Question 1

The word &#34;renaissance&#34; literally means&#10;A)new breath.&#10;B)new thinking.&#10;C)rebirth.&#10;D)to cover over the olD.

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The word "renaissance" comes from the French "renaître," which means "to be reborn." Therefore, the best choice is C, as it directly relates to the literal meaning of the word.

Question 2

Which one of the following established the then-modern educational ideal in the person of l'uomo univerale (the well-rounded individual)?&#10;A)Alberti&#10;B)Ficino&#10;C)Pico della Mirandola&#10;D)Castiglione

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Castiglione's "The Book of the Courtier" established the ideal of the well-rounded, or universal, person, emphasizing the importance of having a broad range of skills and knowledge.

Question 3

Cultural and political leadership for the early Renaissance was under the auspices of which of the following families?&#10;A)the Lombard family&#10;B)the Medici family&#10;C)the Visconti family&#10;D)the Castiglione family

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The Medici family was one of the most significant patrons of the arts during the early Renaissance and exercised significant cultural and political leadership in Italy during this time.

Question 4

Discuss the significance of Petrarch as the &#34;father of humanism.&#34;

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Question 5

Which one of the following translated the entire body of Plato's writings from Greek into Latin?&#10;A)Alberti&#10;B)Ficino&#10;C)Pico della Mirandola&#10;D)Castiglione

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Marsilio Ficino, a scholar in Florence during the Italian Renaissance, translated the entire body of Plato's works from Greek into Latin.

Question 6

The Book of the Courtier was written by which of the following?&#10;A)Alberti&#10;B)Ficino&#10;C)Pico della Mirandola&#10;D)Castiglione

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The Book of the Courtier was written by Baldassare Castiglione in 1528.

Question 7

Which one of the following applied his vast study of ancient literature to defend free will and the unlimited potential of the individual?&#10;A)Alberti&#10;B)Ficino&#10;C)Pico della Mirandola&#10;D)Castiglione

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Pico della Mirandola was known for his Oration on the Dignity of Man, in which he argued that humans were created with free will, and could achieve unlimited potential through their own efforts. He drew extensively from ancient literature to support his viewpoint.

Question 8

The father of the new movement to recover,edit,and study ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts is generally regarded to be&#10;A)Talleyrand.&#10;B)Petrarch.&#10;C)Pliny the Elder.&#10;D)Pope Julius.

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Petrarch is considered to be the father of the new movement to recover, edit, and study ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts, also known as Humanism. He believed that studying the classics and the works of ancient writers would lead to personal and societal growth and enlightenment. His efforts to collect and preserve ancient manuscripts laid the foundations for the Renaissance.

Question 9

The Renaissance was born in which of the following cities?&#10;A)Athens&#10;B)Rome&#10;C)Florence&#10;D)Pisa

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Although Athens and Rome were both important centers of ancient art and culture, the Renaissance (which began in the 14th century) originated in Florence, Italy, where a resurgence of interest in classical Greek and Roman art, literature, and philosophy led to a flowering of artistic and intellectual creativity. Pisa was also an important port city in Renaissance Italy, but it did not play as prominent a role in the cultural movement as Florence.

Question 10

The Venetian writer ________ is famous for her written retort to a contemporary diatribe promoting the defects of women in The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects Vices of Men.&#10;A)Cereta&#10;B)Marinella&#10;C)Christine de Pisan&#10;D)Cervantes

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The Venetian writer famous for her response to a contemporary diatribe promoting the defects of women is Giovanni Battista Giraldi's Diatribe contra le donne. The writer who responded with The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects Vices of Men was Lucrezia Marinella.

Question 11

Which of the following correctly identifies the approximate years of the Renaissance?&#10;A)940-1300&#10;B)940-1600&#10;C)1300-1600&#10;D)1600-1750

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Question 12

Which of the following events caused a climate of intellectual skepticism in middle-class men and women of the era?&#10;A)the Black Death&#10;B)the Hundred Years' War&#10;C)the Great Schism of the Catholic Church&#10;D)None of these answers is correct.

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Question 13

The beginnings of the Renaissance can be found in which of the following?&#10;A)Florence&#10;B)Classical humanism&#10;C)Petrarch&#10;D)All these answers are correct.

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Question 14

Which of the following stressed the importance of Classical education and hard work in the cultivation of virt&#249;?&#10;A)Alberti&#10;B)Ficino&#10;C)Pico della Mirandola&#10;D)Castiglione

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Question 15

Describe aspects of Castiglione's image of l'uomo universale.

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Question 16

Explain the roles and viewpoints of the female humanists.

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Question 17

Why is Machiavelli considered the first political realist?

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Question 18

The artistic and intellectual movement to recover,edit,and study ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts is called&#10;A)humanistic Classicism.&#10;B)secular humanism.&#10;C)Classical secularism.&#10;D)Classical humanism.

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Question 19

The central theme in Machiavelli's The Prince is&#10;A)anyone can lead if thrust into the position.&#10;B)the need for a strong state justifies strong rule.&#10;C)two wrongs do not make a right.&#10;D)money is the root of all evil.

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Question 20

Explain the contributions of Ficino,Pico,and Alberti to the substance of Italian Renaissance humanism.

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Deck 16: Classical Humanism