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Chapter 29 - Leading Figures of the Renaissance
Chapter 29 - Leading Figures of the Renaissance
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Why did artists from other countries travel to Italy?
They wanted to learn new techniques.
They planned to sail across the sea.
They hoped for Italian patrons.
They wanted to teach Italian students.
2
William Shakespeare, a great writer of Renaissance England, is best known for his:
plays
novels
histories
journals
3
Who might have said: My home is in Germany. I make art, write about art and I like to engrave pictures on metal.
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
Durer
Botticelli
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What was one result of Johannes Gutenberg's invention?
More people learned how to read.
More people bought Chinese silks.
More people became great artists.
More people got jobs in cities.
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Which feeling would a Renaissance reader of Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes, likely have felt?
anger
amusement
jealousy
fear
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What action did Queen Isabella take during the unification of Spain?
She introduced a policy of religious toleration.
She attracted artists and scholars from all over Europe.
She made her capital an international trade center.
She made Jews become Catholic or leave the country.
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The Roman Catholic Church forbade people to read a book by Copernicus because the book:
criticized actions by the pope.
revealed the location of the Silk Road.
said Earth went around the sun.
told people to question everything.
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How did trade help to spread Renaissance ideas across Europe?
Traders from Asia & Africa sent good by ship.
Traders followed the Silk Road to find out about China.
Traders in Italy became rich enough to hire artists.
Traders from many places visited Italy and took new ideas.
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What did Queen Isabella I and Queen Elizabeth I have in common?
They both married wealthy princes.
They both supported exploration.
They both hurt their economies.
They both encouraged democracy.
10
What was the subject of the book by Vesalius that changed the field of medicine?
x-ray technology
germs and disease
the human body
common plants
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Why did some Europeans call the Americas "the New World"?
They hoped to get rich from the gold mined there.
They believed that people could find freedom there.
They read new books by people who went there.
They did not know about it until Columbus sailed there.
12
What great work by Michelangelo might a visitor to Rome see today?
the Mona Lisa
a performance of Romeo & Juliet
a Renaissance law book
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
13
What did Renaissance scientists have in common?
They accepted ancient Greek ideas.
They valued direct observation.
They did not care about religion.
They were driven by national pride.
14
Who was an English Renaissance poet and playwriter whose plays show a deep understanding of human behavior?
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
Miguel Cervantes
Don Quixote
15
The artist Titian was especially known for the ways he used:
shape & perspective
woodcuts & etchings
color & brushwork
nature & sunlight
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Think of the meaning of "Renaissance Person" today. How does that fit Leonardo da Vinci?
He lived in Italy in the 1400's.
He took ideas from ancient Rome.
He was skilled in many fields.
He cared greatly about animals.
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Which Renaissance invention greatly increased the communication of ideas across Europe?
submarine for underwater travel
printing press with movable type
portable mechanical clock
eyeglasses with curved lenses
