Question 1

Leonardo da Vinci considered artists to be skilled craftsmen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n) :

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A)  republic modeled on the Roman example.
B)  oligarchy modeled on Venice.
C)  monarchy modeled on France.
D)  principality,the model of which he sketched in The Prince.
E)  republic modeled on Plato's Republic.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Marsilio Ficino taught that human beings are capable of attaining their own salvation:

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A)  by understanding the separation of their souls from their bodies.
B)  through a complete rejection of this world and constant prayer and solitude.
C)  by engaging fully in ethical civic action.
D)  through participating in all the sacraments.
E)  by exercising their own talents to the fullest degree possible.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

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One technique of Renaissance artists was...

Question 5

Donatello is regarded as one of the first great:

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A)  Renaissance painter.
B)  Renaissance musicians.
C)  Renaissance sculptors.
D)  Renaissance poets.
E)  Renaissance philosophers.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 7

Machiavelli became an official in the Florentine government following:

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A)  an invasion by Russia.
B)  the removal of the Medici.
C)  his marriage into a prominent family.
D)  his bribery of a public official.
E)  Italy's becoming a monarchy.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Italian artists of the Renaissance experimented with all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

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A)  vanishing point perspective.
B)  the effects of light and shade.
C)  realistic portrayals of the human body.
D)  portraiture.
E)  brass rubbing.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E) E

Question 9

Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

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A)  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.
B)  Niccolò Machiavelli.
C)  Petrarch.
D)  Lorenzo Valla.
E)  Marsilio Ficino.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B) E

Question 10

After the Council of Constance,the papacy entered into a series of agreements with national monarchies called concordats.The result of these concordats was:

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A)  a centralization of religious authority in the papacy.
B)  the increasing wealth of the papacy.
C)  the monarchs' promise not to interfere with the election of bishops.
D)  the granting of extensive authority to monarchs over the churches in their domain.
E)  the promise that monarchs would have the right to tax church lands.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos ( Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Incas were finally toppled by:

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A)  Cortes.
B)  Columbus.
C)  Pizarro.
D)  Magellan.
E)  DeSoto.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

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A)  strenuous public service on behalf of the city-state.
B)  an ideal of effortlessness and elegance at court.
C)  the necessity for a courtier to be an accomplished scholar.
D)  being as widely read in the classics as possible.
E)  the ability to take as lovers as many of the women at court as possible.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Many Renaissance sculptors adopted their work from the writings of:

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A)  Vitruvius.
B)  Erasmus.
C)  Plato.
D)  Virgil.
E)  Homer.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,The Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

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Machiavelli is best known today for his ...

Question 16

Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

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A)  Germany,where the Holy Roman Emperor was his patron.
B)  Milan,where the Sforza duke was his patron.
C)  Rome,where the pope was his patron.
D)  Naples,where the king of Spain was his patron.
E)  France,under the patronage of the French king.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Castiglione's description of the "Renaissance man" as accomplished,witty,cultured,and stylish was:

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A)  a rejection of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens.
B)  an acceptance of the older Renaissance ideal of education in the classics for the purpose of creating virtuous citizens.
C)  impossible to achieve.
D)  believed to apply to all individuals regardless of class.
E)  made the basis for curriculum reforms in Italian lay schools.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

The voyages of both Columbus and Magellan were attempts to reach Asia from Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The invention of the printing press in Europe increased the volume and rapidity of communication,thereby:

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A)  increasing the cost of books.
B)  encouraging greater levels of censorship.
C)  making it more difficult to censor problematic or dissenting opinions.
D)  making books even more precious than they had been in the Middle Ages.
E)  creating the circumstances for the invention of broadsheets in the fifteenth century.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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According to Machiavelli,the ideal form of government was a(n) :

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Marsilio Ficino taught that human beings are capable of attaining their own salvation:

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What new techniques characterized Renaissance art?

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Donatello is regarded as one of the first great:

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A "Renaissance Man" as defined in Castiglione's book The Courtier was considered to be one who could subordinate his personal morality to political ends.

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Machiavelli became an official in the Florentine government following:

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Italian artists of the Renaissance experimented with all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

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Plato's works were translated from Greek into Latin by:

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After the Council of Constance,the papacy entered into a series of agreements with national monarchies called concordats.The result of these concordats was:

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Under Ferdinand and Isabella,the conversos ( Jews who had converted to Christianity)had all the same privileges as those who had been born into Christian families.

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The Incas were finally toppled by:

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In contrast to the civic humanists,Castiglione's Courtier stressed as the hallmark of true nobility:

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Many Renaissance sculptors adopted their work from the writings of:

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How is it possible to reconcile the two different political positions presented in Niccolò Machiavelli's works,The Discourses on Livy and The Prince?

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Niccolò Machiavelli's work suggests that he was more of a political theorist than a political realist.

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Although Leonardo da Vinci was born in Florence,he ended his career in:

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Castiglione's description of the "Renaissance man" as accomplished,witty,cultured,and stylish was:

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The voyages of both Columbus and Magellan were attempts to reach Asia from Europe.

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