Chapter 13 the Renaissance Test
Which is incorrectly matched?
Raphael: concstruted dome on Florence's cathedral
Renaissance men's view of educated women was that they should
be allowed to add a social touch to the household, but otherwise remain subservient to men
Machiavelli felt that it was
better to be feared than loved
Which of the following statements about the Renaissance in NOT accurate?
failed to develop any new ideas concerning political organization
Leonardo da Vinci was considered the ideal "Renaissance Man" because
his interest in science, technology, anatomy, and new artistic methods showed the versatility expected of a Renaissance man
The term "humanism," when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to the
scholarly interest in the study of the classical cultures of Greece and Rome and the belief in the potential value and worth of human beings.
A major difference between northern and Italian humanism is that northern humanism stressed
social reform based on Christian ideals.
The term humanism, as used in the context of the Renaissance, refers to
study of the Latin classics for moral education and insights into human nature
Which of the following was a major factor in the spread of humanist culture in the mid-fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries?
the development of the printing press
Who Painted Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride?
van Eyck
Movable type was invented in the West around
1454
The thinking expressed by Pico Della Mirandola and similar authors of the period led to which of the following?
A desire to rediscover classical works of Greek and Roman philosophers.
____'s Decameron embodied the new secular spirit
Boccaccio
Which of the following reformers advocated for an "inner religion" and laid the foundation for other reformers such as Luther and Calvin?
Desiderius Erasmus
Who is considered the quintessential Northern Renaissance person?
Erasmus
Which of the following historical figures would most likely agree with Mirandola's views in the passage?
Francesco Petrarch
Which of the following BEST explains the different perspectives of Humanism between Machiavelli and Petrarch?
Machiavelli takes humanism to a selfish extreme, while Petrarch is emotionally humanistic
Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
Most Renaissance humanists believed that men have free will and the potential to do great things.
Who was considered the "Father of Humanism?"
Petrarch
The Italian Renaissance had as one of it's central components
a glorification of individual genius