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1
The painting "
Tribute Money
" was made by
Masaccio
Donatello
Michelangelo
Botticelli
2
During the Renaissance, artists began to use _________________ to show depth and distance.
linear perspective
shading or rendering
overlapping
color
3
Who wrote "
The Prince
"?
Laura Cereta
Lorenzo d' Medici
Pico della Mirandola
Machiavelli
4
The Renaissance was a revival of:
Ancient Hebrew culture
Early Byzantine culture
Baroque culture
Classical Greek and Roman culture
5
What did the "
Donation of Constantine
" claim?
that Constantine was Jewish
that the emperor was over the Pope
that Constantine gave extensive territories to the Pope.
that Constantine was a great benefactor
6
Who was the
famous woman
of the Renaissance who made her living writing?
Jan Hus
Christine de Pizan
Isabella d'Este
Mona Lisa
7
Greek scholar and refugee that brought ancient manuscripts to Florence and helped start the Renaissance
Plato
John Kappas
Socrates
Emmanuel Chrysolis
8
All of the following
were Northern Renaissance humanists who
sought to reform the Church EXCEPT
Erasmus
Jan Hus
John Wycliffe
Brunelleschi
9
Who sculpted this famous statue?
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo
10
Who is known as the quintessential "
Renaissance Man
"?
Leonardo da Vinci
Pico della Mirandola
Sir Thomas More
Michelangelo
11
Which Northern Renaissance painter made this work called "Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride"?
da Vinci
Van Eyck
Raphael
Piero della Francesca
12
The term "
vernacular
" refers to
the common, local language
a type of boat that transported goods in Venice
a type of Renaissance music
high Latin or Greek
13
Northern Renaissance
author who criticized the Church & wrote
In Praise of Folly
William Shakespeare
Rabelais
Sir Thomas More
Erasmus
14
Italian Renaissance Artists
: Who painted
The Last Supper
?
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
15
Who invented the
Printing Press
in Europe?
Johannes Gutenberg
Desiderius Erasmus
Sandro Botticelli
Niccolo Machiavelli
16
The illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI and inspiration for Machiavelli writing
The Prince was
Cesare Borgia
Lorenzo Valla
Pope Julius II
Michelango
17
What was the so-called "
Donation of Constantine
"?
a gift given by the pope to Constantine
a crown donated by St. Constantine on his deathbed
a forged document
none of the above
18
Who was known as the "
warrior pope
" of the Renaissance?
Pius XI
Julius II
Alexander VI
John Paul II
19
How does
The School of Athens
embody the classical spirit of the Renaissance?
It celebrates philosophy and the pursuit of knowledge.
It places math and science at the highest level.
It connects ancient philosophers to contemporary artists.
It celebrates the architecture of Rome within the Vatican.
20
Which
Italian family
dominated Florence from 1434 to 1737?
Sforza
Medici
da Vinci
Rigatoni
21
Who said, "
The end justifies the means
" and "
It is better to be feared than loved
"?
Giotto
Machiavelli
Masaccio
Sir Thomas More
22
Dante
wrote
Decameron
The Courtier
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Divine Comedy
23
The time between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance is known as
The Middle Ages
The Gilded Age
The Ancient World
The Byzantine Empire
24
A description of a "
Renaissance woman
" would be one who was
expected to inspire but not create art
Had a lot of influence in politics
as pretty as the Mona Lisa
as talented as the men of her day
25
What does the term "
renaissance
" mean?
upheaval
rebirth
artistic
something new
26
The
condottieri
were
merenary captains hired to maintain order
patrons of the arts in Florence
wealthy Italian merchants
pacifists who didn't believe in war
27
A
patron
is one who
produces humanist literature
creates great art
one who is very religious
financially supports the arts
28
Brunelleschi
is most famous for his design of
El Duomo (the Dome)/the Cathedral in Florence
The School of Athens
Bramante, Tempietto
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
29
The
Northern Renaissance
differed from the
Italian
Ren. primarily in its
emphasis on art
emphasis on linear perspective
emphasis on Greek
emphasis on reforming the Church
30
Who wrote
The
Decameron
?
Mr. Covington
Lorenzo Valla
Boccaccio
Chaucer
31
T or F?
Donatello
and
Michelangelo
both sculpted statues called "David"
False
True
32
What city was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
FLORENCE
ROME
MILAN
VENICE
33
The N. Renaissance Humanist who wrote "In Praise of Folly" was
Isabella d'Este
Sir Thomas More
Desiderius Erasmus
Martin Luther
34
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Sandro Botticelli
Raphael
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
35
All of the following are true about Isabella d'Este
except
she was a patron of the arts
she was a leading woman of the Renaissance
she often ruled for her husband
she wrote "The Book of the City of Ladies"
36
All of the following were effects of the printing press
except
:
the Bible became more accessible to laypersons
people became less literate
ideas were able to be communicated faster
books became more affordable
37
The painting "
Primavera
" was created by
Van Eyck
Giotto
Michelangelo
Botticelli
38
The description of a "
Renaissance Man
" would be one who...
was a painter and a sculptor
was very intellectual
could draw very well
excelled in many fields
39
A "bibliophile" is someone who
loves books
translates things into the vernacular
collects stamps
loves the Bible
40
Lorenzo de Medici was
a great patron of Renaissance artist
a generous patron of Renaissance scholars
a great Renaissance explorer
a great Renaissance painter
41
Who painted this and was a "bridge" between medieval and Renaissance art?
Donatello
Giotto
Michelangelo
Castiglione
42
What council resolved the Western Great Schism?
Nicaea
Vatican II
Pisa
Constance
43
Michelangelo
is credited with all of the following works
EXCEPT
La Pieta
David
the Sistine Chapel ceiling
the Last Supper
44
The Italian monk and "father of humanism" was
Sandro Botticelli
Ferdinand Magellan
Filippo Brunelleschi
Francesco Petrarch
45
Who gave advice to men and women about social etiquette (behavior)?
Erasmus
Lorenzo d' Medici
Chaucer
Castiglione
46
Who painted the "
School of Athens
"?
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
da Vinci
47
Which humanist writer argued that the greatness of human beings lies in their ability to choose good or evil?
Pico della Mirandola
Castiglione
Ficino
Niccolo Machiavelli
48
Which of the following were
key elements
of the Renaissance?
Education
All of them
Printing
Humanism
49
Who discovered the so-called "
Donation of Constantine
"?
Sir Thomas More
Lorenzo Valla
Petrarch
Machiavelli
50
The emphasis on an individual‘s worth during the Renaissance is called:
Manorism
Nationalism
Isolationism
Humanism
51
Who was the so-called "father" of humanism?
Donatello
Boccaccio
Erasmus
Petrarch
52
T or F? In art, the term "
vanishing point
" is a synonym for the word "
contrapposto
"
False
True
53
Renaissance writers focused on all of the following EXCEPT....
Realism
Individualism
Classical texts
the importance of obeying the Pope
54
The pose of a human statue, with the weight resting on one leg with the other leg bent at the knee, is called
perspective
condottiere
nepotism
contrapposto
55
The Canterbury Tales
was written by
Christine de Pizan
Petrarch
Chaucer
Dante
56
All of the following
were characteristics of Renaissance ideals
EXCEPT
individualism
secularism
affirming the authority of the Pope
the rebirth of antiquity (classical civilization)
57
What is "civic humanism"?
the right of every citizen to own land
the duty of citizens to give back to the society
the duty of every citizen to pay taxes
The idea that everyone should get paid the same wage
58
When did the Italian Renaissance begin?
in the 16th Century
around 1900 A.D.
in ~ 400 B.C.
in the 14th Century
59
Who wrote about the
Black Death
to show the human condition?
Dante
Boccaccio
Cosimo da Medici
Machiavelli
60
All of the following
explain why
Italy was 1st
to experience a Renaissance
EXCEPT
It was the most religious country in Europe
It had a booming economy due to trade
It had the classical heritage of Greece and Rome
It was the first area of Europe to recover from the Plague
