Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?

strong anti-Christian sentiment

Castiglione, in his work, The Courtier, _____.

suggested the proper social graces for a young Renaissance noble

Thomas More's Utopia _____.

presented a revolutionary society based on communal living and property

The Prince argued that _____.

the prince's highest obligation was the preservation of his state

Lorenzo Valla gained fame for _____.

proving the Donation of Constantine a fraud

All of the following helped cause the Age of European Exploration EXCEPT _____.

the Mughals' continued encroachment into Central Europe

Northern humanists differed from their Italian predecessors _____.

in their focus on the textual reexamination of the Bible

Renaissance education was characterized by _____.

emphasis on developing the "complete individual"

Italian Renaissance art can be most appropriately described as _____.

art where traditional characteristics of harmony and symmetry were valued

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1
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
reemphasis on the culture of antiquity
the development of a historical and critical view of the world
confidence in human rationality
strong anti-Christian sentiment
2
The first European country to enter into direct trade with the Far East and establish colonies there was _____.
Britain
Portugal
France
Spain
3
Which of the following groups generally benefited from the inflation of the 16th century?
landowning nobility
colonial officials
merchants
peasants
4
Castiglione, in his work, The Courtier, _____.
supported the power of the monarch
condemned the Church
provided a handbook for politicians
suggested the proper social graces for a young Renaissance noble
5
By the 16th century the center of commercial activity had shifted from the Mediterranean to the _____.
Indian Ocean
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
6
Thomas More's Utopia _____.
led to his execution at the hands of Henry VIII
presented a revolutionary society based on communal living and property
illustrated the northern humanists' break with the Catholic church
stressed that the end always justified the means in politics
7
The Prince argued that _____.
a prince must always behave in a moral fashion
the prince must give one-half of his wealth to the poor and to the Church
the prince's highest obligation was the preservation of his state
the prince's highest obligation was to God
8
The word vernacular is used to describe _____.
the spoken language of an area
the early printing press typesets
the structure of the human skeleton
a political plot against Medici rule in Florence
9
Lorenzo Valla gained fame for _____.
proving the Donation of Constantine a fraud
helping to unify Italy
becoming ruler of the Renaissance city of Florence
his inventions
10
All of the following helped cause the Age of European Exploration EXCEPT _____.
Ottoman expansion threatening access to the goods of the East
European demand for eastern spices
the Mughals' continued encroachment into Central Europe
the desire to spread Christianity to new peoples and places
11
Portuguese exploration of the African coast was inspired and supported by _____.
Bartholomew Diaz
Emperor Charles V
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand and Isabella
12
Northern humanists differed from their Italian predecessors _____.
by refusing to use the vernacular in their work
by concentrating on the ancient Greek authors
in their focus on the textual reexamination of the Bible
in that they had no need for rich patrons to support their work
13
Renaissance education was characterized by _____.
emphasis on developing the "complete individual"
a hesitancy to question old teachings
tendencies to criticize the Church and openly encourage religious revolt
little attention to anything but academic pursuits
14
Italian Renaissance art can be most appropriately described as _____.
romantic idealism predicated upon notions of secular fantasy
art where traditional characteristics of harmony and symmetry were valued
characterized by the spectacular and the deliberately nonsymmetrical
the triumph of symbolism
15
_____ is sometimes called the "Father of Humanism.
Sir Thomas More
Pico della Mirandola
Johannes Gutenberg
Petrarch

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