Literary Focus: Renaissance Review

Vernacular can best be described as

• Slang

• the language of a particular group of people

• Accent

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these figures is not a Renaissance era notable figure?

• Shakespeare

• Sophocles

• Jesus

• Da Vinci

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

According to the text, the printing press impacted the Renaissance mainly because it made it possible....

• to print books in color

• for more people to have access to books

• to print books in Latin

• for scholars to self-publish

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following statements about the Renaissance is best supported by the text?

• The Renaissance depicted human topics in disrespectful ways.

• The Renaissance depicted human topics in religious ways.

• The Renaissance depicted religious topics in realistic ways.

• The Renaissance depicted religious topics in disrespectful ways.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Pray tell, who hath penned the celestial tale of The Divine Comedy?

• Henry V

• Dante

• Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the best summation of the sacred and profane during the Renaissance era?

• Gods determined our fates and artists portrayed this.

• People are more divine than the Gods.

• Artists represented sacred concepts as human and realistic.

• Religious figures were two dimensional and untouchable.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In the age of the Renaissance, akin to the time of the Bard himself, what did the philosophy of humanism place great value upon?

• Strict adherence to the doctrines of the Church

• The worth of an individual's accomplishments and potential

• A life of solitude and avoidance of cultural exchange

• Resistance to artistic expression and creativity

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10