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1
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
It increased literacy and education across Europe
Gutenberg used his wealth to support artists
A shortage of trees
An ink shortage
2
Define Renaissance Man
a person with one talent
a talentless person
a multi-talented person
an artist during the Renaissance
3
Worldly (non religious) writings
Geocentric
Secular
Perspective
Humanist
4
The Renaissance began in Italy because they were wealthy due to trade, and had money to spend.
True
False
5
Who wrote
Utopia
?
Shakespeare
Erasmus
Sir Thomas Moore
Machiavelli
6
Renaissance art never included nudity.
True
False
7
What was the first book printed using the printing press?
Bible
Koran
Canterbury Tales
The Law
8
This author has been called the "greatest English writer of the Renaissance."
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Dante
Geoffrey Chaucer
9
What Renaissance text offers this passage: "It is much safer to be feared than loved"?
Petrarch's love sonnets to Laura
Dante's Inferno
Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron
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The Renaissance began in Italy for all the following reasons EXCEPT
Italy consisted of non-unified and competing city-states.
It was the heart of the old Roman Empire.
Trade routes used during the Crusades made many Italian city-states wealthy
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
12
Renaissance artists like Raphael discovered that shading and a vanishing point gave paintings:
action and motion
realistic emotion
a flat perspective
three-dimensional depth
13
The head of the Roman Catholic Church is called the :
Pape
Protestant
Patriarch
Pope
14
Which family became the GREATEST patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?
Medici family
Savonarola family
Polenta family
Sforza family
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Humanism was a pillar of the Renaissance. What concept did this philosophy emphasize?
Understanding one's ability to influence the world
Living in harmony with nature
Trusting in the immortality of a human soul
Believing in a Supreme Being
16
What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance?
Medieval Era
Romantic Era
Roman Era
Neolithic Era
17
Natural backgrounds with depth, active figures with emotion, and shading describe what kind of art?
Modern
Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
18
Solid backgrounds, religious themes, and stiff figures without emotion describe what era of art?
Modern
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
19
Da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he
came from a wealthy family
was a politician
was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, & mathematician
wrote grand romantic poetry
20
True or false: The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.
True
False
21
When did the Renaissance occur?
8th-11th centuries
14th-17th centuries
11th-14th centuries
17th-20th centuries
22
The term Renaissance means "rebirth." What area of interest was revived?
Viking military strategies and tactics
Classical scholarship and values
Early Christian rites and ceremonies
Ancient Egyptian art and architecture
23
Which written text would a Renaissance scholar MOST likely to study?
a book of poetry written in Chinese
a biblical scroll written in Hebrew
an Egyptian papyrus sheet written in ancient hieroglyphics
an essay on philosophy written in Greek or Latin
24
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
25
Which artist sculpted the marble David?
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Raphael
Michelangelo
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What is the term used to describe a person who supports the arts?
patron
secular
vernacular
noble
27
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo