Aca Deca: Superquiz S2: Humanism And The Italian Renaissance

Front 1

Was there a humanist movement?

Back 1

no

Hint 1

oposite of yes

Front 2

Who coined the term humanism?

Back 2

F. J. Niethammer

Hint 2

nails

Front 3

When did the studia humanitatis begin?

Back 3

middle ages

Hint 3

mud

Front 4

What brand of logic were humanists opposed to?

Back 4

scholasticism

Hint 4

nother word for student

Front 5

What classic literature did humanists wish to regurgitate?

Back 5

Latin and Greek

Hint 5

duh...

Front 6

How many disciplines were there in studia humantitatis?

Back 6

five

Hint 6

think

Front 7

What did the trivium consist of?

Back 7

grammar
logic
rhetoric

Hint 7

granite love rocks

Front 8

What were the disciplines of the studia humanitatis?

Back 8

grammar
rhetoric
history
literary studies
moral philosophy

Hint 8

great real humanists love moms

Front 9

What did the quadrivium consist of?

Back 9

geometry
arithmetic
astronomy
music

Hint 9

gaam

Front 10

What writers brought the triuvium and quadrivium to christian Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries?

Back 10

Cassiodorus
Martianuc Capella

Hint 10

Cassandra, Martian without music

Front 11

What were the disciplines called?

Back 11

artes liberales

Hint 11

you're one

Front 12

where was higher education entirely of the trivium and quadrivium?

Back 12

classical Rome

Hint 12

julius

Front 13

What two major patriarchs of the Christian religion were reaised in the tradition of trivium and quadrivium?

Back 13

Augustine & Boethius

Hint 13

8th month, sheep

Front 14

What is the difference between Roman's learning of the triv and quadriv and medieval learning of them?

Back 14

Roman: Greek authors
Medieval: Latin authors

Hint 14

languages

Front 15

In the trivium, what was the study of grammar?

Back 15

proper use of language and how authors use language to make meaning

Hint 15

same stuff

Front 16

In the trivium, what was study of dialect?

Back 16

science of disputation, proofs and propositions

Hint 16

dpp

Front 17

The scholastic tradition in logic was also known by what names?

Back 17

Aristotelean
Averroistic

Hint 17

Air and Aviators

Front 18

Scholastic dialect used language to produce certainty by focusing on what?

Back 18

syllogism

Hint 18

if then

Front 19

What is syllogism?

Back 19

construction of a truthful conclusion from truthful premises

Hint 19

truth

Front 20

What is rhetoric?

Back 20

the art of persuasion

Hint 20

sides

Front 21

Who is considered the fouding daddy of humanism?

Back 21

Petrarch

Hint 21

duh

Front 22

Who was the most famous representative of the humanists?

Back 22

Coluccio Salutati

Hint 22

chio salute

Front 23

What is Petrarch most famous for today?

Back 23

poetry

Hint 23

emo

Front 24

Whose texts did petrarch discover?

Back 24

Cicero

Hint 24

scissors

Front 25

Did Petrarch read Greek?

Back 25

no

Hint 25

opposite of yes

Front 26

What texts did humanists begin by dsicovering?

Back 26

Latin

Hint 26

julius

Front 27

Who were the two most important classical authors during the Renaissance and what language did they write in?

Back 27

Cicero and Quintillian
Latin

Hint 27

scissors and essential
julius

Front 28

what did Cicero write about?

Back 28

Treatises on moral and religious philosophy
handbooks on oratory

Hint 28

m and r think
hand talks

Front 29

What did Quintillian write about?

Back 29

Curriculum in classic education
Principles of theories od the rhetorical education

Hint 29

classwork
copernican edu

Front 30

What famous book/text of Cicero's did Petrarch discover?

Back 30

the Brutus

Hint 30

et tu

Front 31

Who most greatly influenced Petrarch?

Back 31

Cicero and Augustine

Hint 31

sauce in august

Front 32

Who was the most important author of the humanist movement?

Back 32

Cicero

Hint 32

sauce

Front 33

What did Augustine write about?

Back 33

relationship of humans to the divine

Hint 33

m2d

Front 34

What two characteristics became ideal throughout the Renaissance?

Back 34

wisdom
eloquence

Hint 34

we

Front 35

What is eloquence?

Back 35

use of language

Hint 35

part of elegance

Front 36

What became foundations of the humanist curriculum?

Back 36

eloquence, the combination of eloquence with wisdom, and service to the public good and the state

Hint 36

we service ppls

Front 37

What was the only proper study for a human being to engage in according to Petrarch?

Back 37

study of oneself

Hint 37

u

Front 38

What was the hallmark of humanist belief?

Back 38

the dignity of humanity

Hint 38

dig it ppl

Front 39

What did humanists believe the principle concern of every human should be?

Back 39

salvation

Hint 39

jesus freaks

Front 40

Of all the studies, the highest studies involved _____ __________ and it's application to the real world.

Back 40

moral philosophy

Hint 40

moms

Front 41

Coluccio Salutati was a ______ and used this position to test the humanist ideals.

Back 41

lawyer

Hint 41

jerk

Front 42

The Ciceronean ideals for a public official were...?

Back 42

wisdom, eloquence and duty

Hint 42

wed

Front 43

If a humanist wasn't a philosophy or movement, what was it?

Back 43

educational curriculum

Hint 43

school

Front 44

When and where did humanism education begin?

Back 44

early 14th century, Italy

Hint 44

7x2 pasta

Front 45

Name the two foundational figures in humanist education.

Back 45

Guarino Veronese in Ferrara
Vittorino da Feltre at Mantua

Hint 45

GVF and VFM

Front 46

Whose texts did Guarino and Vittorino use as their model for education?

Back 46

Quintilian

Hint 46

essential

Front 47

What profession did Cicero believe was the greatest?

Back 47

orator

Hint 47

blah blah blah

Front 48

What was the centerpiece of human philosoophy?

Back 48

use language to persuade others to pursue the right course

Hint 48

if you convince, it must be right

Front 49

What 3 authors of the classics did Guarino and Vittorino make their students learn?

Back 49

Cicero
Plato
Aristotle

Hint 49

CAP

Front 50

What did humanists feel the best way to use Latin was?

Back 50

to imitate the style of classic authors

Hint 50

parrot

Front 51

What were the central processes of rhetoric?

Back 51

invention
elocution

Hint 51

create, deliver

Front 52

What is invention?

Back 52

process where speaker finds material to make argument

Hint 52

find fabric for dress

Front 53

What is elocution?

Back 53

way one delivers a speach

Hint 53

pizza guy

Front 54

What was the purpose of the invention process?

Back 54

persuade audience what your were arguing was true

Hint 54

lighting

Front 55

What did the material of argument include?

Back 55

arguments
proofs
fashioning of language

Hint 55

argoofang

Front 56

What was skepticism?

Back 56

argument that no one could know anything for certain

Hint 56

thats not true...

Front 57

Skeptics argued that the only knowledge available to humans was _______ knowledge.

Back 57

probable

Hint 57

most likely

Front 58

Augustine argued that probable knowledge was impossible as ______ ______ meant there was some certainty in the world.

Back 58

Christian Faith

Hint 58

jesus freaks

Front 59

What was the probable knowledge viewpoint considered?

Back 59

anti-dogmatic

Hint 59

no puppies

Front 60

What did the scholastic tradition of logic use to produce statements that were absolutly true?

Back 60

language

Hint 60

blah blah blah

Front 61

What did one use to produce conclusions from truthful premises in scholasticism?

Back 61

syllogisms

Hint 61

if then

Front 62

By the beginning of waht century had scholasticism almost disappeared from education?

Back 62

16th

Hint 62

age now

Front 63

Ture or false: In scholasticism, if you could persuade you audience

Back 63

true

Hint 63

not false

Front 64

What year was Constantinople conquered by the Turks?

Back 64

1453

Hint 64

duh

Front 65

In 1423, how many manuscripts did Giovanni Aurispa bring back from Byzantium?

Back 65

about 240

Hint 65

6x4 + 0

Front 66

What did humanists read to recover the original spirit of Christianity?

Back 66

Greek texts

Hint 66

olive words

Front 67

What was Lorenzo Valla's most famous project?

Back 67

proving the Donation of Constantine was forged

Hint 67

DC

Front 68

What book did Lorenzo Valla write that was a program of study?

Back 68

The Eloquence of the Latin Language

Hint 68

ell

Front 69

In what book did lorenzo Valla try to answer the question of what made humans happy?

Back 69

On the True Good

Hint 69

On Pleasure

Front 70

Valla's argument of self interest formed the Enlightenment's view of humanity, which brought on what ideas?

Back 70

capitalism
individual rights
democracy

Hint 70

cid, stuff that makes you cry and be happy

Front 71

Which type of career did the humanist education program stress?

Back 71

practical

Hint 71

practice makes perfect

Front 72

What type of humanists agreed on eloquence, but stressed political science and action over everything else?

Back 72

civic humanists

Hint 72

ch

Front 73

What did educational humanists center their attention on?

Back 73

grammar
logic
rheotic

Hint 73

granite
loves
rock

Front 74

Who were the most prominent civiv humanists?

Back 74

Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444)
& Leon Battista Alberti(1404-1472)

Hint 74

L.B. james and baptist albert

Front 75

Leonardo B. and Leon B.A. thought what city state's government model was best?

Back 75

Florence's

Hint 75

daddy's house

Front 76

The quest for _______ and ______ led to political greatness and stability while the quest for material gain led to human mastery of _______ and the ______.

Back 76

nobility
greatness
nature
earth

Hint 76

big time
genial
trees
mommy

Front 77

The quest for _______ and ______ led to political greatness and stability while the quest for material gain led to human mastery of _______ and the ______.

Back 77

nobility
greatness
nature
earth

Hint 77

big time
genial
trees
mommy

Front 78

When was the term humanism coined?

Back 78

1808

Hint 78

+8 -8 +8

Front 79

What did the term umanista represent in the 15th century?

Back 79

an educator

Hint 79

teach

Front 80

The first humanists were not educators, but private men of independent means or _______.

Back 80

lawyers

Hint 80

jerks

Front 81

What year was Petrarch born?

Back 81

1304

Hint 81

+2 -3 +4

Front 82

What year did he die?

Back 82

1374

Hint 82

+70