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