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1
Define the term vernacular
Religious objects that people worship
The idea that the Church is all powerful
language spoken by people in a particular country or region
The sacred text of Hinduism
2
Name this Jan van Eyck painting:
School of Athens
American Gothic
Nighthawks
The Arnolfini Wedding
3
Who was Leonardo Bruni?
A cook
A Palindrome
Blacksmith
A historian and statesman
4
Who built Il Duomo?
Brunelleschi
Medici
Giotto
Michelangelo
5
Who was Leon Battista Alberti?
an architect, priest, linguist, and philosopher
A ninja turtle
An eagle
Founder of the universal solvent
6
What is Desiderius Erasmus best known for?
Being a Christian Humanist
Being a policeman
Being a noble
Being a Latin Humanist
7
This house, designed by Palladio, illustrates the architectural influence of...
Classical temples.
Egyptian palaces.
Roman baths.
Byzantine monasteries.
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What is Linear Perspective?
Applying multiple lines to make cubes in a 3-D plane.
Really cool lines that do stuff.
The use of lines to give the illusion of depth and distance.
Using lines that never intersect.
9
What art movement was Brueghel a part of?
Northern Renaissance
Surrealism
Baroque
Mannerism
10
What Northern Renaissance art technique does this picture by Jan van Eyck represent?
impressionism
individualism
realism
surrealism
11
The ideal Renaissance man according to Castiglione...
was active, educated, well mannered
interested primarily in Greece & Rome
lived by the code of chivalry
put religion first in his life
12
Who was known as the "Leonardo of the North?"
Albrecht Durer
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Erasmus
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The father of civic humanism was:
Francisco Petrarcch
Erasmus
Leonardo Bruni
Cosimo de Medici
14
The Florentine Academy, led by Marsilio Ficino, was inspired by the academy of
Cicero
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
15
What was Giovanni Pico della Mirandola saying in his, "Oration On the Dignity of Man?"
None of the above are correct.
God has stationed man above animals.
Man can choose his own destiny.
Both A and B are correct.
16
Lorenzo Valla proved this document was a fake.
The Donation of Constantine
The Gigas Codex
The Confession of St. Augustine
The Song of Ice and Fire
17
Marsilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola
were influential humanist scholars in Florence.
were church leaders who rejected the Renaissance.
were wealthy Florentine bankers.
were the first painters of the Renaissance.
18
What is civic humanism?
how people can be rich members of their society
how people can overthrow the government
how people can be good members of their society
how people can be bad members of their society
19
Who painted the last Supper?
Da Vinci
Leonardo DiCaprio
Raphael
Botticelli
20
What book did Baldisare Castiglione write?
The Courtier
The Prince
The Jester
Don Quixotle
21
Who Painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling?
Donatello
Michelangelo
TMNT
Raphael
22
Identify this piece by Donatello
Darius
David
Goliath
Leonardo
23
Who was Petrarch?
Father of Humanism
Painter
Architect
Pope
24
Which of the following would be a quote from Machiavelli?
“It is better to be loved than to be feared”
“Honesty is the best policy”
“the pen is mightier than the sword”
“It is better to be feared than to be loved”
25
Albrecht Durer was famous for which of these art media?
Watercolor Painting
Fresco Painting
Wood Block Printing
Sculpting
26
Who Was Niccolo Machiavelli?
A French Scientist
A Holy Roman Emperor
An English Astronomer
A Florentine Diplomat
27
Linear Perspective is used in this piece to..
make the room seem smaller
take attention away from the background
focus attention on Jesus
focus attention on Judas
28
Raphael's School of Athens shows a gathering of:
Philosophers, mathematicians and scientists
Past great military leaders
Greek Gods
Past Popes and Saints
29
What advice did Castiglione give to Renaissance courtiers in his writing of
The Courtier
?
Courtiers should do everything with very little effort.
Courtiers should be loyal, proper, and do everything well.
Courtiers should always tell everyone else what to do?
Courtiers should be conceited.
30
Who Was Donatello?
A Sculptor
Writer
Painter
Singer
31
Machiavelli wrote_______
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Utopia
Othello
The Prince
32
What was the emphasis of the early Renaissance authors Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Dante?
disbelief in a diety
the beauty of nature
the worth of the individual
scientific understanding
33
What is secularism?
Emphasising allegiance to a religious group
A search for interfaith cooperation in society
Concept that reduces the influence of religion in society
Community & individual who live in isolation & share beliefs
34
Erasmus wanted to
return Europe to the days of the Roman Empire
lead a revolt against the Catholic Church
unite Classical and Christian ideals
elevate the Classics above all other literature
35
Which Renaissance man was known for the Vetruvian Man and the Mona Lisa
Rembrandt
Raphael
Donatello
DaVinci
36
What did Francesco Petrarch do to help spark the Renaissance in Europe?
Re-discover Arthurian beliefs
Re-discover classical post Christian classics
Re-discover dinosaurs
Re-discover classical, pre-Christian classics.
37
Renaissance humanism was
a belief in the power of individual reason
a rediscovery of the works of classical philosophers
a rejection of medieval Christian dogma
all of the above
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Which style of art is this painting by Jan van Eyck?
Impressionism
Mannerism
Northern Renaissance
Neoclassical
