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1
Which of the following statements BEST describes marriage in Renaissance Italy?
Marriages were usually arranged to strengthen famiial ties
Husbands were generally the same age as their spouses.
It was all about LOVE baby, yeah, LOVE
Men and women married earlier than in the Middle Ages
2
Which of the following was NOT one of the five major powers that dominated the fifteenth-century Italian peninsula?
Firenze
Milan
Mantua
The Papal States
3
Perhaps the most famous of Italian ruling woman was
Catherine de Medici.
Christine de Pizan.
Isabella di Weste.
Isabella d'Este.
4
Which of the following is NOT true of Northern Renaissance artists?
they illuminated manuscripts and wooden panel painting.
They valued the secular human form as the primary subject of painting.
The most influential artist was Jan van Eyck.
They never portrayed the human body.
5
This guy criticized the Church for not allowing people to read the Bible in their native languages
Wyclif Jean
John Lollardy
John Wyclif
Giuliano della Rovere
6
In Concerning Character, this author argued that liberal studies led to true freedom
Baldassare Castiglione
Niccolo Machiavelli
Pietro Paolo Vergerio
Petrarch (One name, like Cher or Bono)
7
This Monarch was NOT successful in centralizing power
Louis the Spider
Maximillian I
Henry VII
Isabella of Castile
8
The Renaissance popes did all of the following EXCEPT
combatchurch councils
involve themselves in politics and war.
attempt to return to the papacy to more humble times.
patronize Renaissance culture.
9
These portraits show the Renaissance ideal of
Secularism
All answers are correct
Individualism
Urban expansion
10
This book was meant to educate new nobles to comport themselves with Christian values
Book of the Dead
Bible of King James
Book of the Courtier
Courtesan's guidebook
11
Renaissance humanists in Italy
tended to be members of the clergy rather than laymen.
worked in schools and universities or as secretaries in city-states
focused on scientific rather than literary pursuits.
rejected the writings of Greek and Roman authors for Byzantine scholarship.
12
After 1438, the position of the Holy Roman Emperor remained in the hands of the
Pope
Habsburg dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty.
Medici family.
13
Machiavelli's The Prince advocates that a successful ruler must
follow Christian principles in all his endeavors.
care for the weak, poor, and helpless.
strive to earn the love of his people.
act without scruples for the good of the state.
14
In the late fifteenth century, Italy became a battleground for the competing interests of the rulers of
Austria and Germany
France and Germany
Spain and France
Spain and Germany
15
Humanism's main effect on the writing of history was
anti-Christian attacks on medieval historians.
All answers are corect
the secularization of history and the explanation of change over time.
a stress on God's influence on human events.
16
Western Europe in the Renaissance saw
a decline in serfdom.
a decline in centralized royal government.
an increase in the manorial system.
a rise in famine.
17
The "new monarchs" of the late fifteenth century in Europe
attempted to build up the nobility for support.
All answers are correct
accepted the domination of the church as a matter of course.
were focused upon the acquisition and expansion of power.
18
Northern German cities formed this military and economic association
Hansa or Hanseatic League
Hancreatine League
Sansa Sanseatic League
Pansa Union
19
The liberal education taught by Vittorino da Feltre was designed to
focus almost entirely excluded Christian teachings.
create well-rounded, virtuous and ethical citizens.
achieve political success as the paramount goal of an educated man.
reach all segments of society, rich and poor.
20
This image demonstrates the Renaissance ideal of
Individualism
Tribalism
Religious subject matter
Geometric distortion
21
Which ancient writer was considered by civic humanists as their model?
Aristotle
Plato
Sisolini
Cicero
22
Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man stated that humans
were divine and destined to spiritual life.
could be whatever they chose or willed.
were nothing more than undifferentiated animals.
were destined to survive because they were the fittest animals.
23
This guy was an example of a skilled, intelligent, independent Italian warrior prince.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Henry Tudor
Michelangelo Buonarotti
Federigo da Montefeltro of Urbino
24
Slavery in Renaissance Italy
consisted mainly of domestic slaves and skilled workers
experienced a slow decline
was universally condemned by the Catholic Church.
was made primerily of field hands on large estates
25
The Renaissance figure in the following list who was NOT a leading painter was
Petrarch
Botticelli.
da Vinci
Raphael.
26
The Renaissance papacy
was often seen as corrupt and debauched, as evidenced by Alexander VI.
was little concerned with war and politics, as shown by Julius II.
was exemplified by the "spartan" and humble existence of Leo X.
gave little support to the arts.
27
This contained writings on the occult as well as theological and philosophical speculations.
The Corpus Hermeticum
The Book of the Courtier
Il Principio
The Bible
28
One of the foremost preoccupations of Italian Renaissance art was
Human essance
Hexagons
Realistic animals
Nude humans
29
The Peace of Lodi served to
keep Naples from interfering in northern Italian affairs.
maintain peace between the Italian communes and the Habsburgs.
maintain peace between the Italian states for 40 years.
ensconce the Medici in both Florence and Naples.
30
The Byzantine Empire was finally destroyed in 1453 by the
Crusaders
Seljuk Turks
weight of their own existance
Ottoman Turks