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1
Which Renaissance queen sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus?
Isabella I
Elizaberth I
Sophie Brahe
Artemesia Gentileschi
2
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
single colored background
used perspective
life-like, realistic
three dimensional
3
Which city became the center of Italian art, literature, and culture during the Renaissance?
Florence
Venice
Genoa
Milan
4
How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?
By travel, trade and mass printing
People on horses rode around spreading them
People lived closer together in Europe then so it spread
By the declaration of the king
5
Who was the best example of a Renaissance person?
Donatello
Raphael
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
6
What is the name of a government in which a single Italian merchant family is in control?
signoria
senorita
democracy
signore
7
Why was education important to Cosimo de' Medici?
He needed his bank employees to know how to read and write
He wanted to revive an interest in Greek and Roman art.
He was not educated as a child.
He wanted people to be able to read the bible.
8
What would a "Renaissance Man" be like?
A well rounded person who exceeded society's expectations
Someone who was really good at war and military tactics
An old man who had a beard who dressed nice
A man who ruled his kingdom with an iron fist
9
What was included in the Spirit of the Renaissance?
A renewed belief in the Greek gods
A fascination with classical cultures and human potential
A renewed interest in feudalism
Renewed interest that the afterlife is all that matters
10
Who was the most powerful family in Florence?
Medici
King Henry
Da Vinci
Petrarch
11
Why was the Medici family so important?
They believed morality was better than being rich
They wanted Florence to be the most beautiful city in Europe
They were the best at making weapons
They wanted to make Venice the most beautiful city
12
What was the Black Death?
Sickness that killed zillions
Sickness that killed billions
Sickness that killed millions
Sickness that killed thousands
13
What did humanists study?
Medieval Chinese art and History
Classical Greek and Roman art and history
African art and history
Middle Ages art and history
14
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Bible being translated into spoken languages?
Literacy rate increased
More people followed the ideas of the church.
Church groups fought against the Bible being translated
The printing press became less useful.
15
Which Renaissance writer is known for his understanding of human feelings and behavior?
William Shakespeare
Dante Aligheri
Andreas Vesalius
Niccolo Machiavelli
16
Which Renaissance writer wrote
The Divine Comedy
and was exiled by the church?
Andreas Vesalius
William Shakespeare
Niccolo Machiavelli
Dante Aligheri
17
Why was Florence so influential during the Renaissance?
The best people were born in Florence
Florence was the closest city to China
The wealthy promoted banking and art
They had the biggest and best trained military
18
Which Renaissance woman painted images of women as powerful female heroines?
Queen Isabella I
Queen Elizaberth I
Sophie Brahe
Artemesia Gentileschi
19
Which of the following statements is true.
Renaissance artists also made non religious artwork
Middle Ages had humanist scholars
The Renaissance had feudalism
The Middle Ages used perspective in their art
20
Which Renaissance woman assited her brother with astronomy and wrote a book on geneology?
Artemesia Gentileschi
Sophie Brahe
Queen Isabella I
Queen Elizaberth I
21
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Renaming
Return
Reincarnation
Rebirth
22
During the Renaissance how was a person's status determined?
Your wealth and ability
The family you chose to be apart of
Birthright
Relationship with the feudal lord
23
What was the Hundred Years' War?
war between France and England
a fight against the plague
German civil war
series of serf revolts
24
Which Renaissance queen refused to marry and considered herself to be married to England?
Isabella I
Sophie Brahe
Elizaberth I
Artemesia Gentileschi
25
Which Renaissance writer wrote
The Prince,
which discussed how a leader should govern?
Niccolo Machiavelli
William Shakespeare
Dante Aligheri
Andreas Vesalius
26
Which of the following was NOT a positive result of Black Death?
Disease didn't damage farmland and buildings.
Economy began to grow.
Fuedal relationships improved.
Workers could charge more for their labor.
27
What is humanism?
A very strong super human being
The idea that people and this life are important
The idea that poeple can't do anything wrong
The belief that people are gods
28
Which Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Artemesia Gentileschi
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
29
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Medieval art?
religious theme
one dimensional
single colored background
life-like, realistic
30
Which Renaissance person wrote an anatomy book that gave specific names to our internal organs?
William Shakespeare
Dante Aligheri
Andreas Vesalius
Niccolo Machiavelli
