CHAPTER 11--THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY: A TIME OF TRANSITION

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1 CHAPTER 11--THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY: A TIME OF TRANSITION Student: 1. What is the meaning of the term "Renaissance"? A. enlightenment B. rebirth C. new path D. age of reason 2. What dramatic event in 1348 greatly reduced the population of Europe? A. the influenza epidemic B. the Thirty Years' War C. the Florentine Wars D. the bubonic plague 3. What Italian author used this event as a backdrop for his work the Decameron? A. Bernini B. Boccaccio C. Petrarch D. Vasari 4. How was the plague spread to Europe? A. It was contracted abroad and then brought back by European travelers. B. Via rats aboard trade ships C. Via public waterways D. Via food supplies 5. Where was the residence of the Papacy from 1309 to 1367? A. Aachen B. Ravenna C. Avignon D. Reims 6. After the return of the papacy to Rome, what name was given to the split ( ) in the Roman Catholic Church? A. The Reformation B. The Great Schism C. The Inquisition D. The Papal Divide 7. Which two European countries were the main combatants in the Hundred Years' War? A. France and Italy B. England and Italy C. France and Spain D. France and England 1

2 8. Who was the most important Tuscan writer of the 1300s? A. Petrarch B. Boccaccio C. Dante D. Boethius 9. Who was the primary subject of the 300 sonnets and 49 canzoni (songs) in Petrarch's Canzoniere (Songbook)? A. Augustina B. Laura C. Maria D. Christina 10. Who was crowned poet laureate of Rome in 1348 (the first artist so honored since ancient Rome)? A. Thomas Aquinas B. Dante C. Petrarch D. Vergil 11. Who was the greatest English writer of the 1300s? A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William Shakespeare C. Peter Abelard D. John Wycliff 12. What is the narrative framework of Canterbury Tales? A. a group of Renaissance artists B. a group fleeing to the countryside C. a group on a pilgrimage D. a group of traveling musicians 13. Which character in the Canterbury Tales argues against misogyny and also sees sexual relations as a good given by God? A. The Merchant B. The Wife of Bath C. The Student D. The Nun 14. Who was one of the first women in medieval Europe to make a living as a professional writer? A. Francesca Caccini B. Nicola Pisano C. Christine de Pisan D. Laura Brunelleschi 15. What was the subject matter of The Book of the City of Ladies (1404)? A. It was an account of a group of plague survivors. B. It was intended to serve as a guide for the proper comportment of women. C. It showed the number of accomplished women throughout history. D. It was a fictional account of the lives of three urban women. 2

3 16. What book, published in 1550, was the earliest account of the rebirth of Italian art in the Renaissance? A. The Good City B. The Lives of the Artists C. The Decameron D. The Great Awakening 17. Who did author Giorgio Vasari consider to be the first of the great Florentine painters? A. Filippo Brunelleschi B. Duccio di Buoninsegna C. Giotto da Bondone D. Guillaume de Machaut 18. Which Italian sculptors (father and son) demonstrate the Roman and northern Gothic influences in their work? A. Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti B. Bernardo and Alessandro Bononcini C. Francesco and Luigi Brunelleschi D. Nicola and Giovanni Pisano 19. What was the subject of the painting the Lamentation? A. The body of Christ surrounded by the disciples B. An unnamed father's loss of his child to the plague C. St. Peter's remorse at having betrayed Christ D. Dido's grief at being abandoned by Aeneas 20. What style is exemplified by Simone Martin's Annunciation? A. The Byzantine Style B. The International Style C. The Florentine Style D. The Venetian Style 21. Who was commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy to provide sculpture (The Well of Moses, 1406) for the Chartreuse monastery near Dijon? A. Michelangelo B. Claus Sluter C. Cimabue D. Duccio di Buoninsegna 22. What architect was responsible for the magnificent dome of Florence Cathedral? A. Giovanni Pisano B. Michelangelo C. Bernini D. Brunelleschi 23. What name is given to the style of late Gothic architecture in England? A. Perpendicular B. International C. Neo-Classical D. Romanesque 3

4 24. What musical qualities distinguished ars nova from the music of the previous era? A. rhythmic and melodic simplicity B. rhythmic and melodic complexity C. consistently homophonic texture D. consistently polyphonic texture 25. Who composed the Messe to Notre Dame? A. Francesco Landini B. Guillaume Dufay C. Guillaume de Machaut D. Ambrogio Lorenzetti 26. What were the various responses that people had to the catastrophe of the plague? 27. How did the plague impact economic stability in fourteenth-century Europe? 28. In what respects did the art of Cimabue and Duccio di Buoninsegna move beyond the Italo-Byzantine tradition? 4

5 29. What shift occurred in the role of the musician and composer in the fourteenth century? 30. What are the five parts of the Mass Ordinary? 31. Key Terms Songs for a single voice with accompanying instruments 32. Key Terms Painting made up of two panels 5

6 33. Key Terms Fables, often obscene 34. Key Terms In a polyphonic work, a voice given a single, repeating line 35. Key Terms Song for two or more unaccompanied voices 6

7 36. Key Terms Embellishment or improvising upon noted music 37. Key Terms Italian for "Old Palace" begun in Key Terms Short poem of fourteen lines 7

8 39. Key Terms Refers to the 1300s in Italy 40. Key Terms Author of Lives of the Artists 8

9 CHAPTER 11--THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY: A TIME OF TRANSITION Key 1. What is the meaning of the term "Renaissance"? A. enlightenment B. rebirth C. new path D. age of reason 2. What dramatic event in 1348 greatly reduced the population of Europe? A. the influenza epidemic B. the Thirty Years' War C. the Florentine Wars D. the bubonic plague 3. What Italian author used this event as a backdrop for his work the Decameron? A. Bernini B. Boccaccio C. Petrarch D. Vasari 4. How was the plague spread to Europe? A. It was contracted abroad and then brought back by European travelers. B. Via rats aboard trade ships C. Via public waterways D. Via food supplies 5. Where was the residence of the Papacy from 1309 to 1367? A. Aachen B. Ravenna C. Avignon D. Reims 6. After the return of the papacy to Rome, what name was given to the split ( ) in the Roman Catholic Church? A. The Reformation B. The Great Schism C. The Inquisition D. The Papal Divide 7. Which two European countries were the main combatants in the Hundred Years' War? A. France and Italy B. England and Italy C. France and Spain D. France and England 1

10 8. Who was the most important Tuscan writer of the 1300s? A. Petrarch B. Boccaccio C. Dante D. Boethius 9. Who was the primary subject of the 300 sonnets and 49 canzoni (songs) in Petrarch's Canzoniere (Songbook)? A. Augustina B. Laura C. Maria D. Christina 10. Who was crowned poet laureate of Rome in 1348 (the first artist so honored since ancient Rome)? A. Thomas Aquinas B. Dante C. Petrarch D. Vergil 11. Who was the greatest English writer of the 1300s? A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William Shakespeare C. Peter Abelard D. John Wycliff 12. What is the narrative framework of Canterbury Tales? A. a group of Renaissance artists B. a group fleeing to the countryside C. a group on a pilgrimage D. a group of traveling musicians 13. Which character in the Canterbury Tales argues against misogyny and also sees sexual relations as a good given by God? A. The Merchant B. The Wife of Bath C. The Student D. The Nun 14. Who was one of the first women in medieval Europe to make a living as a professional writer? A. Francesca Caccini B. Nicola Pisano C. Christine de Pisan D. Laura Brunelleschi 15. What was the subject matter of The Book of the City of Ladies (1404)? A. It was an account of a group of plague survivors. B. It was intended to serve as a guide for the proper comportment of women. C. It showed the number of accomplished women throughout history. D. It was a fictional account of the lives of three urban women. 2

11 16. What book, published in 1550, was the earliest account of the rebirth of Italian art in the Renaissance? A. The Good City B. The Lives of the Artists C. The Decameron D. The Great Awakening 17. Who did author Giorgio Vasari consider to be the first of the great Florentine painters? A. Filippo Brunelleschi B. Duccio di Buoninsegna C. Giotto da Bondone D. Guillaume de Machaut 18. Which Italian sculptors (father and son) demonstrate the Roman and northern Gothic influences in their work? A. Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti B. Bernardo and Alessandro Bononcini C. Francesco and Luigi Brunelleschi D. Nicola and Giovanni Pisano 19. What was the subject of the painting the Lamentation? A. The body of Christ surrounded by the disciples B. An unnamed father's loss of his child to the plague C. St. Peter's remorse at having betrayed Christ D. Dido's grief at being abandoned by Aeneas 20. What style is exemplified by Simone Martin's Annunciation? A. The Byzantine Style B. The International Style C. The Florentine Style D. The Venetian Style 21. Who was commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy to provide sculpture (The Well of Moses, 1406) for the Chartreuse monastery near Dijon? A. Michelangelo B. Claus Sluter C. Cimabue D. Duccio di Buoninsegna 22. What architect was responsible for the magnificent dome of Florence Cathedral? A. Giovanni Pisano B. Michelangelo C. Bernini D. Brunelleschi 23. What name is given to the style of late Gothic architecture in England? A. Perpendicular B. International C. Neo-Classical D. Romanesque 3

12 24. What musical qualities distinguished ars nova from the music of the previous era? A. rhythmic and melodic simplicity B. rhythmic and melodic complexity C. consistently homophonic texture D. consistently polyphonic texture 25. Who composed the Messe to Notre Dame? A. Francesco Landini B. Guillaume Dufay C. Guillaume de Machaut D. Ambrogio Lorenzetti 26. What were the various responses that people had to the catastrophe of the plague? In response to the plague, some people turned to debauchery, some to religious mania, some fled to the countryside, some took their vengeance out upon others (Jews, "witches"), and the poor revolted. 27. How did the plague impact economic stability in fourteenth-century Europe? The plague led to a huge deficit in agricultural labor and manpower in general. This in turn brought about famine and a series of uprisings of the lower classes. 28. In what respects did the art of Cimabue and Duccio di Buoninsegna move beyond the Italo-Byzantine tradition? The paintings of Cimabue and Duccio di Buoninsegna exhibit more realism and attention to the emotional expressions of their subjects than was typical of the Italo-Byzantine tradition. 29. What shift occurred in the role of the musician and composer in the fourteenth century? Fourteenth-century musicians and composers performed and composed music for secular audiences as well as for religious services. 30. What are the five parts of the Mass Ordinary? The five parts of the Ordinary are the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. 4

13 31. Key Terms Songs for a single voice with accompanying instruments ballades 32. Key Terms Painting made up of two panels diptych 33. Key Terms Fables, often obscene fabliaux 34. Key Terms In a polyphonic work, a voice given a single, repeating line isorhythm 35. Key Terms Song for two or more unaccompanied voices Madrigals 36. Key Terms Embellishment or improvising upon noted music musca ficta 5

14 37. Key Terms Italian for "Old Palace" begun in 1298 Palazzo Vecchio 38. Key Terms Short poem of fourteen lines sonnet 39. Key Terms Refers to the 1300s in Italy trecento 40. Key Terms Author of Lives of the Artists Vasari 6

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