Humanists taught that the human body was

A piece of art and worthy of study

The ordained held all the answers

According to Catholic doctrine, transubstantiation

Is a literal transformation of the wafer and the wine

The use of the printing press allowed for

An increase in vernacular literature

Patronage increased during the Renaissance out of a desire for rich families to

Promote their image as pious, wealthy, and generous

According to The Prince by Machiavelli, mercenaries

Would betray you one way or another

According to Humanism,

God might exist, but was not the source of all human achievement

The common, spoken language of the time and place

According to Machiavelli's The Prince, it is better to be feared than loved because

People are weak and want to be dominated by the leader

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1
On display here, this is a technique of shadow and light
foreshortening
chiaroscuro
proportion
perspective
2
Humanists taught that the human body was
A temporary case for the soul
God's finest creation
A piece of art and worthy of study
A receptacle for sin
3
During the Renaissance, the laity
Advised the clergy
Tithed 20% of their earnings to the Church
Were viewed as closer to God
Could not read the Bible
4
Under Catholicism,
Individuals could learn about God for themselves
The ordained held all the answers
Humanism was outlawed as a subversive force
Judaism was respected as an original religion
5
Renaissance refers to the "rebirth" of art and ideas from what time and place?
Neanderthalic Romania
Middle Ages Italy
Ancient Greece and Rome
Jesus' life in Judea
6
According to Catholic doctrine, transubstantiation
Is apocraphyl and not based on a Biblical scene
Is a literal transformation of the wafer and the wine
Is a metaphor about closeness to Jesus
Can occur even without a priest present
7
The use of the printing press allowed for
The creation of the first propaganda
An increase in vernacular literature
The creation of more Bibles in Latin
The expansion of child labor
8
Now what the heck is this
Columns
Arches
Pediment
Post and lintel system
9
Which of the Italian city states made money creating and selling luxury goods?
Venice
Naples
Rome
Florence
10
Renaissance artists did studies of the human body to perfect their use of
Foreshortening
Proportion
Chiaroscuro
Marbling
11
Patronage increased during the Renaissance out of a desire for rich families to
Compete with the Church for supremacy
Show their pride in their artist children
Launder their money into 'noble' causes
Promote their image as pious, wealthy, and generous
12
According to The Prince by Machiavelli, mercenaries
Were trustworthy, as long as you hired proven soldiers
Had cool insignia and he wanted to be one
Were more loyal than local armies because money is a strong motivator
Would betray you one way or another
13
Looking at the floor plan of a Renaissance building would reveal its
Inanity
Symmetry
Post and lintel system
Cornerstone
14
Objects and people are made to appear far away/closer using what classical art technique?
Chiaroscuro
Foreshortening
Proportion
Perspective
15
This style of column is
Doric
Composite
Corinthian
Ionian
16
Which of the following would not be an appropriate subject for a Renaissance painting?
Biblical stories
Portraits of the wealthy
Greek myths
Abstract shapes
17
According to Humanism,
Humanity was the lowest of God's creations
God might exist, but was not the source of all human achievement
Human beings created God, not the reverse
The Bible contains the guide for human life
18
The religious center of Renaissance Catholicism was
Naples
Rome
Venice
Florence
19
Vernacular refers to
Whatever language a sacred text is written in
Poetry
An oracular spectacular of macular entablature
The common, spoken language of the time and place
20
According to Machiavelli's The Prince, it is better to be feared than loved because
It's too hard to find love in this cruel world :(
He was single and bitter
People are weak and want to be dominated by the leader
Historically, all the best leaders were feared
21
What have we here?
A Doric column
An Ionian column
A composite column
A Corinthian column
22
The scroll style is a part of what order?
Ionic
Corinthian
Composite
Doric
23
In order to become ordained, clergymen took vows of
Piety
Celibacy
Poverty
Deity

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