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1
How are Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s statues of David similar to medieval sculpture?
they can be viewed from all sides
they show a figure from the Bible
the convey personality and mood
they are smaller than real people
2
Why is Florence often called the “cradle of the Renaissance”?
the Renaissance required a lot of money
many artists in Florence were young
most children in Florence had many talents
the culture of the Renaissance was centered there.
3
What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?
peasants there learned to read
nobles there led the Crusades
kings there fought each other
city-states there became wealthy
4
Republics in Italy were governed councils. Who often held the most power in thoserepublics?
factory workers
guilds of painters
rich merchants
groups of priests
5
What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
da Vinci
Medici
Cardano
Alighieri
6
Why did craftspeople become more important during the Renaissance?
they made stained glass for churches
universities hired them
they worked for feudal lords
merchants traded their good all over Europe
7
What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?
jobs became more specialized
people began to buy goods with money
craftsman set out signs to advertise
food began to be grown in the countryside
8
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
ancient Greek and Roman art
medieval Islamic art
ancient Chinese art
early medieval art
9
What was the subject of the book by Vesalius that changed the field of medicine?
germs and disease
common plants
the human body
x-ray technology
10
Today, to call someone a “Renaissance person.” How does that label fit Leonardo daVinci?
he cared about animals
he was skilled in many fields
he took ideas from ancient Rome
He lived in Italy in the 1400s
11
Which subject of study belongs to the humanities?
mathematics
navigation
literature
anatomy
12
What was the relationship between the industries of Florence and its culture?
business owners studied art and culture
Great artists became merchants
brilliant scholars became rich by writing books
wealthy patrons sponsored many artists
13
Which of these methods did humanist scholars teach as a way to learn about the world?
listen to the Pope
read the newspaper
observe and experiment
sit quietly and meditate
14
How did wealthy Italian families encourage learning?
they trained girls to teach school
the rejected ideas that weren't new
they established universities
they donated books to poor families
15
Which characteristic is most closely related to Machiavelli’s book "The Prince"?
realism
morality
poetry
imagination
16
Which building in Florence do tourists visit because a famous author lived there?
Palazzo Medici
Casa di Dante
Santa Maria del Fiore
Palazzo Vecchio
17
Galileo’s scientific work on gravity and astronomy showed the value of
new forms of math
the study of ancient texts
intuition and emotion
observation and experiment
18
What geographical feature helped Florence become a trade center?
the Danube Plain
the Apennine Mountains
the Arno River
the Black Sea
19
What change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before?
writers wrote about religious topics
people believed reading led to financial successs
people believe reading led to salvation
writers wrote in their own language
20
The Roman Catholic Church forbade people to read a book by Copernicus because the book
revealed the location of the Silk Road
told people to question everything
said Earth went around the sun
criticized the Pope
21
Which geographic factor contributed most to Italy’s economic success?
its forests
its mountains
its location
its climate
22
What great work by Michelangelo might a visitor to Rome see today?
a performance of "Romeo and Juliet"
a Renaissance law book
the "Mona Lisa"
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
23
Why did artists from other countries travel to Italy?
They wanted to learn new techniques
they hoped for Italian patrons
the planned to sail across the sea
the wanted to teach Italian students
24
The architect Brunelleschi studied mathematics and ancient ruins. Then he designed a remarkable
arched gate in the city wall
bridge lined with shops
tower with a view of the city
dome with no internal supports
25
Based on the meaning of the French renaissance, the period called the Renaissance refers to the
remainder of learning
remembrance of better times
rebirth of classical culture
restoration of human values
26
During the Renaissance, Florence was the European center for
banking
farming
shippping
sword making
27
The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the
importance of tradition
worth of the individual
need for foreign trade
authority of government
28
What was one result of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention?
more people bought Chinese silk
more people became great artists
more people got jobs in cities
more people learned how to read
