Renaissance Review

The Prince was an influential publication of the Renaissance in which the author discusses how to get and keep political power. Who wrote it?

• Medici

• Machaivelli

• Da Vinci

• Castiglione

A key intellectual movement of the Renaissance that involved secularism and emphasis on the individual is_____

• Realism

• Vernacular

• Humanism

• Abstractism

What was the significant change in Renaissance literature such as in Dante’s Divine Comedy, which allowed for the stories to reach a wider and more diverse audience?

• It was written in Latin

• It had illustrations

• It was written in Vernacular

• It was only shared orally

In the mid-fifteenth century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the _____________ which encouraged scholarly research and expanded literacy to the public.

• Pulleys and Levers

• Fresco painting

• The Printing press

• Buttresses

What were the two major developments of Renaissance style art?

• Bright colors and detailed landscapes

• Perspective and realistic human form

• Abstract images and cartoonish human characters

• Religious imagery and muted colors

Tommaso di Giovanni’s “The Tribute Money” which depicts the story of the life of Saint Peter is one of the most famous examples of this Renaissance art technique.

• Sculpting

• Oil Paintings

• Watercolors

• Fresco

Which of the following best describes the concept of a “Renaissance man” is?

• Someone who is wealthy and from an important family

• Someone who is trained in and can perform a variety of skills

• Someone who is expertly trained in one specific skill

• Someone who can speak many different languages

The movement which believed in humans’ ability to use reason and improve themselves, by reading the Bible, leading to the Reformation was called what?

• Renaissance

• Counter-reformation

• Christian Humanism

• Calvinism

In the 15th century, as the Italian States grew wealthier, the States’ power began to rise causing the power of the Church to:

• Equalize

• Decline

• Rise

• Homogenize

Castiglione, in contrast to Machiavelli’s view on the role of leaders, wrote that nobles should:

• Not be restricted by Moral Principles

• Do good when possible, but be ready to do evil when necessary

• Be motivated by self-interest

• Serve their prince in an effective and honest way