Question 1

In which of these works would one encounter the technique of sfumato, a dark and hazy variation of chiaroscuro?

Accepted Answer

A)   Botticelli's La Primavera (Birth of Spring) 
B)   Bramante's Tempietto
C)   Michelangelo's Pietà
D)   Leonardo's Madonna of the RocksE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

How is the Great Zimbabwe in southeast Africa best described?

Accepted Answer

A)   a stone enclosure used as a royal residence
B)   a marble temple built on a flattened mountain
C)   a pyramidal stone altar employed for sacrifice
D)   a merchant who used wealth to patronize the artsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

A modern geologist or biologist would be most interested in which of these Renaissance works?

Accepted Answer

A)   Machiavelli's Prince
B)   Leonardo's Notebooks
C)   Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi
D)   Masaccio's Holy TrinityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What northern composer served many European patrons, including Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence, with his eclectic musical talents?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pico della Mirandola
B)   Marsilio Ficino
C)   Donato Bramante
D)   Heinrich IsaacE) All of the above
F) None of the above D

Question 5

Compare the heroic style of the Renaissance in Rome to the early Renaissance style in Florence.

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The heroic style of the Renaissance in R...

Question 6

What best describes the Renaissance noblewoman Isabella d'Este?

Accepted Answer

A)   the intellectual companion of Michelangelo in Rome
B)   an important patron of Renaissance music and learning
C)   the subject of numerous portraits by Leonardo
D)   the deposed leader of Florence following the Medici eraE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What best expresses the central thesis of Pico's Oration on the Dignity of Man, an essential example of Italian Renaissance humanism?

Accepted Answer

A)   power should be used with cunning and ruthlessness
B)   human weakness is to be gently denounced with laughter
C)   humanity is saved by the grace of a loving God
D)   humans are free to define their own nature as brutish or divineE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

The deeds of Renaissance condottieri would be most relevant to a discussion of what work?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brunelleschi's Cathedral dome
B)   Michelangelo's Pietà
C)   Machiavelli's The Prince
D)   Botticelli's La Primavera (Birth of Spring) E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Discuss the relationship of patron and artist or philosopher during the early and high Renaissance in Italy. Discuss in detail at least three examples of this relationship and its impact on the art and ideas of the Italian Renaissance.

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During the early and high Renaissance in...

Question 10

Who lost the competition to decorate the doors of the Florence Baptistery and went on to give his architectural stamp to Renaissance Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Filippo Brunelleschi
B)   Michelangelo Buonarroti
C)   Masaccio
D)   Filippo GhibertiE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which of these works might be said to possess the quality of terribilità-a fearsome power often attributed to Pope Julius II?

Accepted Answer

A)   Michelangelo's Moses
B)   the School of Athens
C)   Donatello's David
D)   Bramante's design for St. Peter'sE) A) and D)
F) None of the above A

Question 12

A citizen of Florence would most likely have pointed with pride to which of these works as a symbol of the city's achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brunelleschi's Cathedral dome
B)   Michelangelo's Pietà
C)   Machiavelli's The Prince
D)   Botticelli's La Primavera (Birth of Spring) E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Summarize the rules of government prescribed in Machiavelli's The Prince.

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"The Prince," written by Niccolò Machiav...

Question 14

Compare the artistic styles of the early Italian Renaissance in Florence and the high Renaissance in Rome. Choosing examples from several arts or media, analyze the similarities and differences in these two phases of the Renaissance style.

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The early Italian Renaissance in Florenc...

Question 15

Of the artists called by Julius II to Rome, who was employed in decorating the rooms of the walls of the pope's apartments with great frescoes, as well as archaeological excavations and other projects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Donato Bramante
B)   Michelangelo Buonarroti
C)   Raphael Sanzio
D)   Leonardo da VinciE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Briefly discuss Michelangelo's design for the new St. Peter's as the culmination of Italian Renaissance sculpture.

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Michelangelo's design for the new St. Pe...

Question 17

Where would one expect to encounter a fresco?

Accepted Answer

A)   being sung by the Sistine choir
B)   in the print workshop of Aldus Manutius
C)   on the walls of the Vatican palace
D)   being played by a court musicianE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Who won the competition to decorate the doors of the Florence Baptistery and spent the rest of his career engaged in this monumental project?

Accepted Answer

A)   Michelangelo
B)   Masaccio
C)   Lorenzo Ghiberti
D)   Filippo BrunelleschiE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

What best describes the significance of Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera (Birth of Spring) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   masterful and innovative use of linear perspective
B)   application of a mysterious sfumato across the surface
C)   blending of classical mythology with Christian symbols
D)   a grand pictorial scheme of interlocking trianglesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What element of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling best represents the painting's Neoplatonic symbolism and the painter's own religious feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)   the choice to paint the ceiling in fresco
B)   disguised portraits of other Renaissance artists in the painting
C)   the painter's idealized portrayal of the female nude
D)   the theme of the spirit in conflict with fleshE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Exam 7: The Renaissance in Italy

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How is the Great Zimbabwe in southeast Africa best described?

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A modern geologist or biologist would be most interested in which of these Renaissance works?

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What northern composer served many European patrons, including Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence, with his eclectic musical talents?

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Compare the heroic style of the Renaissance in Rome to the early Renaissance style in Florence.

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What best describes the Renaissance noblewoman Isabella d'Este?

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What best expresses the central thesis of Pico's Oration on the Dignity of Man, an essential example of Italian Renaissance humanism?

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The deeds of Renaissance condottieri would be most relevant to a discussion of what work?

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Discuss the relationship of patron and artist or philosopher during the early and high Renaissance in Italy. Discuss in detail at least three examples of this relationship and its impact on the art and ideas of the Italian Renaissance.

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Who lost the competition to decorate the doors of the Florence Baptistery and went on to give his architectural stamp to Renaissance Florence?

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Which of these works might be said to possess the quality of terribilità-a fearsome power often attributed to Pope Julius II?

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A citizen of Florence would most likely have pointed with pride to which of these works as a symbol of the city's achievement?

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Summarize the rules of government prescribed in Machiavelli's The Prince.

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Compare the artistic styles of the early Italian Renaissance in Florence and the high Renaissance in Rome. Choosing examples from several arts or media, analyze the similarities and differences in these two phases of the Renaissance style.

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Of the artists called by Julius II to Rome, who was employed in decorating the rooms of the walls of the pope's apartments with great frescoes, as well as archaeological excavations and other projects?

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Briefly discuss Michelangelo's design for the new St. Peter's as the culmination of Italian Renaissance sculpture.

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Where would one expect to encounter a fresco?

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Who won the competition to decorate the doors of the Florence Baptistery and spent the rest of his career engaged in this monumental project?

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What best describes the significance of Sandro Botticelli's La Primavera (Birth of Spring) ?

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