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Ch.29: Leading Figures
Ch.29: Leading Figures
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1
Cervantes's
Don Quixote
was a __________ story.
funny
serious
sad
political
2
Vesalius's study of ____________ changed the field of medicine.
human anatomy
diseases
astronomy
mental illness
3
This detailed woodcut is by Durer. He set a new standard in _______________________.
print-making
sculpture
landscape paintings
portrait paintings
4
What invention increased communication, learning, and literacy?
mechanical clock
submarine
paper
printing press
5
What did Queen Isabella and Queen Elizabeth have in common?
They were scientists.
They promoted exploration
They married wealthy princes
The wrote novels.
6
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel is remarkable because
it was so colorful and lifelike
he painted it for free
it only took him 10 years to paint
he had never painted before
7
The diffusion of Renaissance ideas occurred through all of the following EXCEPT
travel
Catholic Church
education
trade
8
Copernicus advanced astronomy with his daring theory of
geometry
a heliocentric universe
gravity
algebra
9
Michelangelo's sculptures such as Moses and La Pieta are revered for being lifelike and
one-dimensional
stiff
religious
emotional
10
Artists traveled to Italy to
learn new techniques
teach Italian students
get money from patrons
practice their sailing
11
The Renaissance was able to spread throughout northern Europe because city-states had
wealth.
religion.
highly educated citizens.
a strong army.
12
What is Shakespeare most known for?
his plays
his political novels
his scientific discoveries
his sketch books
13
How did the painter Titian give his paintings a sense of depth and texture?
loose, lively brushstrokes
pencil sketches for shading
woodcut engravings
solid backgrounds of gold
14
At the universities, scholars began to teach all of the following EXCEPT
reason
experimentation
observation
superstition
15
Michelangelo was gifted in both sculpture and
medicine
politics
painting
architecture