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Chapter 10
A New Spirit in the West
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- The Renaissance began in
- Italy.
- France.
- England.
- Germany.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 291
- The Renaissance
- is known for major new trends in literature, architecture, and the visual arts.
- came to an end because of the bubonic plague.
- was the era in which medieval chivalry reached its peak.
- rejected the culture of the Greek and Roman worlds as not worth knowing.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 291
- Some modern scholars have suggested that the Renaissance is not a separate historical era, because
- they have made major chronological errors in their narrative of events, casting the whole concept into doubt.
- Renaissance intellectuals overstated their case, underestimating medieval interest in the classics.
- some Renaissance intellectuals actually rejected classical literature.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 292
- The text calls the Renaissance a multifaceted movement. Which of the following ideas is NOT one of the facets?
- realism
- a secular spirit
- activism
- romanticism
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 293-294
- The Renaissance is often considered the beginning of a modern secular spirit because
- Renaissance scholars were so impressed by the works of Greece and Rome that they abandoned the Christian religion.
- Renaissance artists, with their emphasis on the nude, began a cult of the body that eventually denied the existence of the soul.
- Renaissance scholars, though religious, were usually not men of the churches, monasteries, or universities—institutions dominated by religious thought.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 294
- The core of Renaissance humanism was
- systematic theological study.
- the study of history, literature, and philosophy, stressing grammar, poetry, history, and ethics.
- a conscious attempt to imitate the virtues of the Germanic invaders of the Roman Empire.
- a great admiration for the cultural achievements of Mesopotamian civilizations.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 294
- One major patron or group of patrons of Renaissance art and humanism was
- the church.
- Renaissance cities.
- wealthy individuals.
- All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 295-297
- Isabella d’Este was
- one of the last female medieval intellectuals in France.
- a major Renaissance artist and rival of Michelangelo.
- born the daughter of a duke in the Duchy of Ferrara, and was a major patron of Renaissance literature and art.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 297
- Italian city-states fell into two general categories:
- republics and principalities.
- principalities and monarchies.
- oligarchies and dictatorships.
- republics and dictatorships.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 299
- The city considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance is
- Venice.
- Milan.
- Mantua.
- Florence.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 299
- During the Renaissance, the city of Florence
- maintained a large population because it was spared from the bubonic plague.
- was epitomized by Savonarola, a Renaissance humanist noted for his nude sculptures.
- was controlled by the Medici family, who were major patrons of the arts.
- All these answers are correct.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 300
- In contrast with Florence, Venice
- suffered from constant domestic political violence.
- had no naval force to speak of.
- was ruled by an oligarchy in the form of an aristocratic council.
- changed from a republic to a monarchy.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 300
- During the Renaissance, the papacy
- was dominated by popes who were often great patrons of the arts; this led some to criticize the papacy for extravagance.
- attempted to dominate the Holy Roman Empire.
- opposed the Renaissance, burning several important Florentine intellectuals at the stake.
- was virtually a satellite of France.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 304
- In his famous book, The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli argued that princes must
- always show the virtues of charity and generosity.
- be educated humanists in order to rule well.
- be ready to discard ethical principles and be ruthless to succeed.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 304
- Growing intolerance for Jews in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries was expressed by all of the following EXCEPT
- laws restricting Jews to specific parts of cities.
- the refusal of Poland and Russia to admit Jews.
- the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492.
- laws requiring Jews to wear clothing that identified them as Jews.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 305
- The economy of the Renaissance saw
- a very profitable banking business develop.
- major declines in the wool and silk industries.
- the trade of Venice decline and shift to Milan.
- All these answers are correct.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 306
- Which of the following statements about Renaissance families is NOT correct?
- Most classes of society emphasized family loyalty.
- Men tended to outnumber women, reversing the medieval sex ratio.
- Marriages were very important in establishing alliances between families.
- Children were usually spoiled, especially in the wealthier families.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 307-308
- Which of the following architectural features rose to common use during the Renaissance and not during the medieval period of Gothic architecture?
- flying buttresses
- pointed arches
- domes
- stained glass windows.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 310
- The great dome of the cathedral of Florence
- was designed by Brunelleschi.
- was a reproduction of the dome of the Pantheon in Rome.
- collapsed because of poor design.
- was the only one built during the Renaissance.
Answer: A
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 310
- Michelangelo’s sculpture of David
- was noted for its realistic depiction of action.
- carried a political message, celebrating the Florentine republic against the attempt of the Medici to dominate it.
- was intended as a column, rather than as a free-standing statue.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 311
- Renaissance sculpture
- was entirely confined to churches.
- never had a political message.
- shows an exuberant praise of anatomical realism, such as in Michelangelo’s David.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 311
- Renaissance painters
- rejected realism and the full range of human expression.
- developed the technique of linear perspective to create the illusion of three-dimensional space.
- regarded mathematical and optical accuracy as unworthy of a great artist’s attention.
- None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Hard
Page: 312
- The figure who, more than anyone else, personified the “Renaissance man” was
- Michelangelo.
- Leonardo da Vinci.
- Machiavelli.
- Filippo Brunelleschi.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 314
- The French king known as “the Spider” by his contemporaries was
- Francis I.
- Henry VIII.
- Charles VI.
- Louis XI.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 316
- The so-called “new monarchies” of northern Europe during the Renaissance did all of the following EXCEPT
- bypass the nobility by appointing bureaucrats to government and by raising taxes to pay for the army.
- bring in Italian humanists to work in their courts.
- promote Renaissance scholarship.
- reject war and Machiavellian diplomacy as instruments of their policies.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
Page: 315
- William Shakespeare
- was strongly influenced by the Renaissance in his plays.
- took advantage of Renaissance English social mobility in his rise to prominence.
- gave a new enduring form to the ideals of the Renaissance, in popular theater that reached the masses.
- All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 319
TRUE/FALSE
- The country that was at the heart of the Renaissance was Italy.
Answer: True
Page: 291
- A major characteristic of the Renaissance was its strong sense of individualism.
Answer: True
Page: 292
- Renaissance art was stylized rather than realistic.
Answer: False
Page: 292
- Because of the secularism of the Renaissance, the church was not a major patron of Renaissance art.
Answer: False
Page: 297
- Henry VII of England succeeded in taming the rowdy and independent nobility and established a strong, centralized monarchy.
Answer: True
Page: 317
- The great advantage of printing was that it accelerated the spread of ideas, increasing the pace of change in Western civilization.
Answer: True
Page: 297
- Cosimo de Medici in Renaissance Florence resembled Augustus in his ability to concentrate power in himself while maintaining the outward forms of republican government.
Answer: True
Page: 300
- The Renaissance republic of Venice was notable for its political and social turmoil.
Answer: False
Page: 300
- The papacy rejected the art and humanism of the Renaissance as too secular.
Answer: False
Page: 303
- In his famous book, The Prince, Machiavelli argued that princes must rely on strength of will rather than on traditional virtues such as charity and generosity to maintain their power.
Answer: True
Page: 304
- Intolerance toward Jews in eastern Europe compelled many European Jews to migrate westward.
Answer: False
Page: 305
- Because of its great success in trade, Venice did not engage in manufacturing.
Answer: False
Page: 306
- Even in wealthy Renaissance families, children were often raised not only in strictness, but in hardship.
Answer: True
Page: 308
- Renaissance architects argued that the form of buildings should mirror the proportions of the human body.
Answer: True
Page: 309
- The great dome of the cathedral of Florence was designed by Michelangelo.
Answer: False
Page: 310
- Michelangelo’s statue of David had a political purpose—to symbolize the republic of Florence’s ousting of the Medici.
Answer: True
Page: 312
- Raphael invented and developed linear perspective in painting.
Answer: False
Page: 312
- The Renaissance individual who is often considered the personification the Renaissance man is Cosimo de Medici.
Answer: False
Page: 296
- Louis XI of France was famous in his own time for preferring to use diplomatic intrigue rather than feudal armies to undermine and defeat his enemies.
Answer: True
Page: 316
- Thomas More’s book, Utopia, shows an English rejection of Renaissance values.
Answer: False
Page: 318
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK
- The Renaissance began in the country of ________.
Answer: Italy
Page: 291
- The Renaissance idea of an optimistic faith in the potential of humans is often called ________.
Answer: individualism
Page: 293
- The word normally used to describe the Renaissance course of study is ________.
Answer: humanism
Page: 294
- The chosen leader of the Great Council of Venice was called the ________.
Answer: doge
Page: 300
- The ________ dynasty reigned in Milan from 1278 to 1447.
Answer: Visconti
Page: 301
- The city that was the birthplace of the Renaissance was ________.
Answer: Florence
Page: 299
- Although a republic, Renaissance Florence fell under the domination of the ________ family, who began to rule like princes.
Answer: Medici
Page: 300
- The Italian city of ________ styled itself the “Most Serene Republic.”
Answer: Venice
Page: 300
- The author of The Prince, which advocated that rulers needed to be both ruthless and clever to succeed, was Niccolò ________.
Answer: Machiavelli
Page: 304
- A people often expelled from many cities and countries in the fifteenth century were the ________.
Answer: Jews
Page: 305
- Many Renaissance architects urged that buildings should have proportions based on the proportions of the ________ form.
Answer: human
Page: 309
- The statue by Michelangelo that shows his mastery of anatomical realism and his devotion to the republic of Florence is ________.
Answer: David
Page: 311
- The first of the great Florentine artists that revolutionized painting by creating realistic figures that showed a full range of human expression was ________.
Answer: Giotto
Page: 312
- The Renaissance artist who supposedly personified the idea of the “Renaissance man” was ________.
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Page: 314
- A French king whose diplomatic wiles earned him the nickname of “the Spider” was ________.
Answer: Louis XI
Page: 316
- The French king Charles VIII discovered the Renaissance in his 1494 invasion of Italy, but a successor, ________, became the great French royal patron of Renaissance learning.
Answer: Francis I
Page: 316
- The great English dramatist of the late Renaissance was ________.
Answer: William Shakespeare
Page: 319
ESSAY
- The text identifies four basic patterns of the Renaissance: individualism, realism, activism, and a secular spirit. Define these, and show how they contributed to the politics and the art of the Renaissance.
- How did Renaissance ideas spread northward and how were they transformed in France and in England?
- How did the political structure and situation in Italy differ from that of northern Europe? Did this have any effect on the Renaissance?
- Compare the political leadership of Florence and Venice and describe how differences in those cities affected Renaissance thought and art in each.
- What are the outstanding characteristics of Renaissance art and architecture? Illustrate with specific artists and artistic works.
- Was the Renaissance a rebirth of arts and sciences or was it striking out on a new path? Answer with specific reference not only to the Middle Ages, but also to Latin and Greek antiquity.
- One theme of this chapter is the relationship between ideas—such as realism and activism—and actual events and accomplishments. Analyze some aspects of life and accomplishments of Renaissance Italy in light of these values and consider how they were related.
- Who, in your view, were the three outstanding figures, political or cultural, of the Renaissance? What did they do to earn this status and what has been their long-term influence?
- Describe how the “new monarchies” of the north differed from what came before them and how the Renaissance affected their leadership styles.
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