The Renaissance Test Over Introductory Notes

The French word "renaissance" which refers to renewed interest in classical learning, means

• of classical origins

• after the Middle Ages

• rebirth

• new energy

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In their desire to strengthen religion, Renaissance humanists tried to harmonize the teachings of

• the classics and the Bible

• Christianity and free will

• Milton land the popes

• the spiritual virtue and human failing

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The Italian Renaissance offered a view of human nature that was characterized by

• pessimism

• optimism

• the inherent evil of humankind

• deep religious faith

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Sir Thomas More's most famous treatise was entitled

• The Handbook of a Christian Soldier

• Utopia

• Colloquies

• Encomium Moriae

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Classical literature became more widely available during the Renaissance due primarily to

• the influence of humanism

• access to the Vatican library

• a renewed eagerness for the classics

• the invention of movable type

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The use of English in the writings of Sir Thomas Elyon and Roger Aschum signaled that

• the Renaissance was no longer centered in Italy

• Latin would no longer be the language of the educated

• the Renaissance had drawn to a close

• the influence of America was felt in Europe

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The popularity of the sonnet in sixteenth-century England was inspired by

• Sir Thomas More

• Francis Petrarch

• Richard Tortel

• William Shakespeare

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A major source of inspiration in Renaissance poetry, drama, and fiction was the English monarch

• Phillip II

• Edward VI

• Elizabeth I

• Mary Tutor

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The break with the Roman Catholic Church and the establishment of the Church of England occurred during the

• colonial period

• classical period

• Reformation

• Middle Ages

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The most influential English literature is considered

• Petrarch's Sonnets

• Shakespeare's Macbeth

• Milton's Paradise Lost

• the King James Bible

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