Author Question: The Corpus Hermeticum A) contained histories written by papal secretaries. B) radically ... (Read 38 times)

ssal · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The first Italian humanist to gain a thorough knowledge of Greek was

A) Petrarch.
B) Leonardo Bruni.
C) Pico della Mirandola.
D) Lorenzo Valla.
E) Marsilio Ficino.

Question 2

Andrew Johnson escaped removal from office by ___________________ vote(s).

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
E) five

Question 3

Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man stated that humans

A) were fallen creatures, but regain their place by following God's will.
B) were nothing more than undifferentiated animals.
C) were divine and destined to spiritual life.
D) were destined to survive because they were the fittest animals.
E) could be whatever they chose or willed.

Question 4

Congress impeached President Johnson for his violation of the

A) Civil Rights Act of 1866.
B) Fourteenth Amendment.
C) Tenure of Office Act.
D) Fifteenth Amendment.
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

The Corpus Hermeticum

A) contained histories written by papal secretaries.
B) radically conflicted with the ideas of Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man.
C) contained writings on the occult as well as theological and philosophical speculations.
D) advocated the final rejection of Neoplatonic thought.
E) was a scientific treatise and included no spiritual or philosophical concepts.