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Mr Agricola's Renaissance Test
Mr Agricola's Renaissance Test
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9th grade world history
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16. What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
C government grants
B church officials
A wealthy patrons
D kings competing for prestige
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3. Which of these was NOT a factor in reducing Church influence in northern Italy?
church rules against charging interest
interest in Greek philosophy
trade stimulated interest in secular life
sponsorship of Renaissance artists by church officials
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20. Which of these was NOT a writer of the northern Renaissance?
D Durer
B Cervantes
A Erasmus
C Thomas More
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15. Which of these was famous for their Renaissance literature?
A Rafael
B da Vinci
C Petrarch
D Michelangelo
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21. What figure of the northern Renaissance wrote Utopia?
A William Shakespeare
C Erasmus
D Thomas More
B Petrarch
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13. Which of these Renaissance artists is correctly paired with his famous work?
C Leonardo da Vinci – Mona Lisa
A Michelangelo – Last Supper
B Rafael – Sculpture of David
D Rafael – Sistine Chapel
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17. What was NOT a characteristic of the northern Renaissance?
B The printing press helped to spread Renaissance ideas.
A It was viewed as an opposition to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance.
D It was stimulated by growing wealth in northern Europe.
C It led to increased awareness of religious life and ethics.
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2. What was NOT a result of this increase in trade?
the establishment of Muslim trading posts in Europe
increased use of credit and banking
the production of goods specifically for trade
increased demand for goods from the Middle East
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6. The Italian city-states became important. What led to the rise of Florence, Venice, and Genoa?
their location in the interior of Europe
a king made all their decisions
their isolated location
trade with Northern Europe
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19. What invention had the greatest influence on the spread of ideas in the Northern Renaissance?
A gunpowder
B moveable type
D the rudder
C the compass
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The introduction of new bookkeeping practices after the Crusades was aided by what?
coins from Rome
Arabic numerals
paper from China
Florentine record-keeping
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11. The Prince is famous for advocating what idea?
a successful prince must always keep his word
the end result always justifies the means.
the overthrow of absolute power.
the death penalty for those who disagree with the rule of the leaders.
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14. Michelangelo is famous for his work in what building?
B the Sistine Chapel
C the Tower of Pisa
A St. Paul's Basilica
D Westminster Abbey
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What was NOT true of The Prince?
It advocated doing evil when necessary.
It supported the idea of absolute monarchy.
It was rooted in early Christian traditions.
It was the first modern treatise on government in Europe.
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5. What led to the rise of city-states in northern Italy?
good access to sea lanes and the decline of feudalism
victorious knights from the Crusades settled in the area
the granting of papal letters of autonomy
lack of interest in the region by the Holy Roman Empire
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12. Renaissance art was notable for:
including many military scenes.
having flat backgrounds with figures up front.
focusing on humans and their emotions.
showing religious themes for the first time.
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9. The Prince by Machiavelli:
was the story of an English prince from the Middle Ages.
provided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold power.
firmly established democracy as the government in Italy.
encouraged honesty and fair play by political rulers.
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7. Government power in wealthy city-states seemed to rest in which segment of society?
merchants
farmers
lawyers
church officials
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1. Increased trade between Europe and the Muslim and Byzantine empires was stimulated by what?
B the repeal of a ban on non-Christian trade by the Pope
A Muslim expansion into southern Europe
D a trade alliance between the Byzantine empire and the Holy Roman Empire
C the Crusades