Ch.7 Rebirth Test Bank Answers 5th Edition

Chapter 07

Rebirth

1. "The Black Death" describes the pandemic caused by

A. malaria.

B. influenza.

C. bubonic plague.

D. smallpox.

Learning Objective: Know the impact of the Black Death on Europe

Topic: Black Death

Topic: History

2. Of the Black Death, it is correct to say that it

A. took the lives of at least one third of Europe's population.

B. was transmitted entirely by fleas.

C. strengthened the bonds of feudalism.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Know the impact of the Black Death on Europe

Topic: Black Death

Topic: History

3. The Magna Carta was significant in

A. the rise of constitutional monarchy in England.

B. the beginnings of the Great Schism.

C. ending the Hundred Years' War.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Recall the significance of the Magna Carta

Topic: History

4. The Hundred Years' War was instigated by

A. English claims to French lands and the French crown.

B. disagreements between the English and the papacy.

C. the French invasion of England.

D. the Great Schism.

Learning Objective: Understand the reasons behind the Hundred Years' War

Topic: History

Topic: Hundred Years' War

5. The English withdrew from France, ending the Hundred Years' War, after facing a revitalized French army under the leadership of

A. Jean Froissart.

B. Wat Tyler.

C. Hugh Capet.

D. Joan of Arc.

Learning Objective: Understand the reasons behind the Hundred Years' War

Topic: History

Topic: Hundred Years' War

6. Ars nova is the name given to the

A. revival of Latin and Greek letters in Italy.

B. new use of light and shade in painting.

C. architectural developments of the early fifteenth century.

D. expressive new musical style of the fourteenth century.

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Topic: Music and Dance

7. "The Great Schism" refers to the

A. rebellion of the peasants after the Black Death.

B. rivalry between church and state.

C. rivalry between two contesting popes.

D. All the answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Understand what made Italy the natural origin point for the Renaissance

Topic: Philosophy and Religion

8. The new realism in the arts of the fourteenth century is found in the

A. paintings of Giotto.

B. writings of Chaucer.

C. woodcuts of the Dance of Death.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Realism

9. Which of the following writers provided a defense of women in the Book of the City of Ladies?

A. Chaucer

B. Christine de Pisan

C. Petrarch

D. Ficino

Learning Objective: Know major contributors to Renaissance literature and writing

Topic: classical humanism

Topic: Literature

10. Giotto's frescoes are considered innovative landmarks for their

A. flat imagery.

B. portrayal of day-to-day subjects.

C. user of light and shade to model form.

D. application of oil paints to wall surfaces.

Learning Objective: Summarize key points about the Renaissance invention of linear perspective

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: Realism

11. Giotto used the technique of chiaroscuro to

A. give three dimensionality to the figures in his paintings.

B. flatten and stylize the figures in his paintings.

C. enhance the realistic details of his sculptures.

D. mass-produce manuscript illuminations.

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

12. Ficino's contribution to Classical humanism lay in the translation and interpretation of the works of

A. Plato.

B. Aristotle.

C. Cicero.

D. Augustine.

Learning Objective: Know the views of the Classical humanists of the Renaissance

Topic: classical humanism

Topic: Literature

13. The first of the Classical humanists in the Age of the Renaissance, and the so-called "father of humanism," was

A. Leonardo.

B. Pico.

C. Petrarch.

D. Ficino.

Learning Objective: Know the views of the Classical humanists of the Renaissance

Topic: classical humanism

Topic: Literature

14. According to Castiglione, the Renaissance lady must

A. have a knowledge of letters, music, and painting.

B. be modest and discreet.

C. exercise grace.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Know the views of the Classical humanists of the Renaissance

Topic: classical humanism

Topic: Literature

15. In The Prince, Machiavelli called for

A. rulers to be honest and virtuous above all else.

B. the unification of Italy under a strong ruler.

C. loosening the bonds of the state to allow subjects greater freedom.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Recognize Machiavelli's ideas

Topic: classical humanism

Topic: Literature

16. Brunelleschi defined the laws of ______ as a tool for creating the appearance of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.

A. color

B. perspective

C. chiaroscuro

D. the ars nova

Learning Objective: Summarize key points about the Renaissance invention of linear perspective

Topic: Art and Architecture

17. Botticelli's landmark painting, The Birth of Venus

A. was the earliest application of the laws of linear perspective.

B. represents the beginning of oil painting in Italy.

C. reflects the revival of Classical themes in European art.

D. is filled with overt Christian symbolism.

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

18. Leonardo's Mona Lisa is unusual in that

A. the sitter is shown in profile.

B. it is painted in the oil medium.

C. it is much larger than earlier portraits.

D. the sitter appears in a landscape setting.

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

19. The word "Mona" in Mona Lisa

A. is the sitter's first name.

B. is the sitter's family name.

C. designates the sitter's place of birth.

D. means "my lady".

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

20. During the High Renaissance, the center of artistic productivity shifted from

A. Florence to Rome.

B. Rome to Florence.

C. Venice to Florence.

D. Florence to Paris.

Learning Objective: Recognize new sources of arts patronage during the Renaissance

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: art patronage

21. The music of the Age of the Renaissance

A. was usually polyphonic.

B. featured numerous secular songs.

C. was popularized by being recorded in printed handbooks.

D. All these answers are correct.

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Topic: Music and Dance

22. The composer Josquin des Prez, was one of the most effective practitioners of which expressive musical technique, in which music conveys the literal meaning of a text?

A. Monody

B. Ars nova

C. Word painting

D. Syncopation

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Topic: Music and Dance

23. Discuss the Age of the Renaissance as a period of rebirth: what was "reborn," and how did this phenomenon make itself evident in the arts?

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Learning Objective: Know major contributors to Renaissance literature and writing

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

24. What Renaissance landmarks or personalities have influenced most dramatically the culture of the West? How so?

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Learning Objective: Know major contributors to Renaissance literature and writing

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

25. Select five landmark works between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries that best reflect, in your view, the concept of "rebirth."

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music

Learning Objective: Know major contributors to Renaissance literature and writing

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture

Topic: Art and Architecture

Topic: History

Topic: Literature

Category # of Questions

Learning Objective: Describe the various functions of Renaissance music 6

Learning Objective: Know major contributors to Renaissance literature and writing 4

Learning Objective: Know the impact of the Black Death on Europe 2

Learning Objective: Know the views of the Classical humanists of the Renaissance 3

Learning Objective: Recall the significance of the Magna Carta 1

Learning Objective: Recognize Machiavelli's ideas 1

Learning Objective: Recognize new sources of arts patronage during the Renaissance 1

Learning Objective: Recount artistic accomplishments to Renaissance art and architecture 8

Learning Objective: Summarize key points about the Renaissance invention of linear perspective 2

Learning Objective: Understand the reasons behind the Hundred Years' War 2

Learning Objective: Understand what made Italy the natural origin point for the Renaissance 1

Topic: Art and Architecture 11

Topic: art patronage 1

Topic: Black Death 2

Topic: classical humanism 5

Topic: History 8

Topic: Hundred Years' War 2

Topic: Literature 7

Topic: Music and Dance 3

Topic: Philosophy and Religion 1

Topic: Realism 2