Question 1

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the first half of the sixteenth century,the most important artistic center in Renaissance Italy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome. 
B)  Florence. 
C)  Milan. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Naples. 
A)  Rome. 
B)  Florence. 
C)  Milan. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Naples.

Question 3

Renaissance architects favored the Romanesque style,mistakenly believing it to be Roman and not medieval in origi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Erasmus's work The Praise of Folly is written in the style of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a serious moral treatise meant to offer guidance. 
B)  a scholarly edition of a basic Christian text. 
C)  a clever satire meant to show people the error of their ways. 
D)  parody of the books of the Christian Old Testament. 
E)  all of these: it contains elements of all four styles. 
A)  a serious moral treatise meant to offer guidance. 
B)  a scholarly edition of a basic Christian text. 
C)  a clever satire meant to show people the error of their ways. 
D)  parody of the books of the Christian Old Testament. 
E)  all of these: it contains elements of all four styles.

Question 5

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One of the first handbooks of conduct written appeared during the period of the Renaissance and dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the proper behavior for students attending university. 
B)  guidelines for proper aristocratic conduct. 
C)  the proper role for wives in running their households. 
D)  the way children were to behave: be seen and not heard. 
E)  the proper conduct for religious pilgrims at religious shrines. 
A)  the proper behavior for students attending university. 
B)  guidelines for proper aristocratic conduct. 
C)  the proper role for wives in running their households. 
D)  the way children were to behave: be seen and not heard. 
E)  the proper conduct for religious pilgrims at religious shrines.

Question 7

Erasmus believed that the entire society of his day was caught up in despair because of the inflexibility of ecclesiastical reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government for his native city of Florence was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a republic modeled on the Roman example. 
B)  an oligarchy modeled on Venice. 
C)  a monarchy modeled on France. 
D)  a principality,the model of which he sketched in The Prince. 
E)  a republic modeled on Plato's Republic. 
A)  a republic modeled on the Roman example. 
B)  an oligarchy modeled on Venice. 
C)  a monarchy modeled on France. 
D)  a principality,the model of which he sketched in The Prince. 
E)  a republic modeled on Plato's Republic.

Question 9

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

Accepted Answer

One technique of Renaissance artists was

Question 10

After Giotto's death,the next great Florentine painter was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sandro Botticelli. 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
C)  Giovanni Bellini. 
D)  Masaccio. 
E)  Donatello. 
A)  Sandro Botticelli. 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
C)  Giovanni Bellini. 
D)  Masaccio. 
E)  Donatello.

Question 11

The philosophy Rabelais expressed in Gargantua and Pantagruel can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  crude satire and exaggerated naturalism. 
B)  Christian muralist. 
C)  Neoplatonism. 
D)  monastic asceticism. 
E)  Neoclassicism. 
A)  crude satire and exaggerated naturalism. 
B)  Christian muralist. 
C)  Neoplatonism. 
D)  monastic asceticism. 
E)  Neoclassicism.

Question 12

Raphael's School of Athens is of interest in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  many of Raphael's contemporaries are used as models for the various philosophers. 
B)  it is the first painting to make use of the newly discovered technique of single-point perspective. 
C)  it was the first painting to be completed in Italy using the new medium of oil. 
D)  it was the last painting of the Italian Renaissance done using the fresco technique. 
E)  Raphael utilized many of his apprentices to complete the work rather than work on it directly. 
A)  many of Raphael's contemporaries are used as models for the various philosophers. 
B)  it is the first painting to make use of the newly discovered technique of single-point perspective. 
C)  it was the first painting to be completed in Italy using the new medium of oil. 
D)  it was the last painting of the Italian Renaissance done using the fresco technique. 
E)  Raphael utilized many of his apprentices to complete the work rather than work on it directly.

Question 13

Historians today generally use the term Renaissance to refer to a period:

Accepted Answer

A)  in economic history when trade was reborn. 
B)  in European history when the northern countries dominated the culture of the Continent. 
C)  in European history between 1300 and 1550,during which all aspects of European life were united by a common spirit of the age. 
D)  of intellectual rebirth after the Dark Ages,when learning had been extinguished. 
E)  in intellectual and cultural history,marked by a new interest in the study of classical learning. 
A)  in economic history when trade was reborn. 
B)  in European history when the northern countries dominated the culture of the Continent. 
C)  in European history between 1300 and 1550,during which all aspects of European life were united by a common spirit of the age. 
D)  of intellectual rebirth after the Dark Ages,when learning had been extinguished. 
E)  in intellectual and cultural history,marked by a new interest in the study of classical learning.

Question 14

What factors led to the decline of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Several factors combined to contribute t

Question 15

One important difference between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance that followed was the northern:

Accepted Answer

A)  reluctance to compose classical Latin prose in the style of Cicero. 
B)  appreciation for scholasticism and its central texts. 
C)  rejection of the church fathers as religious authorities. 
D)  interest in traditional Christian wisdom over classical virtues. 
E)  rejection of classicism in their approach to art. 
A)  reluctance to compose classical Latin prose in the style of Cicero. 
B)  appreciation for scholasticism and its central texts. 
C)  rejection of the church fathers as religious authorities. 
D)  interest in traditional Christian wisdom over classical virtues. 
E)  rejection of classicism in their approach to art.

Question 16

In the Renaissance,classics were never thought of as superseding Christian faith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Titian was a member of the so-called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Platonic school of Athens. 
B)  Roman school serving the papacy. 
C)  Venetian school of the High Renaissance. 
D)  Florentine school of the High Renaissance. 
E)  Platonic School of Florence. 
A)  Platonic school of Athens. 
B)  Roman school serving the papacy. 
C)  Venetian school of the High Renaissance. 
D)  Florentine school of the High Renaissance. 
E)  Platonic School of Florence.

Question 18

Michelangelo's David was created to celebrate Florentine civic ideals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Platonic Academy was a society of scholars who met to discuss politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first freestanding nude sculpture in western Europe since antiquity was created by the Florentine artist:

Accepted Answer

A)  Donatello. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
D)  Botticelli. 
E)  Titian. 
A)  Donatello. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
D)  Botticelli. 
E)  Titian.

Exam 12: Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

Thomas More was put to death for not allowing Henry VIII to remarry.

During the first half of the sixteenth century,the most important artistic center in Renaissance Italy was:

Renaissance architects favored the Romanesque style,mistakenly believing it to be Roman and not medieval in origi.

Erasmus's work The Praise of Folly is written in the style of:

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

One of the first handbooks of conduct written appeared during the period of the Renaissance and dealt with:

Erasmus believed that the entire society of his day was caught up in despair because of the inflexibility of ecclesiastical reform.

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government for his native city of Florence was:

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

After Giotto's death,the next great Florentine painter was:

The philosophy Rabelais expressed in Gargantua and Pantagruel can best be described as:

Raphael's School of Athens is of interest in part because:

Historians today generally use the term Renaissance to refer to a period:

What factors led to the decline of the Renaissance?

One important difference between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance that followed was the northern:

In the Renaissance,classics were never thought of as superseding Christian faith.

Titian was a member of the so-called:

Michelangelo's David was created to celebrate Florentine civic ideals.

The Platonic Academy was a society of scholars who met to discuss politics.

The first freestanding nude sculpture in western Europe since antiquity was created by the Florentine artist:

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