Italian Renaissance

Lorenzo Valla's demonstration that the Donation of Constantine was fraudulent weakened the papacy's claim

• that Lutheranism was a heresy

• of supremacy over the Orthodox Church

• that good works were necessary for salvation

• to extensive territories in Italy

• to supremacy over church councils

The term "humanism," when applied to Renaissance Italy, refers primarily to the

• renewed interest in the scientific method at many Italian universities

• capitalist values advanced by leading Italian merchant bankers

• antireligious movement among leading Italian intellectuals

• scholarly interest in the study of the classical cultures of Greece and Rome

• non-Christian themes that became prominent in Italian art and literature

"If a Prince wants to maintain his rule, he must learn how not to be virtuous, and to make use of this or not according to his need."

The passage above best reflects the argument of

• Thomas More

• Machiavelli

• Louis XIV

• Fredrick the Great

• Napoleon I

Which of the following describes a major difference between northern humanists and Italian humanists?

• Italian humanists focused on human intellect and achievements, whereas northern humanists concentrated on nature and emotion.

• Italian humanists focused on national consciousness, whereas northern humanists rejected politics.

• Italian humanists viewed human nature as corrupt and weak, whereas northern humanists viewed human nature as generally good.

• Both concentrated on spiritual concerns, but northern humanists also focused on secular matters.

• Both looked to classical sources, but northern humanists also emphasized Christian sources.

Advocates of northern humanism believed which of the following?

• The fusion of Christian and Classical ideals provides the best definition of virtuous conduct.

• The conventions of romantic love enhance social respect for women.

• Education and scholarship should be equally open to men and women.

• The new poetic forms, such as the sonnet, could be used to articulate their beliefs.

• Political rights should be extended to all men.

The emphasis of Northern Renaissance humanists on religious themes was most closely connected to their

• concern over the threat posed by the expansion of the Islamic Ottoman Empire

• desire to reform what they saw as shortcomings of the Roman Catholic Church

• attempts to revive belief in the ancient Greek and Roman gods

• hope to create a new religion based on reason rather than tradition

What two themes dominated European education in the Middle Ages?

• History

• Profession

• Art

• Literature

• Theology

Match the following writers to their works.

• In Praise of Folly

• 
• Considered the "Father of Humanism"

• 
• Utopia

• 
• The Prince

• 
• The Decameron

• 

Renaissance humanism is primarily defined as

• a curriculum based on the study of the classics, rhetoric, and history

• an antireligious program dedicated to destruction of the Church

• an artistic style that portrayed the depraved state of human beings

• a philosophical movement that emphasized the beauty of nature

• a religious movement that attempted to make Christianity relevant to daily experience

In what part of Europe did the Renaissance begin?