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The Renaissance

Question 1 of 24

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He used art to criticize intolerance and cruelity

Select one of the following:

  • Michelangelo

  • Jan van Eyck

  • Pieter Brueghel

  • Hans Holbein the Younger

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Question 2 of 24

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Identify all of the major Italian Renaissance cities.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Papal States

  • Florence

  • Naples

  • Vienna

  • Milan

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Question 3 of 24

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were people who specialized in studying the humanities, which include , history, poetry, and (persuasive speech or writing). They emphasized a renewed interest in which were the works from ancient and Rome

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Question 4 of 24

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: Encouraged humans to focus their attention on the here-and-now, and less on the afterworld

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Question 5 of 24

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Francesco was known as the Father of . He wrote sonnets to , an imaginary ideal woman

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Question 6 of 24

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( Niccolò Machiavelli, Baldassare Castiglione, Johannes Gutenberg ) was a Florentine diplomat and historian who wrote a book on how a leader should rule his/her country . ( Baldassare Castiglione, Johannes Gutenberg, Niccolò Machiavelli ) wrote a book on how a person should act in the Royal courts. ( Johannes Gutenberg, Niccolò Machiavelli, Baldassare Castiglione ) perfected the movable type printing (printing press).

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Question 7 of 24

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Match up the writer with his book:
Baldassarre Castiglione: ""
Niccolò Machiavelli: ""
Desiderius Erasmus: ""
Sir Thomas More: ""
William Shakespeare: "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", and ""

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    The Book of Courtier
    The Prince
    Utopia
    Macbeth
    The Praise of Folly

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Question 8 of 24

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Check everything that is CORRECT about Northern artists.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Northern artists tried to depict people as they really were

  • Early northern artist depicted early fathers of the Christian church

  • Northern artists perfected the use of frescos

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Question 9 of 24

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: Technique developed by artists in the Netherlands in which they perfected painting in on canvas.

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Question 10 of 24

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Match the artist with his works
Albrecht Durer: and
Raphael: "" and "
Leonard de Vinci: "" and ""
Michelangelo: "" "" and

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    Copper engravings
    woodcuts
    School of Athens
    Madonnas
    Mona Lisa
    The Last Supper
    David
    Sistine Chapel
    St Peter's Basilica

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Question 11 of 24

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( Jan and Hubert van Eyck, Hans Holbein the Younger, Pieter Brueghel ): revealed a strong interest in facial expression.

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Question 12 of 24

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( Hans Holbein the Younger, Pieter Brueghel, Jan and Hubert van Eyck ): Traveled throughout Europe painting portraits of famous people

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Question 13 of 24

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( Pieter Brueghel, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, Hans Holbein the Younger ): Paintings showed scenes from everyday peasant life. Used art to criticize society

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Question 14 of 24

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Jan and Hubert van Eyck were famous for their painting of and Eve.

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Question 15 of 24

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The first book printed on the printing press was the

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Question 16 of 24

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Check everything that was true about the printing press.

Select one or more of the following:

  • It helped spread the idea of the Renaissance

  • It raised the price of books

  • It led to an increase in education

  • It prompted people to want to read

  • It allowed books to be produced faster

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Question 17 of 24

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: Movement following the Middle Ages that centered on revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome; French word meaning “rebirth”

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Question 18 of 24

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: An art technique that created the illusion of depth on a flat canvas.

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Question 19 of 24

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Check everything that led to the ideas of the Renaissance being spread from Italy to Northern Europe

Select one or more of the following:

  • Trade between Italy and Northern Europe

  • Artist fleeing violence in Northern Europe moved to Italy

  • Northern scholars traveled to Italy, brought ideas home

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Question 20 of 24

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Ideas of the Renaissance traveled from Italy to Northern Europe by the way of trade routes along the , Rhone and Rhine Rivers.

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Question 21 of 24

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Check all the causes of the Italian Renaissance.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Reminder of Greeks past glories

  • Trade with the Vikings

  • Crusades

  • Contact with the Byzantine civilization

  • Trade with southeast Asia and Africa

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Question 22 of 24

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In Florence, the family were wealthy bankers and merchants. Lorenzo de Medici used wealth to become a great of the arts. d’ Este helped to progress the Renaissance by providing financial support to Italian artist. She was known as the “ of the Italian Renaissance.” (Two words)

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Question 23 of 24

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Dominican preacher who overthrew Medici family in Florence. He was involved in the Bonfire of Vanities.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Girolamo Savonarola

  • Charles I

  • Niccolò Machiavelli

  • Desiderius Erasmus

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Question 24 of 24

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Name of the war that involved Spain and France fighting for control of the Italian City-states.

Select one of the following:

  • Crusades

  • Italian War

  • The War for the City-states

  • The Papal Wars

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