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Quiz for Working with Evidence: Islam and Renaissance Europe

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Source 12.1: Gentile Bellini, Portrait of Mehmed II

Source 12.2: The Venetian Ambassador Visit Damascus

Source 12.3: Aristotle and Averroes

Source 12.4: Saint George Baptizes the Pagans of Jerusalem

Source 12.5: Giovanni da Modena, Muhammad in Hell

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question

1. What made Gentile Bellini, Portrait of Mehmed II (Source 12.1) a particularly rare or exotic item at the Ottoman court?

The costly paints used in its creation

The magical powers it was believed to possess

The precious stones embedded in the painting

The role of a Western artist in its creation

1. What made Gentile Bellini, Portrait of Mehmed II (Source 12.1) a particularly rare or exotic item at the Ottoman court?

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2. Which of the following in The Venetian Ambassador Visits Damascus (Source 12.2) makes it clear that this is a Muslim city?

The presence of the men with red head coverings on the right side of the painting

The men in white seated on the raised platform

The three thin towers in the background

The two deer in the foreground

2. Which of the following in The Venetian Ambassador Visits Damascus (Source 12.2) makes it clear that this is a Muslim city?

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3. After a careful examination of Aristotle and Averroes (Source 12.3), what can be reasonably concluded about attitudes towards Islamic thought in Renaissance Europe?

Islamic thought was valued and widely embraced even by Catholic Church scholars.

Islamic interpretations of ancient Greek texts were valued by at least some scholars.

Islamic thought was considered primitive and outdated, like ancient Greek texts.

Islamic thought was widely held to have surpassed that of Ancient Greece.

3. After a careful examination of Aristotle and Averroes (Source 12.3), what can be reasonably concluded about attitudes towards Islamic thought in Renaissance Europe?

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4. Which of the following Sources in Islam and Renaissance Europe is least positive in its depiction of Islamic society?

Gentile Bellini, Portrait of Mehmed II (Source 12.1)

The Venetian Ambassador Visits Damascus (Source 12.2)

Aristotle and Averroes (Source 12.3)

Saint George Baptizes the Pagans of Jerusalem (Source 12.4)

4. Which of the following Sources in Islam and Renaissance Europe is least positive in its depiction of Islamic society?

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5. Which of the following accurately reflects the depiction of Islam in Saint George Baptizes the Pagans of Jerusalem (Source 12.4) as compared to Giovanni da Modena, Muhammad in Hell (Source 12.5)?

Source 12.4 presents no possibility for the redemption of Muslims, whereas Source 12.5 makes it clear that Muslims can be redeemed through conversion.

Both Source 12.4 and Source 12.5 offer the possibility of redemption for Muslims through their depiction of Muhammad recanting his teachings.

Source 12.4 presents the possibility of redemption for Muslims through conversion, whereas Source 12.5 presents no such possibility by placing Muhammad in Hell.

Source 12.5 portrays Muhammad as a positive figure suffering for the sins of both Christians and Muslims together, whereas Source 12.4 portrays Muslim believers as recalcitrant and unwilling to accept the errors of their ways.

5. Which of the following accurately reflects the depiction of Islam in Saint George Baptizes the Pagans of Jerusalem (Source 12.4) as compared to Giovanni da Modena, Muhammad in Hell (Source 12.5)?