A Look Back: The Spread of New Ideas

What northern European artist was one of the first to paint on wood panels with colors mixed in oil? In some of his paintings, he included realistic and symbolic details.

• Jan van Eyck

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

The Book of the Courtier described the proper behavior of nobles at a royal court. What was the name of the courtier who wrote it?

• Baldassare Castiglione

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Thomas More

• Erasmus

The French scholar who took up the cause of the Reformation and under whose guidance the city of Geneva became a dynamic center of the Protestant faith was:

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Ulrich Zwingli

• Thomas More

Who was considered the founder of modern political science and explained in his book, The Prince, that rulers ruled by whatever means were necessary?

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Ignatius of Loyola was a significant historical figure. What was one of his goals?

• To establish a new religious order

• To become a political leader

• To explore new territories

• To write philosophical texts

Isabella d'Este was known for being:

• A famous painter during the Renaissance

• A prominent political leader in Italy

• A patron of the arts and a leading figure of the Italian Renaissance

• A renowned scientist and inventor

Johann Tetzel was a charismatic friar who rode around the German states preaching about and selling what?

• Indulgences

• Relics

• Scriptures

• Holy Water

Who was the early Christian humanist who wrote it?

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Thomas More

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

Desiderius Erasmus - Who wrote The Praise of Folly?

• Desiderius Erasmus

• Thomas More

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

Who criticized the Church for the sale of indulgences?

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

• Thomas Aquinas

• Ignatius of Loyola