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1
What great work by Michelangelo might a visitor to Rome see today?
the "Mona Lisa"
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
a performance of "Romeo and Juliet"
a Renaissance law book
2
What geographical feature helped Florence become a trade center?
the Apennine Mountains
the Danube Plain
the Arno River
the Black Sea
3
Based on the meaning of the French renaissance, the period called the Renaissance refers to the
restoration of human values
rebirth of classical culture
remainder of learning
remembrance of better times
4
Why did craftspeople become more important during the Renaissance?
they made stained glass for churches
merchants traded their good all over Europe
they worked for feudal lords
universities hired them
5
Which building in Florence do tourists visit because a famous author lived there?
Palazzo Vecchio
Santa Maria del Fiore
Palazzo Medici
Casa di Dante
6
What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
Medici
da Vinci
Cardano
Alighieri
7
Why did artists from other countries travel to Italy?
the planned to sail across the sea
They wanted to learn new techniques
the wanted to teach Italian students
they hoped for Italian patrons
8
How are Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s statues of David similar to medieval sculpture?
the convey personality and mood
they are smaller than real people
they can be viewed from all sides
they show a figure from the Bible
9
Which subject of study belongs to the humanities?
mathematics
literature
navigation
anatomy
10
Which characteristic is most closely related to Machiavelli’s book "The Prince"?
realism
imagination
morality
poetry
11
How did wealthy Italian families encourage learning?
the rejected ideas that weren't new
they donated books to poor families
they established universities
they trained girls to teach school
12
The Roman Catholic Church forbade people to read a book by Copernicus because the book
criticized the Pope
said Earth went around the sun
told people to question everything
revealed the location of the Silk Road
13
Which of these methods did humanist scholars teach as a way to learn about the world?
listen to the Pope
sit quietly and meditate
read the newspaper
observe and experiment
14
Which geographic factor contributed most to Italy’s economic success?
its climate
its mountains
its forests
its location
15
Why is Florence often called the “cradle of the Renaissance”?
the Renaissance required a lot of money
most children in Florence had many talents
many artists in Florence were young
the culture of the Renaissance was centered there.
16
The architect Brunelleschi studied mathematics and ancient ruins. Then he designed a remarkable
bridge lined with shops
tower with a view of the city
arched gate in the city wall
dome with no internal supports
17
What was one result of Johannes Gutenberg’s invention?
more people got jobs in cities
more people learned how to read
more people bought Chinese silk
more people became great artists
18
During the Renaissance, Florence was the European center for
shippping
banking
sword making
farming
19
Republics in Italy were governed councils. Who often held the most power in thoserepublics?
guilds of painters
groups of priests
rich merchants
factory workers
20
What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?
kings there fought each other
city-states there became wealthy
nobles there led the Crusades
peasants there learned to read
21
What change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before?
people believe reading led to salvation
people believed reading led to financial successs
writers wrote in their own language
writers wrote about religious topics
22
The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the
authority of government
importance of tradition
worth of the individual
need for foreign trade
23
Today, to call someone a “Renaissance person.” How does that label fit Leonardo daVinci?
he took ideas from ancient Rome
he cared about animals
he was skilled in many fields
He lived in Italy in the 1400s
24
Galileo’s scientific work on gravity and astronomy showed the value of
new forms of math
observation and experiment
the study of ancient texts
intuition and emotion
25
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
ancient Greek and Roman art
early medieval art
ancient Chinese art
medieval Islamic art
26
What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?
jobs became more specialized
craftsman set out signs to advertise
food began to be grown in the countryside
people began to buy goods with money
27
What was the subject of the book by Vesalius that changed the field of medicine?
x-ray technology
the human body
common plants
germs and disease
28
What was the relationship between the industries of Florence and its culture?
Great artists became merchants
wealthy patrons sponsored many artists
brilliant scholars became rich by writing books
business owners studied art and culture
