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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Resurrection
Rebirth
Rejuvenation
Reformation
- 2. Multiple Choice
If someone is devious and ruthless, especially in politics, they might be called
Antagonistic
Philosophical
Belligerent
Machiavellian
- 3. Multiple Choice
In what country did the Renaissance start?
Italy
Greece
France
Germany
- 4. Multiple Choice
This famous painting was done by
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
Picasso
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy?
Rich trading ports
They never had the Black Plague
Wealthy cities could support the arts
Home to Rome, which everyone was trying to copy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who wrote The Book of the Courtier, which told people how to be ideal upper class men and women?
Machiavelli
Shakespeare
Castiglone
Michelangelo
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who created this?
Leonardo da Vinci
Theodore Mancini
Michelangelo
Donatello
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
More secular subjects than before
More focus on perspective than before
More realistic human figures than before
More religious subjects than before
- 9. Multiple Choice
The growth of which types of areas helped to spur on the Renaissance?
Urban
Rural
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which do you think is the best example of a "Renaissance Man"?
Joe paints portraits, loves calculus, writes articles on anatomy, and is an expert gardener.
John is an expert in computer science and can program any type of computer.
Jeb is great at almost every sport--basketball, football, soccer, and tennis.
Jethro is a fantastic writer and writes not only poetry but also essays and novels.
- 11. Multiple Choice
This work by Michelangelo is called what?
Michael
Noah
David
Vitruvius
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which group of people were used as the scapegoat for the black death?
Arabs
Jews
Roman Catholic Church
Artists
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a way that the black death paved the way for the Renaissance?
There was a labor shortage so working conditions and pay improved for the poor.
It was more difficult than ever for people to move up in social class.
People moved from villages to cities, where there was a better flow of ideas.
The Roman Catholic Church lost some of its power and people had more freedom.
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the painting School of Athens, the great thinkers of ancient Greece and Rome are featured, as well as architecture from those ancient cultures. This is an example of
Humanism
Classicism
Totalitarianism
Sectarianism
- 15. Multiple Choice
Leonardo da Vinci called this famous drawing
Vitruvian Man
Architectural Man
Renaissance Man
Vienna Man
- 16. Multiple Choice
You need someone to finance your artwork. You need a...
Patron
Banker
Professor
Financial analyst
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who said "The end justifies the means"?
Medici
Donatello
Machiavelli
Castiglone
- 18. Multiple Choice
You would find this painting by Michelangelo on the ceiling of what building?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Louvre
The Smithsonian
Sistine Chapel
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which date would be included in the Renaissance era?
1200
1400
1800
1900
- 20. Multiple Choice
In this painting, the large area in the foreground (front) shrinks down to the smaller area in the back, giving it dimension. This is an example of....
Secularism
Perspective
Water color techniques
Pointilism
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