The term "humanism" when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to

scholarly interst in the study of the classical cultures of Greece & Rome

What was the primary goal of Christian Humanists like Erasmus?

Reform the Church & get more people to read Christian works

A painting done on fresh wet plaster

The most important factor in the emergence of the Italian Renaissance was the

Revival of trade in Italian cities

Define the term vernacular

Language spoken by people in a particular country or region

Castiglione said a courtier should NOT be..

someone who does somersaults for fun

All of the following are true about Renaissance art EXCEPT

artists appealed to senses to attract people back to the Church

Baldassare Castiglione

Italian diplomat who wrote Courtier

Renaissance art depicted:

Realism/life-like representations

Erasmus's Praise of Folly

shows flaws in the teachings, beliefs and actions of the Church

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1
Who was Macciavelli?
A political thinker
A painter
A pope
A patron
2
Secularism means:
desire for worldly pleasures
that being human is unique and individual
that people should make decisions based on religion or the church
people should perform medieval, latin mass every sunday at church
3
The term "humanism" when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to
capitalist values advanced by leading Italian merchant bankers
renewed interest in medieval texts and philopsophies
scholarly interst in the study of the classical cultures of Greece & Rome
antireligious movement among leading Italian intellectuals
4
Identify the style of art.
Medieval
Renaissance
Classical
5
Who were patrons during the Italian Renaissance ?
Writers, poets, playwrights
French Royalty
Merchants & Popes
Artists
6
All of the following were works by Michelangelo EXCEPT
Pieta
Sistine Chapel
Madonnas
David
7
Christian humanist who wrote In Praise of Folly
Gatenburg
Shakespear
Erasmus
Sir Thomas Moore
8
What was the primary goal of Christian Humanists like Erasmus?
Overthrow the pope and the Catholic Church
Reform the Church & get more people to read Christian works
Attack scientists who were threatening the Church's view
Re-start the Spanish Inquisition to win over more converts
9
Spending money on art was called...
Trade
Consumption
Buying
Patronage
10
What is a fresco.
A painting done on fresh wet plaster
A self portrait
A sculpture
An oil painting
11
Who is known for first realizing that the Renaissance was the start of a new age? (also known as Father of Humanism)
Tomasso Massacio
Dante Alighieri
Giovanni Boccaccio
Francesco Petrarch
12
The most important factor in the emergence of the Italian Renaissance was the
Revival of trade in Italian cities
decline of religious feeling
political disunity of Italy
French patronage of Italian artists
13
Define the term vernacular
Religious objects that people worship
Language spoken by people in a particular country or region
The sacred text of Hinduism
The idea that the Church is all powerful
14
Who were patrons during the Northern Renaissance ?
Italian Popes
sculptors
Merchants & Royalty
Writers poets & playwrights
15
Northern Renaissance paintings usually had either religious or ______ subjects:
Classical
Everyday
Nature
Mythical
16
Which artist was part of The Renaissance?
Claude Monet
Andy Warhol
Donatello
Vincent Van Gogh
17
In the Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to
be ruthless in achieving goals
support the arts
learn archery
learn pottery
18
Wrote the Courtier
Machiavelli
Martin Luther
Castiglione
Sir Thomas More
19
Niccolo Macciavelli wrote...
The Book of the Courtier
Sonnets to Laura
Macbeth
The Prince
20
Castiglione said a courtier should NOT be..
loyal to his prince
witty and elegant
someone who does somersaults for fun
gentle and modest
21
All of the following are true about Renaissance art EXCEPT
new techniques like shading & use of light
Artists were inspired by classics of Greece & Rome
artists appealed to senses to attract people back to the Church
Art was both classically & religiously influenced
22
Where did The Renaissance begin?
Spain
France
England
Italy
23
Baldassare Castiglione
The man who discovered energy
Italian diplomat who wrote Courtier
Italian diplomat who wrote the Prince
Italian innovater who painted The Battle of Richard The Lion Hearted
24
Renaissance art depicted:
Abstraction
Surrealism
Realism/life-like representations
Modernism
25
Erasmus's Praise of Folly
shows flaws in the teachings, beliefs and actions of the Church
praised the Medieval era
praised the excellence of the Renaissance
Argued that royalty should be ruthless and decisive in their actions

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