Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The term "Renaissance" refers to the period when
a. | monks took Christianity to all parts of Europe. | b. | scholars took a new
interest in ideas and classical writings from Greece and Rome. | c. | European rulers
began to build strong nations. | d. | scholars studied the ideas of the Middle
Ages. |
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The wealth of the Italian city-states came mainly from
a. | the Church. | c. | the Crusades. | b. | trade. | d. | their empires. |
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The Renaissance artist who also was known as an inventor of clever machines
was
a. | Lorenzo de Medici. | c. | Leonardo da Vinci. | b. | Jan Van Eyck. | d. | Lucretia
Borgia. |
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Which ruler encouraged Renaissance ideas in France?
a. | Cesare Borgia | c. | Henry VII | b. | Philip II | d. | Francis I |
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Johannes Gutenberg influenced the Renaissance by
a. | developing new techniques in oil painting. | b. | inventing a printing
press to produce books quickly. | c. | establishing a strict government in
Florence. | d. | portraying people realistically in his drawings. |
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The Renaissance author who wrote about the idealistic knight Don Quixote
was
a. | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. | c. | Michelangelo. | b. | Rabelais. | d. | Erasmus. |
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From 1455 to 1485, the noble families of York and Lancaster quarreled over the
English throne in the
a. | Thirty Years' War. | c. | Hundred Years'
War. | b. | Wars of the Roses. | d. | Tudor Wars. |
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Which of these best represents the Renaissance in England?
a. | El Greco's paintings | c. | Shakespeare's
plays | b. | Rabelais's novels | d. | Michelangelo's sculptures |
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The Renaissance reached its height in England during the reign of
a. | Elizabeth I. | c. | Henry VIII. | b. | Philip II. | d. | Mary Tudor. |
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Completion
Complete each
sentence or statement.
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The Renaissance began in the region of Southern Europe now known as
____________________.
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The Renaissance lasted about ____________________ years.
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Gutenberg's ____________________ helped spread the new ideas of the
Renaissance.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | El Greco | f. | Henry VII | b. | Medici | g. | Borgia | c. | Savonarola | h. | Jimenez | d. | piazza | i. | chateaux | e. | El
Escorial | j. | doge |
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Monk who tried to bring a strict way of life to Florence
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14.
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Palace, monastery, and church built for Spanish royalty
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Central place and marketplace in an Italian city
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First English king from the Tudor family
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Greek Renaissance artist who worked in Spain
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Ruling family in the city of Florence
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Church official who encouraged the Renaissance in Spain
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Official ruler chosen from merchant nobles in Venice
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Short Answer (Choose 1 for 4 points)
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21.
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Name at least 2 Renaissance artists, and describe what kind of work they
did.
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Who was the most important writing figure in the English Renaissance, and for
what type of writing is he best known?
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