THE RENAISSANCE

Which is a following is not a reason that Italy led the Renaissance? 

• The Italians thought of themselves as Romans
• The Italians broke from the influence of the church first 
• The Italian cities controlled Mediterranean trade routes
• The Italian cities used their wealth to commission artists

The most famous Renaissance patrons were members of which family? 

• da Vinci 
• Machiavelli 
• Medici 
• Savonarola

In the fourteenth century, Florentine writers' study of the classics stirred a rebirth of...

• learning in Europe
• religion in Europe 
• politics in Europe
• painting in Europe 

The birthplace of the Renaissance was...

• Florence
• Milan
• Rome
• Venice 

Movable-type printing brought about all of the following consequences except...

• reducing the cost of books
• eliminating many errors 
• rapidly spreading ideas
• making students memorize lectures

The Italian painter Giotto is known for his frescoes, which are...

• oil paintings 
• paintings on dry plaster
• painting on wet plaster 
• watercolors 

Which of the following is not true about Botticelli? 

• He painted pagan themes of classical mythology
• He heard Savonarola's preaching
• After his conversion, he took on a more religious outlook in painting
• He also worked as an architect

Which three of the following Renaissance artists exemplify the best of the High Renaissance? 

• Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Titian 
• Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
• Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian
• Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian 

What Italian city, because of its beauty, pride and wealth, became known as the Queen of the Adriatic? 

• Florence
• Milan
• Rome
• Venice 

Brunelleschi defeated Ghiberti in a completion to build the...

• doors for the baptistry of Rome
• pope's residence
• dome of the cathedral of Florence 
• Medici palace