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

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

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

Significant attachment to social groups.

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

Beauty of the human body and the natural world.

What factors led to a wider readership during the Renaissance?

Development of the printing press and texts in vernacular.

What did civic humanists believe?

Responsible citizens educate themselves to improve society.

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

Latin, meaning the quality of the human mind.

A humanist and leading Italian poet.

What did humanists believe about religion during the Renaissance?

By improving individual potential we please God.

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.

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

They wanted to be known for their work.

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

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