Renaissance and Reformation

Which of the following is true about the Black Death?

• It helped lead to an end of the feudal system.

• It killed few people than the flu.

• Played no role in the beginning of the Renaissance.

• Increased the power of knights and kings.

Which of the following cultures were NOT revived during the Renaissance?

• Greek

• French

• Roman

Art and learning experienced a "rebirth" during the

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Protestant Reformation

• Counter Reformation

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Italians were surrounded by the ruins of classical Rome.

• Italy had connections to Britain and France.

• Italian patrons financed art in large numbers.

• Italy had strong city-states.

During the Renaissance, commerce

• disappeared in Italy.

• provided money to support the arts.

• was controlled by the Catholic Church.

• led to the spread of the Black Death.

Who financed many important artists and purchased their art during the Renaissance?

• Henry VIII

• Protestants

• Medici family

• Plague doctors

During the Renaissance, the use of perspective:

• made paintings appear more realistic.

• made paintings appear more flat.

• made art appear more colorful.

• made art less pleasing to the eye.

Humanist writers such as Dante, Petrarch and Boaccaccio:

• wrote about strengthening political leadership.

• the worth of the individual

• teachings of the Protestant religions

• the harshness of the Spanish Inquisition

Who supported the idea leaders should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Lorenzo the Magnificent

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Martin Luther

Secular means:

• writing and speaking in an area's native language

• having a worldly focus rather than a spiritual focus

• rebirth of art and learning

• having a spiritual focus