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