Renaissance/Short Story

Question 1

Pick the best description of the effects of the Black Death on Europe:

Accepted Answer

1/3 of the population died and feudalism declined

Question 2

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 3

What new scientific theory was developed during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Copernican Theory

Question 4

What hastened the transition from Medieval Times to the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death

Question 5

Where did the Renaissance start?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 6

What is the name of Michelangelo's most famous sculpture?

Accepted Answer

David

Question 7

First person POV uses words like...

Accepted Answer

I, me, we

Question 8

How did plague doctors try to prevent catching the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

carry sweet smelling herbs in their masks

Question 9

When was the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

1347-1350

Question 10

Who was in the middle of the social pyramid in the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Knights

Question 11

What historical era is Feudalism associated with?

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages

Question 12

When an author gives clues that slowly reveal the personality of a character, it is called Indirect Characterization.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What are protagonists and antagonists?

Accepted Answer

the main character and whoever/whatever opposes them

Question 14

In what historical era did Humanism emerge?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 15

Who was the most powerful family in Florence during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 16

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

rebirth

Question 17

Paragraphs always start with a supporting sentence.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

The Black Death is also called the Bubonic Plague because "buboes" are...

Accepted Answer

bumps on skin or swollen lymph nodes

Question 19

What does Third Person Omniscient mean?

Accepted Answer

the author knows what ALL the characters are thinking

Question 20

What did the Flagellants do so they wouldn't get the plague?

Accepted Answer

whip themselves

Question 21

What is Humanism?

Accepted Answer

a philosophy that emphasizes human values

Question 22

Which animal carried the germs that caused the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

Rats

Question 23

We can make stories more interesting by appealing to the 5 senses (touch, smell, sound, sight, taste).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Which one of these was a new social class that emerged during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Merchants

Question 25

How did the Black Death spread to Europe?

Accepted Answer

Rats on trade ships from Asia

Question 26

What is trade?

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the exchange of goods and services

Question 27

The Renaissance was a rediscovery of Roman and Greek culture.

Accepted Answer

True

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