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Renaissance test review 2017. Ocean House.
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1
Which of the following is a reason why Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance? *
New ideas flowed through Italy
Italy was an economic center and focus of trade
Italy had never been under Feudalism
Italy was a crossroads between Europe and Asia
2
The "new learning" was characterized by an emphasis on
humanism, realism and secularism
humanism, realism and theology
individualism, secularism and theology
humanism, individualism and secularism
3
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo da Vinci
Filippo Brunelleschi
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Petrarch
4
Which of the following is a long-term effect of the invention of the printing press.
more people desired to learn to read
more people were influences by bad/immoral ideas
fewer books became available
book prices increased
5
What was Johann Gutenberg's main achievement?
he wrote a book satirizing the Church
he invented printing that used movable type
he helped the Catholic Church censor books
he translated in Praise of Folly
6
Domes, round arches, and columns were not used in Renaissance buildings.
true
false
7
Which of the following did William Shakespeare write?
Don Quixote
The Inferno
The Divine Comedy
Hamlet
8
Elizabeth I was queen of France during the Renaissance.
true
false
9
What was the Renaissance?
the practice of using wealth to build expensive city homes
an increase in the pope's power
a revival of interest in classic art, learning, & literature
a new economic structure that replaced the manor system
10
What was humanism?
a movement in art that emphasized individual portraits
the view that religion need not be the center of life
a cultural movement based on the study of classical works
a movement to write literature in the native languages
11
The secularism of the Renaissance was a change from the
religious emphasis of the Middle Ages
manor system of feudalism
study of classic art and learning
older emphasis on individual achievement
12
Galileo claimed the earth, not the sun, was the center of the solar system
false
true
13
In Praise of Folly uses satire to show that the Church has abandoned Christian morality.
true
false
14
Art was more realistic and focused on individuality and emotion.
true
false
15
Who wrote a novel about a landowner who decides to become a knight?
Petrarch
Dante Alighieri
Miguel de Cervantes
Filippo Brunelleschi
16
Who was Lorenzo de' Medici
a famous artist during the Renaissance
the owner of an Italian textile factory
the head of a banking family in Florence
a famous pope during the Renaissance
17
Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?
Desiderius Eramus
Thomas More
Johann Gutenberg
Francois Rabelais
18
The new Calendar was the Julian calendar.
True
False
19
Why did the growth of trade and industry weaken feudalism? *
Nobles fought to get control of industrial regions.
Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.
Agriculture stopped being profitable.
Wealthy merchants bought castles from poor nobles.
20
Brunelleschi built the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
true
false
21
What did linear perspective help most artists accomplish?
portray human anatomy more accurately
show three dimensions on flat surfaces
place domes on top of cathedrals
make buildings more graceful and beautiful
22
What is the Mona Lisa?
a statue by Michelangelo Buonarroti
a painting by Leonardo da Vinci
a painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti
a statue by Leonardo da Vinci
23
What major change did Giovanni Boccaccio bring about?
He painted The Birth of Venus.
He was the first to study ancient Greek manuscripts.
He wrote in the vernacular instead of Latin.
He convinced others that "man is the measure of all things."
24
What does the term "utopia" mean
to stop work from being published
movable pieces of metal
a person of gigantic size
a made-up, ideal place
25
What is a patron?
a person who works in commerce or trade
a person who gives money to support artists
a peasant who moves to a city for work
a noble who lives in a city instead of on a manor
26
What was the main subject of Niccolo Machiavelli's book The Prince?
the pope's role as head of the church
how to persuade a ruler to become a patron
the biography of the founder of Florenceon 1
how to get and keep political power
27
Michelangelo was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet.
true
false
28
The Church allowed the printing of the Bible in many languages during the Renaissance
false
true
29
What is satire?
a person who wants to bring reform
a small metal letter used in printing
a piece of writing that uses sarcasm to attach folly
a type of paper made from linen rags
30
Pieter Bruegel painted peasants in everyday life settings and styles.
true
false
