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Intro to the Renaissance #renaissance
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1
Which of the following is
NOT TRUE
of the development of the printing press?
Only a few thousand books existed in Europe before the press
The first book printed using the press was The Prince
it increased literacy throughout Europe
It led to over 15+ million books being printed in 50 years
2
Which of the following did
NOT
develop as part of the
NORTHERN
RENAISSANCE:
an emphasis on painting common people
The use of oil paints
the first use of perspective
the art of engraving realistically on metal
3
Dubbed the "Leonardo of the North", this artist is remembered as a master who applied painting techniques to engravings
Pieter Brughel
Jan van Eyck
Thomas More
Albrecht Durer
4
The Renaissance is remembered as a time when culture became
increasingly
:
focused on religious affairs
focused on embracing feudalism
focused on the "here and now"
focused on medieval culture
5
Based on the presentations and your understanding of the various artists, the painting below was most likely created by
Albrecht Durer
Giotto
Michelangelo
Pieter Brueghel
6
Called the "Father of the Renaissance", this scholar's interest in Greek and Roman manuscripts helped start the Ren.
Machiavelli
Brunelleschi
Leonardo
Petrarch
7
The painting below provides a good example of the newly developed Renaissance painting technique known as:
Contraposto
Motion
Perspective
Chiaroscuro
8
Which of the following would you be
LEAST
likely to find in an ITALIAN Renaissance painting
a scene focusing on "commoners"
a painting which included nudity
a scene involving a Christian story
A painting done in the "fresco" style
9
While Italy was the central trading area in
southern Europe
, it was
__?__
in
northern Europe
.
France
Flanders
Germany
England
10
Historians consider the Renaissance to be the greatest period in _?_ achievement in European history:
literary
economic
artistic
military
11
Which of the following is
NOT
a reason the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
Italy was invaded by large armies who saw the Renaissance first hand
Many Italian artists moved away from Italy after the Black Plague
Many northern European areas traded with Italy
Information began to spread faster because of new technology
12
Which of the following factors
DID NOT
contribute to the start of the Renaissance in ITALY?
The Political "make-up" of Italy
Trade
War
Roman Hertiage
13
The painting provides a good example of the new Renaissance artistic technique known as:
Perspective
Sfumato
Impressionism
Chiaroscuro
14
The Italian Renaissance is considered to have started in:
Rome
Florence
Milan
Venice
15
Based on your homework you know that Machiavelli's famous book
The Prince:
Offered shrewd political advice to would be rulers
was actually written by Leonardo
called for the Catholic Church to be abolished
was the most famous fairy tale of the Renaissance
16
The term "Renaissance" refers to:
The attempt to resurrect "classical" culture
The historical period immediately after the "fall of Rome"
The Catholic Church's "golden age"
The time when the first democracy was established in Europe
17
Johann Gutenberg is most remembered for:
creating a new engraving techniques
developing the printing press
being the first to use oil paints
developing the artistic technique of perspective
18
Which of the following was
NOT
one of the great
artists
of the
Italian
Renaissance?
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Pieter Bruegel
19
Which Renaissance figure is remembered for his description of the "ideal" man and woman in his book
the Courtier
?
Machiavelli
Leonardo
Castiglione
Raphael
20
Which of the following contributed
the most
to the start of the Renaissance?
The Catholic Church
The emergence of humanism
The development of Feudalism
The invasion of Italy by France
21
Which of the following was
NOT TRUE
of Italy during the Renaissance.
It was made up of "city-states"
It was ruled by an emperor
had an economy that was fueled by banking and trade
was the center of European trade with the Muslim world
22
Which of the following people was NOT a prominent figure in the
NORTHERN
Renaissance?
Erasmus
Durer
van Eyck
Giotto
23
Which of the following would you be
LEAST
likely to find coming from the Northern Renaissance?
A painting of depicting "everyday" peasants living their lives
A painting that was done using oil paints
A sculpture of a nude woman
A painting of wideopen landscape
24
The Renaissance author/scholar wrote of an "ideal" world where there was no war and educated people lived harmoniously.
Erasmus
Francois Rabelais
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
25
Which of the following was
NOT
a common artistic feature that developed during the Renaissance?
a focus on "common" people as the topic
the use of oil paint
the development of abstract/unrealistic
the incorporation of detailed landscapes