Renaissance Humanism Quiz

The main focus of humanism during the Renaissance was (a)  

• Military conquests
• Religious reforms
• The active life of the citizen
• Economic policies

What did humanists rediscover and read with a critical and secular eye during the Renaissance?

• Military strategies

• Lost texts

• Economic theories

• Religious scriptures

What was the educational and intellectual program of the Renaissance called?

• Studia humanitatis

• Renaissance curriculum

• Classical studies

• none

Which two artists traveled to Rome to learn the principles of harmony, symmetry, and perspective?

• Giotto and Donatello

• Filippo Brunelleschi and Donatello

• Sandro Botticelli and Pietro Perugino

• Matteo Palmieri and Giotto

Who was the main proponent of humanist ideas in Italy during the late twelfth century?

• Francesco Petrarch

• Julius Caesar

• Homer

• Poggio Bracciolini

Which collection of Cicero's letters did Petrarch find and copy in 1345?

• De Rerum Natura

• Epistolae ad Atticum

• The Nature of Things

• The Iliad

What term did Petrarch coin to describe the middle ages?

• Renaissance

• Medieval

• Classical era

• Dark ages

What did humanists often do to make ancient texts more accessible?

• Translated them into Latin

• Published them in newspapers

• Taught them in schools

• Wrote summaries

What was the primary goal of most humanists?

• To become famous writers

• To find a patron willing to support their intellectual activities

• To travel the world

• To become teachers

What did humanists place in their curriculum to make citizens useful to governments and society?

• Science and technology

• Five disciplines: grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history

• Physical education

• Music and art