The Renaissance

Question 1

In 1517 Martin Luther made public his objection to what?

Answer 1

Martin Luther made public his objection to the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences in a letter to his bishop.

Question 2

What are the classical values that influenced the renaissance?

Answer 2

Humanism, reason, rationalism, scientific expansion, and balance

Question 3

Christian humanist blended ideas from Christianity and what?

Answer 3

Christian humanists blended ideas from Christianity with classical ideas about the value of human beings

Question 4

How did science enhance transatlantic travel?

Answer 4

Through enhanced ship design, standardized navigational charts, and improved instruments.

Question 5

What is another name for the European maritime exploration that took place in the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries?

Answer 5

The age of exploration or the age of discovery

Question 6

What aspects did the art of the protestant reform stress?

Answer 6

Simplicity and pity

Question 7

What is “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli a treatise on?

Answer 7

A treatise on how to govern

Question 8

The statement “ The whole glory of man lies in activity” illustrates renaissance humanism’s stress on what?

Answer 8

engagement with the world

Question 9

Machiavelli’s Description of a self-made political leader who are bandits conventional morality in order to win power represents what?

Answer 9

The darker side of human possibility

Question 10

Castiglione’s “The Courtier” is an example of what renaissance theme?

Answer 10

The theme of self fashioning and following a socially acceptable etiquette

Question 11

In literature, the renaissance experimented with what?

Answer 11

Authors experimented with a range of styles that reflected an emphasis on the individuals inner psychological complexity.

Question 12

Renaissance theater differed from medieval theater in that….

Answer 12

Renaissance actors were professional

Question 13

Renaissance playwrights borrowed what structure from Classical drama?

Answer 13

Renaissance playwrights structured their dramas in five acts, just as the Greek and Roman play writes had.

Question 14

Who played the roles of female characters in Shakespeare’s plays during the renaissance?

Answer 14

Young boys

Question 15

In addition to being a playwright, Shakespeare was also?

Answer 15

A poet and an actor.

Question 16

What helped Renaissance artists develop perspective?

Answer 16

The use of mathematics and optics

Question 17

Which medium of art was particularly popular during the period?

Answer 17

Oil Paints

Question 18

What is considered to be one of Michaelangelo’s masterpieces?

Answer 18

The statue of David

Question 19

Düere’s participation in the Protestant Reformation influenced his art in which way?

Answer 19

He focused his art on the private relationship between humans and God. Protestants believed that every human being had a direct relationship with God

Question 20

Someone who has multiple talents in various disciplines is known as…

Answer 20

A Renaissance Man

Question 21

How did Renaissance music depart from the music of the Middle Ages?

Answer 21

Renaissance music was more secular in its orientation and expanded beyond religious themes.

Question 22

Where the lyrics to the madrigal secular or religious in nature?

Answer 22

Secular

Question 23

Why is “As Vesta was Descending” an example of a madrigal?

Answer 23

It is an example of a madrigal because it uses word painting throughout, and notes ascend or descend depending on the literal textual meaning

Question 24

What helped artists and thinkers of the renaissance share their ideas with other cultures while also receiving inspiration from works around the world?

Answer 24

Improvements in both trade and communication

Question 25

Where did the Italian glass and ceramic surprised by European courts and other collector originate from?

Answer 25

Middle East

Question 26

As a result of the expansion of trade routes linking various cultures, what was the ideal renaissance person?

Answer 26

The ideal renaissance person with someone who has lived in different countries and could speak the native language of each

Question 27

In what way did early renaissance humanists believe that general education in the humanities would benefit the community?

Answer 27

Early renaissance humanists introduced the idea that a general education in the humanities would benefit the community by creating better citizens