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Module 8 - The Renaissance
Module 8 - The Renaissance
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First woman to achieve an international reputation; known for her portraits
Christine de Pizan
Jan van Eyck
Sofonisba Anguissola
Vittoria Collona
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French writer who promoted the formal education of both boys and girls
William Shakespeare
Jan van Eyck
Christine de Pizan
Thomas Moore
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What did Hans Holbein paint most?
His Family
Jesus
The Royal Family
Churches
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How did the rise of a middle-class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?
Created wealth to influence local elections
Provided money to sponsor artists and writers
Created wealth to establish new colonies
Provided money to help sponsor military campaigns
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Giovanni Boccaccio wrote the Decameron, which described realistic characters through comedy and tragedy
False
True
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Known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include Pieta and David
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael Sanzio
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Poet who exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo and helped Castiglione publish The Courtier
Jan van Eyck
Raphael Sanzio
Vittoria Colonna
Albrecht Durer
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Known for his use of perspective; often used the Madonna and child as a subject
Sofonisba Anguissola
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Raphael Sanzio
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Who painted many biblical stories on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael Sanzio
Hans Holbein the Elder
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Why did Dante and other Renaissance writers use the vernacular?
It encouraged local loeaders to read more books
It made the church view their writing as a threat
It encouraged readers to learn new languages
It made their writing more accessible to readers
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English humanist whose Utopia depicted an imaginary place absent of war and corruption
Christine de Pizan
Desiderius Erasmus
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
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Francesco Petrach is often referred to as the "Father of..."
Humanism
Protestantism
the Renaissance
Invention
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Splinter
Leonardo Da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo
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Who painted Marriage of the Virgin, emphasizing the use of perspective as he often did
Michelangelo
Raphael Sanzio
Bob Ross
Pieter Bruegel
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Inexpensive, mass-produced parchment helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
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In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding discussions.
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
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Increased emphasis on religion helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
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Known for woodcuts and engravings portraying religious subjects
Albrecht Durer
Han Holbein the Younger
Jan van Eyck
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
Renaissance artist who painted the Sistene Chapel
Renaissance writer who wrote Romeo and Juliet
Renaissance writer who wrote The Prince, describing ruling
None of the above
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Increased international commerce helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
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Writer whose The Prince offered realistic, but not moral, advice to rulers
Pablo Escobar
Niccolo Machiavelli
Pieter the Great
Vittoria Colonna
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English playwright who drew upon classics for stories and inspiration
Alexander Hamilton
William Shakespeare
Christine de Pizan
Thomas More
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Dutch humanist who, In Praise of Folly, teased different people in society
Albrecht Durer
Rutherford B. Jones
Desiderius Erasmus
Leonardo da Vinci
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Translations of classical texts into Latin helped cause the Renaissance?
False
True
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How was the architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi consistent with other Renaissance artists?
Included portraits of important political leaders
Pioneered the use of new technology and materials
Financed by wealthy local merchants
Strongly influenced by classical achitecture
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Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance?
foreign invasions
it included portraits of world leaders
development of paper making
it encouraged the learning of new languages
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Writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories
Thomas More
Desiderius Erasmus
William Shakespeare
Giovanni Boccaccio
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What was Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder best known for in his work?
Scenes of everyday peasant life
Mythical creatures from Ancient Greece
Frescoes of Biblical stories
Specialized pieces of royal families
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What was the Renaissance?
A time of creativity and great change in many areas
A time for great sorrow across Italy.
When Itlay was going through tough times
When Kings and Queens got together as one nation
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Albrecht Durer was famous for which of these art media?
Wood Block Printing
Watercolor Painting
Pencil Drawing
Oil Painting
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Early and influential humanist who wrote sonnets in Italian and Latin
Francesco Petrarch
Niccolo Machiavelli
Vittoria Collona
Giovanni Boccaccio
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Why was Johannes Gutenberg's printing press significant?
Made bibles less expensive and easier to access
Made books less expensive, encouraged psread of ideas
Enabled religious leaders writers to interpret medieval works
Allowed monarchs to communicate laws to their subjects
