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When did the Renaissance begin?
1300s
1100s
1800s
1600s
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What is the title of the ruler of Venice?
doge
emperor
king
pope
3
Which city is built on more than 100 islands?
Florence
Sicily
Venice
Rome
4
Which were important artists of the Renaissance?
Cleopatra, Shakespeare, Julius II
Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Michelangelo
Michelangelo, Julius Caesar, Picasso
Bologna, Leonardo da Vinci, Martin Luther
5
What was the Renaissance?
A time of achievements in art, literature, and learning
A time of increased religious faith
A time of wars for independence
A time of rapid industrialization
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During the Renaissance, the status of artists
was very low
decreased
stayed the same
improved
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A basilica is
a burial ground for popes
an artist's home
a Christian church
a city-state
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Leonardo da Vinci was known for
flying, sculpting, writing
politics, painting, poetry
painting, sculptures, inventions
drawing, singing, painting
9
Florence was chiefly dependent on what industry?
arms and ammunition
farming and food production
shipbuilding and trade
wool and banking
10
Cosimo and Lorenzo de Medici were patrons of
artists
farmers
merchants
soldiers
11
Which city was called the "cradle of the Renaissance?"
Naples
Vatican City
Venice
Florence
12
The most powerful family in Florence was the
Medici
Cervantes
Brunelleschi
da Vinci
13
What invention accelerated the Renaissance?
the printing press
the spinning wheel
the assembly line
penicillin
14
The great cathedral in the center of Florence is called
the cathedral of Notre-Dame
the Duomo
Vatican City
the Sistine Chapel
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During the Renaissance, Italy was
a colony of England
divided into many separate states
struggling to gain independence from another country
ruled by a president who was elected
16
The word "Renaissance" means
re-birth
humanism
beautiful art
city-states
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In what country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Spain
France
England
18
Castiglione wrote
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
The Courtier
The Prince
19
One of Leonard da Vinci's most famous paintings is
Mona Lisa
The Prince
David
Adoration of the Magi
20
What art technique made paintings look three-dimensional?
perspective
mosaic
fresco
illuminated manuscripts
21
The pope is
the president of Italy
the Italian word for God
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
a parish priest
22
An unpaid person learning a trade or skill is
an apprentice
a pope
a doge
an artist
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YOUR OPINION:
What is the coolest thing Leonardo di Vinci did during his lifetime?
Wrote everything backward
Painted the Mona Lisa and Last Supper
Sketched and invented things like war and flying machines
Studied dead people to learn about the human body
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What is the message of Machiavelli's book
The Prince
?
There should be no rulers
Rulers get their authority from God
To be powerful, a ruler has to be willing to break the rules
Princes should always display correct behavior
25
Who was Don Quixote?
the real name of Miguel de Cervantes
the author of a great Spanish novel
a fictional character who tries to imitate brave knights
the real name of El Greco
26
The "classical period" refers to the time of
the Middle Ages
ancient Greece and Rome
the Renaissance
the Dark Ages
27
Machiavelli wrote
The Prince
Othello
The Courtier
Romeo and Juliet
28
Why is Shakespeare considered to be a "Renaissance man?"
He was a writer and a painter
He wrote tragedies, comedies, histories, and romances
He was the first person to use the word Renaissance
He was born during the Renaissance
29
Who wrote Don Quixote?
El Greco
Leonardo da Vinci
Shakespeare
Miguel de Cervantes
30
The most important church in Rome is
St. Paul's Church
St. Peter's Basilica
the Duomo
St. Patrick's Cathedral
31
YOUR OPINION:
Which is the best piece of art from Michelangelo?
the Pieta
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
the sculpture of David
32
Michelangelo's masterpiece is
Don Quixote
The Last Supper
The Courtier
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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How did Venice become wealthy?
invention of the suspension bridge
warfare
discovery of oil
trade
