Humanities chapter 7

What book, by Giovanni Boccaccio, is a series of tales told by ten young people who flee plague-ridden Florence? Multiple choice question. Canterbury Tales Ars nova Decameron Black Death

Decameron

Who were the primary combatants in the Hundred Years' War? Multiple choice question. England and Spain France and Spain England and Ireland England and France

England and France

Madrigals flourished primarily in the courts of what countries? Multiple choice question. Germany and Hungary Spain and France England and Italy France and Austria

England and Italy

Which of the following are characteristics of ars nova? Multiple select question. Expressiveness Simplicity Rhythmic complexity Emphasis on liturgical function Syncopation

Expressiveness Rhythmic complexity Syncopation

How was gunpowder first used in the Hundred Years' War? Multiple choice question. It failed to perform in the English cannons. It showed little promise for military technology. It destroyed the English cannons. It won the battle for the English.

It failed to perform in the English cannons.

Which of the following distinguished Renaissance Venetian art? Multiple choice question. It preferred and perfected tempera-on-wood panels. It focused on color and light. It was known for elaborate frescoes. It depended on line as fundamental to design.

It focused on color and light.

Which of the following statements regarding the early years of the printing press are true? Multiple select question. The printing press, while revolutionary, was difficult to reproduce, and only a few of them existed in Western Europe. It made it possible to fabricate books cheaply and rapidly. Print technology was introduced to Western Europe in the fifteenth century. The printing press revolutionized learning and communication.

It made it possible to fabricate books cheaply and rapidly. Print technology was introduced to Western Europe in the fifteenth century. The printing press revolutionized learning and communication.

How is the significance of the Magna Carta, as a constitutional landmark, best explained? Multiple choice question. It cemented the power of the Church to rule the lands. It asserted the primacy of the monarch's will over the law. It paved the way for the development of a constitutional monarchy. It provided ruling dominance to the military.

It paved the way for the development of a constitutional monarchy.

Why was the bubonic plague called the Black Death? Multiple choice question. The body bags to cover the dead were black. Only evil people were infected. It turned an infected body black. The disease was introduced by black rats.

It turned an infected body black.

Which High Renaissance composer gained international acclaim as "the prince of music"? Multiple choice question. Adrian Willaert Guglielmo Ebreo Roland de Lassus Josquin des Prez

Josquin des Prez

Why did Machiavelli fear foreign invasion in Italy? Multiple choice question. Lack of education among the people. Lack of wealth Lack of unity among the city-states. Illiteracy in the lower classes.

Lack of unity among the city-states.

Following ancient Greek tradition, what was Petrarch awarded for his outstanding literary achievements? Multiple choice question. Platonic crest Greek cross Nobel prize Laurel crown

Laurel crown

Which of the following are innovations used by Brunelleschi in his dome of Florence Cathedral? Multiple select question. An octagonal dome shape. Inventive pilasters. New methods of hoisting stone Radical masonry techniques

New methods of hoisting stone Radical masonry techniques

Ficino translated the complete works of ______ from Greek to Latin. Multiple choice question. Aristotle Cicero Plato Virgil

Plato

Where did Donatello travel in order to study Classical sculpture? Multiple choice question. Paris Florence London Rome

Rome

What did Christine de Pisan do following the death of her husband? Multiple choice question. She became a cleric. She became a professional writer. She returned to school and became a physician. She gave up her three children.

She became a professional writer.

Under the leadership of ______, the Ottoman Turks established an empire that became the most powerful in the world. Multiple choice question. Suleiman Ottoman Anatolia Seljuk

Suleiman

How could Josquin's large-scale compositions best be described? Multiple choice question. Disjointed Symmetrical Unbalanced Simple

Symmetrical

What symbolic meaning could be ascribed to the three open doorways in da Vinci's the Last Supper? Multiple choice question. The third book of the Bible His three most important patrons The three ancient pyramids The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity

The term poet laureate comes from the ancient practice of honoring athletic victors.

: GREEK, Greek, Greece, Grecian, greek, greece, or grecian

In the danse macabre, how was death depicted? Multiple choice question. An old man The devil A weeping widow A grinning skeleton

A grinning skeleton

Chaucer's most famous work is a collection of tales known as the Tales.

Canterbury

Which king was the instigator of the papacy's move to Avignon? Multiple choice question. Philip II Philip IV Philip V Philip III

Philip IV

For the hundred years after it first appeared in 1347, the bubonic plague killed off how much of Europe's population? Multiple choice question. 0ne-third to one-half Five percent Three-quarters Ninety percent

0ne-third to one-half

Where did the bubonic plague originate? Multiple choice question. Europe South America Asia Africa

Asia

Which continent did Italy maintain trade with throughout the Middle Ages? Multiple choice question. North America Asia South America Australia

Asia

Where does Leonardo da Vinci place the vanishing point in the Last Supper? Multiple choice question. Beside the food on the table At the bag of money held by Judas At the knife held by Peter Behind the head of Jesus

Behind the head of Jesus

Who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral? Multiple choice question. Filippo Brunelleschi Donato Bramante Andrea Palladio Leon Battista Alberti

Filippo Brunelleschi

Who was the Renaissance thinker who formulated the first laws linear perspective? Multiple choice question. Sandro Botticelli Filippo Brunelleschi Masaccio Guillaume Dufay

Filippo Brunelleschi

The term Avignon Papacy refers to the relocation of the papacy from Rome to Avignon, which is in what country? Multiple choice question. Germany England Spain France

France

Who was the most famous of the early Florentine humanists, often called the "father of humanism," was Multiple choice question. Guillaume de Machaut Francesco Petrarch Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Marsilio Ficino

Francesco Petrarch

What humanist, prolific in multiple creative genres, wrote a formal polemic, entitled The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men, that claimed to uncover the psychological roots of misogyny? Multiple choice question. Vittoria Colonna Lucretia Marinella Johann Gutenberg Laura Cereta

Lucretia Marinella

What landmark document forbade the king to levy additional feudal taxes without the consent of his royal council? Multiple choice question. Froissart Chronicles Great Schism Memento Mori Magna Carta

Magna Carta

Which characteristics became more pronounced in Renaissance music? Multiple select question. Religious content Printed sheet music Virtuosity Secular content

Printed sheet music Virtuosity Secular content

Who painted The School of Athens? Multiple choice question. Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael Titian

Raphael

Which of the following was the most devastating natural catastrophe of the fourteenth century? Multiple choice question. The Spanish Inquisition The Viking crusades The great famine The bubonic plague

The bubonic plague

Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier was inspired by a series of conversations on what topic? Multiple choice question. The ideal qualities of a Renaissance man or woman The nature of faith The differences between the Old and New Testaments The literature of Classical antiquity

The ideal qualities of a Renaissance man or woman

Which of these statements about the Medici family are true? Multiple select question. Their business acumen benefited the citizens of Florence. They made their money in banking. They ruled Florence for two generations. Their primary interest was charitable endeavors.

Their business acumen benefited the citizens of Florence. They made their money in banking.

What were the hallmark traits of music during the Renaissance? Multiple select question. Improvisatory Masses Less instrumental music Word painting Virtuosity in performance

Word painting Virtuosity in performance

Pico della Mirandola sought to prove that all intellectual expression shared the same ______ purpose and design. Multiple choice question. divine negative scientific mathematical

divine

In linear perspective, parallel lines in a visual field recede toward a(n) ______, located on the horizon. Multiple choice question. orthogonal picture plane pilaster vanishing point

vanishing point

Which of the following are true of Machiavelli? Multiple select question. He was a painter. He was a Florentine. He was a diplomat. He was optimistic about Italy's future. He had studied Roman history.

He was a Florentine. He was a diplomat. He had studied Roman history.

Which of these languages did Pico della Mirandola translate works from? Multiple select question. Hebrew Sanskrit Arabic Latin Urdu

Hebrew Arabic Latin

In addition to being a composer, what other roles did Machaut inhabit? Multiple choice question. Priest and lawyer Painter and lawyer Poet and painter Poet and priest

Poet and priest

Which of the following were symptoms of the bubonic plague? Multiple select question. Pus-filled abscesses turning a body black Elevated heart rate with low blood pressure Absence of fever and increased appetite Abscesses in the lymph glands of the groin or armpits

Pus-filled abscesses turning a body black Abscesses in the lymph glands of the groin or armpits

Which culture did the Classical humanists favor? Multiple choice question. Romano-Celtic Greco-Germanic Greco-Roman Byzantine

Greco-Roman

Renaissance artists were heavily influenced by which of the following ancient culture(s)? Multiple select question. Meso-American Greek Roman Egyptian Mesopotamian

Greek Roman

Renaissance dance masters began distinguishing courtly dance from _____ dance. Multiple choice question. balli basse folk vocal

folk

Which Byzantine city did the Ottoman Turks take over in the fourteenth century (renamed Istanbul)?

Constantinople

True or false: Andrea Palladio was a powerful influence on later architects.

True

How does ars nova, the name composers of the fourteenth century gave to their music, translate? Multiple choice question. "art explosion" "human art" "art of the sun" "new art"

"new art"

Which technique allowed Giotto to give figures a three-dimensional quality? Multiple choice question. Madrigal Syncopation Canzoniere Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro

Who is considered the world's first feminist writer? Multiple choice question. Joan of Arc Hildegard of Bingen Christine de Pisan

Christine de Pisan

This detail shown here from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling represents what event? Multiple choice question. Creation of Adam Birth of Venus. Everyman Michelangelo himself

Creation of Adam

What was the most popular plague-related theme in the arts? Multiple choice question. Black mask Half moon Danse macabre Armed soldier

Danse macabre

Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Hundred Years' War? Multiple choice question. England's claim to the French throne following the death of Charles IV The infiltration of French spies into the English army France's attempt to wrest English-owned land in France The burning of land in France owned by the kings of England

England's claim to the French throne following the death of Charles IV

Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling depicts scenes from what book of the Bible? Multiple choice question. Genesis Revelations Exodus Luke

Genesis

Which writer was an English contemporary of Boccaccio and Christine de Pisan? Multiple choice question. Geoffrey Chaucer William Shakespeare Thomas Mallory Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey Chaucer

Which Florentine artist pioneered the shift toward a new realism in Italian Renaissance painting? Multiple choice question. Giotto Ficino. Petrarch Boccaccio

Giotto

The horrors of the Black Death had a strong impact on Florentine writer ______, who wrote about it in his Decameron. Multiple choice question. Giovanni Boccaccio Joan of Arc Geoffrey Chaucer Christine de Pisan

Giovanni Boccaccio

Which of the following were the popular musical instruments during the Renaissance? Multiple select question. Piano Harpsichord Lute Clarinet

Harpsichord Lute

Why was Italy the natural origin point for the Renaissance? Multiple choice question. It was the least commercial part of the medieval world. It was the least religious part of the medieval world. It was the least feudalized part of the medieval world. It was no longer in contact with Byzantium.

It was the least feudalized part of the medieval world.

Petrarch devoted his life to recovering, copying, and editing ______ manuscripts. Multiple choice question. Byzantine Church Greek Latin

Latin

Which of the following represented new sources of commissions for artists during the Renaissance? Multiple select question.

Merchant princes Guilds Middle-class patrons

In addition to the Catholic Church, who were other supporters of the arts during the Renaissance? Multiple choice question. Merchants Rural farmers The peasantry The Knights Templar

Merchants

Which of the following did the Classical humanist advocate? Multiple select question. Missing Classical texts should be recovered. The Church should decide what texts should be studied. Classical art and architecture should be imitated. Greek and Latin texts should not be censored. Greco-Roman antiquity was overvalued.

Missing Classical texts should be recovered. Classical art and architecture should be imitated. Greek and Latin texts should not be censored.

Which of the following statements about instrumental music during the Renaissance are true? Multiple select question. Music for instruments alone regularly appeared. Voice occasionally took the place of one instrumental part. The harpsichord was the most popular instrument. Instrumental compositions developed out of dance tunes.

Music for instruments alone regularly appeared. Instrumental compositions developed out of dance tunes.

Who introduced gunpowder into Europe? Multiple choice question. Venetians. Muslims Chinese English

Muslims

From what region did many of the female humanists come? Multiple choice question. Southern Italy Belgium Rome Northern Italy

Northern Italy

Most artists in Renaissance-era Venice preferred to paint with what mediums? Multiple choice question. Oil on canvas Watercolor on paper Fresco on plaster walls Tempera on panel

Oil on canvas

Which of the following is a keyboard instrument, popular during the Renaissance? Multiple select question. Organ Clavichord Lute Harpsichord Viol

Organ Clavichord Harpsichord

The composition's center in The School of Athens depicts what two figures? Multiple choice question. Pope Julius II and Martin Luther Jesus and Socrates Raphael and Michaelangelo Plato and Aristotle

Plato and Aristotle

What principles helped define the architecture of Andrea Palladio? Multiple choice question. Combination of Gothic and Classical forms Moving beyond Classical precedents in design Disjunctions in scale Symmetry and centrality

Symmetry and centrality

Which family rose to power in the fourteenth century and ruled Florence for four generations? Multiple choice question. The Condottieri Del Verrocchio The Medici The Sprezzatura

The Medici

Which of the following was the major vehicle in the spread of humanist writings? Multiple choice question. Traveling clerics Support from the monarchy The printing press Letters written by scholars

The printing press

Why were Ficino's translations so important? Multiple choice question. They made Plato's writings available to Western scholars for the first time since antiquity. Cosimo de Medici wanted them for a wedding present. It guaranteed him a job. The pope requested them in order to unify the Catholic populations of Europe.

They made Plato's writings available to Western scholars for the first time since antiquity.

A madrigal is a musical composition for what ensemble? Multiple choice question. Church choir Small group of instrumentalists Three to six unaccompanied voices Solo singer

Three to six unaccompanied voices

True or false: In his time, Guillaume de Machaut was more famous than Chaucer and Boccaccio. True false question. True False

True

Which of the following was an important goal for Christine de Pisan? Multiple choice question. Restricting female access to inheritance University education for women Voting rights for women Censorship of The Decameron

University education for women

The city of ______ was a mecca for humanist studies and the setting for the conversations that gave rise to Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier. Multiple choice question. Rome Urbino Florence Naples

Urbino