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Who painted the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry)?
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Who sculpted The Well of Moses?
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What renowned writer wrote in his East Midland dialect of English that became the standard form for his generation and the foundation of modern English? He is sometimes referred to as the most important English writer before Shakespeare.
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What is the title of his most famous work?
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What Italian writer of the period also wrote a collection of stories with a unifying device of a group of people?
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What is the title of his Italian prose masterwork?
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What Italian writer is known for his love sonnets? He was proclaimed poet laureate.
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What European man developed a practical method of using movable type to print books? This revolutionized Europe, even though the same thing had been invented in China centuries before.
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Who is attributed with its authorship?
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Who was the first Western woman known to earn a living through her writing?
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What is the title of her most well known work, which describes notable, praiseworthy women?
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Who painted the Ghent Altarpiece?
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In its lower center panel, The Adoration of the Lamb, who is symbolically represented and worshipped?
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What French composer and poet is known today because he gave music manuscripts to wealthy patrons? Although famous for secular music, his reputation rests on his Notre Dame Mass.
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What innovative musical movement in Paris was he was associated with?
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Name the heroic military figure and Christian visionary who rallied the French to victory, was burned at the stake by the English, and became one of France's national heroes and a Roman Catholic saint.
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Who wrote The Imitation of Christ?
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What pious lay society was he a member of?
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Name the infamous religious court that identified and condemned men and women as heretics; they were tortured and burned alive. It was especially active in Italy and Spain. Thousands of Christians, Jews, and suspected witches were killed by it.







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