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Review Module 20
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1
What mathematical symbol was NOT invented in the Renaissance
Zero
Square Root
Plus sign
Minus sign
2
The Italian city-state of Florence grew wealthy from both banking and __________.
wool trade
fishing
shipbuilding
spices
3
The Renaissance presented new subjects we now call
Studies
Majors
Core
Humanities
4
______was a true Renaissance man: painter, inventor, sculptor, engineer, and architect.
Johann Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Dante Alighieri
5
The Northern Renaissance was different from the Italian due to its combination of humanism and ______.
Banking
Christianity
Education
Philosophy
6
The belief that the individual and human society are important
predestination
humanism
excommunicate
vernacular
7
During the Renaissance, there was a rebirth in the interest in art and ______.
war
education
peace
church
8
His travels to Asia helped bring about the Renaissance.
Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Dante Alighieri
Marco Polo
9
___________ was a Renaissance genius who created The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Michelangelo
Durer
Van Eyck
Leonardo Da Vinci
10
The translation of the Bible from Latin to vernacular languages caused
painters to fight strenuously against it.
more people to follow the ideas of church leaders.
church leaders to stop performing church rituals.
more people to learn to read.
11
________ was a poet and scholar who wrote about human behavior and the importance of history.
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
Petrarch
Gutenberg
12
One of the best scientists and artists of the Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Plato
Leonardo da Vinci
13
I sold works of arts in markets in Northern Europe
Johann Gutenberg
Albrecht Durer
Desiderius Erismus
Marco Polo
14
Renaissance painters used ________ to make their work look 3-D.
fresco
perspective
acrylics
chiaroscuro
15
________ was a Dutch Christian who wrote
The Praise of Folly
to criticize the clergy.
Dante Alighieri
Desiderius Erasmus
Chaucer
William Shakespeare
16
One important feature that Venice and Genoa shared was that
both were located near the Silk Road.
both were centers of learning during the Middle Ages.
both produced fine glass, weapons, and silk.
both were important port cities on the Mediterranean Sea.
17
__________ was an artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Gutenberg
18
Italian city-states grew wealthy through ________.
fishing
industry
trade
farming
19
________ was a politician who wrote about how rulers should govern in
The Prince
.
William Shakespeare
Marco Polo
Dante Alighieri
Niccolo Machiavelli
20
The everyday language people speak in a region is called ______.
diplomacy
humanism
secular
vernacular
21
One of the greatest "human tragedy" writers of the Renaissance
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
J. Port
22
What was the impact of the Medici family on Florence?
It made it a center of art, literature, and culture.
It established new schools for music religion, and painting.
It made it a center for military training.
It established universities and brought humanists to teach.
23
The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance the same way that
digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today.
the Internet affects the spread of ideas today.
e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today.
the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today.
24
_________ was a poet who described historical figures in the
Divine Comedy
, written in Italian.
Marco Polo
Desiderius Erasmus
Dante Alighieri
Petrarch
25
Which of the following ideas was
NOT
part of humanism?
The only purpose of art was to glorify God.
Talented writers and artists were honored.
Poetry, history, and public speaking were subjects to study.
Ancient Greek and Roman writings were sources of inspiration
26
Petrarch’s ideas helped people understand the importance of
history, and his ideas affected education for many years.
religious history, but his ideas lasted for only a while.
science, and his ideas affected education for many years.
art history, but his ideas lasted for only a short time.
27
Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and ____________ are e of the most famous Italian artists.
Alighieri
Gutenberg
Raphael
Medici
28
Venice was famous for
manufacturing weapons.
producing silk cloth.
producing glass.
manufacturing woolen cloth.
29
Developed the printing press
Hewlett-Packard
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
30
Italian Humanists studied the work of Ancient Greeks and ____________.
Egyptians
Romanians
Arabs
Romans