  homophonic texture 
C)  motets 
D)  oratorios 
E)  sonnets 
A)  disputations 
B)  homophonic texture 
C)  motets 
D)  oratorios 
E)  sonnets

Question 20

The scholar and Christian humanist __________ refused to support King Henry VIII's split with the Roman Church.

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip II 
B)  Thomas More 
C)  Charles V 
D)  Mary of Hungary 
E)  Eleanor of Aquitaine 
A)  Philip II 
B)  Thomas More 
C)  Charles V 
D)  Mary of Hungary 
E)  Eleanor of Aquitaine

Summarize the accomplishments of scientists and explorers of this epoch.

What practices of the Catholic Church did Martin Luther object to, and what did he do about his objections?

__________ are an examples of the secular music that became increasingly popular in the Renaissance and which are characterized by lyrics written in the vernacular.

What features does the drama of the Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) share with that of ancient Greece and which Shakespearean play serves as an excellent example? Essay

Select one work of art that dates prior to the Reformation, one object that dates after the Reformation, and one text to examine the effects of the Reformation on the culture of the Northern Renaissance.

__________ created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a princess that displays Elizabeth's love of learning by representing books.

Why are so many of Bosch's works now in the Prado Museum in Madrid?

__________ proposed the scientific method.

The Northern Renaissance painters favored egg tempera over the newly developing oil medium.

Blank verse refers to rhyming couple, each line of which has fourteen syllables.

Why was Bruges such an important city at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

William Shakespeare's command of the English language is particularly evident in his soliloquies.

Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is a __________.

The Flemish painter, __________ is best known for his half-man, half-animal creatures.

Alla prima is painting without preparing a preliminary drawing.

__________ was the most important satirical work of the Renaissance.

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a __________.

Although it has long been assumed that the viewer is witnessing a marriage in Van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami , recent arguments suggest, however, that it is a(n) __________.

Thomas Morley favored __________ in which a single melody is employed with harmonic support.

The scholar and Christian humanist __________ refused to support King Henry VIII's split with the Roman Church.

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Modern Africa and Latin America

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

Diversity in Contemporary Life

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Exam 2: The Renaissance in Northern Europe

Summarize the accomplishments of scientists and explorers of this epoch.

What practices of the Catholic Church did Martin Luther object to, and what did he do about his objections?

__________ are an examples of the secular music that became increasingly popular in the Renaissance and which are characterized by lyrics written in the vernacular.

What features does the drama of the Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) share with that of ancient Greece and which Shakespearean play serves as an excellent example? Essay

Select one work of art that dates prior to the Reformation, one object that dates after the Reformation, and one text to examine the effects of the Reformation on the culture of the Northern Renaissance.

__________ created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as a princess that displays Elizabeth's love of learning by representing books.

Why are so many of Bosch's works now in the Prado Museum in Madrid?

__________ proposed the scientific method.

The Northern Renaissance painters favored egg tempera over the newly developing oil medium.

Blank verse refers to rhyming couple, each line of which has fourteen syllables.

Why was Bruges such an important city at the beginning of the fifteenth century?

William Shakespeare's command of the English language is particularly evident in his soliloquies.

Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is a __________.

The Flemish painter, __________ is best known for his half-man, half-animal creatures.

Alla prima is painting without preparing a preliminary drawing.

__________ was the most important satirical work of the Renaissance.

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a __________.

Although it has long been assumed that the viewer is witnessing a marriage in Van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami , recent arguments suggest, however, that it is a(n) __________.

Thomas Morley favored __________ in which a single melody is employed with harmonic support.

The scholar and Christian humanist __________ refused to support King Henry VIII's split with the Roman Church.

The Renaissance and Mannerism

The Baroque Age

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism and Realism

Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Chinese Civilization after the Thirteenth Century

Japanese Civilization after the Fifteenth Century

Modern Africa and Latin America

Early Twentieth Century

Mid-Twentieth Century and Later

Diversity in Contemporary Life

Filters