Renaissance and Reformation

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

• Venice
• Milan
• Genoa
• Florence

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

Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly where he was critical of what?

• private property

• corrupt government

• human achievement

• the Church

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

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

During the Renaissance, people began to become more interested in more worldly events-not just religious ones. This was known as

• secularism
• urbanization
• the vernacular
• humanism

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Northern Humanists like Erasmus were most commonly known for what?

• Interest in the arts
• Interest in religious and social reform
• Interest in the cause of the Black Death
• Interest in the printing press

Who wrote a "how to" guide on being a proper Renaissance noble?

• Castiglione
• Machiavelli
• Michelangelo 
• Da Vinci