Renaissance Humanism Quiz

Which of the following statements reflects the idea of free will and self-fashioning in Renaissance Humanism?

• The nature of all other creatures is defined within laws which We have laid down.

• I do not believe that the same God who has given us senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to not use them.

• The sculpture shows a local military hero from the city of Padua.

• The subject of the painting (Tribute Money) is religious and comes from the life of Peter.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

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Who is the author of the statement: "I do not believe that the same God who has given us senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to not use them"?

• Pico della Mirandola

• Galileo Galilei

• Masaccio

• Donatello

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What is the subject of Masaccio's painting "Tribute Money"?

• A local military hero from Padua

• The life of Peter and the morality of paying taxes

• The characteristics of one's own nature

• The use of senses, reason, and intellect

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CCSS.RI.4.7

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CCSS.RI.6.7

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CCSS.RL.6.7

What is significant about Donatello's sculpture mentioned in the document?

• It is a religious painting from the life of Peter.

• It is the first life-sized equestrian sculpture since the Classical period.

• It discusses the use of senses, reason, and intellect.

• It traces the characteristics of one's own nature.

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Which Renaissance figure is associated with the year 1476 in the document?

• Galileo Galilei

• Donatello

• Pico della Mirandola

• Masaccio

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7