Question 1

What position did Thomas More attain in England?

Accepted Answer

A) Prime Minister 
B) Lord Chancellor 
C) Archbishop of Canterbury 
D) King's secretary 
E) Lord High Executioner 
A) Prime Minister 
B) Lord Chancellor 
C) Archbishop of Canterbury 
D) King's secretary 
E) Lord High Executioner B

Question 2

The first Pope who recognized the utility of the Renaissance for Rome was

Accepted Answer

A) Urban Vi 
B) Nicholas V 
C) Alexander VI 
D) Julius II 
E) Clement VII 
A) Urban Vi 
B) Nicholas V 
C) Alexander VI 
D) Julius II 
E) Clement VII B

Question 3

What was Erasmus' contribution to scripture study?

Accepted Answer

A) A Hebrew edition of the Old Testament. 
B) A rejection of literalism in favor of allegory. 
C) The first Greek scholarly edition of the New Testament. 
D) Interpretation that influenced Martin Luther. 
E) An emphasis on wonder and miracle. 
A) A Hebrew edition of the Old Testament. 
B) A rejection of literalism in favor of allegory. 
C) The first Greek scholarly edition of the New Testament. 
D) Interpretation that influenced Martin Luther. 
E) An emphasis on wonder and miracle. C

Question 4

During the 14th century, education in Italy was done primarily to provide clergy for local churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Pico della Mirandola believed that

Accepted Answer

A) man's freedom to choose who he will become meant that human beings surpass angels in dignity. 
B) all philosophies contained some truth. 
C) an original, unified, and divine illumination preceded even Plato. 
D) divine wisdom could be found in Jewish as well as Christian and pagan mystical literature. 
E) All of the above. 
A) man's freedom to choose who he will become meant that human beings surpass angels in dignity. 
B) all philosophies contained some truth. 
C) an original, unified, and divine illumination preceded even Plato. 
D) divine wisdom could be found in Jewish as well as Christian and pagan mystical literature. 
E) All of the above.

Question 6

How can one describe Civic Humanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Rational town planning 
B) The discovery of a moral and ethical dimension to public life 
C) The study of political science 
D) Public service 
E) The effort to make cities beautiful by art and architecture 
A) Rational town planning 
B) The discovery of a moral and ethical dimension to public life 
C) The study of political science 
D) Public service 
E) The effort to make cities beautiful by art and architecture

Question 7

What works of vernacular literature were produced during this period? Did they imitate Classical authors as the Italian humanists recommended?

Accepted Answer

Students should make references to the v

Question 8

What is the studia humanitatis?

Accepted Answer

A) medicine 
B) any form of School 
C) university study 
D) rhetoric and literature, especially the classics 
E) None of the above. 
A) medicine 
B) any form of School 
C) university study 
D) rhetoric and literature, especially the classics 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Dürer left Nuremberg to travel both to France and Italy, learning the art of painting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The invention of movable type by Gutenberg resulted in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the rise of print shops as centers of culture and communication. 
B) the creation of agreed-upon standard editions. 
C) the first mass production of playing cards and woodcuts. 
D) improved study of rare works. 
E) the dramatic expansion of libraries. 
A) the rise of print shops as centers of culture and communication. 
B) the creation of agreed-upon standard editions. 
C) the first mass production of playing cards and woodcuts. 
D) improved study of rare works. 
E) the dramatic expansion of libraries.

Question 11

What innovation did Masaccio astonish Florence with in 1427?

Accepted Answer

A) true linear perspective in The Trinity 
B) a novel use of fresco technique 
C) new types of Bronze casting 
D) classically proportioned architecture 
E) None of the above. 
A) true linear perspective in The Trinity 
B) a novel use of fresco technique 
C) new types of Bronze casting 
D) classically proportioned architecture 
E) None of the above.

Question 12

What was the "polyglot" bible?

Accepted Answer

A) Erasmus' first Greek edition of the New Testament 
B) A parallel edition of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew 
C) The first vernacular translation of the bible 
D) The first printed bible 
E) None of the above. 
A) Erasmus' first Greek edition of the New Testament 
B) A parallel edition of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew 
C) The first vernacular translation of the bible 
D) The first printed bible 
E) None of the above.

Question 13

Who is the first figure recognized as a founder of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A) Leonardo da Vinci 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Petrarch 
D) Machiavelli 
E) Erasmus 
A) Leonardo da Vinci 
B) Michelangelo 
C) Petrarch 
D) Machiavelli 
E) Erasmus

Question 14

Which of the following is a work that was not authored by Machiavelli?

Accepted Answer

A) Oration on the dignity of man 
B) The Prince 
C) Discourses on Livy 
D) The Mandrake 
E) A History of Florence 
A) Oration on the dignity of man 
B) The Prince 
C) Discourses on Livy 
D) The Mandrake 
E) A History of Florence

Question 15

What is sprezzatura?

Accepted Answer

A) A type of Renaissance dance 
B) A system for classical education 
C) Graceful and nonchalant spontaneity 
D) A type of urban planning 
E) Another word for civic humanism 
A) A type of Renaissance dance 
B) A system for classical education 
C) Graceful and nonchalant spontaneity 
D) A type of urban planning 
E) Another word for civic humanism

Question 16

Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Gentile Bellini Travels to Meet the Turkish Sultan," how did the Muslim Turks, and especially Mehmed II, react to Gentile?

Accepted Answer

A) The portrait of Emperor Mehmed II by Gentile was the result of an unusual meeting between painter and Islamic leaders of the time. 
B) Islam does not allow pictorial representations, but Italian paintings and their artists amazed the Turks. 
C) Turks could not believe that any mortal man could present so much divinity in a piece of art. 
D) Because the Emperor considered himself a miracle, he forbade any portrait of himself. 
E) Not being able to actually pay Bellini for painting a portrait of the Emperor Mehmed II, Bellini was overwhelmed with impressive gifts. 
A) The portrait of Emperor Mehmed II by Gentile was the result of an unusual meeting between painter and Islamic leaders of the time. 
B) Islam does not allow pictorial representations, but Italian paintings and their artists amazed the Turks. 
C) Turks could not believe that any mortal man could present so much divinity in a piece of art. 
D) Because the Emperor considered himself a miracle, he forbade any portrait of himself. 
E) Not being able to actually pay Bellini for painting a portrait of the Emperor Mehmed II, Bellini was overwhelmed with impressive gifts.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the Italian humanist attitude toward women?

Accepted Answer

A) Because of their primitive and volatile nature, women should avoid all exposure to scholarship. 
B) Women could be educated, but only in a passive way; they could be patrons of scholarship but not its producers. 
C) Since Christianity taught that all are children of God, Roman Stoics believed that both women and men possess reason; women should have the same educational opportunities as men. 
D) Women have a better appreciation for subtlety; hence, they are better qualified to be scholars than men. 
E) Women should be educated in order to become an active part in the political arena. 
A) Because of their primitive and volatile nature, women should avoid all exposure to scholarship. 
B) Women could be educated, but only in a passive way; they could be patrons of scholarship but not its producers. 
C) Since Christianity taught that all are children of God, Roman Stoics believed that both women and men possess reason; women should have the same educational opportunities as men. 
D) Women have a better appreciation for subtlety; hence, they are better qualified to be scholars than men. 
E) Women should be educated in order to become an active part in the political arena.

Question 18

Leonardo da Vinci was known for

Accepted Answer

A) abstract painting and nonfigurative sculpture. 
B) great literary expertise and humanist accomplishments. 
C) construction of the first successful airplanes and submarines. 
D) chiaroscuro painting and analytical observation. 
E) his emphasis on the classics. 
A) abstract painting and nonfigurative sculpture. 
B) great literary expertise and humanist accomplishments. 
C) construction of the first successful airplanes and submarines. 
D) chiaroscuro painting and analytical observation. 
E) his emphasis on the classics.

Question 19

Erasmus believed that a humanistic combination of classical and Christian wisdom could wipe away violence, superstition, and ignorance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Humanist fascination with education produced all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a new understanding of language, philosophy, and religion. 
B) an intense search for classics that young Roman men studied to become educated Romans. 
C) a lending library at the Vatican. 
D) the creation of private libraries of the classics. 
E) co-educational schools. 
A) a new understanding of language, philosophy, and religion. 
B) an intense search for classics that young Roman men studied to become educated Romans. 
C) a lending library at the Vatican. 
D) the creation of private libraries of the classics. 
E) co-educational schools.

What position did Thomas More attain in England?

The first Pope who recognized the utility of the Renaissance for Rome was

What was Erasmus' contribution to scripture study?

During the 14th century, education in Italy was done primarily to provide clergy for local churches.

Pico della Mirandola believed that

How can one describe Civic Humanism?

What works of vernacular literature were produced during this period? Did they imitate Classical authors as the Italian humanists recommended?

What is the studia humanitatis?

Dürer left Nuremberg to travel both to France and Italy, learning the art of painting.

The invention of movable type by Gutenberg resulted in all of the following except

What innovation did Masaccio astonish Florence with in 1427?

What was the "polyglot" bible?

Who is the first figure recognized as a founder of the Renaissance?

Which of the following is a work that was not authored by Machiavelli?

What is sprezzatura?

Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Gentile Bellini Travels to Meet the Turkish Sultan," how did the Muslim Turks, and especially Mehmed II, react to Gentile?

Which of the following statements best describes the Italian humanist attitude toward women?

Leonardo da Vinci was known for

Erasmus believed that a humanistic combination of classical and Christian wisdom could wipe away violence, superstition, and ignorance.

Humanist fascination with education produced all of the following except

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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Exam 11: The Renaissance

What position did Thomas More attain in England?

The first Pope who recognized the utility of the Renaissance for Rome was

What was Erasmus' contribution to scripture study?

During the 14th century, education in Italy was done primarily to provide clergy for local churches.

Pico della Mirandola believed that

How can one describe Civic Humanism?

What works of vernacular literature were produced during this period? Did they imitate Classical authors as the Italian humanists recommended?

What is the studia humanitatis?

Dürer left Nuremberg to travel both to France and Italy, learning the art of painting.

The invention of movable type by Gutenberg resulted in all of the following except

What innovation did Masaccio astonish Florence with in 1427?

What was the "polyglot" bible?

Who is the first figure recognized as a founder of the Renaissance?

Which of the following is a work that was not authored by Machiavelli?

What is sprezzatura?

Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Gentile Bellini Travels to Meet the Turkish Sultan," how did the Muslim Turks, and especially Mehmed II, react to Gentile?

Which of the following statements best describes the Italian humanist attitude toward women?

Leonardo da Vinci was known for

Erasmus believed that a humanistic combination of classical and Christian wisdom could wipe away violence, superstition, and ignorance.

Humanist fascination with education produced all of the following except

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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