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7th
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2.01 Quiz: Europe Reborn: Rediscovering Greece and Rome
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was the Renaissance?
a period--during the thirteenth century--of renewed interest in ancient civilizations in Europe
a period of artistic and literary achievements in Europe--from the late fourteenth to the early seventeenth centuries--inspired by new interest in the classics
the eighteenth-century era of renewed interest in classical Greece and Rome
the rebirth of classical learning in the Middle East between the late fourteenth and the early seventeenth centuries
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best summarizes the significance of the Renaissance?
Schools began to teach classical Greek and Roman works and rejected more recent Christian ideas.
Artists and writers began to develop styles never used before and stopped expressing religious ideas in art.
Artists and writers created extraordinary art and literature that combined new and traditional subjects with classical styles and new ideas.
Nations developed complex political systems that copied those of classical Greece and Rome.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who wrote The Divine Comedy?
Giotto
Dante
Petrarch
Cicero
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the significance of The Divine Comedy?
The author wrote in Italian and presented very realistic characters.
The characters were realistic, and the author wrote in a style similar to that of medieval writers.
The dialogue resembled the writing of classical Greek dramatists, but the author did not develop a plot.
The author wrote in Latin and used literary techniques that had never been used before.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who was Giotto?
a sculptor from classical Rome who created lifelike statues that Renaissance artists copied
a fourteenth-century Italian scholar and father of humanism, who looked to the past for insights into human potential
a fourteenth-century Italian painter who was inspired by classical Greek and Roman art to paint lifelike figures
a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still having a meaningful life
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who was Petrarch?
a sculptor from classical Rome who created lifelike statues that were copied during the Renaissance
a fourteenth-century Italian scholar who proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism
a fourteenth-century Italian painter who was inspired by the art of classical Rome and Greece to paint lifelike figures
a fourteenth-century Italian author who wrote about the human quest to reach heaven while still living a meaningful life
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best defines humanism?
a philosophy proposed by Petrarch that stressed the importance of the church in daily life
the idea proposed by Renaissance artists that all works of art should show humans as lifelike figures
an education program that fourteenth-century scholars used to teach students about classical Rome and Greece
a movement that stressed the wisdom of the classics, human dignity, and human potential
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where was Beastie born?
Taiwan
China
Singapore
Hong Kong
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