Trade and industry grew, which caused

• feudalism to grow weaker.
• manors and manor life to become more important.
• weaken kings and queens.
• strengthen the power of the nobility.

One reason why Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance was that

• feudalism was not as firmly established in Italy as in other countries.
• the lack of wealth in Italy.
• the strong presence of feudalism in the middle ages.
• its proximity to England.

What was one major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Major trade routes went through Italy.
• Italy was one of the few places in Europe to have preserved Classical literature.
• Catholicism was not strong in Italy.
• It had once been the center of Moorish thought.

Which of the following best describes a typical Renaissance painting?

• People and backgrounds are painted in a way that mimics real life.
• People painted in a way that reflects the primitive abilities of the artists.
• Linear perspective was used but shadows were not.
• Subjects in paintings were always important religious people.

In what ways did Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings reflect the new concerns and techniques of Renaissance art? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• use of linear perspective
• realistic depiction of human figures
• use of bright colors
• focus on religious themes

What are some things that can be seen in the work of the artist Albrecht Dürer? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• It shows engraving as a new artistic technique.
• It shows the influence of Italian Renaissance on Northern European art.
• It lacks the use of linear perspective.
• It shows that wealthy patrons were a heavy influence on his art.

How did growing secularism influence European writers during the Renaissance?

• They wrote more books about non-religious subjects.
• They wrote more religious books than ever before.
• The Church supported more secular writers.
• Europe became more religiously focused.

What was one of the effects of Gutenberg’s invention of moveable type/the printing press?

• Literacy increases among ordinary people.
• Literacy is unaffected among ordinary people.
• More monks are put to work as scribes.
• The spread of Protestantism slows.

Which of the following are ideas from Luther's 95 Theses? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• The sale of indulgences leads to corruption.
• God alone can grant salvation to sinners.
• Church tradition is a source of religious truth.
• Only through isolation from the secular world can God be found.

Why is William Tyndale an important figure in Reformation history?

• His translation allowed people to read the Bible in English.
• He was the first person to highlight the corruption of the Catholic Church.
• He personally ended the sale of indulgences.
• He first proposed the idea of predestination.