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Quiz on 12.2
1. What type of government existed in Italian city-states around the 1400s?
a. democracy
b. monarchy
c. republic
2. What made up an “ideal” Renaissance man?
a. Well-rounded, passion for learning, rich
b. Well-rounded, rich, handsome
c. Well-rounded, passion for learning, desire to improve oneself
3. What were the three ideas of Greeks and Romans that Renaissance humanists focused on?
a. individual worth, commitment to public service, development of a variety of skills and talents
b. individual worth, acquisition of money, commitment to public service
c. individual worth, commitment to public service, development of religious conscience
4. The republics in Northern Italy were ruled by
a. artisans and merchant families
b. rich aristocrats and artisans
c. rich aristocrats and merchant families
5. Which of the following was NOT true of humanists?
a. They saw themselves as sinful by nature
b. They had a strong commitment to public service
c. They supported public buildings and funding of the arts
d. They believed in the individual worth of people
6. Fillipo Brunelleschi used linear perspective to
a. make a flat, painted surface look like 3-D
b. paint the Mona Lisa
c. begin the study known as humanism
d. improve on the styles of classical writers
7. Which of the following is NOT true about the role of wealth in Renaissance?
a. Too much wealth weakened the Florentines and prevented them from doing anything important
b. Wealth allowed the time needed to study the ideas that gave rise to the Renaissance
c. Wealth allowed great spending on the arts
d. Wealth and trade brought new ideas into Italian cities, which spurred the Renaissance
8. Italy was made up of
a. 250 small city-states
b. 5 small countries
c. 1 large unified state
d. 20 small cities
9. Who was considered to be an “ideal Renaissance man”?
a. Fillipo Brunelleschi
b. Leonardo daVinci
c. Charlemagne
d. Michael DiNubila
10. What is a mercenary?
a. A professional soldier who is hired by a foreign country
b. An artist who paints self-portraits
c. A shopkeeper who sells art materials
11. Life remained the same for what group during the Renaissance?
a. Painters
b. Scholars
c. Art supporters
d. Average worker
12. What ancient races did humanists study?
a. Greeks and Romans
b. Mayans and Aztecs
c. Jews and Muslims
d. Chinese and Japanese
13. What did artists study to enhance their portraits of humans?
a. anatomy
b. literature
c. architecture
14. The word “Renaissance” comes from what language?
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Spanish
d. German
15. What was NOT a focus of the Renaissance?
a. produce/trade
b. refinement
c. learning
d. personal achievement
Answer one of the following questions below.
1. In what ways did viewpoints about human beings change during the Renaissance?
2. Why was realism important to Renaissance artists and writers?