Western Civ II Quiz 1
Medieval art tended to be abstract and formulaic, whereas Renaissance art showed
the natural world and human emotions.
Which of the following statements about Michelangelo's "David" is true?
"David" is larger than life size AND the sculpture was intended to be placed on the exterior of the Duomo
Which Northern Italian family became exceptionally powerful and wealthy, virtually taking over the city of Florence and eventually controlling much of the banking and commercial trading in Europe?
Medici
Pick the best conclusion for the following statement: 'The arrival of mechanical movable type printing introduced the era of mass communication which permanently altered the structure of society. Some of these societal effects were____
A sharp increase in literacy plus unrestricted and widespread circulation of information and ideas
What characterizes the style of Renaissance literature?
Adoption of a humanist philosophy and Greco-Roman influences from classical literature
Explain how the Renaissance influenced culture and politics in early modern Europe
All of these answers
How did the city states of Northern Italy become so powerful during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance?
All of these answers
Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" is based on which concept most explicitly related to subject matter?
Allegory
Which of the following most accurately describes a polyptych?
Multi-paneled
In painting, Michelangelo is renowned for the ceiling and Last Judgement of the Sistine Chapel, where he depicted which of the following?
Creation, the Downfall of Man, the Promise of Salvation, and the Genealogy of Christ
Define 'humanism'
Cultural and intellectual movement characterized by attention to Classical culture and promotion of vernacular texts
Of the choices given, which best describes Botticelli's style?
Curvilinear
What is Dante's best known work? It is a poem that describes travels through the three realms of the dead—Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise—accompanied by the Latin poet Virgil
Divina Commedia
Who was known as the "Father of Humanism"?
Francesco Petrarch
The Sistine Ceiling program was based on which of the following?
Genesis from the Old Testament
Which of the following was the most important intellectual recovery made during the Italian Renaissance?
Greek studies
The innovative techniques that make Leonardo's work unique include all of the following EXCEPT:
His realistic depiction of landscape
Humanists of the early Renaissance were most closely associated with which endeavor?
Studying Greek and Roman text
What caused the mass migration of so many artists, scholars, and scientists from the Byzantine Empire to Italy in the mid thirteenth century?
The capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks.
Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. To what extent were his writings influential?
Very influential; he is considered a founder of modern political science and political ethics
Define 'Machiavellinism'.
Widely used term characterizing the unscrupulous politicians Machiavelli described in The Prince
What is the definition of the word Renaissance?
rebirth
Robern Campin, Jan Van Eyck, and Rogier Van de Weyden showed similarities in their work through their ________.
realistic portrayals
Which of the following descriptions accurately captures elements of High Renaissance Italian art?
sfumato and chiaroscuro, secular themes, the accurate representation of figures in space
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Humanism?
to support practical, pre-professional and scientific studies for job preparation