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Chapter 12
The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494
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6. Who was considered the most representative of the Renaissance popes because of his
interest in Greek and Roman classics and in writing poetry himself?
A. Pius II
B. Nicholas V
C. Sixtus IV
D. Innocent III
8. Which of the following Italian states did NOT sign the Peace of Lodi in 1454?
A. Florence
B. Genoa
C. Milan
D. Venice
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15. Among its other definitions, the term studia humanitatis means
A. practical guidelines for taking care of the socially disadvantaged.
B. humane studies in military warfare.
C. a curriculum for monks who are searching for interpretations of the Bible.
D. a concern with the literary culture of Greco-Roman antiquity.
16. Which humanistic scholar made himself the leading voice of Florentine Neoplatonism by
reconciling Platonic philosophy and Christian teachings?
A. Lorenzo Valla
B. Marsilio Ficino
C. Leonardo Bruni
D. Vittorino da Feltre
18. Who of the following founded the Vatican Library, an institution virtually unrivaled today
for its holdings of manuscripts and books?
A. Fra Savonarola
B. Pope Pius I
C. Pope Nicholas V
D. Pope Sixtus IV
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24. Central to the thought of Pico della Mirandola was the belief that
A. individuals have free will and thus can raise or lower themselves.
B. all human beings are morally imperfect.
C. all human beings must trust in God's mercy for salvation.
D. God helps those who help themselves.
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25. The early Renaissance style was launched by artists who wanted to
A. continue in the late Gothic style.
B. embrace the medieval past.
C. capture but not copy the classical style.
D. create elaborate, ornate works of art and architecture.
26. The visual arts of the early Renaissance followed the classical ideals of
A. balance and harmony.
B. grandiosity and flamboyance.
C. abstraction and subjectivity.
D. sentimentality and prettiness.
27. The fourteenth-century painter who most inspired early Renaissance artists was
A. Cimabue.
B. Giotto.
C. Masaccio.
D. Pisano.
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30. Brunelleschi solved the problem of the dome for the Florentine cathedral by
A. constructing a dome of wedged stones as in the Pantheon in Rome.
B. employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch.
C. using reinforced rods and a new type of concrete.
D. borrowing the classical post-and-lintel model.
32. Who of the following won the competition to select a sculptor for the north doors of
Florence's Baptistery?
A. Masaccio
B. Lorenzo Ghiberti
C. Donatello
D. Filippo Brunelleschi
33. Which of the following pairs of characters appears in Fra Angelico's Annunciation?
A. Peter and Jesus
B. James and John
C. Mary and Gabriel
D. Joseph and Mary
34. Ghiberti's panels for the east doors of the Florentine Baptistery
A. depict scenes from the New Testament.
B. were cast so as to fit inside Gothic quatrefoils.
C. show his debt to classical ideals.
D. are known as the "Gates of Hell".
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35. According to Ghiberti in his Commentaries, regarding his doors on the Florentine
Baptistery, he
A. wanted to create a highly illusionary work of art.
B. hoped to make a clear presentation of a biblical story.
C. cared very little as to how the public would react.
D. felt indebted to the medieval styles of sculpture.
36. In comparison with the changes occurring in architecture and sculpture, those that
transpired in early Renaissance painting were
A. more radical and far reaching.
B. less innovative.
C. about the same in terms of styles and techniques.
D. less influential on later artistic developments.
37. Masaccio's Holy Trinity fresco offers stylistic similarity to the work of
A. Botticelli, the painter.
B. Brunelleschi, the architect.
C. Pico della Mirandola, the philosopher.
D. Cosimo de' Medici, the patron of arts.
38. Which member of the second generation of Florentine painters was heavily influenced by
Fra Angelico in such works as The Flagellation?
A. Piero della Francesca
B. Bellini
C. Botticelli
D. Leonardo da Vinci
39. Fra Angelico painted with a sense of the new style of the Renaissance, as evidenced by
A. his mastery of depth.
B. his use of drab colors.
C. his inclusion of gold foil in his paintings.
D. the absence of religious symbols in his paintings.
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43. Which of the following identifies a multivoiced song set to Latin text other than the
Mass?
A. chanson
B. motet
C. madrigal
D. ballade
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Essay Questions
46. How did Brunelleschi change the direction of architecture during the early Renaissance?
Use one of his buildings as an example.
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47. Trace military and diplomatic developments in the Italian peninsula from 1400 to 1494.
What impact did these events have on society and culture?
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48. Who were the signori? Discuss their roles and impact on the Italian city-states and small
principalities.
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49. What brought about the changes that led to Renaissance music? Who were the leading
composers of the early Renaissance, and what were their contributions?
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50. In what ways did the history of the Medicis reflect broader political trends in the early
Renaissance?
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51. Was Pope Pius II representative of the Renaissance popes of the fifteenth century?
Explain.
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52. How did the chief ideas common in early Renaissance intellectual life manifest
themselves in the arts? Use two examples from painting, sculpture, architecture, or literature
to support your arguments.
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54. What was civic humanism? What were its ultimate goals?
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55. Discuss the impact of Neoplatonism on the Italian Renaissance. Who was the major voice
of this movement? What were his contributions?
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