Deck 7: The Renaissance

Question 1

Why is the Tempietto significant?

A) It embodies Italian humanist architecture because of its Classical influence
B) It was funded with independent patronage of the Florentine Medicis.
C) It serves as an example of late, mature Bramante design.
D) The Church did not approve of the design before its construction.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Why was Lorenzo de' Medici given the nickname of il Magnifico?

A) He was a great champion of the city's arts and education.
B) He incited riots within the textile industry to change the guild regulations and raise wages
C) He endowed the city of Lucca with a university that became known for its course in practical "applied" skills
D) He reduced the taxation of the lower economic classes, creating more equal distribution of wealth.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following stories from the Hebrew Bible was the assigned topic for the competition to create a new set of doors for the north entrance to the Baptistery at Florence's Duomo?

A) the Sacrifice of Isaac
B) Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
C) the Meeting of Solomon and Sheba
D) Noah and the Ark

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper is on a wall

A) in a palazzo.
B) in a city council meeting room.
C) in a church nave.
D) in a monastery refectory.

Question 5

Which of the following artists did the city of Florence commission to create a freestanding statue of the Biblical hero David using a huge cracked block of marble that all other sculptors had abandoned?

A) Michelangelo
B) Donatello
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo

Question 6

Who is the author of The Book of the Courtier,which recounts conversations and debates among humanists in the Montefeltro court?

A) Marsilio Ficino
B) Baldassare Castiglione
C) Pico della Mirandola
D) Sandro Botticelli

Question 7

Which of the following artists did Pope Julius II appoint as chief architect of a plan to replace St.Peter's Basilica with a new church?

A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Bramante
D) Leonardo

Question 8

Which of the following invading groups forced the local populations of the Po River delta to flee to the swampy lagoon islands that would later become the city of Venice?

A) the Visigoths
B) the Lombards
C) the Huns
D) the Vikings

Question 9

Why is Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man considered one of the great manifestos of humanism?

A) He promoted individual free will and the ability to make of themselves what they wish.
B) He greatly influenced the sculptural style of the age through this written manifesto on Praxiteles.
C) Through his dissemination of this material, he halted a military coup on the Medici family by warring factions in Flanders.
D) His friends and family promoted his work to Pope Eugenius, who later appointed him court philosopher.

Question 10

Who is credited for having coined the term "Platonic love"?

A) Marsilio Ficino
B) Sandro Botticelli
C) Heinrich Isaac
D) Pico della Mirandola

Question 11

Who is author of The Prince?

A) Francesco Gonzaga
B) Niccolò Machiavelli
C) Isabella d'Este
D) Josquin des Prez

Question 12

How is Raphael's School of Athens reminiscent of Classicism?

A) Offering an illusion of Roman architecture, the painting includes figures of Greek gods and ancient philosophers.
B) The painting has a dramatic juxtaposition of light and dark within the scene.
C) It includes the twelve apostles in an ancient forum.
D) The painting is a study in the ratio (canon) of Praxiteles.

Question 13

What was the primary method Pope Julius II used to finance construction of the new St.Peter's Basilica?

A) He increased the taxes on papal lands.
B) He charged admission to the Vatican Museums.
C) He sent St. Peter's relics on tour throughout Europe.
D) He sold indulgences.

Question 14

Which pope returned the papacy to Rome for good in 1420?

A) Pope Sixtus IV
B) Pope Clement VII
C) Pope Leo X
D) Pope Martin V

Question 15

In what unique way did Lorenzo Ghiberti give himself credit for the design of the Gates of Paradise?

A) He used the design to promote his political agenda.
B) He included his thumbprints on a panel, marking it as his own.
C) He included a sculpture of himself among the prophets and biblical figures.
D) He hid his signature (repeatedly) along the design of the floral motif of the panel frames.

Question 16

According to Machiavelli,the prince's chief preoccupation and primary duty is

A) to govern his subjects.
B) to wage war.
C) to support the arts.
D) to encourage peace among his neighbors.

Question 17

What does Masaccio demonstrate with the particular location of the vanishing point in The Tribute Money?

A) The vanishing point is behind the architecture, which was also paid for by the patron, and is featured in the painting as homage to the wealth of the city.
B) The vanishing point is behind Saint Peter, linking Christianity to the hierarchy of the papacy.
C) The vanishing point is behind the head of Christ, directing the viewer's gaze to the most important part of the work.
D) The vanishing point is out of view, suggesting the message is beyond the comprehension of humanity.

Question 18

In protest against the sale of indulgences,who launched the Protestant Reformation in Germany?

A) John Calvin
B) Martin Luther
C) John Knox
D) Henry VIII of England

Question 19

Why was Florence considered the preeminent Italian city-state of the fifteenth century?

A) Florence was home to the Medicis, a wealthy and powerful family who supported the city's guilds and artists and influenced the city's politics.
B) Florence was a premier city for religious response to social unrest.
C) Florence was known for ceramics and pottery, a growing industry with merchants of the rising middle class.
D) Florence was favored by Pope Eugenius IV, who conducted ordinations in St. Mark's Square.

Question 20

In which of the following industries were the Medici family members heavily involved?

A) shipping
B) banking
C) construction
D) textiles

Question 21

Whose relics reside in Venice's cathedral?

A) St. Mark
B) St. Matthew
C) St. Luke
D) St. John

Question 22

Which Italian term means casual effortlessness,a characteristic appropriate for both men and women?

A) subito
B) l'uomo universale
C) sassi
D) sprezzatura

Question 23

Discuss the idea of l'uomo universal from Castiglione's The Courtier.

Question 24

Explain how the growing desire in the Renaissance to reflect nature as accurately as possible became a major motivation for the development of perspective to painting and drawing.

Question 25

Discuss the Classical elements interpreted in Renaissance architecture.

Question 26

Which of these paintings was commissioned to celebrate a marriage?

A) Sacred and Profane Love
B) Venus of Urbino
C) Tempest
D) Pastoral Concert

Question 27

Who was the most famous Venetian literary courtesan?

A) Franco
B) Cereta
C) Casulana
D) Marinella

Question 28

Who was the first professional woman composer to see her own compositions in print?

A) Veronica Franco
B) Elisabetta Gonzaga
C) Madalena Casulana
D) Isabella d'Este

Question 29

Discuss the repercussions involving Martin Luther that would follow Pope Julius II's sale of indulgences to finance the rebuilding of St.Peter's Basilica.

Question 30

How did artists of the Renaissance reflect the spirit of humanism and interest in reviving Classical subjects and ideals?

Question 31

Which writer's defense of women's education parallels Pico della Mirandola's work?

A) Castiglione
B) Cereta
C) Casulana
D) Marinella

Question 32

What techniques were used by artists of the Renaissance to reflect the new attitude toward humanism?