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Italian Renaissance

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lorenzo Valla's demonstration that the Donation of Constantine was fraudulent weakened the papacy's claim

a)

that Lutheranism was a heresy

b)

of supremacy over the Orthodox Church

c)

that good works were necessary for salvation

d)

to extensive territories in Italy

e)

to supremacy over church councils

2.

The term "humanism," when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to the

a)

renewed interest in the scientific method at many Italian universities

b)

capitalist values advanced by leading Italian merchant bankers

c)

antireligious movement among leading Italian intellectuals

d)

scholarly interest in the study of the classical cultures of Greece and Rome

e)

non-Christian themes that became prominent in Italian art and literature

3.

"If a Prince wants to maintain his rule, he must learn how not to be virtuous, and to make use of this or not according to his need."

The passage above best reflects the argument of

a)

Thomas More

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Fredrick the Great

e)

Napoleon I

4.

Which of the following describes a major difference between northern humanists and Italian humanists?

a)

Italian humanists focused on human intellect and achievements, whereas northern humanists concentrated on nature and emotion.

b)

Italian humanists focused on national consciousness, whereas northern humanists rejected politics.

c)

Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt and weak, whereas northern humanists viewed human nature as generally good.

d)

Both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but northern humanists also focused on secular matters.

e)

Both looked to classical sources, but northern humanists also emphasized Christian sources.

5.

Advocates of northern humanism believed which of the following?

a)

The fusion of Christian and Classical ideals provides the best definition of virtuous conduct.

b)

The conventions of romantic love enhance social respect for women.

c)

Education and scholarship should be equally open to men and women.

d)

The new poetic forms, such as the sonnet, could be used to articulate their beliefs.

e)

Political rights should be extended to all men.

6.

The emphasis of Northern Renaissance humanists on religious themes was most closely connected to their

a)

concern over the threat posed by the expansion of the Islamic Ottoman Empire

b)

desire to reform what they saw as shortcomings of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

attempts to revive belief in the ancient Greek and Roman gods

d)

hope to create a new religion based on reason rather than tradition

7.

What two themes dominated European education in the Middle Ages?

a)

History

b)

Profession

c)

Art

d)

Literature

e)

Theology

8.

Match the following writers to their works.

a)

1.

Considered the "Father of Humanism"

b)

2.

The Prince

c)

3.

In Praise of Folly

d)

4.

Utopia

e)

5.

The Decameron

9.

Renaissance humanism is primarily defined as

a)

a curriculum based on the study of the classics, rhetoric, and history

b)

an antireligious program dedicated to destruction of the Church

c)

an artistic style that portrayed the depraved state of human beings

d)

a philosophical movement that emphasized the beauty of nature

e)

a religious movement that attempted to make Christianity relevant to daily experience

10.

In what part of Europe did the Renaissance begin?

11.

Categorize the following art as either Medieval or Renaissance Art

Categorize the following
Medieval Art
Renaissance Art
12.

Match the following Renaissance Artists, Sculptors, or Architect with their works.

a)

1.

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

2.

Michelangelo

c)

3.

Raphael

d)

4.

Filipo Brunelleschi

e)

5.

Rembrandt

13.

Erasmus's critique of the clergy was most clearly influenced by which of the following historical developments at the time he wrote In Praise of Folly?

a)

The continued focus of universities on religious inquiry

b)

The spread of cheap printed materials as a result of the development of Gutenberg's printing press

c)

The revival of interest in secular models for political and individual behavior

d)

The humanist challenge to the institutional power of the Catholic Church

14.

Galileo was found guilty of heresy and condemned by the inquisition on the grounds that he

a)

left the Roman Catholic Church and became a Protestant

b)

used his telescope to explore the heavens

c)

actively supported the Gallican cause in France against papal supremacy

d)

publicly advocated Copernicus' heliocentric system

e)

discovered the law of universal gravitation

15.

The term "humanism," when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to the

a)

renewed interest in the scientific method at many Italian universities

b)

capitalist values advanced by leading Italian merchant bankers

c)

antireligious movement among leading Italian intellectuals

d)

scholarly interest in the study of the classical cultures of Greece and Rome

e)

non-Christian themes that became prominent in Italian art and literature

16.

Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports Jardine's argument regarding the change in intellectual outlook in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

a)

The new ideas in astronomy and anatomy led intellectuals to challenge the authority of ancient and classical sources of knowledge

b)

The development of new methods of scholarship based on the reinterpretation of classical texts

c)

The willingness of Protestant reformers to challenge the scholarly and intellectual authority of the Catholic Church

d)

The development and spread of vernacular literacy as a result of Gutenberg's development of the printing press

17.

The passage above best reflects the argument of

a)

Thomas More

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Frederick the Great

e)

Napoleon I

18.

Advocates of northern humanism believed which of the following?

a)

The fusion of Christian and Classical ideals provides the best definition of virtuous conduct.

b)

The conventions of romantic love enhance social respect for women.

c)

Education and scholarship should be equally open to men and women.

d)

The new poetic forms, such as the sonnet, could be used to articulate their beliefs.

e)

Political rights should be extended to all men.

19.

Rene Descartes and Francis Bacon contributed to scientific development in the seventeenth century by

a)

making observations of planetary movements

b)

perfecting the metric system

c)

conducting experiments about gravitational forces

d)

introducing logarithms

e)

articulating theories of the scientific method

20.

Describe one significant cultural or intellectual change during the Renaissance.

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