Question 1

Early Renaissance scholars were especially attracted to the writings of

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A)  Aristotle. 
B)  the Stoics. 
C)  Cicero. 
D)  the Greek dramatists. 
A)  Aristotle. 
B)  the Stoics. 
C)  Cicero. 
D)  the Greek dramatists.

Question 2

Which humanistic scholar made himself the leading voice of Florentine Neoplatonism by reconciling Platonic philosophy and Christian teachings?

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A)  Lorenzo Valla 
B)  Marsilio Ficino 
C)  Leonardo Bruni 
D)  Vittorino da Feltre 
A)  Lorenzo Valla 
B)  Marsilio Ficino 
C)  Leonardo Bruni 
D)  Vittorino da Feltre

Question 3

Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery

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A)  depict scenes from the New Testament. 
B)  were cast so as to fit inside Gothic quatrefoils. 
C)  show his debt to classical ideals. 
D)  are known as the "Gates of Hell". 
A)  depict scenes from the New Testament. 
B)  were cast so as to fit inside Gothic quatrefoils. 
C)  show his debt to classical ideals. 
D)  are known as the "Gates of Hell".

Question 4

According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries, regarding his doors on the Florentine Baptistery, he

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A)  wanted to create a highly illusionary work of art. 
B)  hoped to make a clear presentation of a biblical story. 
C)  cared very little as to how the public would react. 
D)  felt indebted to the medieval styles of sculpture. 
A)  wanted to create a highly illusionary work of art. 
B)  hoped to make a clear presentation of a biblical story. 
C)  cared very little as to how the public would react. 
D)  felt indebted to the medieval styles of sculpture.

Question 5

Which literary scholar exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery?

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A)  Laura Cereta 
B)  Lorenzo Valla 
C)  Leonardo Bruni 
D)  Vittorino da Feltre 
A)  Laura Cereta 
B)  Lorenzo Valla 
C)  Leonardo Bruni 
D)  Vittorino da Feltre

Question 6

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

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A)  Aristotelianism. 
B)  Neoplatonism. 
C)  Epicureanism. 
D)  Stoicism. 
A)  Aristotelianism. 
B)  Neoplatonism. 
C)  Epicureanism. 
D)  Stoicism.

Question 7

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance. Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

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Neoplatonism had a significant impact on

Question 8

Early Renaissance Neoplatonism

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A)  was essentially the same as late Roman Neoplatonism. 
B)  could not be made compatible with Christianity. 
C)  taught that Platonic love was superior to erotic love. 
D)  failed to capture the attention of many thinkers and artists. 
A)  was essentially the same as late Roman Neoplatonism. 
B)  could not be made compatible with Christianity. 
C)  taught that Platonic love was superior to erotic love. 
D)  failed to capture the attention of many thinkers and artists.

Question 9

Innovations in early Renaissance music came from the influence of

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A)  rediscovered classical compositions. 
B)  the seductive harmonics of English music. 
C)  the tradition of Byzantine music. 
D)  the use of mathematical proportion in composition.
Essay Questions 
A)  rediscovered classical compositions. 
B)  the seductive harmonics of English music. 
C)  the tradition of Byzantine music. 
D)  the use of mathematical proportion in composition.
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Question 10

The status of women during the early Renaissance in Italy

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A)  declined significantly as they lost financial power. 
B)  did not appreciably improve, despite increased opportunities for education. 
C)  changed dramatically, as they won new political rights. 
D)  improved socially, as they were allowed to marry whomever they chose. 
A)  declined significantly as they lost financial power. 
B)  did not appreciably improve, despite increased opportunities for education. 
C)  changed dramatically, as they won new political rights. 
D)  improved socially, as they were allowed to marry whomever they chose.

Question 11

Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance, as evidenced by

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A)  his mastery of depth. 
B)  his use of drab colors. 
C)  his inclusion of gold foil in his paintings. 
D)  the absence of religious symbols in his paintings. 
A)  his mastery of depth. 
B)  his use of drab colors. 
C)  his inclusion of gold foil in his paintings. 
D)  the absence of religious symbols in his paintings.

Question 12

The most prominent center of the early Renaissance was

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A)  Venice. 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Florence. 
D)  Siena. 
A)  Venice. 
B)  Rome. 
C)  Florence. 
D)  Siena.

Question 13

Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?

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A)  Florence 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Milan 
D)  Venice 
A)  Florence 
B)  Genoa 
C)  Milan 
D)  Venice

Question 14

Ficino, the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

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A)  reconciled Greek and Byzantine thought. 
B)  harmonized Platonic and Aristotelian thought. 
C)  wrote a treatise on painting. 
D)  developed a spiritual interpretation of love. 
A)  reconciled Greek and Byzantine thought. 
B)  harmonized Platonic and Aristotelian thought. 
C)  wrote a treatise on painting. 
D)  developed a spiritual interpretation of love.

Question 15

The Peace of Lodi, signed in 1454,

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A)  ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France. 
B)  brought on several decades of peace in the Italian peninsula. 
C)  resulted in the expulsion of the French from Italy. 
D)  made the papacy the most powerful state in Italy. 
A)  ended the Hundred Years' War between England and France. 
B)  brought on several decades of peace in the Italian peninsula. 
C)  resulted in the expulsion of the French from Italy. 
D)  made the papacy the most powerful state in Italy.

Early Renaissance scholars were especially attracted to the writings of

Which humanistic scholar made himself the leading voice of Florentine Neoplatonism by reconciling Platonic philosophy and Christian teachings?

Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery

According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries, regarding his doors on the Florentine Baptistery, he

Which literary scholar exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery?

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance. Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

Early Renaissance Neoplatonism

Innovations in early Renaissance music came from the influence of

The status of women during the early Renaissance in Italy

Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance, as evidenced by

The most prominent center of the early Renaissance was

Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?

Ficino, the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

The Peace of Lodi, signed in 1454,

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Exam 12: The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

Early Renaissance scholars were especially attracted to the writings of

Which humanistic scholar made himself the leading voice of Florentine Neoplatonism by reconciling Platonic philosophy and Christian teachings?

Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery

According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries, regarding his doors on the Florentine Baptistery, he

Which literary scholar exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery?

Botticelli's early paintings were influenced by

Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance. Who was the major voice of this movement? What were his contributions?

Early Renaissance Neoplatonism

Innovations in early Renaissance music came from the influence of

The status of women during the early Renaissance in Italy

Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance, as evidenced by

The most prominent center of the early Renaissance was

Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?

Ficino, the leader of Florence's Platonic Academy,

The Peace of Lodi, signed in 1454,

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

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

The Rise of Islam

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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