In terms of gender relations, Renaissance humanists argued that

the status of women had improved since the Middle Ages.

One of the foremost preoccupations of Italian Renaissance art was

the realistic portrayal of the human nude.

Advocates of northern humanism believed which of the following?

The fusion of Christian and Classical ideals shows virtuous conduct.

Which of the following best describes the political and economic environment of much of 15th century Italy?

Many independent city-states with a prosperous merchant class

The Italian Renaissance was primarily

a recovery of antiquity and Greco-Roman culture.

The Renaissance popes did all of the following except

attempt to return to the papacy to more humble times.

According to Machiavelli, government should be judged on whether it

provided order, security, and safety of the populace.

John Wyclif criticized the Church for

not letting people read the Bible in the vernacular.

Artists of the northern Renaissance differed from their Italian counterparts by emphasizing

details of everyday life in their paintings

The works of art created by Italian Renaissance artists

incorporated new techniques of chiaroscuro and sfumato

The powerful middle class in the independent city-states of Renaissance Italy was involved with all these EXCEPT

encouraging the continuation of medieval feudalism

Pico della Mirandola, in his Oration on the Dignity of Man, argues that humans…

have free will to become whatever they chose

Rich individuals sponsored works of art

to glorify themselves and their families

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1
The Renaissance figure in the following list who was not a leading painter was
Michelangelo.
Leonardo.
Raphael.
Petrarch.
2
In terms of gender relations, Renaissance humanists argued that
men and women were equals in intellectual pursuits.
women have equal opportunity in marital and extramarital sexual relations.
women’s sphere of activity was private and domestic.
the status of women had improved since the Middle Ages.
3
The Christian humanist who satirized worldly wisdom in his book, The Praise of Folly, and made a Greek New Testiment
Thomas More
Desiderius Erasmus
Niccolo Machiavelli
Baldassare Castiglione
4
Who was the most prominent metal smith who helped develop metal movable print?
Desiderius Erasmus
Johann Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
Johann Fust
5
One of the foremost preoccupations of Italian Renaissance art was
to reject the trend of realism and emphasize abstract artistic forms.
the exclusion of humans in favor of purely sacred images.
the elimination of religious images in painting and sculpture.
the realistic portrayal of the human nude.
6
In addition to uniting Spain through marriage, Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon also…
Surrendered Granada to the Ottoman Empire
Gave more power to Spanish nobility
Conquered Portugal
expelled all Jews from Spain
7
What was the wealthy Florentine family responsible for the vast patronage of Renaissance artists?
de Medici
Sforza
Orsini
Borgia
8
The social group that stood to lose the most under the centralizing efforts of the “new monarchs” was
merchants
nobility
urban workers
peasants
9
Advocates of northern humanism believed which of the following?
The conventions of romantic love enhance social respect for women
The fusion of Christian and Classical ideals shows virtuous conduct.
Education and scholarship should be equally open to men and women
The new poetic forms, the sonnet, could be used to articulate their beliefs
10
Which of the following best describes the political and economic environment of much of 15th century Italy?
A strong, unified Italian monarchy that patronized the arts
A few large states dominated by hereditary kings
Many independent city-states with a prosperous merchant class
Support of arts by the kings of France/Holy Roman Empire for influence
11
The Italian Renaissance was primarily
a recovery of antiquity and Greco-Roman culture.
a product of rural Italy.
characterized by a preoccupation with religion.
a mass movement of the peasants.
12
The Renaissance popes did all of the following except
patronize Renaissance culture.
temporal authority at the expense of their spiritual responsibilities.
attempt to return to the papacy to more humble times.
combat church councils.
13
According to Machiavelli, government should be judged on whether it
protected the liberty of its citizens.
provided the necessary public services.
provided order, security, and safety of the populace.
was based on Christian morality.
14
John Wyclif criticized the Church for
not letting people read the Bible in the vernacular.
discriminating against Muslims and Jews.
wasting money on expensive cathedrals.
discriminating against women.
15
Artists of the northern Renaissance differed from their Italian counterparts by emphasizing
a distorted view of reality
details of everyday life in their paintings
biblical heroes from the Old Testament
the naked human figure
16
The wealth of the northern Italian cities that funded the Renaissance was gained mostly from
military conquest.
trade
agriculture
the slave trade.
17
The works of art created by Italian Renaissance artists
less multi-dimensional than works by Byzantine and Gothic counterparts
incorporated new techniques of chiaroscuro and sfumato
were not dramatically different from the works of medieval artists
tended to be less secular in subject than works by medieval artists
18
In order to create and maintain strong nation-states monarchs had to…
support the Church as a unifying influence
maintain a social order based upon Medieval heredity rights
patronize the artists and writers who in turn created propaganda
gain control of their nobility
19
Which of the following books examines court life, manners, and conduct of the ideal Renaissance man?
Castiglione’s Courtier
Moore’s Utopia
Machiavelli’s Prince
Boccaccio’s Decameron
20
The powerful middle class in the independent city-states of Renaissance Italy was involved with all these EXCEPT
making profitable loans to popes and merchants
patronizing the arts
financing commercial ventures
encouraging the continuation of medieval feudalism
21
Pico della Mirandola, in his Oration on the Dignity of Man, argues that humans…
are predestined by God to go to heaven or hell
have free will to become whatever they chose
are governed by sinful impulses of the body
must submit to the will of the Church before submitting to kings
22
Rich individuals sponsored works of art
in order to please God
because it was good for business
to control unemployment
to glorify themselves and their families

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