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