Italian Renaissance - Assessment

1.

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What does the word Renaissance mean?

Resurrection

Rebirth

Rejuvenation

Reformation

2.

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If someone is devious and ruthless, especially in politics, they might be called

Antagonistic

Philosophical

Belligerent

Machiavellian

3.

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In what country did the Renaissance start?

Italy

Greece

France

Germany

4.

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This famous painting was done by

Leonardo da Vinci

Raphael

Michelangelo

Picasso

5.

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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.

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Who wrote The Book of the Courtier, which told people how to be ideal upper class men and women?

Machiavelli

Shakespeare

Castiglone

Michelangelo

7.

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Who created this?

Leonardo da Vinci

Theodore Mancini

Michelangelo

Donatello

8.

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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

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The growth of which types of areas helped to spur on the Renaissance?

Urban

Rural

10.

Multiple Choice

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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

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This work by Michelangelo is called what?

Michael

Noah

David

Vitruvius

12.

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Which group of people were used as the scapegoat for the black death?

Arabs

Jews

Roman Catholic Church

Artists

13.

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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

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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

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Leonardo da Vinci called this famous drawing

Vitruvian Man

Architectural Man

Renaissance Man

Vienna Man

16.

Multiple Choice

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You need someone to finance your artwork. You need a...

Patron

Banker

Professor

Financial analyst

17.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Who said "The end justifies the means"?

Medici

Donatello

Machiavelli

Castiglone

18.

Multiple Choice

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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

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Which date would be included in the Renaissance era?

1200

1400

1800

1900

20.

Multiple Choice

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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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