Which of the following is NOT a human intellectual ability believed by humanist thinkers?

Significant attachment to social groups.

What did civic humanists believe?

Responsible citizens educate themselves to improve society.

What did Renaissance humanist educators believed that it was important to.....

Educate a child's mind, body, and character.

In the Renaissance, texts were written in the vernacular. What is the definition of the term?

Language commonly spoke by people who live in that region.

Economically speaking, the Renaissance focused on which of the following?

Wealth and material possessions.

A humanist and leading Italian poet.

What are the origins of the term, humanism, and what does it mean?

Latin, meaning the quality of the human mind.

What factors led to a wider readership during the Renaissance?

Development of the printing press and texts in vernacular.

Sculptors like Michelangelo began to sign their art because....

They wanted to be known for their work.

What did humanists believe about religion during the Renaissance?

By improving individual potential we please God.

What were artists looking to portray in their work during the Renaissance?

Beauty of the human body and the natural world.

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1
Which of the following changed from skilled labourers to artists during the Renaissance?
Architects
Painters and Architects
Sculptors
Architects and Sculptors
2
What are the origins of the term, Renaissance, and what does it mean?
Old English for "societal change."
French for "rebirth."
Italian for "transition."
Latin for "change."
3
Which of the following is NOT a human intellectual ability believed by humanist thinkers?
An open, questioning mind.
Significant attachment to social groups.
The power of reason.
Achievement through learning.
4
Who was considered the "first Renaissance" architect?
Raphael
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
da Vinci
5
Humanists focused on which of the following in their writing?
Political angst.
Religious devotion.
Thoughts and emotions.
Translating ancient egyptian texts.
6
What did civic humanists believe?
Responsible citizens will be active in the Church community.
Just citizens will rebel against political misdemeanour.
Citizens will follow and abide by God to benefit society.
Responsible citizens educate themselves to improve society.
7
What did Renaissance humanist educators believed that it was important to.....
Read and speak in Latin only.
Study historical foundations of Italy.
Educate a child's mind, body, and character.
Develop a significant understanding of the Bible.
8
In the Renaissance, texts were written in the vernacular. What is the definition of the term?
Texts translated into Latin.
Texts written in their language of origin.
Language commonly spoke by people who live in that region.
Language spoken by classical philosophers.
9
People who paid artists to produce works were....
Patrons
Rich.
Collectors.
Patriots.
10
Economically speaking, the Renaissance focused on which of the following?
Land ownership.
Collecting ancient Mesopotamian texts.
Wealth and material possessions.
The accumulation of goods for trade.
11
Who was Petrarch?
A humanist painter.
A humanist and leading Italian poet.
A classical Greek philosopher.
A humanist sculptor.
12
What are the origins of the term, humanism, and what does it mean?
Latin, meaning the quality of the human mind.
Italian, meaning an individuals intellectual potential.
French, meaning human capacity for intelligence.
Latin, meaning the Renaissance.
13
Which of the following are Philosophers where studied by Renaissance thinkers?
Aristotle and Plato.
Sigmund Freud.
Niccolò Machiavelli.
Nietzsche.
14
Which of the following did humanists NOT portray in their art?
Muted colours.
Light and shadow.
The natural world.
Realistic details.
15
Renaissance humanist thinkers studied what kind of texts?
Greek and Roman Classical.
Italian scriptures from the Pope.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
The Bible.
16
What factors led to a wider readership during the Renaissance?
Texts written in vernacular.
Development of the printing press.
Development of the printing press and texts in vernacular.
Texts translated into Latin.
17
"A cultured person should read good books and look at great works of art." Who said this?
Erasmus.
Petrarch.
Plato.
Cicero.
18
Humanist painters found inspiration in..?
Art Deco.
Medieval Gothic Art.
Classical Greek and Roman Art.
Middle Eastern Art.
19
Sculptors like Michelangelo began to sign their art because....
They wanted to be distinguished from other sculptors.
They wanted to be known for their work.
They were commissioned and therefore must sign their work.
They wanted to become stinkin' rich.
20
What is a sonnet?
A type of poem exclusively written by Shakespeare.
A poem consisting of 14 lines.
A poem about love.
A poem written in dactylic pentameter.
21
"I am a humanist writer who believed that people should be judged on their virtues." Who am I?
Plato.
Christine de Pisan.
Petrarch.
Desiderius Erasmus
22
Which of the following was NOT a school subject during the Renaissance?
Ethics and morality.
Greek and Roman writings.
Astrology.
Manners and behaviour.
23
What did humanists believe about religion during the Renaissance?
The Lord's teachings are the most important lessons.
Citizens should reject the Bible's teachings completely.
By improving individual potential we please God.
Citizens should follow Classical Greek and Roman Gods.
24
Geographically speaking, where did the Renaissance start?
Northern Italy
Paris, France.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Southern Italy
25
What were artists looking to portray in their work during the Renaissance?
Beauty of the human body and the natural world.
Divine figures and an interest in God's perfect world.
Beauty of the human body and interest in a divine world.
Middle Eastern figures and the natural world.

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