The Renaissance Quick Quiz 6 & 7

What did Niccolò Machiavelli witness?

• the birth of the Christian Church

• the death of Michelangelo

• the rise of true democracy

• the Medici family fall from power

What did Machiavelli say was the chief goal of a prince?

• to help his subjects be successful

• to stay in power

• to create great art that can endure for centuries

• to live a life of comfort and pleasure

What do people think about Machiavelli today?

• Everyone thinks he is dark and pessimistic.

• Everyone thinks he was both wise and realistic.

• Some think he was realistic, and others think he was pessimistic.

• Nobody thinks about Machiavelli today.

What did Cesare Borgia do to the Duke of Urbino?

• He used the duke's own cannons to attack him.

• He killed the leaders of his city.

• He borrowed some bow and arrows.

• He attacked and lost.

What did Machiavelli do before writing The Prince?

• read lots of books by the Greeks and Romans

• learn how to become a terrific painter

• become a pope in the Christian Church

• live a life of poverty in order to understand the lives of others

What did Castiglione says a perfect courtier should avoid?

• being a skilled horseman and a bold solider

• being a graceful dancer and exceling at sports

• being gentle, modest, and reserved

• knowing how to do somersaults and rope-walking

What does the Italian word sprezzatura mean?

• the art of making difficult things look easy

• the art of making easy things look difficult

• the art of making easy things look easy

• the art of making difficult things look difficult

What did Giovanni della Casa write about in his book Il Galateo?

• tips for military success

• tips for running a city

• tips for painting beautiful paintings

• tips for etiquette and good manners

One of Della Casa's tips would be?

• Always sneeze into your elbow.

• Never blow your nose and look at the tissue.

• Do not cut your toenails at dinner.

• Never brush your hair over your breakfast.

Which statement best summarizes Chapter 6?

• The Church often declined to support great words of art.

• Powerful men often wrote books about how people should behave.

• The Renaissance was a time of endless war and great destruction.

• Powerful men often kept their thoughts to themselves.