Question 1

What did Pico della Mirandola write?

Accepted Answer

A) Oration of the Dignity of Man 
B) The Praise of Folly 
C) Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 
D) The Prince 
A) Oration of the Dignity of Man 
B) The Praise of Folly 
C) Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 
D) The Prince

Question 2

What is the frottola?

Accepted Answer

A) A Venetian secular ode to court life 
B) A Florentine amusing or romantic song 
C) A Roman religious hymn 
D) A Sienese devotional poem 
A) A Venetian secular ode to court life 
B) A Florentine amusing or romantic song 
C) A Roman religious hymn 
D) A Sienese devotional poem

Question 3

What is the message of The Song of Bacchus?

Accepted Answer

A) Always proceed with an eye toward the future. 
B) Don't underestimate the power of music. 
C) Enjoy the present moment. 
D) Respect your elders. 
A) Always proceed with an eye toward the future. 
B) Don't underestimate the power of music. 
C) Enjoy the present moment. 
D) Respect your elders.

Question 4

_______________________ Humorous or amorous poem set to music

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Humorous or amorous poem set to...

Question 5

According to Jacob Burckhardt's The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1860), how did the values and beliefs of the Renaissance differ from those of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

According to Jacob Burckhardt, the Renai

Question 6

_______________________ Four-lobed frame used in the Baptistery competition

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Four-lobed frame used in the Baptistery...

Question 7

What was the primary source of the Medici family's wealth?

Accepted Answer

A) shipping 
B) banking 
C) wool trade 
D) agriculture 
A) shipping 
B) banking 
C) wool trade 
D) agriculture

Question 8

What famous painting of Sandro Botticelli celebrates the spring?

Accepted Answer

A) The Birth of Venus 
B) Madonna of the Rocks 
C) La Primavera 
D) Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride 
A) The Birth of Venus 
B) Madonna of the Rocks 
C) La Primavera 
D) Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride

Question 9

Which city was the most important center of the early Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) Venice 
B) Naples 
C) Florence 
D) Rome 
A) Venice 
B) Naples 
C) Florence 
D) Rome

Question 10

Who was the most famous composer of the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Guillaume de Machaut 
B) Guillaume Dufay 
C) Cosimo de' Medici 
D) Marsilio Ficino 
A) Guillaume de Machaut 
B) Guillaume Dufay 
C) Cosimo de' Medici 
D) Marsilio Ficino

Question 11

Which composer was one of Dufay's most prominent pupils?

Accepted Answer

A) Fra Savonarola 
B) Lorenzo de' Medici 
C) Guillaume de Machaut 
D) Johannes Ockeghem 
A) Fra Savonarola 
B) Lorenzo de' Medici 
C) Guillaume de Machaut 
D) Johannes Ockeghem

Question 12

What was the subject of Donatello's most famous near-life size sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A) Adam 
B) Moses 
C) Abraham 
D) David 
A) Adam 
B) Moses 
C) Abraham 
D) David

Question 13

What name did Michelangelo give to East Doors of the Florence Baptistery?

Accepted Answer

A) The Archway of Angels 
B) The Portal of Bliss 
C) The Blessed Doorway 
D) The Gates of Paradise 
A) The Archway of Angels 
B) The Portal of Bliss 
C) The Blessed Doorway 
D) The Gates of Paradise

Question 14

What was Brunelleschi's contribution to Florence Cathedral?

Accepted Answer

A) He painted the interior frescoes. 
B) He designed the dome. 
C) He designed the transept. 
D) He created the artwork for the nave. 
A) He painted the interior frescoes. 
B) He designed the dome. 
C) He designed the transept. 
D) He created the artwork for the nave.

Question 15

_______________________ Famous book by Machiavelli

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Famous book by Machiavelli...

Question 16

What two earlier "renaissances" were there in the 800s and 1100s?

Accepted Answer

A) Ninth-century Venice and the Byzantine Renaissance 
B) Twelfth-century Paris and the Carolingian Renaissance 
C) The eleventh-century Spanish and Netherlandish Renaissances 
D) The Roman and Sicilian Renaissances of the eleventh century 
A) Ninth-century Venice and the Byzantine Renaissance 
B) Twelfth-century Paris and the Carolingian Renaissance 
C) The eleventh-century Spanish and Netherlandish Renaissances 
D) The Roman and Sicilian Renaissances of the eleventh century

Question 17

_______________________ Collection of ancient Jewish learning

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Collection of ancient Jewish learning...

Question 18

Which Dominican monk preached against Florentine art and culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Pico della Mirandola 
B) Piero de' Medici 
C) Fra Savonarola 
D) Giorgio Vasari 
A) Pico della Mirandola 
B) Piero de' Medici 
C) Fra Savonarola 
D) Giorgio Vasari

Question 19

In the 1500s, who was the most important Christian humanist in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Aldus Manutius 
B) Niccolò Machiavelli 
C) Desiderius Erasmus 
D) Giorgio Vasari 
A) Aldus Manutius 
B) Niccolò Machiavelli 
C) Desiderius Erasmus 
D) Giorgio Vasari

Question 20

What was most revolutionary about Masaccio's painting?

Accepted Answer

A) Its two-dimensionality 
B) Its expressive force and realism 
C) Its juxtaposition of "warm" and "cool" colors 
D) Its mastery of the oil-on-wood medium 
A) Its two-dimensionality 
B) Its expressive force and realism 
C) Its juxtaposition of "warm" and "cool" colors 
D) Its mastery of the oil-on-wood medium

What did Pico della Mirandola write?

What is the frottola?

What is the message of The Song of Bacchus?

_______________________ Humorous or amorous poem set to music

According to Jacob Burckhardt's The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1860), how did the values and beliefs of the Renaissance differ from those of the Middle Ages?

_______________________ Four-lobed frame used in the Baptistery competition

What was the primary source of the Medici family's wealth?

What famous painting of Sandro Botticelli celebrates the spring?

Which city was the most important center of the early Italian Renaissance?

Who was the most famous composer of the fifteenth century?

Which composer was one of Dufay's most prominent pupils?

What was the subject of Donatello's most famous near-life size sculpture?

What name did Michelangelo give to East Doors of the Florence Baptistery?

What was Brunelleschi's contribution to Florence Cathedral?

_______________________ Famous book by Machiavelli

What two earlier "renaissances" were there in the 800s and 1100s?

_______________________ Collection of ancient Jewish learning

Which Dominican monk preached against Florentine art and culture?

In the 1500s, who was the most important Christian humanist in Europe?

What was most revolutionary about Masaccio's painting?

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The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

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Exam 11: The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

What did Pico della Mirandola write?

What is the frottola?

What is the message of The Song of Bacchus?

_______________________ Humorous or amorous poem set to music

According to Jacob Burckhardt's The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1860), how did the values and beliefs of the Renaissance differ from those of the Middle Ages?

_______________________ Four-lobed frame used in the Baptistery competition

What was the primary source of the Medici family's wealth?

What famous painting of Sandro Botticelli celebrates the spring?

Which city was the most important center of the early Italian Renaissance?

Who was the most famous composer of the fifteenth century?

Which composer was one of Dufay's most prominent pupils?

What was the subject of Donatello's most famous near-life size sculpture?

What name did Michelangelo give to East Doors of the Florence Baptistery?

What was Brunelleschi's contribution to Florence Cathedral?

_______________________ Famous book by Machiavelli

What two earlier "renaissances" were there in the 800s and 1100s?

_______________________ Collection of ancient Jewish learning

Which Dominican monk preached against Florentine art and culture?

In the 1500s, who was the most important Christian humanist in Europe?

What was most revolutionary about Masaccio's painting?

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

Filters