Why did Dante write in Italian?

He wanted to show Italian was as good as Latin

Who was Michelangelo?

1 of the 2 masters of the Renaissance

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Chapter 11 Section 2: The Italian Rennaisance

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A Quiz to reinforce the ideas taught in Chapter 11 Section 2 of Holt World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times

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1
What mathematical symbols were created in the Renaissance?
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Square Root
Division
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2
Why did Dante write in Italian?
He grew up in Italy
He wanted to show Italian was as good as Latin
His mother was Italian
He didn't think Latin was good enough
3
When did Niccolo Machiavelli's book , The Prince, come out?
2013
1513
1623
1492
4
What did talented writers and artists earn?
Glory
Fame
Farmland
Currency
5
What could be studied in the Renaissance?
The Humanities
Computer Programming
US History
Army Training
6
What was the method of art for the Renaissance?
distance
perspective
pointalism
3D
7
What was The Prince about?
A fantasy about royals
A historical fiction
It gave advice on how to rule
A peasant who became a prince
8
In what year was ancient math texts discovered?
1300
2000
500
1400
9
Who was the earliest politician and poet, who wrote in Italian?
Niccolo Machievelli
Michelangelo
Dante Aligieri
Ellen DeGeneres
10
Scholars were only studying religion by the 1300's.
True
False
11
Who preserved the Latin texts found in the monasteries?
Poets
Monks
Politicians
Priests
12
What was Dante's major work?
The Cat and the Hat
The Divine Comedy
Bridge to Terribithia
Renaissance Legends
13
Fill in the blank: Filipo ____ built a new dome in Florence.
Brunelleschi
Polo
Palladio
Konami
14
Scientists found out what about the Earth in the Renaissance?
It moved around the Sun
It had earthquakes
It was round
It was flat
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Why did scholars flee to Italy?
They felt like it
To get out of poverty
To learn new concepts from different places
To escape invading Turks
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Who was Michelangelo?
Greek God
1 of the 2 masters of the Renaissance
The Master of the Renaissance1
Roman God

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