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Module 8 - The Renaissance
Module 8 - The Renaissance
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Increased emphasis on religion helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
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Writer whose The Prince offered realistic, but not moral, advice to rulers
Niccolo Machiavelli
Vittoria Colonna
Pablo Escobar
Pieter the Great
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What did Hans Holbein paint most?
Jesus
Churches
The Royal Family
His Family
4
Poet who exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo and helped Castiglione publish The Courtier
Albrecht Durer
Raphael Sanzio
Vittoria Colonna
Jan van Eyck
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How was the architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi consistent with other Renaissance artists?
Pioneered the use of new technology and materials
Included portraits of important political leaders
Financed by wealthy local merchants
Strongly influenced by classical achitecture
6
Who painted many biblical stories on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Hans Holbein the Elder
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Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the vernacular?
It encouraged readers to learn new languages
It made the church view their writing as a threat
It encouraged local loeaders to read more books
It made their writing more accessible to readers
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Increased international commerce helped cause the Renaissance?
True
False
9
Albrecht Durer was famous for which of these art media?
Watercolor Painting
Pencil Drawing
Oil Painting
Wood Block Printing
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How did the rise of a middle-class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?
Created wealth to influence local elections
Provided money to help sponsor military campaigns
Provided money to sponsor artists and writers
Created wealth to establish new colonies
11
What was Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder best known for in his work?
Specialized pieces of royal families
Scenes of everyday peasant life
Mythical creatures from Ancient Greece
Frescoes of Biblical stories
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Early and influential humanist who wrote sonnets in Italian and Latin
Vittoria Collona
Giovanni Boccaccio
Francesco Petrarch
Niccolo Machiavelli
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Known for his use of perspective; often used the Madonna and child as a subject
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sofonisba Anguissola
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Inexpensive, mass-produced parchment helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
15
Who painted Marriage of the Virgin, emphasizing the use of perspective as he often did
Pieter Bruegel
Raphael Sanzio
Bob Ross
Michelangelo
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Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
None of the above
Renaissance artist who painted the Sistene Chapel
Renaissance writer who wrote The Prince, describing ruling
Renaissance writer who wrote Romeo and Juliet
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English playwright who drew upon classics for stories and inspiration
Christine de Pizan
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
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Known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include Pieta and David
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael Sanzio
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
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Writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories
Thomas More
Giovanni Boccaccio
William Shakespeare
Desiderius Erasmus
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English humanist whose Utopia depicted an imaginary place absent of war and corruption
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
Desiderius Erasmus
Christine de Pizan
21
In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding discussions.
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
22
Why was Johannes Gutenberg's printing press significant?
Enabled religious leaders writers to interpret medieval works
Allowed monarchs to communicate laws to their subjects
Made bibles less expensive and easier to access
Made books less expensive, encouraged psread of ideas
23
Translations of classical texts into Latin helped cause the Renaissance?
True
False
24
French writer who promoted the formal education of both boys and girls
William Shakespeare
Thomas Moore
Jan van Eyck
Christine de Pizan
25
What was the Renaissance?
A time for great sorrow across Italy.
When Itlay was going through tough times
A time of creativity and great change in many areas
When Kings and Queens got together as one nation
26
Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance?
foreign invasions
it included portraits of world leaders
development of paper making
it encouraged the learning of new languages
27
Dutch humanist who, In Praise of Folly, teased different people in society
Albrecht Durer
Desiderius Erasmus
Rutherford B. Jones
Leonardo da Vinci
28
Francesco Petrach is often referred to as the "Father of..."
Protestantism
Invention
Humanism
the Renaissance
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Giovanni Boccaccio wrote the Decameron, which described realistic characters through comedy and tragedy
False
True
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Michelangelo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Donatello
Splinter
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First woman to achieve an international reputation; known for her portraits
Sofonisba Anguissola
Jan van Eyck
Vittoria Collona
Christine de Pizan
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Known for woodcuts and engravings portraying religious subjects
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Han Holbein the Younger
Jan van Eyck
Albrecht Durer
