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Review Module 20
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1
________ was a politician who wrote about how rulers should govern in
The Prince
.
Dante Alighieri
Marco Polo
William Shakespeare
Niccolo Machiavelli
2
The everyday language people speak in a region is called ______.
humanism
vernacular
diplomacy
secular
3
The Italian city-state of Florence grew wealthy from both banking and __________.
spices
shipbuilding
wool trade
fishing
4
________ was a poet and scholar who wrote about human behavior and the importance of history.
Shakespeare
Gutenberg
Petrarch
Machiavelli
5
During the Northern Renaissance, the use of ____ painting was developed in Flanders.
oil
realism
fresco
chiaroscuro
6
One of the greatest writers of the Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
J. Port
Leonardo da Vinci
7
Developed the printing press
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
Hewlett-Packard
William Shakespeare
8
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth in the interest in art and ______.
peace
learning
church
war
9
The three most famous painters of the Renaissance were Leonardo, Raphael, and
Dürer.
Shakespeare.
Michelangelo.
van Eyck.
10
________ was a Dutch Christian who wrote
The Praise of Folly
to criticize the clergy.
Dante Alighieri
William Shakespeare
Chaucer
Desiderius Erasmus
11
_________ was a poet who described historical figures in the
Divine Comedy
, written in Italian.
Dante Alighieri
Marco Polo
Petrarch
Desiderius Erasmus
12
Venice was famous for
manufacturing weapons.
producing glass.
manufacturing woolen cloth.
producing silk cloth.
13
__________ was an artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David.
Gutenberg
Leonardo Da Vinci
Shakespeare
Michelangelo
14
Machiavelli wanted to have an effect on
literature.
art.
religion.
politics.
15
One of the best scientists and artists of the Renaissance
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Plato
Johannes Gutenberg
16
What Renaissance invention aided the spread of ideas?
the helicopter
the glider
the florin
the printing press
17
Petrarch’s ideas helped people understand the importance of
art history, but his ideas lasted for only a short time.
religious history, but his ideas lasted for only a while.
science, and his ideas affected education for many years.
history, and his ideas affected education for many years.
18
Being more interested in the world rather than in religion means a person is more __________.
humanism
vernacular
secular
diplomacy
19
One important feature that Venice and Genoa shared was that
both produced fine glass, weapons, and silk.
both were centers of learning during the Middle Ages.
both were important port cities on the Mediterranean Sea.
both were located near the Silk Road.
20
What was the impact of the Medici family on Florence?
It made it a center for military training.
It established universities and brought humanists to teach.
It established new schools for music religion, and painting.
It made it a center of art, literature, and culture.
21
______was a true Renaissance man: painter, inventor, sculptor, engineer, and architect.
Michelangelo
Dante Alighieri
Johann Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
22
His travels to Asia helped bring about the Renaissance.
William Shakespeare
Chaucer
Dante Alighieri
Marco Polo
23
Italian city-states grew wealthy through ________.
industry
farming
trade
fishing
24
___________ was a Renaissance genius who created The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Van Eyck
Michelangelo
Durer
Leonardo Da Vinci
25
The translation of the Bible from Latin to vernacular languages caused
painters to fight strenuously against it.
church leaders to stop performing church rituals.
more people to learn to read.
more people to follow the ideas of church leaders.
26
Which of the following ideas was
NOT
part of humanism?
Talented writers and artists were honored.
Poetry, history, and public speaking were subjects to study.
Ancient Greek and Roman writings were sources of inspiration
The only purpose of art was to glorify God.
27
The belief that the individual and human society are important
humanism
predestination
vernacular
excommunicate
28
Renaissance painters used ________ to make their work look 3-D.
perspective
acrylics
chiaroscuro
fresco
29
The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance the same way that
the Internet affects the spread of ideas today.
digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today.
the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today.
e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today.
30
Italian Humanists studied ancient __&__ works to increase their knowledge of various subjects.
Greek, Chinese
Roman, Greek
Greek, Arab
Arab, Roman