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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in...Chinese inventionsAncient philosophy of humanismGreek and Roman civilizationsDemocratic values
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?Libraries were made public to house lost Greek and Roman TextsGreek merchants moved to Italy to avoid Ottoman trade networksLack of trade with Constantinople inspired more artIts geographic location on the Mediterranean Sea increased economic trade
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Who sculpted the Pieta, David and painted the Sistine Chapel.Leonardo da VinciMichaelangeloRaphaelCosimo de Medici - 4. Multiple ChoiceThis was an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements:SecularismPatronismMeritocracyHumanism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did Italian Renaissance Art differ from Medieval art?It utilized new mediums, like tapestries and illuminated manuscriptsIt was more realistic, and had three dimensionsIt was almost entirely focused on Greco-Roman themes.It was more biblical than the medieval art
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Shakespeare represent Humanism and the Renaissance?He focused on religious iconography and sinsHe focused on classical themes and play sfrom Greece and RomeHe was primarily interested in promoting historical playsHe focused on emotion and universal human themes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA supporter of the Arts was called a...PatronKingPlebeianClient
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe author who "invented" the modern essay and revived skepticism was...MontaigneRabelaisBocaccioMirandola
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Italian Renaissance artist who painted The School of Athens was...MichelangeloRaphaelFilippo BrunelleschiAndrea Mantegna
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy was...Peter PeruginoRaphael SanzioAlbrect DurerLeonardo da Vinci
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Northern Renaissance artist who painted unique scenes of hell, combinations of animals, and fearful creatures was...Hans HolbeinHeironymous BoschAndrea MantegnaLorenzo Ghiberti
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis woman was known as one of the first female professional writers in Europe. She wrote for the King of France, but was originally from Italy.Christine de PisanMona LisaIsabella de EsteLucretia Borgia
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following most accurately characterizes the Italian Renaissance?the spread of democracythe outburst of creativitya growth of religious beliefa decline in learning
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis woman was known for rescuing her husband from another city state, being friends with Leonardo da Vinci, and patronizing the arts.Christine de PisanLoretta BotticelliFrancesca BattistaIsabella de Este
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is associated with classical learning?the ideas of the middle agesthe ideas of Greece & Romethe ideas of ancient Chinathe ideas of ancient India
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote "Praise of Folly", a book that criticized the Pope?Sir Thomas MoreErasmusMachiavelliPetrarch
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich family was a patron of artists like Michelangelo?FuggerMediciTitianDoge
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSir Thomas More wrote which of the following books?UtopiaThe PrincePraise of FollyLetters to Laura
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOne Characteristic of the Northern Renaissance was...it dealt only with religious subjectsit began before the Italian renaissancethe printing press increased the production and sale of booksit was controlled by the government
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were important Italian city-states except:FlorencePapal StatesMarathonVenice
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho led Florence during the time of the Bonfire of the Vanities, and instituted a theocracy?SavonarolaPiero MediciMachiavelliLeo X
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as "the father of Humanism? He was famous for writing sonnets/poems.MachiavelliPetrarchLeonardo da VinciMichelangelo
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich ancient philosopher did people study during the Renaissance?MirandolaSocratesAristotlePlato
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Prince by Machiavell:destroyed traditional writing and set up a new style of proseprovided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold powerwas the story of an English prince from the Middle Agesfirmly established democracy as the government in italy
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these artists was known as the master of portraiture in the Northern Renaissance, working for Henry VIII?Peter BrugelLorenzo GhibertiHans HolbeinQuentin Massys
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho painted this, a painting of a peasant wedding, with little attention to detail in the faces, but detail in the scene itself?Peter BruegelQuentin MassysTitianAlbrecht Durer
- 27. Multiple ChoiceJan Van Eyk's famous painting, the Arnolfini Wedding, is known for...Its extreme attention to detailBeing the first use in the North of Linear PerspectiveUtilizing the "fresco" techniqueThe dog - people love a cute dog
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich Northern Renaissance artist was known as the "Da Vinci of the North" because of his scientific mind?BotticelliMasaccioDurerGiotto
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat technique was Giotto di Bondone famous for attempting, although not 100% accurately?Linear PerspectiveEmotionClassicismIndividualism
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWho was responsible for funding the Florentine Academy and jump starting the Renaissance by patronizing the arts?Cosimo de MediciGiovanni BocaccioDuchess BatistaBladassare Castiglione
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Lorenzo Valla's discovery that the "Donation of Constantine" was fake represent?The increasing power of the papacy during the Renaissance periodThe new styles of learning and critical thinking in the RenaissanceThe disagreements between Michelangelo and Pope Julius IIThe change in social classes in Renaissance Italy
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Christian Humanism focus on?The life of Jesus and early Christian teachingThe importance of the Latin Vulgate bibleArtistic achievement of the Greeks and RomansThe importance of the Middle Ages
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these did NOT contribute to the decline of the Renaissance in Italy?Many of the artists left the Italian PeninsulaRepeated invasions by the French and Holy Roman EmpireThe decline of Florence's economy and artistic schoolsThe invasions of Florence by the League of Venice
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these men was known for his engravings into wood, like this one?GhibertiBotticelliDurerIl Moro
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance Man"?someone who enjoyed secular pleasuressomeone who supported and appreciated artsomeone who specialized in a particular fieldsomeone who excelled in a variety of areas of study
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWho designed the dome of Florence?Cosimo MediciGhibertiBrunelleschiMichelangelo
- 37. Multiple ChoiceName the sculpture and the artist.David - BerniniDavid - BrunelleschiDavid - DonatelloDavid - Michelangelo
- 38. Multiple ChoiceName the artwork and the sculptor who created it.Il Duomo - BrunelleschiThe Sacrifice of Isaac - BrunelleschiThe Gates of Paradise - GhibertiThe Lamentation - Ghiberti
- 39. Multiple ChoiceName the painting and the artist.Venus of Urbino - BrunelleschiLa Primavera - GiottoLamentation - MasaccioThe Birth of Venus - Botticelli
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWho painted this portrait of King Henry VIII?BoschHilliardHolbeinTitian
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