The Renaissance
Humanists preferred to read ancient texts in the _______ language.
Original.
A wealthy woman during the Renaissance would be most likely to make an impact by...
Patronizing the arts.
Which of the following individuals is describes as the Father of Humanism?
Petrarch.
On which of his works did Michelangelo inscribe his name?
Pieta.
Which two philosophers appear at the center of Raphael's painting?
Plato and Aristotle.
An important development in the Renaissance was the translation of the works of ______ into Latin for the first time.
Plato.
Prince Henry, the Navigator of_______, was one of the key forces behind the Age of Discovery.
Portugal.
Which innovation enabled the spread of both Renaissance and Reformation ideas in the 16th century?
Printing Press.
The early era of the Renaissance known for the transition from medieval styles to the revival of Greco-Roman ideals...
Quattrocento.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance architecture?
Ribbed Vaults.
On which of these types of buildings would a renaissance architect have based his work on?
Roman Temples.
The word Utopia is derived from Greek words meaning...
No Place.
Pope Julius II, a patron of the arts, commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt a statue of _____ for his tomb.
Moses.
In what year did the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople?
1453.
A true "Renaissance Man' was expected to be...
A Polymath.
Humanists would use the vernacular language when writing...
A Romantic Sonnet.
The Northern Renaissance and Italian Renaissance were most similar in which of the following aspects?
An interest in classics.
Renaissance humanists would have read all of the following authors except....
Aquinas.
The Medici accumulated great wealth in which line of business?
Banking.
What effect did the policies of the New Monarchs have on the power of the Church and the Nobility?
Both decreased.
The Birth of Venus and Primavera are early Florentine works by...
Botticelli.
Which Florentine architect made the break with Gothic architecture's dependence on buttresses and reintroduced the free standing dome in Cathedrals?
Brunelleschi.
Which writer popularized the idea of the Renaissance man or "courtier" who read Greek classics and involved himself in public life?
Castiglione.
Peasant life in the Renaissance continued to use public humiliation as a form of social control as seen in the...
Charivari.
Renaissance painters used _____- shading to accentuate contrast between light and dark.
Chiaroscuro.
Petrarch's interest in classical texts was spurred by his discovery of neglected works of...
Cicero.
Castleton's Book of the Courtier is aimed at helping young men develop ______ virtue.
Civic.
European efforts to find an all-water route to the East hastened after the Fall of ______ barred the land route.
Constantinople.
Italy experienced an influx of Greek scholars after the fall of what city in the 15th century?
Constantinople.
Michelangelo's David features the subject in a _______ stance with most of its weight on one foot.
Contrapposto.
The first free standing nude sculpture of the Renaissance era was produced by _____.
Donatello.
The foremost humanist scholars of the Northern Renaissance were...
Erasmus and Moore.
Which of the following explorers led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?
Ferdinand Magellan.
The Medici family and several prominent Renaissance artists, such as Michelangelo, were from...
Florence.
Renaissance humanists tended to stress the importance of...
Free Will.
In Thomas More's Utopia, the clothing that people wore differed only on the basis of...
Gender.
Which best describes the role of the Medici family during the Renaissance?
Generous Patrons.
According to Renaissance humanists, the most important part of a person's education was the study of...
Greek and Latin literature.
Erasmus preferred to read the New Testament in the original _____ language.
Greek.
Which of the following would have best characterized humanist thinking during the Renaissance?
Growing Secularism.
Which of the following monarchs was victorious in the War of Roses?
Henry VII.
Much of Petrarch's romantic poetry was written about a woman named...
Laura.
Which of the following individuals is most often described as the ideal Renaissance Man?
Leonardo Da Vinci.
The naturalism and dimension that exemplifies the art of the Renaissance is achieved through the use of...
Linear perspective.
All of the following would be properly identified as "New Monarchs" except...
Louis XIV of France.
All of the following are characteristics of new Monarchies in early modern Europe except...
Lower Taxes.
Which of these authors asserted that it was better to be feared than love?
Machiavelli.
What new artistic movement grew out of the Italian Renaissance but emphasized distortion and drama rather than balance and harmony?
Mannerism.
All of the following new technologies aided explorers during the Age of Discovery except...
Marine Chronometer.
All of the following are characteristics of Renaissance art except...
Medieval Themes.
Renaissance humanists were interested in all of the following types of literature except...
Medieval.
In the Age of Exploration (15-16th centuries), what area was the focus on European political, economic, and cultural development?
Mediterranean.
Which two nations were parties to the Treaty of Tordesillas in the 1494?
Spain and Portugal.
Which institution was created by Henry VII of England to centralize power and control the nobility?
Star Chamber.
Which of these literary works of the Renaissance was most Christian in its intent?
The Praise of Folly.
Petrarch wrote all of the following works except...
The Prince.
Which of the following works was written by Machiavelli?
The Prince.
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
Vasco de Gama.
A painting by Botticelli depicts the Roman goddess, ______ standing on a seashell.
Venus.
Pico Della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of man asserts that man is...
Whatever he wills.
The Northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance because it was _____ religious and ______ individualistic.
more...less.
