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Renaissance Quiz Review
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Who was arguably one of the greatest writers of the northern renaissance?
Albrecht Durer
Miguel Cervantes
Leonardo Da Vinci
William Shakespeare
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Renaissance art celebrates
the wealthy merchant class
man as an individual and in control of his own destiny
God as responsable for all humankind's successes
the patrons of Renaissance artists
3
What does the information on the map suggest about the spread of the Black Death in Europe?
Americans
Barbarians
merchants from Africa
traders from Asia & Black Sea
4
During the Renaissance, patrons like __ were crucial to the production of art.
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Donatello
Michaelangelo
The Medici family
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What was the emphasis of the Renaissance authors Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Dante?
disbelief in a diety
the beauty of nature
scientific understanding
the worth of the individual
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The main difference between the Northern Renaissance & Italian Renaissance was that the Northern
focused more on Christian humanism.
focused more on Greek artistic techniques.
focused more on secular topics.
focused more on Roman artistic techniques.
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Which was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Search for balance & proportion in politics
Development of a historical & critical view of the world
Confidence in human rationality
Strong anti-Christian sentiment
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The Renaissance refers to
rebirth of the Catholic Church
rebirth of classical civilizations
rebirth of Christian dominance
rebirth of Latin American independence
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The Italian Renaissance focused on
secularism and social reform
secularism and the individual
the individual and Christianity
Christianity and social reform
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The Renaissance focused on the ideas of ...
Brand new Ideas
Ancient Chinese Philosophers
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophers
Ancient Egyptians
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What is the Renaissance?
Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”
Period after the first World War when militarism “rebirthed”
Period before Middle Ages when art/literature was “rebirthed
Period before Civil War when all of the civilians rebelled
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Which of the following would be a quote from Machiavelli?
“It is better to be feared than to be loved”
“the pen is mightier than the sword”
“It is better to be loved than to be feared”
“Honesty is the best policy”
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Renaissance art depicted:
Surrealism
Realism/life-like representations
Abstraction
Modernism
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Johann Guttenberg invented which of the following technologies?
Printing Press
Movable Type
Spinning Jenny
Steamboat
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
France
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
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What is Desiderius Erasmus best known for?
Being a Christian Humanist
Being a policeman
Being a noble
Being a Latin Humanist
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
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The first book ever printed with the Guttenberg Printing Press was
Luther's 95 thesis
The Bible
Webster's Dictionary
the apocrypha
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Humanism refers to
the idea that humans are capable of greatness
all humans being equal
focusing on the human soul not body
believing that religion was not important
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Why was Leonardo da Vinci known as a Renaissance Man?
He was a painter
He was an inventor
He could do many things well
He was a Ninja Turtle
