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#2--Renaissance

Authored by Maureen Brinkerhoff

History

10th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Renaissance humanists were primarily interested in the Roman politician Cicero because of:

His moral courage
his detailed explanation of the crisis of the late Roman Empire
his denunciation of Caesar's tyranny
his financial acumen

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Renaissance artists viewed the medieval past with

the same reverence that they held for the classical past
tremendous respect for their achievements, though they did not view them as equal to the ancients
disdain for what they perceived to be its backwardness
great interest because it served to inspire their own works of art

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Humanism focused on

The role of God in an individual’s life
Worldly and secular themes and the importance of the individual
The importance of the afterlife
Improving the status of women in society

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following were Renaissance humanists EXCEPT

Francesco Petrarcha
Giovanni Boccaccio
Johannes Gutenberg
Pico della Mirandola

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Renaissance was different from the Middle Ages in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Studying of civilizations of Greece and Rome was stressed.
Kings became the major source of power.
The secular world was emphasized
Churches were the dominant institutions in society

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Northern Humanists interpreted the ideas of the Italian Renaissance by:

Emphasizing Italian art
Paying more attention to Biblical and early Christian themes
Stressing more of a secular view
Supporting the study of poetry, history, astronomy, and music

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was a major theme of Humanist writers?

Glorifying the individual and worldly subjects
The role of religion in one’s life
The damaging effects of educating people through poetry and astronomy
Breaking away from the ideas of the classical writers of ancient Greece

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