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1
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
Gutenberg used his wealth to support artists
It increased literacy and education across Europe
A shortage of trees
An ink shortage
2
This author has been called the "greatest English writer of the Renaissance."
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Dante
Johannes Gutenberg
3
Define Renaissance Man
a multi-talented person
a person with one talent
an artist during the Renaissance
a talentless person
4
True or false: The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.
True
False
5
Which written text would a Renaissance scholar MOST likely to study?
a biblical scroll written in Hebrew
an Egyptian papyrus sheet written in ancient hieroglyphics
an essay on philosophy written in Greek or Latin
a book of poetry written in Chinese
6
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is called the :
Pape
Protestant
Pope
Patriarch
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Who wrote
Utopia
?
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Sir Thomas Moore
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Natural backgrounds with depth, active figures with emotion, and shading describe what kind of art?
Modern
Medieval
Renaissance
Classical
9
Which artist sculpted the marble David?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
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The Renaissance began in Italy because they were wealthy due to trade, and had money to spend.
True
False
12
The Renaissance began in Italy for all the following reasons EXCEPT
Trade routes used during the Crusades made many Italian city-states wealthy
Italy consisted of non-unified and competing city-states.
It was the heart of the old Roman Empire.
Italy was the hardest hit by the black plague.
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True or False: The Renaissance did not spread to other European countries.
True
False
14
Which family became the GREATEST patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?
Sforza family
Polenta family
Savonarola family
Medici family
15
What was the first book printed using the printing press?
The Law
Koran
Canterbury Tales
Bible
16
What Renaissance text offers this passage: "It is much safer to be feared than loved"?
Petrarch's love sonnets to Laura
Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
Dante's Inferno
Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron
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What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance?
Neolithic Era
Roman Era
Romantic Era
Medieval Era
18
Worldly (non religious) writings
Secular
Humanist
Geocentric
Perspective
19
Renaissance art never included nudity.
True
False
20
Humanism was a pillar of the Renaissance. What concept did this philosophy emphasize?
Trusting in the immortality of a human soul
Believing in a Supreme Being
Living in harmony with nature
Understanding one's ability to influence the world
21
Da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he
was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, & mathematician
was a politician
wrote grand romantic poetry
came from a wealthy family
22
Which group of artists represent the High Renaissance style?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello
Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Titian
Michelangelo, Botticelli, Donatello, Raphael
Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Titian
23
Solid backgrounds, religious themes, and stiff figures without emotion describe what era of art?
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
Modern
24
What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?
patron
vernacular
noble
secular
25
When did the Renaissance occur?
17th-20th centuries
14th-17th centuries
8th-11th centuries
11th-14th centuries
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The term Renaissance means "rebirth." What area of interest was revived?
Early Christian rites and ceremonies
Viking military strategies and tactics
Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
Classical scholarship and values
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Renaissance artists like Raphael discovered that shading and a vanishing point gave paintings:
three-dimensional depth
realistic emotion
action and motion
a flat perspective