Question 1

Renaissance Italy invested heavily in art and culture because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy was more prosperous in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries than it had been earlier and so had more money to spend. 
B)  cities and their rulers competed with each other in constructing public monuments and patronizing artists and authors. 
C)  Italy was in an economic depression, so there was nothing else to spend money on except for art. 
D)  Italy was trying to compete with France, which had a long tradition of supporting artists and authors. 
E)  Italian merchants realized the potential for great returns on their investment in painting and sculpture. 
A)  Italy was more prosperous in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries than it had been earlier and so had more money to spend. 
B)  cities and their rulers competed with each other in constructing public monuments and patronizing artists and authors. 
C)  Italy was in an economic depression, so there was nothing else to spend money on except for art. 
D)  Italy was trying to compete with France, which had a long tradition of supporting artists and authors. 
E)  Italian merchants realized the potential for great returns on their investment in painting and sculpture. B

Question 2

Leonardo da Vinci revered nature and all living things to the point of becoming a vegetarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Although born in Florence,Leonardo da Vinci ended his career in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany, where Charles V was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, where the king, Francis I, was his patron. 
A)  Germany, where Charles V was his patron. 
B)  Milan, where the Sforza duke was his patron. 
C)  Rome, where the pope was his patron. 
D)  Naples, where the king of Spain was his patron. 
E)  France, where the king, Francis I, was his patron. E

Question 4

What was distinctively northern in the art and architecture of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

One of the most distinctive differences

Question 5

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in western Europe until the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Plato 
C)  Ovid 
D)  Paul 
E)  Plutarch 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Plato 
C)  Ovid 
D)  Paul 
E)  Plutarch

Question 6

In this chapter's photograph of Chambord in the Loire Valley [photograph 12.18],which features most resemble the traditional attributes of Gothic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the wide horizontal base structures 
B)  the vertical windows and bell towers 
C)  the two sets of rounded arches on the ground floor 
D)  the elaborate moat surrounding the castle 
E)  the multiple-storied building surrounded by green space 
A)  the wide horizontal base structures 
B)  the vertical windows and bell towers 
C)  the two sets of rounded arches on the ground floor 
D)  the elaborate moat surrounding the castle 
E)  the multiple-storied building surrounded by green space

Question 7

How did humanism help to usher in the tenets of Protestantism?

Accepted Answer

The humanists' emphasis on the literal t

Question 8

The tenets of humanism influenced the geometrical proportion of the floors of the great buildings because they reflected the harmony of the universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following Renaissance humanists proved that the Donation of Constantine was a medieval forgery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petrarch 
B)  Leonardo Bruni 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti 
D)  Lorenzo Valla 
E)  Marsilio Ficino 
A)  Petrarch 
B)  Leonardo Bruni 
C)  Leon Battista Alberti 
D)  Lorenzo Valla 
E)  Marsilio Ficino

Question 10

What factors combined to make the Renaissance possible?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance originated in Italy for

Question 11

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the reasons Raphael's School of Athens is of interest is 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

As evidenced by The Prince,Machiavelli believed that the best form of government would be:

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A)  an absolute dictatorship, since human beings are incapable of ruling themselves. 
B)  a constitutional government, since human beings have the right and ability to rule themselves. 
C)  a monarchy under a suitable ruler such as Cesare Borgia. 
D)  an oligarchy, since there are very few people in any society capable of governing. 
E)  an anarchy, since the strongest in any society will always have their way over the weak. 
A)  an absolute dictatorship, since human beings are incapable of ruling themselves. 
B)  a constitutional government, since human beings have the right and ability to rule themselves. 
C)  a monarchy under a suitable ruler such as Cesare Borgia. 
D)  an oligarchy, since there are very few people in any society capable of governing. 
E)  an anarchy, since the strongest in any society will always have their way over the weak.

Question 14

In what ways did Erasmus embody the ideals of the Northern Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Like many of the Renaissance thinkers of

Question 15

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

Accepted Answer

A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  a disdain for women who sought to play roles outside the private household. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible. 
A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state. 
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court. 
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar. 
D)  a disdain for women who sought to play roles outside the private household. 
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Rabelais cloaked his satire in a common form of French and layered his message in vulgarity to reach a wide audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the fifteenth century,the majority of the great painters were from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Erasmus wrote works of all the following types EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  humorous satires and dialogues. 
B)  Christian moral treatises. 
C)  letters to friends and contemporaries. 
D)  treatises of scholastic theology. 
E)  a Greek New Testament. 
A)  humorous satires and dialogues. 
B)  Christian moral treatises. 
C)  letters to friends and contemporaries. 
D)  treatises of scholastic theology. 
E)  a Greek New Testament.

Question 20

A contributing economic factor in the decline of Renaissance Italy was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  trial of Galileo. 
B)  High Renaissance censorship of Pope Paul IV. 
C)  Spanish payments of gold and silver to the people of Milan. 
D)  gradual shift of trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. 
E)  destruction of Rome in 1529. 
A)  trial of Galileo. 
B)  High Renaissance censorship of Pope Paul IV. 
C)  Spanish payments of gold and silver to the people of Milan. 
D)  gradual shift of trade routes from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. 
E)  destruction of Rome in 1529.

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

Renaissance Italy invested heavily in art and culture because:

Leonardo da Vinci revered nature and all living things to the point of becoming a vegetarian.

Although born in Florence,Leonardo da Vinci ended his career in:

What was distinctively northern in the art and architecture of the Renaissance?

Although medieval scholars knew important classical authors such as Virgil and Cicero,the works of _________ were not fully known in western Europe until the Renaissance.

In this chapter's photograph of Chambord in the Loire Valley [photograph 12.18],which features most resemble the traditional attributes of Gothic architecture?

How did humanism help to usher in the tenets of Protestantism?

The tenets of humanism influenced the geometrical proportion of the floors of the great buildings because they reflected the harmony of the universe.

Which of the following Renaissance humanists proved that the Donation of Constantine was a medieval forgery?

What factors combined to make the Renaissance possible?

The humanist's insistence on ancient standards of Latin grammar and word choice turned Latin into a dead language.

One of the reasons Raphael's School of Athens is of interest is because:

As evidenced by The Prince,Machiavelli believed that the best form of government would be:

In what ways did Erasmus embody the ideals of the Northern Renaissance?

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

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

Rabelais cloaked his satire in a common form of French and layered his message in vulgarity to reach a wide audience.

In the fifteenth century,the majority of the great painters were from:

Erasmus wrote works of all the following types EXCEPT:

A contributing economic factor in the decline of Renaissance Italy was the:

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