Why would it be important to be a civic humanist?

It would mean you were concerned about your society and others.

What was the main cause for the adoption of the Scientific Method during the Renaissance?

Humanism placing a great importance on human experience.

How was math used in a new way in the field of art and drawings during the Renaissance?

Through calculations, perspective was used to create a sense of realism.

Which of the following would best be considered a Renaissance individual?

The recorder-playing poet that is the back-up goalie in lacrosse.

Choose the statement that does NOT accurately describe an advance in learning during the Renaissance.

Religion and science worked together to improve understanding of biology.

Which is the best definition for the term humanism?

Believing that man possessed superior qualities.

What role did universities play during the Renaissance?

They were centers where ideas of the day were spread.

What was the Church’s immediate response to Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door?

They excommunicated Luther from the Church.

The writings of Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler were all most closely associated with...

Discoveries related to the position of the Earth in the universe

Why was Martin Luther seen as a threat to the Church?

His writings and beliefs were seen as heresy.

Many books and texts were being written in the vernacular during the Renaissance, how did this affect society?

More people were able to read the texts.

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1
The printing press made it easier to _______________ information to the mass population.
Excommunicate
Disintegrate
Disseminate
Explore
2
Why would it be important to be a civic humanist?
It would mean you were concerned about your society and others.
It would provide you with power and influence.
It would mean you were a Renaissance individual.
It would mean demonstrating qualities held in high regard in those times.
3
Which ancient cultures were an influence on Renaissance art?
Greeks and Chinese
Greeks and Romans
Egyptians and Romans
Egyptians and Chinese
4
What was the main cause for the adoption of the Scientific Method during the Renaissance?
The work of Leonardo da Vinci.
Humanism placing a great importance on human experience.
The invention of and access to the telescope.
The church encouraged all learners to question the world around them.
5
How was math used in a new way in the field of art and drawings during the Renaissance?
Merchants used math to operate their daily business.
Mathematics helped in developing more pigments and color variation.
Determine the price a painting.
Through calculations, perspective was used to create a sense of realism.
6
Which of the following would best be considered a Renaissance individual?
An artist.
The recorder-playing poet that is the back-up goalie in lacrosse.
A scientist.
A straight “A" student.
7
Which institution disappointed society with its misuse of power?
The universities.
The guilds/artisan organizations.
The Church
The army training grounds/military schools.
8
The printing press continues to play an important role in the way our society records and spreads information today.
True
False
9
Choose the statement that does NOT accurately describe an advance in learning during the Renaissance.
Math from the Muslim world was applied to science and economics.
Creation of the telescope allowed for observation of the planets.
Advances were made in anatomy and the functioning of the human body.
Religion and science worked together to improve understanding of biology.
10
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
An important writer and scholar.
An important statesman/politician.
An important inventor.
An important philosopher.
11
What was valued in a “proper education” during the Middle Ages?
Money
Humanism
Obedience
Religion
12
Which of the above images would most likely have been created BEFORE the Renaissance?
All are from the Renaissance
Madonna and Child
Game of Chess
The School of Athens
13
Which is the best definition for the term humanism?
Believing that man possessed superior qualities.
Believing in a higher authority.
Believing that there exists no higher authority than man.
Believing that the Church possessed superior qualities.
14
What role did universities play during the Renaissance?
They educated the wealthy and the privileged.
They brought new ideas and discussions to the Church.
They were centers where ideas of the day were spread.
They reminded society that the Greeks and Romans were important.
15
What was the Church’s immediate response to Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door?
They excommunicated Luther from the Church.
They put a price on his head, and wanted him murdered.
They charged him with indulging in Humanism.
They cleaned up the corruption within the Church.
16
What was valued in a “proper education” during the Renaissance?
Isolationism
Self-reliance
Power
Religion
17
The writings of Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler were all most closely associated with...
Discoveries related to the position of the Earth in the universe
Challenges to the authority of the Pope
New ideas on the role of the citizen in government
Revival of medieval knowledge about the human body
18
Why was Martin Luther seen as a threat to the Church?
His writings and beliefs were seen as heresy.
His Ninety-Five Theses were inaccurate.
His Reformation was not totally supported by the Pope.
His teachings were disputed.
19
Many books and texts were being written in the vernacular during the Renaissance, how did this affect society?
The writers made a lot of money from book sales.
Poor people were no longer illiterate.
More people went to church.
More people were able to read the texts.
20
What qualities did the Greeks and Romans have that were admired by many during the Renaissance period?
They were great thinkers.
They were amazing artists.
They believed in the qualities of mankind.
All of the above.
21
Which of the following best defines excommunication?
Alienation from society.
Alienation from the Church.
Isolation from family and friends.
Isolation from education and communication.

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