All of the following indicate the Renaissance age as an era of transition between the medieval and the modern age except
A) the rejection of certain elements of the medieval outlook.
B) Lorenzo Valla's dating of the Donation of Constantine.
C) the revival of classical cultural forms.
D) the emergence of distinctly modern attitudes.
E) the quest to imitate classical style and to capture the secular spirit of antiquity.

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The dating of the Donation of Constantine by Lorenzo Valla was not a primary indicator of the Renaissance as an era of transition, but rather a specific historical event that challenged the authority of the medieval papacy. The other options all relate to broader trends and cultural shifts that characterized the transition from the medieval to the modern age.

All of the Following Indicate the Renaissance Age as an Era