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1
Chaucer’s
The Canterbury Tales
is an important work because
Chaucer used Italian vernacular to make it more readable
It was an all-time best seller
Chaucer used English vernacular to make it more readable
It was mass produced by Gutenberg
2
In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote
The Book of the Courtier
, which
taught a new type of devotion and method of prayer
described the perfect Renaissance gentleman and gentlewoman
was written in a new type of vernacular.
instructed rulers to abandon morality to gain power
3
Which of the following
WAS NOT
a reason why Roman city-states avoided unifying as a country
The other city-states were often their enemies.
A fear of leader controlling the Catholic Church and Pope.
Desire to grow their own city-state
As individual city-states, they were polytheistic
4
Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy’s humanist ideal because he
He embodied all the ideals of the Renaissance.
Was a politician, considered pinnacle of human achievement.
Wrote romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.
Came from a wealthy family
5
Capturing human personality, human form, movement, and human anatomy is called
Humanism
Technical
Perspective
Realism
6
Which is an example of something that is secular
prayer group
painting of the last supper
hanging out with friends and playing games
church
7
Who invented the movable type printing press?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Pope Julius II
Martin Luther
Johannes Gutenberg
8
The Black Plague was responsible for the deaths of how many Europeans?
1000
15% of the population
30-60% of the population
all of the population
9
City-states were able to gain their wealth through
Pope Julius II
The Catholic Church
merchantilism
trade
10
Vernacular was important to the Renaissance because
it made trade much easaier
People could communicate easier
it allowed more people to learn through reading
it made reading for only the wealthy and educated
11
During the Renaissance a ________ viewpoint developed
economic
secular
non-secular
artistic
12
All of the following are main Greek and Roman ideas rebirthed in the Renaissance
EXCEPT
life long learning
improvement of one's physical ability
commitment to public service
improvement through study and reflection
13
A painting done with fresh wet plaster with water based paints is called a
masterpiece
fresco
picasso
water painting
14
A city-state is
the villages surrounding a city
main worship center of the city
the entire country
the city and the surrounding villages
15
The Renaissance was the revival ofwhich two historical civilizations?
Greek and English
Italian and Greek
Italian and Roman
Greek and Roman
16
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote
The Prince
which was a novel about
how to write in vernacular
how to acquire and keep political power
how to paint a fresco
study of humanism
17
The term “Renaissance” means ______.
Rejuvenate
Rediscover
Reimage
Rebirth
18
During the Renaissance, people stressed the importance of the group rather than the individual
False
True
19
In terms of Renaissance Art techniques, Perspective is best described as
Using fresh, wet plaster and water based paints.
Creating urban scenes on canvas
Using dark colors so images appear mysterious.
The illusion of an object to be three dimensional
20
____ was the best known
Humanist
. He was referred to as the Father of Humanism
Francesco Petrarch
Martin Luther
Albrecht Dürer
Desiderius Erasmus
