Honors Unit 1 Test Review

Lorenzo de Medici was the patron of arts for what Renaissance city?

• Venice
• Milan
• Genoa
• Florence

The revolutionary art technique that made art look more realistic is called what?

• prospect
• perception
• perspective
• procursor

In The Prince Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?

• It is better to be loved than feared
• It is better to be feared than loved
• It is better to fear love
• It is better to love fear

Which of the following plays was NOT written by William Shakespeare?

• Hamlet
• MacBeth
• Romeo & Juliet
• The Divine Comedy

Renaissance writers, Dante and Chaucer, wrote their poems and stories in language that everyday people could understand. This was known as

• translation
• humanism
• vernacular
• realism

The author of "The Divine Comedy"

• Machiavelli
• Brunelleschi
• Shakespeare
• Dante

Which describes why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Its' city-states were wealthy due to trade and banking and often competed with each other
• It was located near the ruins of ancient Greece
• The Renaissance did NOT begin in Italy.
• It was economically depressed and had a need for a change.

Which of the following were created by Michelangelo?

•  The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
  
• The Dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore
• "David" and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• "The Divine Comedy"

Gutenberg's accomplishment that led to the spread of the Humanist movement throughout Europe was

• wood block printing
• his poem, "The Divine Comedy"
• "The Prince"
• the printing press with movable type

The writer of "The Prince," who wrote that leaders should do whatever it takes to keep power and protect their city, even lie and kill was

• Brunelleschi
• Dante
• Machiavelli
• Shakespeare