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Assessment 29
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Circle the best answer to each question.
1.
The word renaissance means "rebirth." What was reborn during the Renaissance?
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B.
C.
D.
2.
Which of these beliefs most closely relates to humanism?
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B.
C.
D.
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from their travels to the Arabian Peninsula
from their study of Greek and Roman ruins
from their study of math and engineering
from their participation in church activities
What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it had been before?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
The Renaissance developed there.
The Renaissance required a lot of money.
Most artists in Florence were young.
Most children in Florence had many talents.
Where did Florentines (people from Florence) get ideas for the designs of their buildings?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
They were self-governed.
They were led by nobles.
They supported the king.
They supported the poor.
Why was Florence called "the cradle of the Renaissance"?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
the country
the city-state
the feudal manor
the village
What made Italy's city-states unique in Europe during the late Middle Ages?
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B.
C.
D.
5.
belief in the strength of city-states
belief in the authority of the government
belief in the importance of old ideas
belief in the worth of the individual
What political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?
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B.
C.
D.
4.
interest in Christianity
interest in classical culture
the Islamic religion
the Byzantine Empire
Writers wrote about religious topics.
People believed that reading led to salvation.
Writers wrote in their own dialects.
People believed that reading led to financial success.
On what did Renaissance scientists base their work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9.
observation
intuition
religion
engineering
What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the da Vinci family
the Machiavelli family
the Medici family
the Lorenzo family
10. What was one result of the invention of the printing press?
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B.
C.
D.
Trade increased between Europe and Asia.
More people became great artists.
More people learned to read.
Cities grew throughout Europe and Asia.
11. What is Michelangelo best known for?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
the development of the printing press
the discovery of Jupiter's moons
the book On the Structure of the Human Body
12. Besides painting, in what art medium was Durer well skilled?
A.
B.
C.
D.
charcoal
fresco
clay
woodcut
13. What did Renaissance scientists have in common?
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B.
C.
D.
They were driven by national pride.
They did not question Greek ideas.
They valued direct observation.
They did not care about religion.
14. What idea did Copernicus put forward?
A.
B.
C.
D.
that Earth revolved around the sun
that the sun rotated on its axis
that Earth was the only planet with a moon
that the sun was one of many suns
15. In what field was Vesalius a pioneer?
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B.
C.
D.
human anatomy
astronomy
exploration
underwater travel
16. Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages?
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B.
C.
D.
King Henry
King Phillip II
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Isabella I
17. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I,
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B.
C.
D.
Spain conquered England's navy.
England became strong and rich.
Spain became a democracy.
England enacted severe laws.
18. A Renaissance person is someone who
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B.
C.
D.
paints as well as da Vinci.
lived during the Renaissance.
is good at many things.
survived the Middle Ages.
19. What did humanists believe?
A.
B.
C.
D.
They believed that people no longer needed religion.
They believed in the worth and potential of all people.
They believed that people were basically selfish.
They believed in the divine right of kings to rule.
20. Unlike medieval writers, Renaissance writers
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B.
C.
D.
mostly wrote about religion.
wrote in beautiful calligraphy.
wrote in their native languages.
mostly wrote long novels.