Question 1

Leonardo da Vinci is called a "Renaissance man" because he was

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A)  a model of courtly behavior. 
B)  intellectually curious about nearly every subject. 
C)  deeply influenced by Neoplatonism. 
D)  a strict classicist. 
A)  a model of courtly behavior. 
B)  intellectually curious about nearly every subject. 
C)  deeply influenced by Neoplatonism. 
D)  a strict classicist.

Question 2

Which is the term for singing without instrumental accompaniment?

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A)  a cappella 
B)  motet 
C)  imitation 
D)  chanson 
A)  a cappella 
B)  motet 
C)  imitation 
D)  chanson

Question 3

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

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Humanistic studies refer to the academic

Question 4

Among its other definitions, the term studia humanitatis means

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A)  practical guidelines for taking care of the socially disadvantaged. 
B)  humane studies in military warfare. 
C)  a curriculum for monks who are searching for interpretations of the Bible. 
D)  a concern with the literary culture of Greco-Roman antiquity. 
A)  practical guidelines for taking care of the socially disadvantaged. 
B)  humane studies in military warfare. 
C)  a curriculum for monks who are searching for interpretations of the Bible. 
D)  a concern with the literary culture of Greco-Roman antiquity.

Question 5

Which member of the second generation of Florentine painters was heavily influenced by Fra Angelico in such works as The Flagellation?

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A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Bellini 
C)  Botticelli 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci 
A)  Piero della Francesca 
B)  Bellini 
C)  Botticelli 
D)  Leonardo da Vinci

Question 6

Pope Pius II is remembered as

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A)  the pope who reformed the monastic orders. 
B)  the patron of arts for Florentine painters. 
C)  a scholar and clever political leader. 
D)  the leader of a plot to unseat the patriarch of Constantinople. 
A)  the pope who reformed the monastic orders. 
B)  the patron of arts for Florentine painters. 
C)  a scholar and clever political leader. 
D)  the leader of a plot to unseat the patriarch of Constantinople.

Question 7

Linear perspective in painting means

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A)  a way to create a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. 
B)  how to put more than four objects in a painting. 
C)  what the artist does when he uses lines to define an object on the canvas. 
D)  those lines will always run horizontally in a painting. 
A)  a way to create a sense of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface. 
B)  how to put more than four objects in a painting. 
C)  what the artist does when he uses lines to define an object on the canvas. 
D)  those lines will always run horizontally in a painting.

Question 8

The visual arts of the early Renaissance followed the classical ideals of

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A)  balance and harmony. 
B)  grandiosity and flamboyance. 
C)  abstraction and subjectivity. 
D)  sentimentality and prettiness. 
A)  balance and harmony. 
B)  grandiosity and flamboyance. 
C)  abstraction and subjectivity. 
D)  sentimentality and prettiness.

Question 9

Brunelleschi solved the problem of the dome for the Florentine cathedral by

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A)  constructing a dome of wedged stones as in the Pantheon in Rome. 
B)  employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch. 
C)  using reinforced rods and a new type of concrete. 
D)  borrowing the classical post-and-lintel model. 
A)  constructing a dome of wedged stones as in the Pantheon in Rome. 
B)  employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch. 
C)  using reinforced rods and a new type of concrete. 
D)  borrowing the classical post-and-lintel model.

Question 10

What was civic humanism? What were its ultimate goals?

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Civic humanism was a cultural and intell

Question 11

Who of the following won the competition to select a sculptor for the north doors of Florence's Baptistery?

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A)  Masaccio 
B)  Lorenzo Ghiberti 
C)  Donatello 
D)  Filippo Brunelleschi 
A)  Masaccio 
B)  Lorenzo Ghiberti 
C)  Donatello 
D)  Filippo Brunelleschi

Question 12

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 13

Trace military and diplomatic developments in the Italian peninsula from 1400 to 1494. What impact did these events have on society and culture?

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During the 15th century, the Italian pen

Question 14

The early Renaissance style was launched by artists who wanted to

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A)  continue in the late Gothic style. 
B)  embrace the medieval past. 
C)  capture but not copy the classical style. 
D)  create elaborate, ornate works of art and architecture. 
A)  continue in the late Gothic style. 
B)  embrace the medieval past. 
C)  capture but not copy the classical style. 
D)  create elaborate, ornate works of art and architecture.

Question 15

Who were the signori? Discuss their roles and impact on the Italian city-states and small principalities.

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The signori were rulers or lords who hel

Question 16

Who was considered the most representative of the Renaissance popes because of his interest in Greek and Roman classics and in writing poetry himself?

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A)  Pius II 
B)  Nicholas V 
C)  Sixtus IV 
D)  Innocent III 
A)  Pius II 
B)  Nicholas V 
C)  Sixtus IV 
D)  Innocent III

Question 17

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 18

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 19

Which of the following identifies a multivoiced song set to Latin text other than the Mass?

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A)  chanson 
B)  motet 
C)  madrigal 
D)  ballade 
A)  chanson 
B)  motet 
C)  madrigal 
D)  ballade

Question 20

What brought about the changes that led to Renaissance music? Who were the leading composers of the early Renaissance, and what were their contributions?

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The changes that led to Renaissance musi

Exam 12: The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

Leonardo da Vinci is called a "Renaissance man" because he was

Which is the term for singing without instrumental accompaniment?

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

Among its other definitions, the term studia humanitatis means

Which member of the second generation of Florentine painters was heavily influenced by Fra Angelico in such works as The Flagellation?

Pope Pius II is remembered as

Linear perspective in painting means

The visual arts of the early Renaissance followed the classical ideals of

Brunelleschi solved the problem of the dome for the Florentine cathedral by

What was civic humanism? What were its ultimate goals?

Who of the following won the competition to select a sculptor for the north doors of Florence's Baptistery?

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

Trace military and diplomatic developments in the Italian peninsula from 1400 to 1494. What impact did these events have on society and culture?

The early Renaissance style was launched by artists who wanted to

Who were the signori? Discuss their roles and impact on the Italian city-states and small principalities.

Who was considered the most representative of the Renaissance popes because of his interest in Greek and Roman classics and in writing poetry himself?

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.

Brunelleschi's most lasting work is the

Which of the following identifies a multivoiced song set to Latin text other than the Mass?

What brought about the changes that led to Renaissance music? Who were the leading composers of the early Renaissance, and what were their contributions?

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Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

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The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

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