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