Renaissance Humanism Quiz

Which of the following statements reflects the idea of free will and self-fashioning in Renaissance Humanism?

• The nature of all other creatures is defined within laws which We have laid down; you, by contrast, impeded by no such restrictions, may be your own free will...trace for yourself the characteristics of your own nature...[You may] as the free and proud shaper of your own being, fashion yourself in the form you may prefer.

• I do not believe that the same God who has given us senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to not use them...He would not require us to deny sense and reason in physical matters of direct experience.

• The sculpture shows a local military hero from the city of Padua. It is the first life-sized equestrian sculpture since the Classical period.

• In this detail, Jesus, having been asked about the morality of paying taxes to the government, is reminding Peter to 'render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and render unto God the things that are God's.'

Which Renaissance figure is associated with the statement: "I do not believe that the same God who has given us senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to not use them...He would not require us to deny sense and reason in physical matters of direct experience."?

• Pico della Mirandola

• Galileo Galilei

• Masaccio

• Donatello

What is the subject of Masaccio's painting "Tribute Money"?

• The life of Peter and the morality of paying taxes

• The creation of Adam

• The Last Supper

• The birth of Venus

What is significant about Donatello's sculpture mentioned in the document?

• It is the first life-sized equestrian sculpture since the Classical period.

• It depicts a scene from the Bible.

• It is made entirely of gold.

• It was created in the 17th century.

Which of the following best describes the humanistic aspect of the quote from Pico della Mirandola?

• Emphasis on free will and self-fashioning

• Emphasis on religious devotion

• Emphasis on military heroism

• Emphasis on scientific inquiry

What does the sculpture by Donatello represent?

• A local military hero from the city of Padua

• A biblical figure

• A mythological character

• A famous scientist